Patent ID: 8292565

Claim:
A ramp assembly for use with a truck having a bed with a tailgate and a hitch receiver comprising: a ramp having an upper section and a lower section pivoted together at adjacent ends; a hitch bar having a perpendicular extension arranged on a first end and a second end adapted to be received in and secured with said hitch receiver; longitudinal support members extending the length of each said ramp section intermediate sides thereof forming a channel; a support beam pivoted at a first end with said lower ramp section within said channel between said support members adjacent said pivoted adjacent ends of said ramp sections and at a second end with said perpendicular extension; said support beam pivoting between a first locking position and a second loading position, wherein, with said hitch bar connected with said hitch receiver, said support beam is positionable in said first locking position within said channel with said upper and lower ramp sections folded parallel and extending in fixed position vertically behind and separated from said tailgate in its raised position and with said upper ramp section adjacent said tailgate in said second loading position with said upper and lower ramp sections unfolded and extending diagonally end-to-end along said adjacent ends with a second end of said upper ramp section engaged with said tailgate and said lower ramp section supported on ground.