Step

The step design addresses the cumbersome attachment and detachment process of conventional steps by using a single engagement operating member and a support member, ensuring secure and easy operation, and allowing for compact storage.

JP2025072036APending Publication Date: 2025-05-09ALLSAFE JAPAN LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
JP2023182520
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-10-24
Publication Date
2025-05-09

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Technical Problem

Conventional steps require both hands to operate the mounting mechanisms for attachment and detachment, and there is a risk of incomplete engagement with the rail mounting holes, making the process cumbersome and potentially unstable.

Method used

A step design featuring a single engagement operating member that allows for the attachment and detachment of a plurality of mounting portions to a rail, with a support member and a swayable step member for user access.

Benefits of technology

This design simplifies the attachment and removal process, ensures complete engagement with rail mounting holes, and allows for compact storage after removal, enhancing functionality and ease of use.

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Abstract

To provide a desired step that can make both improvement of a function and easiness in attachment and detachment thereof compatible.SOLUTION: A step 1, which can be detachably attached to a rail 110 fixed to a wall of a trunk of a vehicle, comprises: a plurality of attachment parts 10 that respectively are detachably attached to a plurality of attachment holes 111 formed on the rail 110; a single engagement operating member 70 that can move in a predetermined direction with respect to the plurality of attachment holes 10, which when being arranged at a first position in the predetermined direction, maintains a state where the plurality of attachment parts 10 are attached to the attachment holes 111, and when being arranged at a second position in the predetermined direction, can detach the plurality of attachment parts 10 from the attachment holes 111; a support member 20 fixed to the plurality of attachment parts 10; and a step member 30 which is oscillatably attached to the support member 20 and can be arranged at a position, which is oscillated in use, on which a user rides.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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