Patent ID: 7827641

Claim:
A telescoping ramp comprising: a first ramp member comprising a substantially planar surface bordered by two longitudinally aligned sides and two substantially lateral sides; an inverted J-shaped channel formed along each of said longitudinally aligned sides of said first ramp member, each said inverted J-shaped channel being dimensionally larger near one of said lateral sides; a second ramp member sized to fit atop said first ramp member between said inverted J-shaped channels, said second ramp member comprising a substantially planar surface bordered by two longitudinally aligned sides and two substantially lateral sides; a protruding member formed along each of said longitudinally aligned sides, each said protruding member complementarily shaped to slidingly fit within a corresponding inverted J-shaped channel of said first ramp member; wherein said second ramp member slidingly nests atop and within said longitudinal sides of said first ramp member; wherein when the telescoping ramp is in an extended position, a portion of each said protruding member of said second ramp member engages at least a portion of said dimensionally larger inverted J-shaped channel of said first ramp member, and wherein when the telescoping ramp is in a closed position, each said protruding member of said second ramp member is substantially within a corresponding one of each said inverted J-shaped channel of said first ramp member.