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Folding ramp

  • US 6,009,587 A
  • Filed: 10/11/1996
  • Issued: 01/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable folding loading ramp adapted to help move items from the ground to a raised platform comprising:

  • at least a first and a second ramp surface,each ramp surface having sides, a first end, a second end, a top surface and a bottom surface,said first end of said first ramp surface being positioned adjacent said first end of said second ramp surface, and said second end of said first ramp surface being positioned remote from said second end of said second ramp surface,a plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said first ramp surface,a plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said second ramp surface, and said plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said second ramp surface extending along substantially the entire second ramp surface from said first end to said second end,said plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said first ramp surface extending along substantially the entire first ramp surface from said first end to said second end, and extending partly under said second ramp surface,each of said plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said first ramp surface having a first end positioned adjacent said first end of said first ramp surface and a second end positioned adjacent said second end of said first ramp surface, andeach of said plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said second ramp surface having a first end positioned adjacent said first end of said second ramp surface and a second end positioned adjacent said second end of said second ramp surface, andeach of said plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said first and second ramp surfaces have an aperture therein,said apertures in said plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said first and second ramp surfaces being aligned, and a bar extending through said aligned apertures,said apertures in said plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said first ramp surface being positioned directly adjacent an end of said plurality of support bars and said end is positioned beneath said second ramp surface,said apertures in said plurality of support bars attached to the bottom surface of said second ramp surface being positioned between said first end of said support bars and said second end of the support bars which are attached to the bottom surface of said second ramp surface.

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