Tailgate ramp system
AssigneeCosco Management, Inc.
InventorsThomas Joseph Meyers, Paul Thomas Zink, Trevor Scott 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. The tailgate ramp system includes 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.
Claims24
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 the 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.
A tailgate ramp system for use with loading ramps to span the distance between a ground level surface and a tailgate of a motor vehicle, the tailgate ramp system comprising
- first and second tether retainers each adapted to be coupled to the tailgate of the motor vehicle,
- first and second tailgate adapters each 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 ramps, and
- first and second tethers each having a first strap coupled to one of the tether retainers, a second strap coupled to one of the tailgate adapters, and strap connectors coupled to the first and second straps of the first and second tethers.
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 compnsing
- a tether retainer adapted to be coupled to the 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 adapted to be coupled to the tether retainer and the tailgate adapter to secure the tailgate adapter to the tailgate of the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.