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Retractable ramp system for motorized vehicle

US10470950B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

20Claims

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Assignee

The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

Aaron Kiser · Royal Center, US
James Stoner · Star City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 13, 2017
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S414/134
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A retractable ramp system for facilitating mobility-challenged individual's entrance to and exit from a structure, particularly, from a motorized vehicle. The ramp system includes a frame having a front member, a first side member, a second side member, a rear member, and a floor. The rear member is pivotally coupled to the frame between an open position and a closed position. The ramp system includes a first track coupled to the first side member and defining a longitudinal channel therein, and a second track coupled to the second side member and defining a longitudinal channel therein. A ramp is pivotably coupled to the first and second tracks about a pivot axis, and includes a ramp floor, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The system includes a latch to maintain the ramp in a stowed position.

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