Adjustably mounted camper step assembly

Claim 2

A camper step assembly including: a step member, an elongate mounting member, first mounting means for detachably securing the elongate mounting member to a camper vehicle selectively in either of two horizontal positions, one in which the mounting member projects more to the left of the centerline of the vehicle than to the right, and the other in which the mounting member projects more to the right of such centerline than to the left, second mounting means for mounting the step member on the left portion thereof or on the right portion thereof, said first mounting means comprising a mounting piece to be fixedly secured to the rear of the camper vehicle, said elongate mounting member having two pairs of mounting holes, one in the right hand portion of such elongate mounting means and the other in the left hand, and bolts for securing the elongate mounting means to the mounting piece selectively in one pair of holes or the other.

Claim 3

The camper step assembly of claim 1 in which the second mounting means comprises four pairs of ears, vertical tubes carried by the step member for selective alignment with said ears, retaining pins for said ears and tubes, and means provided for vertically adjusting the position of the tubes relative to the step member.

Claim 4

The camper step assembly including: a step member, an elongate mounting member, first mounting means for detachAbly securing the elongate mounting member to a camper vehicle selectively in either of two horizontal positions, one in which the mounting member projects more to the left of the centerline of the vehicle than to the right, and the other in which the mounting member projects more to the right of such centerline than to the left, second mounting means for mounting the step member on the mounting member on the left portion thereof or on the right portion thereof, said second mounting means comprising four pairs of ears, vertical tubes carried by the step member for selective alignment with said ears, and retaining pins for said ears and tubes.

Claim 5

The camper step assembly including: a step member, an elongate mounting member, first mounting means for detachAbly securing the elongate mounting member to a camper vehicle selectively in either of two horizontal positions, one in which the mounting member projects more to the left of the centerline of the vehicle than to the right, and the other in which the mounting member projects more to the right of such centerline than to the left, second mounting means for mounting the step member on the mounting member on the left portion thereof or on the right portion thereof, said second mounting means comprising four pairs of ears, vertical tubes carried by the step member for selective alignment with said ears, and retaining pins for said ears and tubes.

Claim 6

The camper step assembly of claim 3 in which means are provided for vertically adjusting the poistion of the tubes relative to the step member.

Claim 7

The camper step assembly including: a step member, an elongate mounting member, first mounting means for detachably securing the elongate mounting member to a camper vehicle selectively in either of two horizontal positions, one in which the mounting member projects more to the left of the centerline of the vehicle than to the right, and the other in which the mounting member projects more to the right of such centerline than to the left, second mounting means for mounting the step member on the mounting member on the left portion thereof or on the right portion thereof, said first mounting means comprising a mounting piece to be permanently secured to the rear of the camper vehicle, said elongate mounting member having two pairs of mounting holes, one in the right hand portion of such elongate mounting member and the other in the left hand, said second mounting means comprising four pairs of ears arranged in sets of two pairs each, said step member having an upper step and a lower step joined by a pair of uprights, each upright having a vertical slot, said second mounting means including a pair of mounting elements simultaneously received by the ears of one set or the ears of the other set, and means for adjustably securing said mounting elements in said slots to attain various vertical adjustments of the step member relative to various camper door heights, said mounting holes being located in such spaced relation to each other and to said ears as to allow said elongate mounting member to be mounted in either of its positions while said step member is mounted in either of said sets of ears without interference between the said bolts and said mounting elements.

Claim 8

The camper step assembly including: a step member, an elongate mounting member, first mounting means for detachably securing the elongate mounting member to a camper vehicle selectively in either of two horizontal positions, one in which the mounting member projects more to the left of the centerline of the vehicle than to the right, and the other in which the mounting member projects more to the right of such centerline than to the left, second mounting means for mounting the step member on the mounting member on the left portion thereof or on the right portion thereof, said first mounting means comprising a mounting piece to be permanently secured to the rear of the camper vehicle, said elongate mounting member having two pairs of mounting holes, one in the right hand portion of such elongate mounting member and the other in the left hand, said second mounting means comprising four pairs of ears arranged in sets of two pairs each, said step member having an upper step and a lower step joined by a pair of uprights, each upright having a vertical slot, said second mounting means including a pair of mounting elements simultaneously received by the ears of one set or the ears of the other set, and means for adjustably securing said mounting elements in said slots to attain various vertical adjustments of the step member relative to various camper door heights, said mounting holes being located in such spaced relation to each other and to said ears as to allow said elongate mounting member to be mounted in either of its positions while said step member is mounted in either of said sets of ears without interference between the said bolts and said mounting elements.

Claim 9

A camper step assembly including a step member having a vertical element, dual function mounting means for detachably mounting the step member on a support having several pairs of ears, and for mounting the step member for vertical adjustment, said mounting means including a pad slidably engaging one face of said vertical element, a boss member slidably engaging the opposite face of said vertical element, a bolt securing said pad and boss in releasable clamping engagement with said vertical element to variously locate said step member vertically relative to said support, and a mounting element carried by said boss and detachably engaging a pair of ears to facilitate disengagement and relocation relative to said support.

Claim 10

A camper step assembly including a step member having a vertical element, dual function mounting means for detachably mounting the step member on a support having several pairs of ears, and for mounting the step member for vertical adjustment, said mounting means including a pad slidably engaging one face of said vertical element, a boss member slidably engaging the opposite face of said vertical element, a bolt securing said pad and boss in releasable clamping engagement with said vertical element to variously locate said step member vertically relative to said support, and a mounting element carried by said boss and detachably engaging a pair of ears to facilitate disengagement and relocation relative to said support.