Vehicle entrance ramp
US4827548A · kind A · utility
18Cited by
4References
10Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/134
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an extendible and retractable ramp device for a vehicle particularly concerned with the loading and unloading of a handicapped person and which device particularly includes a power actuating mechanism disposed within the vehicle in such a way as to both protect the mechanism from damage and further including a track mechanism for lifting one end of the ramp to the vehicle floor level when the ramp is in its extended position.
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