Vehicle deployable stairs
Granted 11 Sep 2018 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC · originally Ford Motor
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Inventors: David Woodhouse, Earl C. Lucas, Jaewoo Chang · Examiner: George D Kirschbaum · AU 2919 · TC 2900
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the vehicle deployable stairs in the deployed position, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top left perspective view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a left side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a right side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a left side perspective view in the retracted position thereof;
FIG. 10 is a right side perspective view in the retracted position thereof;
FIG. 11 is a left side front perspective view thereof, the area enclosed in broken line is claimed, the area outside the broken line and shown in highlight is the vehicle deployable stairs attached to a vehicle, the vehicle is not claimed; and,
FIG. 12 is a top front perspective view thereof, the area enclosed in broken line is claimed, the area outside the broken line and shown in highlight is the vehicle deployable stairs attached to a vehicle, the vehicle is not claimed.
In the drawings, the broken lines in the figures depict portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.
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