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A Novel Sliding Ramp
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WITH the object of enabling the vehicle to which it is fitted to be suitable for other purposes besides the conveyance of horses or cattle, a ramp Is now marketed by Messrs. Hemming Bsothers, 233, Highgate Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, 12, which, when out of use, slides under the body of the vehicle, being designed to fold longitudinally so that its width, when thus folded, is less than that of the chassis.
The operations of bringing the ramp into position, folding it, and sliding it under the body can be performed, we understand, by one man in one minute, and it is entirely independent of the rear doors or any other part of the body. The ramp runs into its concealed position on rollers, and, as supplied for use with Bedford or Ford chassis, is 8 ft. 6 ins. long.
The patent gates, also marketed by this concern, for use in conjunction with the Lake's ramp, as it is named, are worthy of note. As can be seen from an accompanying illustration, they are constructed so that when open the horizontal members assume a position parallel to the ramp, enclosing the sides of the latter to facilitate driving livestock into the vehicle, whilst in the closed position the vertical timbers intermesh, forming a solid rear door.