Patent ID: 11858403
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A convertible ramp body configured for use with a vehicle having a cargo bed, the cargo bed having a bed floor with a perimeter,
the convertible ramp body comprises:
a cargo bed extender positioned adjacent to the cargo bed and configured to increase an effective size of the cargo bed; and, a ramp connected to the cargo bed extender by a pivotal connection, allowing the ramp to rotate upward and downward about the pivotal connection such that the ramp is moveable between a ground contacting position to extend between the ground and the cargo bed extender and a blocking position such that the ramp forms a gate for an end of the cargo bed, wherein
the convertible ramp body is further configured for use with the cargo bed which is defined by a horizontal sidewall and a bed opening, which does not have a rear gate located therein, positioned on opposite axial ends of the cargo bed, and a first lateral sidewall and a second lateral sidewall positioned on opposite lateral ends of the cargo bed, the convertible ramp body further comprises:
a storage shelf body on one axial end, positioned farther from the bed floor, as measured planar perpendicularly, than the horizontal sidewall;
the cargo bed extender being positioned on the opposite axial end from the storage shelf body such that the cargo bed extender is positioned adjacent to the bed opening, the cargo bed extender comprising a vertical support portion having a first flooring section and a roll-off portion having a second flooring section, such that the first flooring section increases an effective area of the cargo bed and the second flooring section is angled downward relative to the first flooring section and is configured to extend outwardly relative to the cargo bed, no portion of the cargo bed extender is formed by the rear gate of the vehicle;
a first sidewall beam and a second sidewall beam each connecting the storage shelf body to the cargo bed extender, the first sidewall beam configured to be positioned along the first lateral sidewall and the second sidewall beam configured to be positioned along the second lateral sidewall, the cargo bed extender and the storage shelf body being located on opposite ends of the first and second sidewall beams;
a cargo bed extender frame configured to adjacently underlie the first flooring section and the second flooring section;
a first sidewall extender configured to extend upward from the cargo bed extender frame and outward away from the first lateral sidewall of the cargo bed;
a second sidewall extender configured to extend upward from the cargo bed extender frame outward away from the second lateral sidewall of the cargo bed;
a towing bracket connector extending downward from the cargo bed extender frame, the towing bracket connector comprising at least one spacer portion and an engagement portion connected to the at least one spacer portion and configured to engage a towing bracket positioned proximate to the bed opening;
the convertible ramp body is configured to not adjacently overlay nor lay upon any portion of the bed floor when positioned on the cargo bed of the vehicle;
wherein the first sidewall beam comprises some of a plurality of securing posts and the second sidewall beam comprises some of the plurality of securing posts, the plurality of securing posts being configured to be inserted into a plurality of sidewall openings in the first lateral sidewall or second lateral sidewall of the cargo bed;
the ramp further comprises a ramp frame with a ramp floor positioned thereon, the ramp frame being connected to the pivotal connection to allow the ramp to rotate about the pivotal connection, the ramp frame being configured such that it is at least as wide as the cargo bed extender frame such that the ramp cannot rotate past the cargo bed extender, and wherein the convertible ramp body further comprises a ramp lock to secure the ramp in an upward position; the convertible ramp body further comprising:
a shelf frame;
a shelf flooring section positioned roughly parallel to the bed floor and configured to receive handheld tools thereon;
first and second shelf sidewalls positioned on opposite lateral ends of the storage shelf body and a horizontal shelf sidewall positioned on an axial end of the storage shelf body opposite the cargo bed, ensuring that handheld tools placed on the storage shelf body can only fall into the cargo bed if they become dislodged from the shelf flooring section;
the shelf frame further comprises a plurality of shelf support posts extending upward to provide vertical support to the shelf flooring section and a shelf support arm extending laterally from the plurality of shelf support posts;
the storage shelf body is configured such that the horizontal shelf sidewall is positioned above the horizontal sidewall of the cargo bed and wherein the shelf support arm is configured such that the shelf support arm and a portion of the shelf flooring section held thereon are positioned directly above a portion of the bed floor and being located farther from the bed floor, as measured planar perpendicularly, than any of the horizontal sidewall, the first lateral sidewall, and the second lateral sidewall.