Patent ID: 8882436
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A support ramp assembly for loading and transporting vehicles on a pickup truck, said assembly comprising: at least one retractable ramp; a support arm; and an optional adjustable loading support; the retractable ramp comprising a horizontal ramp table/housing unit and a loading ramp; said ramp table/housing unit comprising a front end and a rear end, the front end resting on cargo bed and on open tail gate of the pickup truck and optionally being secured to cargo bed; the loading ramp being pivotably attached to the rear end of the ramp table/housing unit and leaning on the rear end in an angle; the support arm comprising a horizontal support bar and a pivotable support bar, said horizontal bar having a first end and a second end, and the first end of the horizontal bar being attached to a receiver connected to pickup truck's frame; the pivotable support bar having a first and a second end, the first end of the pivotable support bar being connected to the second end of the horizontal bar through an adjustable pivot point, and the second end of the pivotable support bar being removably attached to a rear support bar, said rear support bar locating under the ramp table/housing units and being removably attached to them, and the rear support bar further comprising lights and blinkers; the support ramp assembly further having a turn buckle, said turn buckle having a first end and a second end, said first end of the turn buckle being attached to the horizontal support bar and the second end of the turn buckle being attached to the rear support bar; said turn buckle further being capable of being elongated or shortened, whereby the rear bar is lowered or lifted and the height of the ramp table is adjusted for the front end to rest on the cargo bed and on the tail gate; the optional adjustable loading support comprising a U-bar housing attached to the pivotable support bar and a pivotable bar; said pivotable bar having a first solid end attached to the U-bar housing through a pivot point, a second hollow end and at least one hole; said pivotable bar slidably housing an extendable support bar having a foot and at least one hole to secure the extendable support bar through a selected hole to the second end of the pivotable bar; the ramp table/housing unit being further supported by at least one strap, said strap being attached to the ramp table/housing unit and to truck wall.