An apparatus for enabling a user to access a roof of the vehicle. The apparatus may be positioned within a cavity that is located on a front surface of a B-pillar or a C-pillar of a vehicle. The apparatus including a plate having a distal end and a proximal end, the plate movable between a stored position where the plate is positioned within the cavity and the plate is configured to be substantially flush with the front surface of the B-pillar or the C-pillar, and an extended position where a majority of the plate is positioned outside the cavity and the plate is configured to be substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the B-pillar or the C-pillar to allow the user to place his or her foot on the plate for accessing the roof of the vehicle.
ROOF ACCESS DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE
2020-07-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |