| US 7,513,565 B2 | ||
| Power dual action rocker board | ||
| Bradley Eugene Watson, Sharon (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Magna International Inc., Aurora, Ontario (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/728,514. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/897770, filed on Jan. 26, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0179920 A1, Jul. 31, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 27/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—199 [280/163; 280/166] | 27 Claims |
| 1. A rocker board assembly for a motor vehicle, said rocker board assembly comprising:
a housing adapted to be fixedly secured to the motor vehicle;
an arm slidable relative to said housing;
a pivot housing pivotal relative to said arm;
a step fixedly secured to said pivot housing; and
a tilt link extending between said housing and said pivot housing for urging pivotal movement of said pivot housing as said
arm slides relative to said housing to move said step between a stowed position and a deployed position.
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