A dual motion vehicle access step that can be deployed by initially rotating it around a pivot joint in response to an operator pushing down on the step to overcome a closing torque and then translating the step away from the vehicle in response to a biasing force. Both of the closing torque and biasing force are provided by a single energy storage device. An interlocking latch is configured to selectively structurally lock-out either the rotating motion or translating motion on ah alternating basis.
DUAL MOTION DEPLOYABLE VEHICLE ACCESS STEP
EMMARCHEMENT DE VEHICULE DEPLOYABLE A DOUBLE MOUVEMENT
2015-05-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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