Abstract: A movable foot-step for a vehicle is operable by a mechanism including a guide device below the floor of the vehicle for extension of the step outside one side of the vehicle in an outwards/downwards movement and retraction in the opposite direction. The foot-step comprises a support structure over which an endless mat is stretched, and means for retaining a portion of the mat in the direction of movement of the foot-step, but not in the vertical direction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 19, 1982
Date of Patent:
August 20, 1985
Assignee:
Ab Thoreb
Inventors:
Thore Brynielsson, Tom Tomasson, Leif Ahlberg, Magnus Johansson