Patent ID: 8782839
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle ramp to engage and support a wheel in an elevated position spaced above the ground, said vehicle ramp comprising: an elongated body forming at least part of a platform section to support the wheel in the elevated position and at least part of an inclined ramp section to permit the wheel to be rolled between the elevated position and a position on a ground surface, said platform and inclined ramp sections cooperatively presenting a ground-engaging lower surface and a wheel-supporting upper surface; and an upright column substantially surrounded by the platform section, said column presenting respective parts of the upper surface and extending downwardly from the upper surface to the ground-engaging lower surface, with the column not extending above the upper surface along the platform section, said column being defined along the upper surface by an endless surrounding groove that intersects the upper surface and extends endlessly about the column so that the column is isolated from the body along the upper surface.