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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Cheryl A. Garrison, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Michael J. Briskey, Roseville, MI (US);
Robert W. Glesner, Midland, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A loading ramp assembly is configured for attachment in a cargo area, and a movable cargo transport includes the cargo area. The cargo area includes a floor, a first sidewall disposed transverse to the floor and a second sidewall disposed transverse to the floor. The first and second sidewalls are spaced apart and generally align with each other. The loading ramp assembly includes a ramp pivotable inside the cargo area relative to the floor between a use position in which at least a portion of the ramp is disposed in a generally horizontal orientation on top of the floor and a storage position in which the ramp is spaced from the floor and secured in a generally vertical orientation along at least one of the first and second sidewalls.