Vehicle ramp

Claim 2

A vehicle ramp, comprising a supporting stand section, an inclined section connected to an end of said supporting stand section, a connecting member connecting the supporting stand section and the inclined section, pivotal means for pivotally connecting a first end of said connecting member to one of said sections, an enlarged head on the second end of said connecting member, the other of said sections having a generally keyholeshaped slot including an enlarged portion having a size sufficient to receive said head and a narrow portion connected to said enlarged portion, said second end of said connecting member being disposed within said narrow portion of said slot and the head being disposed behind said other section to connect said connecting member to said other section.

Claim 3

The vehicle ramp of claim 1, wherein said inclined section includes an inclined surface having a downwardly extending depression, said pivotal means being located within said depression and beneath the level of the inclined surface.

Claim 4

The vehicle ramp of claim 1, wherein said inclined section includes an inclined surface having a downwardly extending well therein and having an opening in said well, said connecting member extending through the opening in the well, and said connecting member including an abutment located at said first end and disposed on the upper side of said inclined surface, said abutment being located in the well beneath the level of said inclined surface.

Claim 5

A vehicle ramp, comprising a stand having an upper surface to support the wheel of a vehicle, an incline connected to said stand, said incline including an inclined surface having a downwardly extending well therein and having an opening in said well, a connecting member connecting the stand and the incline, a first end of said connecting membEr extending through the opening in said well, abutment means secured to said first end of the connecting member and located on the upper side of said inclined surface and disposed within said well, said connecting member being disposed to pivot vertically within said opening and said abutment means preventing withdrawal of said connecting member through said opening, said stand including a generally vertical leg having an aperture therein, the second end of said connecting member extending through said aperture, and second abutment means connected to the second end of the connecting member and located on the opposite side of said leg from said incline, engagement of said second abutment with said leg preventing withdrawal of said connecting member from said aperture.

Claim 6

A vehicle ramp, comprising a stand having an upper surface to support the wheel of a vehicle, an incline connected to said stand, said incline including an inclined surface having a downwardly extending well therein and having an opening in said well, a connecting member connecting the stand and the incline, a first end of said connecting membEr extending through the opening in said well, abutment means secured to said first end of the connecting member and located on the upper side of said inclined surface and disposed within said well, said connecting member being disposed to pivot vertically within said opening and said abutment means preventing withdrawal of said connecting member through said opening, said stand including a generally vertical leg having an aperture therein, the second end of said connecting member extending through said aperture, and second abutment means connected to the second end of the connecting member and located on the opposite side of said leg from said incline, engagement of said second abutment with said leg preventing withdrawal of said connecting member from said aperture.

Claim 7

The vehicle ramp of claim 4, wherein said aperture is generally keyhole-shaped including an enlarged upper portion and a narrow lower portion, said enlarged upper portion having a size sufficiently large to receive said second abutment means, whereby the second abutment means is inserted through said enlarged upper portion of the aperture and the connecting member is dropped downwardly within said narrow lower portion of said aperture.

Claim 8

The vehicle ramp of claim 4, wherein the first abutment means is located within the depression beneath the level of said incline surface.

Claim 9

The vehicle ramp of claim 4, wherein the opening in said incline surface is elongated in a direction longitudinal of said incline surface to permit vertical pivot movement of said connecting member with respect to said incline.

Claim 10

A vehicle ramp, comprising a stand including an upper supporting member to support the wheel of a vehicle and a pair of leg members joined to the ends of said support member, an incline connected to an end of said support member, connecting means for connecting each leg member to the support member, said connecting means comprising a tab on one of said members and a slot in the other of said members to receive the tab, a corner brace connecting the support member to the leg members at the corners of the stand, and second connecting means connecting the incline to the stand and including a second tab on said incline and a second slot in said stand to receive said second tab.

Claim 11

A vehicle ramp, comprising a stand including an upper supporting member to support the wheel of a vehicle and a pair of leg members joined to the ends of said support member, an incline connected to an end of said support member, connecting means for connecting each leg member to the support member, said connecting means comprising a tab on one of said members and a slot in the other of said members to receive the tab, a corner brace connecting the support member to the leg members at the corners of the stand, and second connecting means connecting the incline to the stand and including a second tab on said incline and a second slot in said stand to receive said second tab.

Claim 12

The vehicle ramp of claim 8, wherein said support member and each leg member are provided with a pair of side surfaces, the side surfaces of the support member being disposed in lapping relation with respect to the side surfaces of the respective leg member at the corners of the stand, and third connecting means connecting the lapping side surfaces together.

Claim 13

The vehicle ramp of claim 8, wherein said corner brace is provided with a pair of third tabs and each leg member is provided with a third slot and said support member is provided with a fourth slot, the third tabs of said corner brace being received within the third and fourth slots respectively to attach the corner brace to said support member and leg member.