Patents by Inventor Randy Bolt

Randy Bolt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Step assist box-side
    Patent number: 8056913
    Abstract: A step assembly is provided for a bumper of a motor vehicle. The step assembly includes a mounting bracket fixedly secured to the bumper. A step is operatively coupled to the mounting bracket and is movable between a retracted position disposed adjacent the bumper and a deployed position extending away from the bumper. A pivot arm is pivotally interconnected between the mounting bracket and the step. A spring is secured between the mounting bracket and the pivot arm for biasing the pivot arm. The spring creates a tensile force. A lock arm is pivotally interconnected between the mounting bracket and the step. The lock arm defines a lock surface engaging the pivot arm while the tensile force of the spring locks the step in order to retain the step in one of the retracted and deployed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Kuntze, Brad E. Watson, Dan Glovak, John Harding, Randy Bolt
  • STEP ASSIST BOX-SIDE
    Publication number: 20090008894
    Abstract: A step assembly is provided for a bumper of a motor vehicle. The step assembly includes a mounting bracket fixedly secured to the bumper. A step is operatively coupled to the mounting bracket and is movable between a retracted position disposed adjacent the bumper and a deployed position extending away from the bumper. A pivot arm is pivotally interconnected between the mounting bracket and the step. A spring is secured between the mounting bracket and the pivot arm for biasing the pivot arm. The spring creates a tensile force. A lock arm is pivotally interconnected between the mounting bracket and the step. The lock arm defines a lock surface engaging the pivot arm while the tensile force of the spring locks the step in order to retain the step in one of the retracted and deployed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher J. Kuntze, Brad E. Watson, Dan Glovak, John Harding, Randy Bolt