{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "A motor vehicle may include a body including an opening. The motor vehicle may also include a step including a deck. The motor vehicle may further include a linkage assembly configured to guide movement of the step between a stowed position and at least one deployed position. When the step is in…",
  "path": "/patents/1381650",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60R3/02",
    "Ford Global Technologies, LLC"
  ],
  "textContent": "A motor vehicle may include a body including an opening. The motor vehicle may also include a step including a deck. The motor vehicle may further include a linkage assembly configured to guide movement of the step between a stowed position and at least one deployed position. When the step is in the at least one deployed position, the step may be spaced-apart from a groundscape adjacent the motor vehicle. Further, the linkage assembly may include a first link configured such that at least a portion of the first link moves away from the opening as the step moves to the deployed position, and such that the first link is configured to provide a handhold when the step is in the at least one deployed position.",
  "title": "LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE STEP"
}