Patent ID: 8813290

Claim:
An operable ramp moveable between a step configuration in a stowed position and a ramp configuration in a deployed position, the operable ramp comprising: (a) a support element; (b) an inner ramp, a first end of the inner ramp rotatable about a first axis, (c) an outer ramp rotatably coupled to a second end of the inner ramp about a second axis, the outer ramp slidingly engaging the support element; and (d) a drive arm rotatable about a third axis and slidingly engaging the outer ramp, the drive arm selectively moving the operable ramp between the stowed position and the deployed position, wherein (1) the outer ramp is horizontally disposed above the inner ramp when the operable ramp is in the stowed position, and (2) the outer ramp extends outwardly from the second end of the inner ramp to form an inclined transition between a first surface and a second surface when the operable ramp is in the deployed position.