US 11,951,946 B2
Integrated roof access step
Thomas Stevenson, Warwickshire (GB); Michal Holcer, Orange, CA (US); Kaitlyn Olah, Irvine, CA (US); Paula Lobaccaro, Laguna Beach, CA (US); and Daniel Cheng, Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,454.
Prior Publication US 2023/0219502 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 3/00 (2006.01); B60Q 3/217 (2017.01); B60R 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 3/005 (2013.01) [B60Q 3/217 (2017.02); B60R 3/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a support member including an elongated member to rotatably secure with a socket of the apparatus via a mount;
the support member configured to support an object; and
the support member configured to rotate outwardly from the socket and downwardly from a stowed position to a deployed position;
the socket configured to dispose in a door frame of a vehicle body; the socket configured to receive at least at least a portion of the support member such that a door of the vehicle is closable without the support member interfering with the vehicle door; and
the socket including an interior stop to engage the support member in the stowed position to maintain a gap between the elongated member of the support member and the socket;
the mount configured to movably secure the elongated member of the support member with the socket to rotate the support member between the stowed position and the deployed position; and
a lighting device to produce light to illuminate the support member;
the lighting device to produce light responsive to a disengagement between the elongated member of the support member and a sensor of the interior stop with the elongated member of the support member in the deployed position; and
the lighting device to halt production of light responsive to a reengagement between the elongated member of the support member and the sensor of the interior stop with the elongated member of the support member in the stowed position.