Patent ID: 9708815
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: E04F

Claim:
1. An operable ramp moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the deployed position providing a sloped transition surface that extends from a lower surface of an architectural setting to an upper surface of the architectural setting, the operable ramp comprising: (a) a housing disposed on the lower surface of the architectural setting, the housing having a selectively adjustable height; (b) a first ramp panel comprising a support element extending from a first end of the first ramp panel; and (c) a drive assembly disposed within the housing, the drive assembly comprising an endless loop coupled to an end of the support element to reciprocate the operable ramp between the stowed position and the deployed position, the endless loop having a linear portion disposed between a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion, wherein the endless loop raises the end of the support element to move the first ramp panel from the stowed position to the deployed position, and wherein a distance between the first arcuate portion and the second arcuate portion is selectively adjustable.