A moveable ramp assembly
CA 2229680 C · Owner: Saucier, Stanton D. · Inventors: Fretwell, Percy; Saucier, Stanton D.; Dannas, Par E.
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A compact movable ramp assembly is provided that can be securely stored beneath a vehicle floor and safely and reliably operated. The ramp assembly comprises a mounting structure having a series of top panels that form the vehicle, floor. The ramp assembly also includes a moveable platform that deploys outward, from the mounting structure forming an extended ramp from the ground level to the, vehicle to allow the passage of passengers across the platform into and out of the, vehicle. The compact design of the ramp assembly is achieved by enclosing the motor unit within the ramp assembly and positioning the drive mechanism above the moveable platform but below the top panels of the …
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- Filed February 16, 1998 and granted November 27, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 16, 2018.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by February 16, 2020.
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