Patent ID: 6241452
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
In combination with a service van having a side door step positioned inwardly of a side door, comprising:a base plate secured to said side door step;said base plate having a forward end and a rearward end;a generally rectangular upper deck having upper and lower ends, a forward end and a rearward end, an upper surface and a lower surface;said upper end of said upper deck being removably pivotally secured, about a horizontal axis, to said base plate;a generally rectangular lower deck having upper and lower ends, a forward end and a rearward end, an upper surface and a lower surface;said upper end of said lower deck being pivotally secured, about a horizontal axis, to said lower end of said upper deck;said upper and lower decks being selectively pivotally movable from a storage position to an operative ramp position;said upper and lower decks, when in their said storage position, extending upwardly from said base plate with the bottom surface of said upper and lower decks being adjacent to one another;said upper and lower decks, when in their said ramp position, extending downwardly and outwardly from said base plate so that the lower end of said lower deck is in engagement with the ground or with some other similar surface;and means for selectively maintaining said upper and lower decks in their said storage position;said upper deck having retractable bolts attached thereto, said retractable bolts being biased into operational engagement with said base plate so that said upper deck is selectively removably secured to said base plate.