US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 480
.~.~ Load-receiving portion includes means which extends longitudinally therefrom to form ramp when portion pivots

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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

467  DF  SELF-LOADING OR UNLOADING VEHICLES {8}
469  DF  .~ With load-receiving portion, or significant section thereof, pivotable relative to horizontal {13}
480.~.~ Load-receiving portion includes means which extends longitudinally therefrom to form ramp when portion pivots

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/480

Load-receiving portion includes means which extends longitudinally therefrom to form ramp when portion pivots:

(under subclass 469) Apparatus wherein the load-receiving portion is provided with a means which can be extended (often telescopically) so as to be, when the portion is in its pivoted attitude, in close proximity to the surface from or to which a load is to be moved.

(1) Note. Patents are placed herein without regard to whether the means continues to support the load after the means returns to its nonoperative position, since it is not always possible to clearly identify which structural elements are bearing the weight of the load after the vehicle has been loaded.