Abstract: A ramp and/or platform assembly includes a decking system having a tread surface on at least a portion of a top deck surface of the decking system, wherein the tread surface includes a plurality of multi-tiered ridges on the top deck surface for contact with a traveling body on the top deck surface.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a handrail bracket for coupling a handrail to a portion of a ramp and/or platform assembly includes a first portion for coupling to a handrail system, and a second portion for supporting the handrail, the second portion being adjustably coupled to the first portion. In another embodiment, a ramp and/or platform assembly includes a handrail system coupled to the decking system at an interface, wherein the handrail system includes a pivoting bracket for adjustable handrail alignment to substantially align a handrail with the grade of the decking system.

Abstract: A ramp assembly in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a decking system and a handrail system, and an interface between the decking system and the handrail system and a support system pivotably coupled to the interface. Other embodiments include a swivel bracket and a method of assembling a ramp assembly.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a handrail system for a ramp assembly, the handrail system includes first and second handrail posts oriented substantially perpendicular to a ground surface, a handrail portion having first and second ends extending between the first and second handrail posts, wherein the handrail portion is substantially parallel to a ramping surface ramping from a first elevation to a second elevation at a grade, and first and second interfaces at the first and second ends of the handrail portion for interfacing with the first and second handrail posts. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, an adaptor is configured for a handrail portion.

Abstract: A lifting device, configured to attach to a lifting head and sling to move a disabled person from one location to another including a support column, a first arm, a second arm, and a friction brake. The support column includes an axis and is configured to attach between two stationary surfaces. The first arm is fixedly connected to the support column. The second arm is pivotally connected to the first arm at a pivot joint. The second arm is configured to connect to the lifting head. The support column and first arm are configured to rotate around the axis, and the second arm is configured to pivot around the pivot joint such that the second arm second end rotates three hundred and sixty degrees around the axis.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a ramp and platform interface, includes a platform side defining one or more slots, the upper end of the one or more slots defined by a downwardly and inwardly extending lip; at least one support flange including a body, a lip disposed at the top edge of the body, and a flange section outwardly extending from the body, wherein the at least one support flange is selectively mounted to the platform side via the one or more slots; and a ramp section defining a support surface on a top side thereof and one or more support flange engagement structure on the bottom side thereof, wherein the ramp section is disposed in a supporting relationship with the platform side via cooperation of the flange section and the support flange engagement structure.

Abstract: A support assembly suitable for use in a modular ramp and platform assembly is disclosed. Additionally, an interface between components of the platform assembly, including, for example, the interface between the ramp section and the deck or platform section is provided, and may include support flanges that operatively interact with one or more slots positioned on the platform section.

Abstract: A connection assembly, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, generally includes a first portion, wherein the first portion includes a body made substantially from plastic material and an adjustable interface made substantially from metal material, and a second portion couplable to the first portion.

Abstract: A ramp assembly for a vehicle generally includes a ramp platform having a top substantially planar tread surface and first and second ends, and an extension section movably coupled to the first end of the ramp platform at an interface, wherein the extension section is configured to move between a first extension section orientation and a second extension section orientation.

Abstract: An extension section for a ramp platform generally includes a first sloping portion including a lip releasably that is receivable by a lip receiving channel, wherein the first sloping portion includes a stepped surface configured to interface with a transition plate, and a second sloping portion oriented with respect to the first sloping section such that the first and second sloping portions converge to form an obtuse angle at their juncture.

Abstract: An extension section for a ramp platform generally includes a first sloping portion including a lip releasably that is receivable by a lip receiving channel, wherein the first sloping portion includes a stepped surface configured to interface with a transition plate, and a second sloping portion oriented with respect to the first sloping section such that the first and second sloping portions converge to form an obtuse angle at their juncture.

Abstract: A ramp assembly generally includes a ramp platform having a top substantially planar tread surface and an extension section extending outwardly from an end of the ramp platform. The extension section has proximal and distal sloping portions that converge at a juncture forming an obtuse angle therebetween.

Abstract: A folding ramp (20) generally includes at least first and second ramp sections (24 and 26), and a first hinge assembly (22) coupling the first and second ramp sections. The first hinge assembly includes adjacent first and second collars (44A and 44B), wherein a first portion of a tongue and groove coupling device (60A) of the first collar is coupled to a second portion of the tongue and groove coupling device (62A) of the first ramp section and a first portion of a tongue and groove coupling device (60B) of the second collar is coupled to a second portion of a tongue and groove coupling device (62B) of the second ramp section. The first hinge assembly further includes a hinge pin (48), wherein the first and second collars are designed and configured to rotate in opposite directions around the hinge pin.

Abstract: A ramp assembly generally includes a ramp platform having a top substantially planar tread surface and an extension section extending outwardly from an end of the ramp platform. The extension section has proximal and distal sloping portions that converge at a juncture forming an obtuse angle therebetween.

Abstract: A folding ramp (20) generally includes at least first and second ramp sections (24 and 26), and a first hinge assembly (22) coupling the first and second ramp sections. The first hinge assembly includes adjacent first and second collars (44A and 44B), wherein a first portion of a tongue and groove coupling device (60A) of the first collar is coupled to a second portion of the tongue and groove coupling device (62A) of the first ramp section and a first portion of a tongue and groove coupling device (60B) of the second collar is coupled to a second portion of a tongue and groove coupling device (62B) of the second ramp section. The first hinge assembly further includes a hinge pin (48), wherein the first and second collars are designed and configured to rotate in opposite directions around the hinge pin.

Abstract: The inflatable basin (10) comprised of a bottom wall (12) and upwardly extending side walls (14), which extend around the perimeter of the bottom wall (12). The side walls (14), in cooperation with the bottom wall (12), define a water-tight cavity suitably dimensioned for receiving the head of a patient. The side walls (14) are composed of a plurality of inflatable tubular members (14A and 14B) that include an opening (16) so that the head of the patient may be placed within the basin (10) when the patient is in a prone position. The basin is provided within a support structure (32) secured to the bottom wall (12), and a resealable valve (30) disposed in a drain outlet (28) in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the basin (10).

Abstract: Several elongated tread plates are pivotally connected together to form the central load-bearing portion of a ramp. Rigid side rails can be latched to the assembly of tread plates to maintain the tread plates with their upper surfaces coplanar. The side rails can be unlatched from the tread plate assembly, whereupon the tread plate assembly can be rolled to compact condition for storage.