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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1988
Filed:
May. 06, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Delos W Hood, Reno, NV (US);
Assignee:
Transpec Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414537 ; 414522 ; 414921 ; 280166 ; 14 711 ; 7442 / ; 105433 ; 105449 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an extendible and retractable ramp device for a vehicle particularly concerned with the loading and unloading of handicapped person and which device particularly includes a power actuating mechanism disposed within the vehicle in such a way as to protect the mechanism from damage, provide a ramp structure conducive to non-interferring ingress and egress by handicapped passengers and to incorporate a disconnect device which permits the ramp to be extended or retracted manually in the event power actuating mechanism becomes inoperative.