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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6513821 | Coinjected polymeric vehicular running board A high strength polymeric injection molded running board for an automotive vehicle is provided including a longitudinal base portion with an upper first surface and a lower second surface opposite the first surface, the upper surface supporting a foot of ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6491315 | Brake warning and step for bumper A brake warning and step for bumper which is a combination brake warning light assembly and step that is inserted into a vehicle's trailer hitch connection. The device comprises a tubular steel housing having a tubular steel hitch insertion member opposit... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6481733 | Step for entering and exiting a vehicle and method of making same A step for entering and exiting a vehicle. The step is a unitary one piece mold having at least two hollow U-shaped portions wherein each portion has a receding body section and first and second legs extending from the body section to first and second dis... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6409193 | Vehicle running board construction A vehicle running board step construction and method of making and mounting the same on a hollow metal support pipe having a step portion and in turn adapted in vehicle-mounted orientation to extend generally adjacent a sill of a vehicle door. An upwardly... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6375207 | Retractable running board A retractable running board assembly has a step, at least two support arms, at least two mounting brackets, at least two pairs of parallel links and a drive. The step has an elongated stepping surface extending generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6325397 | Modular power running board A power retractable running board assembly for a motor vehicle includes a substantially sealed housing assembly, a running board, a parallel linkage, a gear assembly, and a motor assembly. The running board presents an upper load carrying surface. The gea... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6270106 | All terrain vehicle with full platform style footrest and foot shifted manual transmission An all terrain vehicle with a foot-shifted manual transmission and a full platform-style footrest. The all terrain vehicle has a chassis carrying a straddle-type seat which is sufficiently narrow to be straddled by a rider. A laterally extending footrest ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6203040 | Adjustable running board An adjustable running board comprising an elongated deck having an integrated first end-cap and an underlying support frame in which clamping bolts may be slideably positioned. The elongated deck may be cut to the length required for installation on a par... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6173979 | Vehicle running board construction An improved vehicle running board construction and method of making same including a hollow metal support pipe with an elongated mid-section step portion adapted in vehicle-mounted orientation to extend generally parallel to and adjacent a sill of a vehic... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6082751 | Step structure for recreational vehicles and the like An extendable and retractable step structure mounted to a recreational or like vehicle to facilitate passenger ingress and egress. The step structure basically includes a frame mountable to the vehicle beneath a doorway or other passenger ingress-egress l... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6036209 | System for managing safe mobile run by scanning lane A mobile run management system includes a detector provided along a course for movement of mobiles for detecting the positions of mobiles running in a prescribed range of the course, a determiner for determining the distance between the mobiles in the pre... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6017045 | Safety insert for truck steps A safety insert 10 for a generally U-shaped tubular step bar member 110 attached to a vehicle chassis 101 wherein the safety insert 10 comprises a support plate member 20 provided with a plurality of mounting apertures 30 which are dimensioned to receive ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5897125 | Swivel truck step A truck step securable to a vehicle via a mounting bracket an having a step arm capable of swiveling between a "storage" position underneath the vehicle and an "in use" position where the step arm extends outward from under the vehicle. A distal end of th... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5816616 | Trailer fender with positively restrained steps and method of mounting A fender having an arcuate section and integral steps is mounted to a trailer frame. The fender arcuate section has a recessed pad. The steps are reinforced with ribs. A pair of fender brackets each having a horizontal center plate are secured to the trai... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5799961 | Quick-attachable trailer step A quick-attachable trailer step includes a planar step member, two U-shaped mounting brackets fixedly attached to the back end of the step member with the open ends of the mounting brackets being disposed downwardly relative to the top of the step member,... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5738180 | Footboard assembly A footboard assembly including a resilient pad having a planar portion and a lip portion extending outward from the planar portion, and a cover member position over the resilient pad. The lip portion extends laterally outward further than an outer perimet... