Pickup bed ramp and rail assembly
AssigneeSystem of Systems Engineering Specialists, LLC
InventorLonney Head
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Abstract
Systems and methods for loading and transporting all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and utility terrain vehicles (UTV). In examples, a vehicle, which may include but is not limited to a pickup, car/truck with a flatbed, or other vehicle such as a van having a cargo space, may provide for loading and transporting an ATV or a UTV. A rail assembly may be used to load an ATV/UTV and place the ATV/UTV into the space of the pickup truck bed. In further accordance with examples, the rail assembly may include a plurality of ramps configured to accommodate one or more wheels or tires of the ATV/UTV.
Claims17
A rail and support assembly for securing a utility vehicle to a bed of a pickup truck, the rail and support assembly including:
- a plurality of rails secured to the bed of the pickup truck and configured to accommodate a plurality of wheels of the utility vehicle, wherein each rail is configured to be coupled to a ramp portion;
- a support assembly coupled to the plurality of rails, the support assembly including a plurality of brace bar members coupled to a cross-brace bar and an extension receiver member, the extension receiver member configured to be received by a receiver tube of a trailer hitch assembly coupled to the pickup truck;
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- a central portion removably attached to the bed of the pickup truck, wherein the central portion is disposed between and coupled to each rail of the plurality of rails, and wherein the central portion includes a fifth wheel connection assembly.
An assembly for securing a utility vehicle to a bed of a pickup truck, the assembly including:
- a plurality of rails secured to the bed of the pickup truck and configured to accommodate the utility vehicle;
- a plurality of ramp portions, each ramp portion of the plurality of ramp portions corresponding to a respective rail, wherein a first end of each ramp portion of the plurality of ramp portions is removably secured to a coupling assembly and a second end of each ramp portion of the plurality or ramp portions is configured to contact a surface on which the pickup truck is positioned;
- a central portion removably attached to the bed of the pickup truck, wherein the central portion is coupled to each rail of the plurality of rails and;
- wherein the coupling assembly is removably attached to a tailgate of the pickup truck.
A rail assembly for securing a utility vehicle to a bed of a pickup truck, the rail assembly including:
- a plurality of rails secured to the bed of the pickup truck and configured to accommodate the utility vehicle;
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- a plurality of ramp portions, each ramp portion of the plurality of ramp portions corresponding to a respective rail, wherein a first end of each ramp portion of the plurality of ramp portions is configured to make contact with a coupling assembly of a respective rail or a coupling assembly that is removably attached to a tailgate of the pickup truck, and wherein a second end of each ramp portion of the plurality or ramp portions is configured to contact a surface on which the pickup truck is positioned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.