Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to special purpose vehicle
Patent
1994-09-23
1996-09-10
Recla, Henry J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to special purpose vehicle
224405, 224558, 224310, 296 3, 414462, 414537, 414538, B60R 9042
Patent
active
055537626
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle carrier and ramp assembly includes two, spaced-apart platforms maintained at an elevated position above the top edges of the side walls of a pickup truck body so as to preserve significant cargo space upon the truck bed. The platforms are supported at each of their respective ends by braces carried by the pickup truck side walls. Two elongated and collapsible ramps may be selectively engaged with the rear end of the platforms for loading and unloading a small land vehicle such as an ATV. A hinge, joining the ramp segments or spans together, has a stop feature for maintaining the spans at an obtuse angle relative to one another while extended during loading and unloading operations. When the pickup truck is moved from place to place, the ramps may be folded and secured above the side walls of the truck and above the elevated platforms, offering a peripheral and protective barrier to an ATV or other carried vehicle.
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Greiner Stephen R.
Recla Henry J.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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