Ramp
AssigneeETN Capital, LLC
InventorsTaylor Fife, Christopher S. Murray, Ryan Beaver
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Abstract
A ramp configured to support a wheel of a vehicle. The ramp includes a tapered height and a curved surface for a wheel of a vehicle to move along and elevate above a support surface. The ramp includes a base block configured to contact against the support surface. One or more stacker blocks are configured to connect to the base block to increase the elevation of the wheel of the vehicle. The base block and one or more stacker blocks are configured to be removably connected together to be adjustable to the needs of the user.
Claims17
A ramp to elevate a wheel of a vehicle above a support surface, the ramp comprising:
- a base block comprising:
- a leading edge;
- a trailing edge;
- a bottom side that extends between the leading and trailing edges and is configured to contact against the support surface;
- a top side that extends between the leading and trailing edges and is opposite from the bottom side, the top side comprising a first curved shape that extends between the leading and trailing edges;
- a stacker block configured to connect to and be stacked on the base block, the stacker block comprising:
- a leading edge;
- a trailing edge;
- a bottom side with a second curved shape;
- a top side with a third curved shape;
- one or more projections that extend outward from one of the top side of the base block and the bottom side of the stacker block;
- one or more openings in the other of the top side of the base block and the bottom side of the stacker block;
- and
- the one or more projections configured to fit into the one or more openings to prevent relative movement between the base block and the stacker block;
- wherein a length of each of the base block and the stacker block is equal with the lengths measured between the respective leading and trailing edges.
A ramp to elevate a wheel of a vehicle above a support surface, the ramp comprising:
- a base block comprising a height that increases from a leading edge to a trailing edge, the base block further comprising a curved top side that extends continuously between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and a bottom side configured to contact against the support surface;
- and
- a plurality of stacker blocks each configured to stack onto and connect to the top side of the base block with each of the plurality of stacker blocks comprising a top side and a bottom side with the bottom side comprising a curved shape that matches the curved top side of the base block;
- wherein each of the plurality of stacker blocks comprises a common shape and size.
A method of stacking a ramp comprising:
- positioning a base block on a support surface with a bottom side of the base block contacting against the support surface and a top side having a curved shape facing outward away from the support surface;
- stacking a stacker block onto the base block with a curved bottom side of the stacker block contacting against the curved top side of the base block and with a top side of the stacker block facing outward away from the support surface;
- aligning leading edges of the base block and the stacker block and aligning trailing edges of the base block and the stacker block;
- and
- engaging the stacker block with the base block and preventing the stacker block from moving relative to the base block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.