James E Zarzecki

US Patent:

6431815, Aug 13, 2002

Filed:

Sep 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/667271

Inventors:

James Zarzecki - Bethlehem PA
Charles McMenamy - Springtown PA
Richard Roberts - Bethlehem PA

Assignee:

Bustin Industrial Products, Inc. - East Stroudsburg PA

International Classification:

B60P 100

US Classification:

414537, 414538, 414552, 14 695

Abstract:

The present invention is a loading ramp assembly for loading objects onto a floor of a vehicle. The loading ramp assembly includes a multi-sectioned, foldable ramp capable of being stored in a compact enclosure located under the vehicle floor. The loading ramp assembly also includes a telescopic ramp supporting frame that alone slidably supports and retracts the ramp between an unfolded loading position, inclined from the rear of the vehicle floor to the ground, and a folded storage position within the compact underbody enclosure.