| US 7,516,997 B2 | ||
| Compact truck tailgate and general purpose utility ladder | ||
| John Kuznarik, 2912 Duffer Rd., Sebring, Fla. 33872 (US); Evelio Acosta, Sunny Isles, Fla. (US); and Roberto Diaz, Miami, Fla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to John Kuznarik, Sebring, Fla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 19, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/984,498. | ||
| Application 11/984498 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/436081, filed on May 18, 2006, abandoned. | ||
| Application 11/436081 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/133353, filed on May 20, 2005, granted, now 7,240,947. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0136208 A1, Jun. 12, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 25/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—62 [182/127; 182/88; 280/163] | 11 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus, comprising:
a non-collapsible single unit stair comprising: a pair of opposing side rails supporting at least a top step and a bottom
step;
a pair of travel rails, wherein a travel rail is associated with each of the opposing side rails of the non-collapsible single
unit stair; and
a ladder rack adapted to couple the apparatus to a substantially horizontal surface, the ladder rack including a pair of stationary
rollers;
wherein the pair of stationary rollers roll within the pair of travel rails to permit movement of the non-collapsible single
unit stair between a user-ready position and a storage position;
further wherein the ladder rack is substantially box-shaped and includes at least one open end adapted to receive the non-collapsible
single unit stair.
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