Patent ID: 9067525
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B60P,B65G

Abstract:
1. A ramp system for a pickup truck having a bed and a tailgate, the ramp system comprising: a longitudinal bed channel recessed into a floor of the bed, the bed channel defining a bottom surface having a longitudinal bed track; a longitudinal tailgate channel recessed into an inner panel of the tailgate, the tailgate channel aligned with the bed channel and defining a bottom surface having a longitudinal tailgate track, the inner panel facing the floor of the bed when the tailgate is in a closed position; a lateral tailgate track recessed into the inner panel and extending substantially transverse to and in communication with the bed and longitudinal tailgate tracks; and a ramp member having a track member, the ramp member configured to be stowed in the bed channel in a stowed position and slidable in the bed and tailgate channels from the stowed position to a fully deployed position during which the track member moves along the respective bed and longitudinal tailgate tracks and into the lateral tailgate track without having to raise the track member out of the respective bed and longitudinal tailgate tracks; wherein upon the track member being received in the lateral tailgate track, the ramp member is laterally adjustable while coupled to the tailgate through movement of the track member in the lateral tailgate track.