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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lowell E Blankenship, Athens, AL (US);
Willie L Dawson, Jr, Madison, AL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E10D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
14 711 ; 14 695 ;
Abstract
A loading apparatus and method for attaching and mounting a loading ramp to a hitch receiver of a pickup truck, van or similar vehicle. A attachment apparatus is comprised of a receiver bar, a support structure, a ramp and a clamping plate for clamping the support structure to the opened tailgate of the pickup truck. The apparatus provides an attachment and also provides for load sharing between the receiver and the tailgate.