Connection systems

Abstract

A foothold apparatus 1 for a vehicle. The vehicle comprises a side and running along the side of the vehicle an upper-rail CR, a lower-rail DR under the upper-rail and a gap G separating the lower-rail from the upper-rail. The foothold apparatus 5 is rotatable from an insertion orientation to a deployed orientation. The foothold apparatus comprises two or more foothold portions 5 and two side portions 3. The two side portions a) are each upright when the foothold apparatus is in the deployed orientation; b) are mutually spaced to be spaced along the side of the vehicle; c) are mutually connected by the two or more foothold portions; and d) 10 each have a respective connection formation 7. Each respective connection formation comprises a respective stop portion 9a and is shaped to i) pass inwardly though the gap when the foothold apparatus is in the insertion orientation; then ii) as the foothold apparatus is rotated to the deployed orientation, engage an outside of the lower-rail, engage an inside of the upper-rail and position the respective 15 stop portion to bear down on a portion, of one of the upper-rail and the lower-rail, to suspend the foothold apparatus from the side of the vehicle. 20 25 22 37 75 27 A ug 2 02 5 P 1 9 3 2 A U A U 2 1 A B S T R A C T 2 0 2 5 2 2 3 7 7 5 2 7 2 0 2 5 A u g Fig. 4 CR DR 5 1 3 2 / 5 11 2 / 5 11 CR DR OF © 3 5 1 Fig. 4 20 25 22 37 75 27 A ug 2 02 5 2 7 A u g 2 0 2 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 2 2 3 7 7 5 D R A 3 5 1

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