Patent ID: 6866464

Claim:
A portable cargo loading/unloading ramp for freight trucks comprising: a first ramp section; a second ramp section hingedly connected to said first ramp section; a support leg assembly comprising two spaced apart leg members connected to each other and hingedly connected to at least one of the ramp sections and operable to be moved between a working position and a stored position of said support leg assembly; rollers mounted on respective ones of said leg members, a brake shoe member mounted on each of said leg members and operable to be forcibly engaged with said rollers, respectively, to effect braking action thereon; brake actuator members operably connected to said brake shoe members, respectively, and engageable with cam means on said second ramp section to effect operation of said brake shoe members to release forcible engagement with said rollers, respectively, in response to movement of said second ramp section from a working position to a stored position of said second ramp section; and a latch mechanism disposed on said support leg assembly and including a latch member mounted for movement for engagement with a catch mounted on said first ramp section for locking said support leg assembly in said working position of said support leg assembly and responsive to manipulation by an operator of said ramp to move to a position for unlatching said support leg assembly for rotation to said stored position of said support leg assembly.