US Patent Issued to The Braun on Sept. 9 for "Geared ramp assembly with raised ramp position and side rails and method of use" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,769, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to The Braun Corp. (Winamac, Ind.).

"Geared ramp assembly with raised ramp position and side rails and method of use" was invented by Adam Smith (Indianapolis) and Justin M. Kline (Westfield, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ramp assembly to accommodate a wheel-chaired passenger to enter or exit a motorized vehicle having a conventional floor includes a frame, a ramp, and a side rail assembly. The ramp is slidably coupled to the frame for movement between a stowed position and an extended position. Once extended, the rear end of the ramp is movable between a raised position and a lowered pos...