Patent ID: 6092827
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A modified pintle assembly for a vehicle having hinges anda ramp swingable on the hinges, the modified assembly comprising:a back plate;means for securing the back plate against the ramp;elongate plates fixed to the back plate, the elongate plates pivotally engaged to one of the hinges;a shroud fixed to the back plate and to the elongate plates, the shroud having the general shape of a downwardly open channel;wherein the shroud defines a first pair of shroud apertures and a second pair of shroud apertures;an extension block having one end fitting closely within the shroud;wherein the extension block defines a first pair of block apertures and a second pair of block apertures;an axis pin extending through the first shroud apertures and the first block apertures, the extension block swingable relative to the shroud about the axis pin;wherein the pintle is engaged to a free end of the extension block;the extension block movable between a deployed position relative to the shroud wherein the extension block and the pintle extend away from the ramp and a retracted position relative to the shroud wherein the extension block and pintle lie along the ramp; anda lock pin passing through the second shroud apertures, thereby locking the extension block in one of the positions relative to the shroud.