Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle rocker guard with integrated pivoting storable step
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Application No.: US15795032Application Date: 2017-10-26
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Publication No.: US10556560B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Dean Robert Rife , Travis S. Garland , Mark Beilman
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60R3/02
- IPC: B60R3/02 ; B60R19/38 ; B62D25/02 ; B60R9/02 ; B60R3/00 ; B60R19/42

Abstract:
A guard for a vehicle includes a support tube. A pivoting step includes a pivot tube portion movable about the support tube between a stowed position and a deployed position and a step portion. A spring member is disposed between the support tube and pivot tube biasing the pivot tube toward one of the stowed position and deployed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190126870A1 VEHICLE ROCKER GUARD WITH INTEGRATED PIVOTING STORABLE STEP Public/Granted day:2019-05-02
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