Patent ID: 6267082
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A portable, relatively light weight straight ramp for assisting a dog in inclined walking between different levels, said ramp comprising:a. a first channel section having a flat bottom and upturned side edges spaced laterally a distance sufficient to allow a dog to walk between the edges;b. a second channel section essentially the same length as said first section and having a flat bottom and corresponding side edges;c. the side edges on at least one end of each section having ends essentially at right angles to the flat bottom of its respective channel section whereby said ends may be brought into abutting relationship and the flat bottoms brought into alignment when so abutting;d. a hinge interconnecting said first and second channel sections in a manner whereby said ramp can be converted between a first folded condition having the undersides of their bottoms adjacent one another for ease of transporting the ramp and a second linearly-extended dog-supporting condition with the bottoms of said channel sections in alignment; ande. a lockable interconnection located at each side edge of the hinged portion of the channel sections, each of said interconnections comprising a male portion affixed to a side of its respective channel section and movable toward the opposing channel section when aligned, and a female portion at the adjacent abutting end of the side edge of the opposing section for receiving said male portion, each of said male and female portions fitting relatively snuggly when in engagement whereby to maintain said first and second channel sections essentially as a straight, firm, elongated unit when extended from the first folded into the second dog-supporting condition.