| CPC B65G 69/30 (2013.01) [B65G 67/20 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A ramp comprising:
a bottom member made from a first bottom member blank, the bottom member comprising a rectangular base panel having a linear proximal edge, a linear distal edge and parallel opposing side edges, the bottom member further comprising an integrally formed proximal panel extending perpendicularly upward from the proximal edge and terminating at a proximal upper edge, the proximal panel defining four proximal slots extending downward from the proximal upper edge, the bottom member further comprising an integrally formed distal panel extending perpendicularly upward from the distal edge and terminating at a distal upper edge, the distal panel defining four linear distal slots extending downward from the distal upper edge; and
a top member made from a top member blank folded into a wedge shaped structure defining an interior space and comprising an elongated slanted top panel having opposing side edges, a distal edge and a proximal edge, a vertically oriented, substantially triangular, first side panel foldably attached to the top panel along each of the opposing side edges, each first side panel defining a first bottom edge and comprising a substantially rectangular rear portion having an top edge and extending rearward of the proximal edge, the top member further comprising a horizontally oriented rectangular bottom panel hingedly attached to each first side panel along the first bottom edge and extending to a second bottom edge parallel to the first bottom edge and a triangular inner support panel hingedly attached to each bottom panel along the second bottom edge, each inner support panel comprising a substantially rectangular second rear portion extending rearward of the rear edge and having a horizontal top edge, each inner support panel defining a slanted top edge parallel to and co-planar with the two side edges, wherein;
the inner support panels are located in the interior space;
the top member defines a transverse proximal slot configured to receive and engage the proximal panel of the bottom member and a transverse distal slot configured to receive the distal panel of the bottom member such that a portion of each of the two bottom panels of the top member located between the proximal slot and the distal slot abuts and rests on the base panel; and
the four proximal slots and the four distal slots receive and engage the side panels and the inner support panels of the top member.
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