Tailgate ramp for attaching to the tailgate of a truck

Claim 1

a loading ramp foldable inside of the tailgate of trucks having tailgates comprising: a. a truck tailgate having an inside and an outside; b. a first rectangular ramp section pivotally connected to the inside of said tailgate; c. a second rectangular ramp section pivotally connected to each side of said first ramp section by a first and a second rigid bar means, i. said first rigid bar means being rotatably pinned to the middle of the sides of said first ramp section and to the side of the upper end of said second ramp section; ii. said second rigid bar means being rotatably pinned to the side of the lower end of said first ramp section and to the middle of the side of said second ramp section; d. a third rectangular ramp section pivotally connected to each side of said second ramp section by said second rigid bar means and by third rigid bar means, i. said second rigid bar means being rotatably pinned at its lower end to the upper end of the side of said third ramp section, ii. said third rigid bar means being pinned to the side of the lower end of said second ramp section and to the middle of the side of said third ramp section, said rectangular ramp sections having a height less than the height of said tailgate to enable said ramp to be folded inside said tailgate without extending above said tailgate, said ramp sections having two parallel shorter sides and two parallel longer sides, said longer sides being parallel to the rear edge of said tailgate, said rectangular ramp sections having a metal grating connected to the edges thereof for supporting cargo being loaded on said tailgate, one of the longer edges of said rectangular ramp sections being adjacent to one of the longer edges of an adjacent rectangular ramp section when said foldable ramp is unfolded and extended to load cargo, said adjacent rectangular ramp sections forming a continuous inclined roadway when extended to load cargo.