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Pocket ramp

US7966685B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

1Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Link Mfg., Ltd. · US

Inventors

Ryan Van Beek · Sioux Center, US
Joel D. Van Den Brink · Rock Valley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 14, 2009
Grant date	Jun 28, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 3, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60P1/431
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pocket ramp for loading objects or cargo onto the floor of a vehicle and which is mounted between the longitudinally extending frame members of the vehicle. The pocket ramp assembly includes a main frame, a primary slide, a secondary slide, a lower ramp section, an upper ramp section and a latching mechanism which selectively locks the pocket ramp assembly in either of its stowed or operative positions. The main frame is fixed to the longitudinally extending frame members of the vehicle, the primary side being slidably mounted therein. The secondary slide is slidably mounted in the primary slide. The upper ramp section is pivotally mounted to the rearward end of the secondary slide and the lower ramp section is pivotally mounted to the rearward end of the upper ramp section.

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