Patent ID: 8414243

Claim:
A multilevel parking system operable to be positioned on a base surface comprising: at least two vertically movable parking platforms stacked vertically one above the other to accommodate vehicles, each parking platform comprising an entrance end and opposing sides oriented perpendicular to the entrance end, each parking platform comprising an angled cross section member positioned across at least a portion of a width of the entrance end of each parking platform, the angled cross section member comprising a planar member having a length extending transverse the parking platform and parallel the entrance end of each of the at least two platforms and a width extending perpendicular to the length, the planar member comprising a downwardly angled portion and an upwardly angled portion, the downwardly angled portion and upwardly angled portion forming a structure having a V-shaped cross-section extending transverse to the parking platform parallel to the entrance end with the bottom of the V to extending in a downward direction toward the base surface, and a lip extending in a downward direction from the planar member across a width of the entrance end and having a leading edge facing the entrance end, wherein the angled cross section members are operable to nest against each other when the at least two platforms are brought into close proximity; and at least one drive-on ramp, oriented proximal the entrance end of at least a lower-most parking platform when the lower-most parking platform is in a fully lowered position.