Hitch-attached truck bed ramp

1 . A truck bed ramp comprising

a receiver structure, a plurality of wheel ramps, and a pickup truck;

wherein an openwork platform structure, the receiver structure, and the plurality of wheel ramps are contained in the pickup truck;

wherein the truck bed ramp is configured for use in transporting a vehicle;

wherein the receiver structure attaches to the openwork platform structure;

wherein the plurality of wheel ramps attach to the openwork platform structure;

wherein the pickup truck further comprises a hitch;

wherein the openwork platform structure rests on a superior surface of the bed of the pickup truck;

wherein the receiver structure secures the openwork platform structure to the hitch of the pickup truck;

wherein the plurality of wheel ramps are configured for loading the vehicle into the bed of the pickup truck;

wherein the openwork platform structure is configured for elevating the vehicle above the bed of the pickup truck;

wherein the receiver structure is configured for receiving the openwork platform structure into a fixed position relative to the bed of the pickup truck;

wherein the openwork platform structure comprises a superior face, an inferior face, a plurality of lateral faces, a left side ramp channel, and a right side ramp channel;

wherein the superior face forms the supporting surface that is configured for elevating the vehicle above the bed of the pickup truck;

wherein the inferior face is configured for receiving the loads of the superior face and the vehicle from the plurality of lateral faces;

wherein the inferior face forms a pedestal that is configured for transferring the loads of the vehicle and the openwork platform structure to the bed of the pickup truck.

2 . The truck bed ramp according to claim 1

wherein the openwork platform structure is a load bearing structure.

3 . The truck bed ramp according to claim 2

wherein the receiver structure removably attaches to the openwork platform structure;

wherein the receiver structure removably attaches the openwork platform structure to the hitch of the pickup truck;

wherein the receiver structure forms a brace structure that distributes transient forces between the openwork platform structure and the pickup truck.

4 . The truck bed ramp according to claim 3

wherein each selected wheel ramp is a load bearing structure;

wherein any first wheel ramp selected from the plurality of wheel ramps is essentially geometrically identical to any second wheel ramp selected from the plurality of wheel ramps;

wherein the ramps formed by the plurality of wheel ramps allows the vehicle to be rolled from the ground onto the superior face of the openwork platform structure.

5 . The truck bed ramp according to claim 4

wherein the superior face is a congruent end of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the superior face forms the superior surface of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the superior face is a load bearing structure;

wherein the superior face is configured for receiving the load of the vehicle;

wherein the superior face transfers the load of the vehicle to the plurality of lateral faces;

wherein the inferior face is a congruent end of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the inferior face forms the inferior surface of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the inferior face is a load bearing structure;

wherein the inferior face is the face of the openwork platform structure that is distal from the superior face;

wherein the inferior face forms the congruent end of the openwork platform structure that rests on the superior surface of the bed of the pickup truck;

wherein the plurality of lateral faces form the lateral face structure of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the plurality of lateral faces form the vertically oriented load bearing structures of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the plurality of lateral faces is configured to transfer the loads of the superior face and the vehicle to the inferior face;

wherein the plurality of lateral faces form the extension structure that is configured to elevate the superior face above the bed of the pickup truck;

wherein the plurality of lateral faces comprises an anterior lateral face, and a posterior lateral face;

wherein the anterior lateral face is a lateral face selected from the plurality of lateral faces of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the surface of the anterior lateral face is perpendicular to a primary sense of direction of the pickup truck;

wherein the anterior lateral face is the lateral face of the openwork platform structure that is proximal to the front of the pickup truck;

wherein the posterior lateral face is a lateral face selected from the plurality of lateral faces of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the surface of the posterior lateral face is perpendicular to the primary sense of direction of the pickup truck;

wherein the posterior lateral face is the lateral face of the openwork platform structure that is proximal to the rear of the pickup truck;

wherein the posterior lateral face is the face of the openwork platform structure that is distal from the anterior lateral face;

wherein the left side ramp channel comprises a first plurality of aligned negative spaces that are formed through the anterior lateral face and the posterior lateral face of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the left side ramp channel forms a channel that is configured for receiving a wheel ramp selected from the plurality of wheel ramps;

wherein the right side ramp channel comprises a second plurality of aligned negative spaces that are formed through the anterior lateral face and the posterior lateral face of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the right side ramp channel forms a channel that is configured for receiving a wheel ramp selected from the plurality of wheel ramps.

6 . The truck bed ramp according to claim 5

wherein the receiver structure comprises a receiver stanchion, a receiver mount, and a plurality of receiver braces;

wherein the receiver mount attaches to the receiver stanchion;

wherein the plurality of receiver braces attach to the receiver stanchion.

7 . The truck bed ramp according to claim 6

wherein the receiver stanchion is a load bearing structure;

wherein the receiver stanchion is a vertically oriented structure;

wherein the receiver stanchion forms an extension structure that bridges the reach between the inferior face of the openwork platform structure and the hitch of the pickup truck;

wherein the receiver stanchion forms a bracing structure that distributes transient forces between the inferior face and the receiver mount.

8 . The truck bed ramp according to claim 7

wherein the receiver mount is a mechanical structure;

wherein the receiver mount attaches to the congruent end of the receiver stanchion that is distal from the inferior face of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the receiver mount removably attaches to the hitch of the pickup truck;

wherein the receiver mount secures the receiver stanchion to the hitch.

9 . The truck bed ramp according to claim 8

wherein each receiver brace selected from the plurality of receiver braces forms a load bearing gusset;

wherein each receiver brace selected from the plurality of receiver braces attaches the receiver stanchion to the inferior face of the openwork platform structure;

wherein the plurality of receiver braces combine to form a bracing structure that distributes transient forces between the receiver stanchion and the inferior face of the openwork platform structure.

10 . The truck bed ramp according to claim 9

wherein the plurality of wheel ramps comprises a left side wheel ramp and a right side wheel ramp;

wherein the left side wheel ramp is a load bearing structure;

wherein the left side wheel ramp forms a ramp;

wherein the right side wheel ramp is a load bearing structure;

wherein the right side wheel ramp forms a ramp.