MUMBAI, India, Sept. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411017678 A) filed by Hero Motocorp Limited, New Delhi, on March 12, 2024, for 'a footrest of a vehicle.'
Inventor(s) include Kumar, Asheesh; and Gupta, Nikhil.
The application for the patent was published on Sept. 26, under issue no. 39/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A footrest (200) of a vehicle (100) is disclosed. The footrest (200) comprising a plastic portion 5 (210) and a metallic portion (220). The metallic portion (220) being insert molded inside the plastic portion (210). The metallic portion (220) provides strength to the footrest (200) and the plastic portion (210) maintains the light weightness in the footrest (200). The hybrid configuration of using both polymeric based plastic portion (210) and metal based metallic portion (220) allows the footrest (200) to withstand loads and bending induced in the footrest 10 (200) during its operation."
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