Vehicle leveler with lighting safety features

A vehicle leveler for use with a substantially flat driveway, the leveler capable of movement between a lowered position and a raised position, the leveler in the lowered position comprising:

• a first portion having a leading edge at a front of the leveler and a substantially flat section wherein the substantially flat section is inclined from the substantially flat driveway at between about 1 and 15 degrees from parallel with the substantially flat driveway;
• a second portion extending from the incline portion toward a rear of the leveler including a substantially flat section wherein the substantially flat section is declined toward the substantially flat driveway at between about 1 and 15 degrees from parallel with the substantially flat driveway;
• an extension portion extending from the second portion toward a rear of the leveler and including a substantially flat section disposed about parallel with the substantially flat driveway;
• opposing side portions which extend the length of and contact the first portion, second portion and extension portion, the opposing side portions having an inside surface, an outside surface and a top surface which forms a walkway;
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• at least one light on the opposing side portions, the at least one light being controlled by a sensor adjacent to a door.

A vehicle leveler for use with a substantially flat driveway, the leveler capable of movement between a lowered position and a raised position, the leveler in the lowered position comprising:

• a first portion having a leading edge at a front of the leveler and a substantially flat section wherein the substantially flat section is inclined from the substantially flat driveway at between about 1 and 15 degrees from parallel with the substantially flat driveway;
• a second portion extending from the incline portion toward a rear of the leveler including a substantially flat section wherein the substantially flat section is declined toward the substantially flat driveway at between about 1 and 15 degrees from parallel with the substantially flat driveway;
• an extension portion extending from the second portion toward a rear of the leveler and including a substantially flat section disposed about parallel with the substantially flat driveway;
• opposing side portions which extend the length of and contact the first portion, second portion and extension portion, the opposing side portions having a top surface which forms a walkway;
• at least one light on the opposing side portions, the at least one light being controlled by a sensor adjacent to a door;
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• a powered wheel chock and a corresponding wheel chock sensor, the wheel chock sensor indicates when the wheel chock is contacting a wheel of a vehicle.

A vehicle leveler for use with a driveway comprising:

• a first portion having a leading edge and a trailing edge wherein the trailing edge is disposed further from the driveway than the leading edge and forms a ramp section, the first portion having a flat section adjacent the trailing edge, the flat section being disposed about parallel with the substantially flat driveway:
• a second portion having a leading edge and a trailing edge wherein the leading edge of the second portion is removably attached to the trailing edge of the first portion and the leading edge of the second portion is disposed further from the driveway than the trailing edge of the second portion, the second portion also including an extension portion which extends from the trailing edge of the second portion toward a rear of the leveler and includes a substantially flat section disposed about parallel with the substantially flat driveway;
• opposing side portions which extend the length of and contact the first portion, second portion and extension portion, the opposing side portions having a top surface which forms a walkway;
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• at least one light on the opposing side portions, the at least one light being controlled by at least one sensor which can sense when the vehicle leveler is in a lowered position thereby changing the color of the at least one light.

A vehicle leveler for use with a driveway comprising:

• a first portion having a leading edge and a trailing edge wherein the trailing edge is disposed further from the driveway than the leading edge and forms a ramp section:
• a second portion having a leading edge and a trailing edge wherein the leading edge of the second portion is removably attached to the trailing edge of the first portion and the leading edge of the second portion is disposed further from the driveway than the trailing edge of the second portion, the second portion also including an extension portion;
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• at least one light, the at least one light being controlled by a sensor adjacent to a door.