Patio for ramp door
OwnerMichael Caster, Chris Taylor +1inventors
InventorsMichael Caster, Chris Taylor, Ben Yoder
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Abstract
A patio that is pivotable over a ramp door via hinges fixed with respect to the ramp door. The patio has a wall that is pivots to align a catch plate to a kingpin. The kingpin is for being secured to the ramp door. The kingpin has a major diameter, an undercut, and a shoulder near a distal end. The shoulder is spaced from the ramp door when the kingpin is affixed to the ramp door. The catch plate is moveable to the kingpin so that the slot receives the undercut of the kingpin and the catch plate is retained between the shoulder of the kingpin and ramp door when the undercut is in the first slot.
Claims19
A patio for a ramp door being movable from a closed position to an open extended position fixable substantially parallel to a ground surface, said patio comprising:
- a first wall affixed to a hinge for being fixed with respect to said ramp door, said hinge supporting said first wall for pivoting above said ramp door in its extended position, said first wall having a lower edge for being adjacent to and overlying said ramp door in its extended position, a catch plate located adjacent to said lower edge and said catch plate having an opening extending into a first slot;
- a first kingpin for being secured to said ramp door, said first kingpin having a major diameter, an undercut, and having a shoulder near a distal end, said shoulder being spaced from said ramp door when said kingpin is affixed to said ramp door, said catch plate being movable to said kingpin so that said slot receives said undercut of said kingpin and said catch plate being retained between said shoulder of said kingpin and said ramp door when said undercut is in said first slot.
A patio for a ramp door being movable from a closed position to an open extended position fixable substantially parallel to a ground surface, said patio comprising:
- a first wall affixed to a hinge for being fixed with respect to said ramp door, said hinge supporting said first wall for pivoting above said ramp door in its extended position, said first wall including a fixed portion and a sliding portion said fixed portion being fixed with respect to said hinge and said sliding portion being telescopingly received within said fixed portion, said sliding portion having a lower edge for being adjacent to and overlying said ramp door in its extended position, a catch plate located adjacent to said lower edge and said catch plate having an opening extending into a slot;
- a first kingpin for being secured to said ramp door, said kingpin having a major diameter, an undercut, and having a shoulder near a distal end, said shoulder being spaced from said ramp door when said kingpin is affixed to said ramp door, said catch plate being movable to said kingpin so that said slot receives said undercut of said kingpin and said catch plate being retained between said shoulder of said kingpin and said ramp door when said undercut is in said first slot.
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