Patent ID: 7350255

Claim:
A ramp for a vehicle having two different uses comprising: an elongated track with a leading end including a lead member permanently affixed to the track and a trailing end, the leading member being for engaging a horizontal platform of a vehicle, and the trailing end for being engaging a ground surface so that there is a slope between the leading and trailing ends when the ramp is in a first usage relationship with the vehicle; the elongated track being constituted by multiple engaging elements, the elements being movable relative to each other whereby the elements are capable of being packed in a stack to define a platform for a wheel of a vehicle thereby to permit raising of the wheel of a vehicle above the ground level, and the raising of the vehicle above a ground level being a second usage of the ramp; and the lead member including two portions, a first portion for engaging with the element of the ramp in a substantially parallel relationship with the track, and a second portion angulated relative to the track of the ramp, the second portion being for engaging on a horizontal platform of the vehicle when in the first usage, and in the second usage the second portion being for engaging with the stacked elements thereby to provide a ramp from the floor to the top of the stacked elements for a wheel of a vehicle to roll up and onto the stacked elements.