Patent ID: 6986633

Claim:
A portable cargo loading/unloading ramp for freight trucks and the like comprising: a first ramp section; a second ramp section hingedly connected to said first ramp section; a support leg assembly hingedly connected to at least one of the ramp sections and adapted to be moved between working and non-working positions of said ramp; and a latch mechanism disposed on said support leg assembly and including a latch member mounted for pivotal movement about a pivot pin for engagement with a catch mounted on said first ramp section for locking said leg assembly in a working position, said latch member including a hook part disposed on one side of said pivot pin, a handle part mounted on an opposite side of said pivot pin and spring means for biasing said latch member into engagement with said catch, and said latch member is responsive to manipulation by an operator of said ramp to move to a position for unlatching said support leg assembly for rotation to a stored position.