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US 2007/0182192 A1Published application
Tailgate ramp system
AssigneeCosco Management, Inc.
InventorsThomas Meyers, Paul Zink, Trevor Brown
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Abstract
A tailgate ramp system for use with a loading ramp. The tailgate ramp system is used to support one end of the loading ramp on the tailgate of a motor vehicle.
Claims2
A mid-ramp adapter for use with a loading ramp having an upper plank and a lower plank to create an angle between the planks, the mid-ramp adapter comprising
- a first plank support lying in a first plane and positioned to lie near one end of the upper plank,
- a second plank support coupled to the first plank support and positioned to lie in a second plane that is at an angle to the first plane, the second plank support positioned to lie near one end of the lower plank portion, and
- a plank separator positioned between and coupled to the first and second plank supports, the plank separator having a first side wall adapted to lie near an end of the upper plank and a second side wall adapted to lie near an end of the lower plank.
A tailgate ramp system for use with a loading ramp to span the distance between a ground level surface and a tailgate of a motor vehicle, the tailgate ramp system comprising
- a tether retainer adapted to be coupled to a tailgate of the motor vehicle,
- a tailgate adapter having a tailgate mount adapted to lie on a portion of the tailgate and a ramp support adapted to be coupled to one end of the loading ramp and to the tailgate mount, and
- a tether having a first strap coupled to the tether retainer, a second strap coupled to the tailgate adapter, and a strap connector coupled to the first and second straps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.