Ford designs deployable step for a pickup's rear bumper

Ford deployable bumper step patent imagePower running boards and built-in bumper steps are common features on new pickup trucks, but a new Ford patent filing effectively combines them. The filing, which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 21, and submitted by Ford in 2021, is for a deployable step for the rear bumper of a pickup truck, something...

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