Patent ID: 7100232
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: B65G,B66F

Abstract:
1. A ramp for a vehicle comprising: an elongated track with a leading end and a trailing end, the leading end for engaging a horizontal platform of a vehicle, and the trailing end for engaging a ground surface so that there is a slope between the leading and trailing ends when the ramp is in a first usage relationship with the vehicle; the elongated track being constituted by multiple engaging elements, the elements being movable relative to each other, the elements are capable of being packed in a stack to define a platform for a wheel of a vehicle to permit raising of the wheel of a vehicle above the ground level, second usage of the ramp; wherein said platform has a top element that includes at least one aperture spaced for receiving at least one stud of a easily removable stop to hinder the vehicle from running past an end of the top element, the at least one stud being part of the stop and being spaced to correspond with the at least one aperture, the aperture being located distal from said end of the element the stud being capable of interacting with said aperture, without the use of securing means; and wherein there are at least three elements in a longitudinal relationship for the ramp, and there are hinges between the elements, the hinges and the elements being arranged so that a first end element folds between a mid element and a second end element in the second use.