Abstract: A truck ramp mountable to the upper surface of the cargo portion of a pickup truck that has a bottom hinged tailgate and at least one wheel well having a contour and which includes a fixed portion, a movable portion, an axle, a pair of rollers, a pair of tracks, and a stop. The fixed portion has an upper surface, a lower surface, a longitudinal axis center line, and a back end. The fixed portion is removably mountable to the upper surface of the cargo portion and forms a chamber therebetween. The movable portion is slidably mounted within the chamber and has a retracted position, an extended position, a distal end, an upper surface, and a proximal end that contains a tunnel. The axle has a pair of free ends and is rotatably mounted in the tunnel of the movable portion. Each of the pair of rollers are located at each of the pair of free ends of the axle.

Abstract: A transfer apparatus for moving a stored article between a movable table and a storage rack has a traction pin carried on an endless chain or belt with the chain or belt in a plane which is inclined to horizontal or is vertical. A pressing pin may be provided on the chain or belt for pushing the stored article off of the moving table onto the storage rack for transferring the stored article between two storage racks, with the table between racks. The apparatus may be provided with two, three or four rotors for the chain or belt.