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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8905354
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13755110

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A step assembly for a vehicle can include a housing and a support member hingedly coupled to the housing with a shaft. A first locking feature can be associated with the housing while a second locking feature can be associated with the support member. A spring can be operably associated with the support member and the housing such that the spring can bias the second locking feature toward the first locking feature. The support member is configured to rotate between a stowed position and a deployed position. Further, the support member is configured as a step support and a hand hold device.

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Patent Owner(s)

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BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INCP O BOX 482 FORT WORTH TX 76101

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Griffiths, Paul C St-Sauveur, CA 1 19
Harding, John Scott Kirkland, CA 1 19

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