Patent ID: 7708294

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body defining a cargo area and a passenger compartment; a detachable dual-use platform having a through-opening formed in one end, said through-opening forming a hand hold for carrying or transporting said detachable dual-use platform, wherein said detachable dual-use platform is alternately connectable adjacently to said cargo area to form a ramp for accessing said cargo area, and to the underside of the vehicle adjacently to said passenger compartment to form a running board for accessing said passenger compartment; and a ramp adapter operatively attached to or integrally formed with said vehicle at a position that is adjacent to said cargo area, wherein said ramp adapter includes a plurality of hooking mechanisms configured to engage said through-opening to thereby secure said detachable dual-use platform to the vehicle when said detachable dual-use platform is used as said ramp.