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5713589 | Side step for motor vehicle An improved side step for motor vehicles designed to mount to tubular side bars. The step includes a mounting insert for placement within the tubular side bars and having structure for attaching the step thereto. The mounting insert fits within an elongat... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5584493 | Folding step system for vehicles A pivotable fold-down step system mounted to a vehicle, such as a fire truck or rescue truck, and synchronized to extend and retract by vehicle door motion. The step system is designed to easily achieve ingress and egress requirements stated within the Na... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5501475 | Universal stainless steel truck step and adjustable support rod A combination stainless and mild steel step having universal brackets and adjustable support rods for mounting the step onto a pickup truck. The step is provided with a mild steel plate having a back edge to which an upwardly projecting stainless steel ba... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5382035 | Vehicle running board assembly A multi-part running board assembly attachable to a vehicle, including a longitudinally extending deck, a decorative overlay which covers the deck, and a pair of end caps which partially overlap the ends of the deck and overlay is provided. The deck inclu... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5286049 | Vehicle running board A vehicle running board has an elongated two-piece deck assembly attached to a vehicle frame by means of a plurality of longitudinally spaced brackets connected between the underside of the deck and the vehicle frame. The deck assembly includes a metal ru... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5137293 | Vehicle auxiliary assist step assembly A step support for mounting an exterior assist step on a vehicle body structure comprises a U-shaped tubular support member having a pair of intermediate portions interconnecting a step-supporting portion and a pair of spaced free ends which are mounted t... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5054842 | Floor panel for off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle contains a floor panel including a first inclined portion facing the seat and forming a foot rest and a second inclined portion disposed adjacent to and facing the seat and having an irregularly formed surface thereon to protect the dr... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4943085 | Side bar assembly for vehicles such as pick-up trucks, off-road vehicles and the like A side bar assembly for attachment to a chassis of a pick-up truck, off-road vehicle or the like capable of being mounted on such vehicles of a plurality of different sizes and configurations, wherein the side bar assembly is formed of a pair of substanti... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4943076 | Safety trailer step A safety trailer step provides improved footing for a person launching or loading a boat onto a trailer. The safety trailer step comprises a step formed with a platform and two parallel side plates. The side plates snugly receive the trailer tongue thereb... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4934721 | Running board assembly A multi-part running board structure mountable on vehicles, including inboard and outboard parts. The inboard part includes a facing plate adapted to abut the side of the vehicle and a step plate which extends substantially normal to the facing plate. The... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4869520 | Multipurpose hook-on platform A hook-on adjustable step and cargo platform for vehicles comprised of an upper rectangular load supporting platform member or step, two adjustable triangular support braces, and two readily interchangeable rectangular hooks. Each triangular support brace... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4750752 | Safeguard for a fuel pipe in an industrial vehicle A safeguard of a fuel pipe for supplying fuel into a fuel tank projecting in a recess used for step in an industrial vehicle, such as a fork lift truck, which is a vehicle used for loading and unloading of vessels in a workshop. The side wall of the reces... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4749191 | Anti-slip step and method of manufacture An anti-slip step having a plate member providing a tread surface portion and having an integrally formed down-turned vertical edge extending along a side, the intersection between the tread surface portion and the vertical edge being a curved surface ble... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4721319 | Removable step cover and extender A door step surface area is enlarged on a motor home by use of a removable step cover which is larger in area than the step. The cover includes a downwardly extending flange along its rear edge which merges into a forwardly extending flange which extends ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4311320 | Running board assembly having a universal mounting bracket A running board assembly (10) for a vehicle (12) includes a running board plate (14) which has an upturned lip (18) on one edge thereof and a downturned lip (16) on the opposite edge. A splash guard (20) is mounted on the forward end of plate (14) and ext... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4289819 | Step tread plate The tread plate comprises a substantially flat, elongated metal portion coated on its upper side with a layer of resilient, dark-colored, plastic material through which gritty material is dispersed substantially uniformly throughout its thickness. The fir... | 09/15/1981 |
