B - Operations – Transporting – 60 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
60
D
B60D 1/58 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2332410
A foldable step assembly that is engageable with a trailer hitch receiver. The step assembly has a step plate pivotally mounted to a step mount shank, wherein the step plate is foldable from a horizontal use position to a vertical storage position, and the step plate has a latch receiving recess, and a latch mechanism mounted on an upper part of the stop mount shank, the latch mechanism further comprising a latch tab releasably interengageable with the latch receiving recess to securely lock the step plate in the vertical storage position. A brake light is also advantageously included, and the brake light is mounted on the step plate such that the brake light is visible when the step plate is in the vertical storage position. There may advantageously also be a plurality of pits holes in the step mount shank, whereby the step assembly may be adjustably positioned with respect to the trailer hitch receiver to achieve a variable horizontal clearance between the step plate and a rearward end of the receiver. The latch mechanism, or an either be a pivotally mounted latch that is spring biased to a latched position, or an L shaped member with at least one spring tang and a latch tang, whereby the spring tang applies a bias pressure to the step plate in the vertical stored position to press it against the latch tang for a securely locked engagement.
Schlicht William S.
Smart & Biggar
LandOfFree
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