US 12,115,939 B2
Rotatable box step
Jeffrey R. Johnson, White Lake, MI (US); Mriya Neeloy Kumar Bakshi, Royal Oak, MI (US); and Adolfo E. Milani, Commerce, MI (US)
Assigned to MAGNA EXTERIORS, INC., Ontario, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/440,088
Filed by Magna Exteriors Inc., Concord (CA)
PCT Filed Mar. 26, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/025030
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 16, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/198514, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 1, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/823,879, filed on Mar. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0185190 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 3/02 (2013.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pivotable box step comprising:
a pivot assembly;
a drive assembly disposed within said pivot assembly;
a single box step coupled to said drive assembly and movable relative to said pivot assembly between a stowed position tucked underneath a vehicle forward of a bumper of the vehicle so as to be hidden from view, a rear position extending past a vehicle bumper, a corner position at a rear corner of the vehicle and a side entry position outwardly from a side of the vehicle to assist a user trying to access a portion of a box of the vehicle that is just behind a vehicle cab; and
a drive arm operably coupled to the drive assembly and fixedly secured to the single box step for pivotally moving the single box step between the stowed position, the rear position, the corner position and the side entry position.