Patent ID: 6941889

Claim:
A ramp for boarding swimming animals into a boat having a boat ladder, comprising in combination: an elongated ramp member having a sidewall, a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of apertures formed through the sidewall; a support assembly operationally connected to the ramp member and further comprising: a cross member having a first and a second end and connected to the proximal end; at least one hooked support member extending from the cross member for hookingly engaging the boat ladder; at least one pivotable grip member pivotingly connected to the hooked support member; a biasing member operationally connected to the pivotable grip member to urge the pivotable grip member in a first direction; and an elongated lanyard member operationally connected to the pivotable grip member; and a positioning assembly operationally connected to the ramp member and further comprising: at least one first elongated positioning member having a first ramp-connecting end and a first boat ladder-engaging end; an aperture-engaging protrusion extending from the first ramp-connecting end; at least one second elongated member having a second ramp-connecting end and a first elongated positioning member connecting end; and an elongated ladder-engaging member operationally connected to the first elongated positioning member; wherein the first elongated member connecting end is operationally connected to the at least one first elongated member; wherein movement of the lanyard member in a direction away from the pivotable grip member urges the pivotable grip member to pivot in a second direction opposite the first direction; wherein the cross member is pivotably connected to the elongated ramp member; and wherein the aperture-engaging protrusion is shaped to be removably engagable with the respective apertures.