Patent ID: 7260861
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: B65G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for aligning and securing a ramp to a surface, the apparatus comprising: a first surface comprising a guide secured proximate an edge of the first surface and a receptacle; a second surface having at least one operable position with respect to the first surface, the second surface comprising a follower configured to engage the guide as the second surface approaches the at least one operable position, the guide configured to drive the second surface further into the at least one operable position, wherein the guide comprises a first angled member secured to the first surface and the follower comprises a second angled member secured to the second surface, the second angled member positioned to be translatable downwardly against the first angled member to cause a resulting force effective to urge the second angled member longitudinally toward the first surface, the second surface further comprises a fastener, the fastener positioned to insert into the receptacle when the second surface is in the at least one operable position, the receptacle restraining the fastener against vertical movement when the fastener is inserted therein, wherein the fastener is a portion of a tab secured to the second surface and the receptacle is a locking portion of an aperture being defined by the first surface, the tab positioned to insert longitudinally into the locking portion.