Automated retractable step apparatus utilizing over-center locking mechanism

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front three-quarter perspective of the automated retractable step apparatus utilizing over-center locking mechanism viewed from the front right embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is an illustration of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in a three-quarter lower rear perspective;

FIG. 3 is a front plan view;

FIG. 4 is a rear plan view;

FIG. 5 is a right side plan view;

FIG. 6 is a left side plan view;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view; and,

FIG. 8 is a top plan view.

Claims

The ornamental design for an automated retractable step apparatus utilizing over-center locking mechanism, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D713772
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 2012
Date of Patent: Sep 23, 2014
Assignee: (Yardley, PA)
Inventors: Michael P. Ziaylek (Yardley, PA), W. Brian McGinty (Huntingdon Valley, PA)
Primary Examiner: Deanna L Pratt
Assistant Examiner: Natasha Vujcic
Application Number: 29/421,564
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Mat, Step, Or Step Plate (38) (D12/203)