Abstract: A ladder assembly for a vehicle can include: a support frame; a ladder comprising a first portion and a second portion coupled to and retractably extendable from the first portion; a linkage means coupling the first portion to the frame; and a releasable latching means arranged to releasably latch the second portion to the first portion, wherein the ladder assembly is movable between: a stowed condition in which the ladder is stowed adjacent to the frame, the second portion is retracted and latched to the first portion by the latching means; a deployed condition where the ladder is deployed from the frame and the second portion is released from the first portion by the latching means; and an extended condition where the ladder is deployed from the frame and the second portion is extended from the first portion.

Abstract: A ladder assembly for a vehicle can include: a support frame; a ladder comprising a first portion and a second portion coupled to and retractably extendable from the first portion; a linkage means coupling the first portion to the frame; and a releasable latching means arranged to releasably latch the second portion to the first portion, wherein the ladder assembly is movable between: a stowed condition in which the ladder is stowed adjacent to the frame, the second portion is retracted and latched to the first portion by the latching means; a deployed condition where the ladder is deployed from the frame and the second portion is released from the first portion by the latching means; and an extended condition where the ladder is deployed from the frame and the second portion is extended from the first portion.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an automobile accessory comprising first and second attachment means configured to engage with attachment locations provided on an automobile to mount the accessory to the automobile, wherein: the first attachment means comprises a first fixing element configured to engage with a first attachment location on a roof of the automobile, and the second attachment means comprises a second fixing element configured to engage with a second attachment location on a side of the automobile at or above a waistline of the automobile such that the accessory, when mounted to the automobile, is mounted on the side of the automobile.