Truck ramp storage system
AssigneeU-Haul International, Inc.
InventorWilliam J. Curry
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Abstract
A mechanism for preventing removal of a ramp from its storage space beneath the floor of a truck body when the door for the truck body opening is latched closed. The ramp is insertable into and is removable from the ramp storage space through an opening beneath the truck body opening. The door latching mechanism includes a latch bolt movably mounted on the door and engagable with a catch pin in the truck body floor. The latch bolt carries a pawl which is engagable with a portion of the ramp to prevent removal of the ramp when the ramp is properly stored. The pawl also prevents the latch bolt from engaging the catch pin if the ramp is improperly stored.
Claims3
The combination of a truck body having a loading opening therein giving access to a cargo space with a floor, a door for closing said opening, a latching mechanism for latching said door in its closed position, said latching mechanism comprising a latch bolt movably mounted on the door and a catch pin on said floor, a ramp storage space beneath said floor having an opening beneath said loading opening, a ramp insertable into and removable from said ramp storage space through the storage space opening, and a pawl on said latch bolt engagable with said ramp when the latch bolt is in engagement with said catch pin for preventing removal of said ramp from said ramp storage space.
The combination of a truck body having a loading opening therein giving access to a cargo space therein, a door for closing said opening, a latching mechanism for latching said door in its closed position, said latching mechanism comprising a latch bolt movably mounted on the door and a catch pin on said truck body, a ramp storage space open to the exterior of said truck body, said storage space having its opening closely adjacent the loading opening in the truck body, a ramp insertable into and removable from said ramp storage space through the storage space opening, and a pawl on said latch bolt engagable with said ramp when the latch bolt is in engagement with said catch pin for preventing removal of said ramp from said ramp storage space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.