Foot rest for trucks

Claim 1

A driver''s foot rest for attachment to a vehicle interior wall comprising a base member having a vertical portion adaptable to be affixed to a vehicle interior wall, said base member having a horizontally extending portion integral with the vertical portion and having an opening therethrough parallel to and spaced from said vertical portion, said horizontally extending portion being of substantially rectangular cross-sectional configuration, an elongated step member having a flat portion, a pair of spaced wing portions provided at one end of said flat portion for spanning a portion of the horizontally extending base portion, said wing portions being provided with aligned openings in substantial coaxial alignment with the opening in the horizontally extending base portion, a bolt positioned in said openings in said horizontally extending base portion and said wing portions for pivotally supporting said step member to said base member, said step member engagable with the outer portion of the horizontally extending base portion in one relative position therebetween whereby the step is supported in a horizontal position by the base member being pivotal to the vertical position whereby the attachment offers minimum interference to the movement of the feet of the driver, and a spring means between said base member and said step member normally urging said step member to the vertical position thereof.