Patent ID: 6971478

Claim:
A ladder adapted to be secured to a truck fitted with a pivotal tailgate, the ladder comprising a first leg portion pivotally coupled to a second leg portion, at least one of said leg portions being fitted with at least one rung; an upper end of the first leg portion adapted to be pivotally attachable to an upper portion of the tailgate and a lower end of the second leg portion adapted to be pivotally and releasably secured to a support member projecting from any rigid portion of the truck, wherein, at an end of the support member and at a lowermost point of the second leg portion, there is a pivot for pivotally articulating the second leg portion, whereby when the tailgate is in its closed position, the first leg portion and the second leg portion are adapted to continuously extend over the tailgate in a first operable position and opening the tailgate is associated with spontaneous and automatic deploying the ladder into a corresponding second operable position.