A ramp assembly for providing wheelchair access from ground level to the interior of a vehicle, the floor of which has an angled pan secured thereto. The ramp assembly includes an elongate, ground-engaging first section 14, a second portion 16 and a third section 18. The first and second portions 14, 16 and middle and third sections 16, 18 are connected by first and second hinge mechanisms 26, 20 respectively. The innermost edge of the third section is pivoted to the pan. The hinges 26, 20 may be secured to opposing surfaces of the sections 16, 18, 20. When folded, the top surface of the midsection 16 may rest on or within the pan with the undersides of the ground engaging 14 and middle 16 sections lying in contact with each other and the third section 18 pivoted upright. The ground engaging 14 and middle 16 sections may include mutually engaging projections and recesses. The opposed edges of the middle section 16 and the vehicle-engaging portion 18 may be inclined away from each other, defining a V-shaped channel.
Vehicle ramp assembly
2020-10-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English