Patent ID: 8887337

Claim:
An operable ramp moveable between a raised position and a lowered position, the operable ramp forming a step in the raised position, the operable ramp comprising: (a) a first panel rotatably coupled at a first end about a first axis, the first axis moving in a first direction when the operable ramp moves toward the lowered position and in a second direction when the operable ramp moves toward the raised position; (b) a second panel rotatably coupled at a first end to a second end of the first panel, the second panel extending downward from the first panel in the raised position and rotating about a fixed second axis when the operable ramp moves from the raised position to the lowered position, the first panel and the second panel cooperating to provide an inclined surface when the operable ramp is in the lowered position; and (c) a linkage operably coupled to the first panel, the linkage selectively rotating the first panel about the first axis.