Patent ID: 6860702

Claim:
In a trailer having an elongated bottom supported on a frame which is in turn supported on a plurality of wheels for transit over a roadway, the improvement comprising: a. a ramp, pivotally connected to said frame at one end thereof and selectively movable between a stowed position atop said frame and substantially flush with said bottom and an extended position extending downwardly and outwardly from said frame and substantially aligned with a portion of said bottom; b. a stand, pivotally connected to said frame beneath said portion of said bottom for concomitant motion with said ramp between a stowed position and an extended position; c. a hydraulic actuator mounted to said frame and extending there along, operably connected between a source of hydraulic pressure and said ramp and stand, for urging said ramp and stand to said selected positions, wherein said hydraulic actuator extends longitudinally of said frame and said ramp pivots about and axis transverse of said frame, said actuator having affixed there to an actuator rod selectively extending below said axis; a link member pivotally connected at one end to said actuator rod for pivotal motion about a substantially horizontal axis parallel to transverse axis and pivotally connected and a second end thereof to said ramp for pivotal motion about a third axis parallel to said transverse axis, said link member being perpendicular to and intersecting said transverse axis with said ramp is in said stowed position and offset from said transverse axis with said ramp in its extended position.