Container ramp
First Claim
1. A portable container ramp comprising:
- a) an upwardly inclined support structure having an upper suds and a lower surface, wherein said upper surface is upwardly inclined when said lower surface is horizontal;
b) a load-bearing plate having an outer surface, an inner surface, a front edge and a back edge, said back edge including at least one cutout section with a forward edge spaced above said support structure lower surface, said load-bearing plate inner surface being attached to said support structure upper surface; and
c) at least one lift plate extending downwardly from said load-bearing plate inner surface, wherein said at least one lift plate has a bottom surface substantially in a plane with said at least one cutout forward edge when said ramp is positioned horizontally.
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Abstract
The present invention is a ramp having a front end that can be positioned up to the open end of a shipping container. The ramp has a back end adapted to receive the forks of a forklift for lifting and transport. Generally, the ramp is made up of an upwardly inclined support structure having an upper surface and a lower surface. A load-bearing plate having an outer surface, an inner surface, a front edge and a back edge is attached by its inner surface to the support structure'"'"'s upper surface. The back edge of the load-bearing plate includes at least one cutout section with a forward edge spaced above the support structure lower surface. At least one lift plate extends downwardly from the load-bearing inner surface. The at least one lift plate has a bottom surface that is substantially in a plane with the at least one cutout forward edge when the ramp is positioned horizontally.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable container ramp comprising:
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a) an upwardly inclined support structure having an upper suds and a lower surface, wherein said upper surface is upwardly inclined when said lower surface is horizontal;
b) a load-bearing plate having an outer surface, an inner surface, a front edge and a back edge, said back edge including at least one cutout section with a forward edge spaced above said support structure lower surface, said load-bearing plate inner surface being attached to said support structure upper surface; and
c) at least one lift plate extending downwardly from said load-bearing plate inner surface, wherein said at least one lift plate has a bottom surface substantially in a plane with said at least one cutout forward edge when said ramp is positioned horizontally. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable container ram comprising:
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a) a plurality of upwardly inclined equidistly spaced bracing plates having upper edges forming a support structure upper surface and lower edges forming a support structure lower surface, wherein said upper surface is upwardly inclined when said lower surface is horizontal;
b) a load-bearing plate having an outer surface, an inner surface, a front edge and a back edge, said back edge including at least one cutout section with a forward edge spaced above said support structure lower surface, said load-bearing plate inner surface being attached to said support structure upper surface; and
c) at least one lift plate extending downwardly from said load-bearing plate inner surface, wherein said at least one lift plate has a bottom surface substantially in a plane with said at least one cutout forward edge when said ramp is positioned horizontally. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable container ramp comprising:
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a) a plurality of upwardly inclined equidistantly spaced bracing plates having upper edges forming a support structure upper surface and lower edges forming a support structure lower surface, wherein said upper surface is upwardly inclined when said lower surface is horizontal;
b) a load-bearing plate having an outer surface, an inner surface, a front edge and a back edge, said back edge including two cutout sections with forward edges spaced above said support structure lower surface, said load-bearing plate inner surface being attached to said support structure upper surface;
c) sidewalls attached to said side edges of said load-bearing plate;
d) a forward bracing plate extending downwardly from said inner surface of said load-bearing plate in front of said bracing plates and extending between and transverse to said sidewalls; and
e) a pair of lift plates extending downwardly from said load-bearing plate inner surface between two pairs of said bracing plates, wherein said two lift plates have bottom surfaces substantially in a plane with said two cutout forward edges when said ramp is positioned horizontally. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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