Patent ID: 7407352

Claim:
An apparatus to aid the removal of carts from a trailer, the carts having two front wheels and two rear wheels, said apparatus comprising: a liftgate having a loading ramp with at least one opening within said loading ramp; at least one rotatable ramp fixedly attached within the opening of said loading ramp and attached to said loading ramp of said liftgate, said at least one rotatable ramp having a central axis about which it rotates, said at least one rotatable ramp having a first, second, third and fourth portion, said second, third portions able to be respectively selectively engaged by one wheel of said cart, said second, third portions forming a 90 degree or less angle with respect to one another, said first portion angled downwardly with respect to said loading ramp forming an upward ramp from said loading ramp to said first portion, said first portion being continuous with said second portion, said second portion extending downwardly into said opening of said loading ramp, said second portion being contiguous with said third portion, said at least one rotatable ramp rotating about where said second and third portions meet.