Operable ramp

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9045908
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14559576

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An operable ramp is moveable between a lowered stowed position and a raised deployed position. The operable ramp has a ramp panel rotatable about a first axis located at a first end. A support element is slidingly coupled to the ramp panel. The operable ramp further includes a drive assembly comprising an endless loop coupled to an end of the support element. The endless loop has a linear portion and an arcuate portion. During a first phase of deployment, the end of the support element moves upward along the linear portion. During a second phase of deployment, the end of the support element moves along the arcuate portion of the endless loop.

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LIFT-U DIVISION OF HOGAN MFG INCESCALON CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnson, David Modesto, US 456 10383
Morris, Donald Littleton, US 89 1224

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