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US 2006/0123568 A1Published application
Vehicle ramp
AssigneeLarin Corporation
InventorShouyun Zhang
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Abstract
A ramp for a vehicle comprises an elongated track with a leading end and a trailing end. The leading end engages a flatbed platform of a vehicle, and the trailing end engages a ground surface so that there is a slope between the leading and trailing ends when the ramp is in a first usage. The elongated track is constituted by multiple engaging elements. The elements are movable relative to each other so that the elements are capable of being packed in a stack to define a platform for a wheel of a vehicle. This permits raising of the wheel of a vehicle above the ground level. There is a hinge between adjacent elements, and the elements of the ramp are hinged at opposite ends for relative folding to permit for a stacked relationship about adjacent ends.
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A ramp for a vehicle comprising;
- an elongated track with a leading end and a trailing end, the leading end being for engaging a horizontal platform of a vehicle, and the trailing end for being engaging a ground surface so that there is a slope between the leading and trailing ends when the ramp is in a first usage relationship with the vehicle;
- the elongated track being constituted by multiple engaging elements,
- the elements being movable relative to each other whereby the elements are capable of being packed in a stack to define a platform for a wheel of a vehicle thereby to permit raising of the wheel of a vehicle above the ground level, and the raising of the vehicle above a ground level being a second usage of the ramp;
- wherein said platform has a top element that includes at least one aperture spaced for receiving at least one stud of a easily removable stop to hinder the vehicle from running past an end of the top element, the at least one stud being part of the stop and being spaced to correspond with the at least one aperture, the aperture being located at a distance removed from the end of the element, the stud being for insertion and removal without the need of a securing means in addition to the stud interacting with the aperture;
- and wherein there are at least three elements in a longitudinal relationship for the ramp, and there are hinges between the elements, the hinges and the elements being arranged so that a first end element folds between a mid element and a second end element in the second use.
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A ramp for a vehicle comprising:
- an elongated track with a leading end and a trailing end, the leading end being for engaging a flatbed platform of a vehicle, and the trailing end for being engaging a ground surface so that there is a slope between the leading and trailing ends when the ramp is in a first usage relationship with the vehicle;
- the elongated track being constituted by multiple engaging elements,
- wherein said multiple engaging elements have at least one element that includes at least one aperture spaced for receiving at least one stud of a removable stop to facilitate positioning of the vehicle on the ramp and to hinder a vehicle from running past an end of the element, the at least one stud being part of the stop, the aperture being located at a distance from the end of the element, the stud being for insertion and removal without the need of a securing means in addition to the stud interacting with the aperture;
- the elements being movable relative to each other whereby the elements are capable of being packed in a stack to define a platform for a wheel of a vehicle thereby to permit raising of the wheel of a vehicle above the ground level, and the raising of the vehicle above a ground level being a second usage of the ramp;
- a leading member including two portions, a first portion for engaging with the element of the ramp in a substantially parallel relationship with the track, and a second portion angulated relative to the track of the ramp, the second portion being for engaging on the flatbed of the vehicle when in a first use, and in a second use being for engaging with the stacked elements thereby to facilitate permitting a wheel of a vehicle to roll up and onto the stacked elements, and wherein there are at least three elements in a longitudinal relationship for the ramp, and there are hinges between the elements, the hinges and elements being aranged so that a first end element folds between a mid element and a second end element in the second use.
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A ramp for a vehicle comprising:
- an elongated track with a leading end and a trailing end, the leading end being for engaging a horizontal platform of a vehicle, and the trailing end for being engaging a ground surface so that there is a slope between the leading and trailing ends when the ramp is in a first usage relationship with the vehicle:
- the elongated track being constituted by multiple engaging elements,
- the elements being movable relative to each other whereby the elements are capable of being packed in a stack to define a platform for a wheel of a vehicle thereby to permit raisins of the wheel of a vehicle above the ground level, and the raising of the vehicle above a ground level being a second usage of the ramp;
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- wherein said platform has a top element that includes at least one aperture spaced for receiving at least one stud of a easily removable stop to hinder the vehicle from running past an end of the top element, the at least one stud being part of the stop and being spaced to correspond with the at least one aperture, the aperture being located at a distance removed from the end of the element, the stud being for insertion and removal without the need of a securing means in addition to the stud interacting with the apertures, wherein said aperture is an essentially longitudinal slot arranged laterally across each element.
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A ramp for a vehicle comprising:
- an elongated track with a leading end and a trailing end, the leading end being for engaging a horizontal platform of a vehicle, and the trailing end for being engaging a ground surface so that there is a slope between the leading and trailing ends when the ramp is in a first usage relationship with the vehicle;
- the elongated track being constituted by multiple engaging elements,
- the elements being movable relative to each other whereby the elements are capable of being packed in a stack to define a platform for a wheel of a vehicle thereby to permit raising of the wheel of a vehicle above the ground level, and the raising of the vehicle above a ground level being a second usage of the ramp;
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- wherein said platform has a top element that includes at least one aperture spaced for receiving at least one stud of a easily removable stop to hinder the vehicle from running past an end of the top element, the at least one stud being part of the stop and being spaced to correspond with the at least one aperture, the aperture being located at a distance removed from the end of the element, the stud being for insertion and removal without the need of a securing means in addition to the stud interacting with the apertures, wherein said aperture is an essentially longitudinal slot arranged laterally across each element.
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A ramp for a vehicle comprising:
- an elongated track with a leading end and a trailing end, the leading end being for engaging a horizontal platform of a vehicle, and the trailing end for being engaging a ground surface so that there is a slope between the leading and trailing ends when the ramp is in a first usage relationship with the vehicle;
- the elongated track being constituted by multiple engaging elements,
- the elements being movable relative to each other whereby the elements are capable of being packed in a stack to define a platform for a wheel of a vehicle thereby to permit raising of the wheel of a vehicle above the ground level, and the raising of the vehicle above a ground level being a second usage of the ramp;
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- wherein said platform has a top element that includes a plurality of spaced apart apertures wherein said aperture are essentially spaced slots longitudinally arranged laterally across the top element for receiving a plurality of studs of a removable stop to hinder the vehicle from running past an end of the element, the plurality of studs being part of the stop and spaced to correspond with the spaced apart apertures, the apertures being located at a distance removed from the end of the element, the studs being for insertion and removal without the need of a securing means in addition to the studs interacting with the apertures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.