Patent ID: 8832893

Claim:
An operable ramp moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the operable ramp comprising: (a) a ramp panel rotatably coupled at a first end about a first axis, a second end of the ramp panel being lower in the deployed position than in the stowed position; (b) a support rotatable about a second axis, the support supporting the second end of the ramp panel; (c) a drive assembly operably coupled to the support to selectively rotate the support (1) in a first direction to lower the second end of the ramp panel and (2) in a second direction raise the second end of the ramp panel; and (d) a stop limiting rotation of the support in the second direction when the operable ramp is in the stowed position, wherein a weight of the ramp panel biases the support to rotate in the second direction when the operable ramp is in the stowed position.