Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles – Conveyor
Patent
1995-08-01
1997-07-22
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Self-loading or unloading vehicles
Conveyor
414786, B60P 306
Patent
active
056498039
ABSTRACT:
A motorcycle ramp which is installed in a rear passenger compartment of a wheelchair converted van to allow a full-size motorcycle to be loaded into, transported within and unloaded out of the van by a single person. Parallel supporting rods are mounted to the floor of the van at an incline so the front end of the supporting rods are higher than their rear ends. A plate onto which the front wheel of the motorcycle can be driven and secured is movably provided mounted on the support rods. The plate is provided with a first reversible motor, activated by a first three-way switch in order to move the plate forward or rearward on the supporting rods. The plate is also provided with a second reversible motor, activated by a second three-way switch in order to simultaneously move a clamping member and rear pushing member toward a stationary upright member, thereby securing the motorcycle's front wheel between the stationary upright member and the clamping member and between a front guide member provided on the plate and the rear pushing member. The second reversible motor also may be activated by the second three-way switch to release the motorcycle's front wheel from the motorcycle ramp.
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Auto Connection, Inc.
Bucci David A.
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