ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,552, issued on Jan. 20.
"Ramp gate trailer bed extension device and method of use" was invented by Jay Dorrell (Lumberton, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a ramp gate trailer bed extension device capable of expanding the overall length of a trailer bed for transporting larger cargo. The device is designed as a mechanical device and includes two independent flat iron or telescoping rods, each rod is attached to the trailer and the ramp for enabling up and down movement of the gate. In one embodiment, the ramp becomes substantially horizontal and selectively coplanar with trailer bed to expand the ...