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

Claim 2:
3. A combination of a vehicle and a convertible ramp body, wherein:
the vehicle comprises a cargo bed about which the convertible ramp body may be positioned;
the cargo bed comprises a bed floor with a perimeter;
the convertible ramp body comprises:
a cargo bed extender is positioned adjacent to the cargo bed;
a ramp connected to the cargo bed extender by a pivotal connection, allowing the ramp to rotate upward and downward about the pivotal connection, wherein
the cargo bed extender further comprises:
the cargo bed 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, a cargo bed extender frame configured to adjacently underlie a first flooring section and a second flooring section;
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 bed floor 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 positioned over the first lateral sidewall and a second sidewall beam positioned over 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 first sidewall extender extending upward from the cargo bed extender frame to extend the first lateral sidewall outward from the cargo bed;
a second sidewall extender extending upward from the cargo bed extender frame to extend the second lateral sidewall outward from 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;
wherein the convertible ramp body does not adjacently overlay nor lay upon any portion of the bed floor when positioned on the cargo bed of the vehicle; and
wherein the first sidewall beam comprises some of the plurality of securing posts and the second sidewall beam comprises some of the plurality of securing posts, wherein the first and second lateral sidewalls comprise a plurality of sidewall openings configured to receive some of a plurality of securing posts therein, and wherein the plurality of securing posts is inserted into the corresponding plurality of sidewall openings to secure the position of the convertible ramp body about the cargo bed.