Patent ID: 6616396
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A vehicle ramp for loading and unloading a personal mobility vehicle comprising:a ramp base mounted on a floor of a vehicle, said ramp base having a support frame and a support surface that together define a storage platform having an interior storage chamber; a ramp having a first end portion and a second end portion removably received within said storage chamber, said first end portion hingeably mounted to said ramp base and said second end portion contacting a ground surface when said ramp is removed from within said storage chamber; and a winch attached to said support surface of said ramp base, said winch having an extendable and retractable cable attached to said winch and selectively attachable to said personal mobility vehicle, whereby said personal mobility vehicle may be selectively placed and removed from said support surface of said ramp base on such occasions as said ramp is hingeably mounted to said ramp base.