Patent ID: 6227593
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B60P,B65G

Abstract:
Apparatus for loading a wheeled vehicle into a pickup truck having a bed and a tailgate and for extending the bed onto the tailgate, comprising:a first folding ramp for loading a wheeled vehicle into a pickup truck, the folding ramp having means for allowing the ramp to be folded into a truck bed extender wherein the first folding ramp is made of three sections, a left section, a central section, and a right section:the central section has a length approximately equal to the width of the tailgate:the left and right sections each have a length approximately equal to the length of the tailgate:the central section is connected to the left section with a first hinge means and a first link assembly:the central section is connected to the right section with a second hinge means and a second link assembly,the first link assembly includes four legs, two legs being connected to the left section and two legs being connected to the central section, the two legs connected to the central section themselves being connected with a bearing bar which limits travel of the left section relative to the central section: andthe second link assembly includes four legs, two legs being connected to the central section and two legs being connected to the right section, the two legs connected to the right section themselves being connected with a bearing bar which limits travel of the right section relative to the central section.