Tarun C Kumar

US Patent:

7329080, Feb 12, 2008

Filed:

Aug 23, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/208930

Inventors:

Tarun Kumar - South River NJ, US

International Classification:

B65G 67/02

US Classification:

414537

Abstract:

A sports equipment transporting apparatus is described. The apparatus is designed to be put into a vehicle with a mid- to long-size body length and is housed within a ramp housing. The ramp housing is two-tiered and includes a slide-out ramp located within the upper tier, with the ramp being mounted on a pair of guide tracks. The lower tier includes a storage compartment and a spare tire compartment. The rear entry of the vehicle is modified so that the top door panel becomes a roll-out door panel, with two swinging doors attached that pivot outwards ninety degrees. When the ramp is fully extended from the ramp housing, the ramp angles downward and touches an external ground surface. Once a piece of sports equipment has been placed on top of the ramp housing, a series of tie-downs are utilized to keep the sports equipment in place.