REMOTELY ACTUATED VEHICLE FOOT REST

摘要

An actuatable foot rest system includes a foot rest member pivotably displaceable between a first position to a second position. The actuatable foot rest system may also include a biasing member that biases the foot rest member about the at least one pivotable connection, at least from the first position to the second position. The actuatable foot rest system may further include a remotely actuated retention mechanism that includes an actuator disposed remote from the foot rest member and which maintains the foot rest member in the first position and, when remotely actuated using the actuator, releases the foot rest member from the first position.

主权项

1. A foot rest system for use with a motor-driven vehicle, comprising:
a foot rest member, having a first end and a second end, the foot rest member coupled at the first end via at least one pivotable connection to a foot rest frame member, the foot rest frame member attachable to a motor-driven vehicle frame component;
wherein the foot rest member is pivotably, displaceable from a first position to a second position, such that the second end of the foot rest member travels through a defined arc measured with respect to a longitudinal axis of the foot rest frame member when the second end transits from the first position to the second position; a biasing member that biases the foot rest member about the at least one pivotable connection from the first position to the second position; and a remotely actuated retention mechanism that includes an actuator disposed remote from the foot rest member and which maintains the foot rest member in the first position and, when remotely actuated using the actuator, releases the foot rest member from the first position.