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US 2024/0190326 A1Published application
Ramp Assembly
OwnerGene O'Brieninventor
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Abstract
A ramp assembly for unloading goods from an elevated platform that includes a platform and a ramp that can be rotated or orbited around a perimeter of a platform without rotating the platform. The ramp assembly uses an orbiting assembly that includes a rail and a rider in order to permit easy placement of a lower end of a ramp relative to the platform.
Claims20
An orbiting ramp assembly comprising:
- a platform having a circular portion with a perimeter and including a stage and a stage frame supporting the stage;
- a ramp;
- a trolley having a circular edge that complements the circular portion of the platform and a straight edge configured to receive the ramp;
- and,
- an orbit assembly connecting the trolley and the platform, the orbit assembly including a rail connected to the platform and a rider connected to the trolley, the rail and rider engaged such that the trolley can orbit at least partially around the platform while the platform remains stationary.
2 more elements
An orbit assembly that connects a ramp to an elevated platform comprising:
- a semi-circular rail and a semi-circular rider engaged with the rail such that the rider is able to translate along the semicircular rail;
- wherein one of the rail and the rider is attachable to an elevated platform and the other of the rail and the rider is attachable to a trolley;
- and,
- wherein when a ramp is attached to the trolley, the orbit assembly allows the ramp to be orbited around the elevated platform while the elevated platform remains stationary.
1 more element
An orbiting ramp assembly for unloading loads from a truck having a bed, comprising:
- a horizontal platform having a circular portion with a perimeter;
- a ramp having a first end and a second end, opposite the first end;
- a trolley connecting the first end of the ramp to the perimeter of the platform such that when the second end of the ramp is lifted, the ramp may be rotated horizontally relative to the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.