ACCESS RAMP

摘要

A manual ramp assembly (10) is installed on an underside of a bus (13). To deploy the ramp assembly (10), a support (20) is manually drawn away from the bus (13) by means of a handle (27). First and second platforms (24, 25), which are pivotally attached to the support (20), are then manually rotated until the free end of the second platform (25) contacts a kerb or road and, after the support (20) has been pushed slightly back towards the bus, a flanged portion (26) of the first platform (24) is manually secured to a threshold of the bus (13.) The first and second platforms (24, 25) thereby define a fairly smooth access ramp (22) for facilitating access to the bus (13), for example by a wheelchair. The first and second platforms (24, 25) may be telescopically connected, rather than being pivotally connected.