Patent ID: 8438683
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: A61G,B60P

Abstract:
1. A ramp assembly for a vehicle having a floor, the ramp assembly comprising: (a) an inner panel fixedly associated with the vehicle floor; (b) a ramp support slidingly associated with the inner panel, the ramp support being reciprocal between (1) a retracted position when the ramp assembly is in a stowed position and (2) an extended position when the ramp assembly is in a deployed position; (c) a ramp portion rotatably coupled at a first end to a first end of the ramp support; and (d) an intermediate panel coupled to the ramp support, the intermediate panel providing a transition surface from the inner panel to the ramp portion when the ramp assembly is in the deployed position, wherein the ramp portion extends inwardly from the first end of the ramp support when the ramp assembly is in the stowed position.