Footrest apparatus
US5183308A · kind A · utility
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2References
4Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/02258
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A footrest apparatus for supporting the calves of a passenger seated in the rear seat of an automobile includes a stationary plate secured to the floor of the vehicle, a link mechanism turnably provided on a forward end of the stationary plate, a footrest member turnably connected to a rearward end of the stationary plate and connected to one end of the link mechanism, a screw turned by a drive source via a reduction device, and a nut threadedly engaged with the screw. The link mechanism is turned by relative movement of the nut to move the footrest member up and down about the rearward end thereof.
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