FIG. 1 is a front three-quarter perspective taken from the left embodying our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front plan view;
FIG. 3 is a rear plan view;
FIG. 4 is a side plan view as seen from the left in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a side plan view as seen from the right in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view.
The broken lines shown in the drawings represent unclaimed portions of the automated retractable step apparatus and form no part of the claimed design.
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