Vehicle slidable platform assembly
OwnerStephen J. Masellainventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a slidable platform assembly and a method of attaching the assembly to the front end of a vehicle. The assembly comprises a frame attachable to a receiver secured to the front end of the vehicle and also comprises a platform slidable within the frame. Various embodiments of slidable platform assembly and methods of attachment to the receiver of the vehicle are herein disclosed.
Claims20
A platform assembly comprising:
- a stationary frame attachable to one or more receivers secured to the front end of a vehicle, and
- a slidable platform positioned within the stationary frame, wherein the platform is slidable between an extended and a retracted position and has a surface on which a person stands when in the extended position, and
- wherein the stationary frame comprises two attachment sections each configured to secure the stationary frame to the one or more receivers and at least one frame slide stop extending between the two attachment sections restricting extension or retraction of the platform within the frame.
A method of attaching a platform assembly to a vehicle, the platform assembly comprising a stationary frame and a slidable platform positioned within the stationary frame, the method comprising securing the stationary frame of the platform assembly to one or more receivers of the vehicle with the platform secured within the stationary frame,
- wherein the platform is slidable between an extended and a retracted position and has a surface on which a person stands when in the extended position, and
- wherein the stationary frame comprises two attachment sections each configured to secure the stationary frame to the one or more receivers and at least one frame slide stop extending between the two attachment sections restricting extension or retraction of the platform within the frame.
A method of attaching a platform assembly to a vehicle, the platform assembly comprising a stationary frame and a platform slidably positioned within the stationary frame, the method comprising securing the stationary frame of the platform assembly to one or more receivers of the vehicle without the platform secured within the stationary frame, and sliding the platform into the secured stationary frame,
- wherein the platform is slidable between an extended and a retracted position and has a surface on which a person stands when in the extended position, and
- wherein the stationary frame comprises two attachment sections each configured to secure the stationary frame to the one or more receivers and at least one frame slide stop extending between the two attachment sections restricting extension or retraction of the platform within the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.