Patents Assigned to Norstar Trailers, LLC
  • Patent number: 11975646
    Abstract: A spring-assisted trailer loading ramp for an equipment trailer includes a ramp support and at least one ramp rotatably mounted to an end of the ramp support by a spring assist assembly. The spring assist assembly includes: a plurality of pivot tabs mounted to the end of the ramp support, a primary pivot bar received by holes in the plurality of pivot tabs and by first holes in a plurality of hinge plates, at least one primary coil spring on the primary pivot bar configured to act on the ramp support and one of the hinge plates, a secondary pivot bar received by second holes in the plurality of hinge plates and mounted to the at least one ramp, and at least one secondary coil spring on the secondary pivot bar configured to act on the at least one ramp and one of the hinge plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Norstar Trailers, LLC
    Inventors: Johan Harms, Wade Gerritt VanNoord