Patent ID: 7344184
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
1. A ramp for supporting weight comprising: (a) a plank having at least two sidewalls and at least two endwalls, a hinge groove formed at one end of the ramp and a lock on an end opposite said hinge groove; (b) a cargo bed of a vehicle having a plurality of sidewalls and a channel formed in one of the cargo bed sidewalls, the ramp removably mounted in the channel with a downwardly facing edge of the ramp resting upon an upwardly facing edge of the channel, a hinge spine rigidly mounted to one of said cargo bed sidewalls near an end of the channel for inserting into the hinge groove of the ramp, thereby forming a hinge, wherein one of said sidewalls of the cargo bed is a tailgate having a groove that extends the length of the tailgate and is positioned near a top edge of the tailgate.