Kerb Ramp

Abstract

A kerb ramp is described comprising a ramp body ( 12 ), a stop member ( 28 ) depending downwardly from the ramp body ( 12 ), an upper lip ( 20 ) secured to an upper edge part ( 16 ) of the ramp body ( 12 ) that, in use, is supported upon the kerb or footpath surface, and a lower lip ( 22 ) secured to a lower edge part ( 18 ) of the ramp body ( 12 ) that, in use, is supported upon the road surface, wherein the upper and lower lips ( 20, 22 ) are of a rubber or rubber-like plastics material and extend beneath the ramp body ( 12 ) to engage, respectively, the kerb or footpath surface and the road surface, and wherein the stop member ( 28 ) is engageable, in use, with an upright wall of the kerb.

1 . A kerb ramp comprising a ramp body, a stop member depending downwardly from the ramp body, an upper lip secured to an upper edge part of the ramp body that, in use, is supported upon the kerb or footpath surface, and a lower lip secured to a lower edge part of the ramp body that, in use, is supported upon the road surface, wherein the upper and lower lips are of a rubber or rubber-like plastics material and extend beneath the ramp body to engage, respectively, the kerb or footpath surface and the road surface, and wherein the stop member is engageable, in use, with an upright wall of the kerb. 
     
     
         2 . A kerb ramp according to  claim 1 , wherein the stop member comprises a downwardly depending wall. 
     
     
         3 . A kerb ramp according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower lips are of a relatively dense plastics material. 
     
     
         4 . A kerb ramp according to  claim 3 , wherein the relatively dense plastics material includes a quantity of recycled material. 
     
     
         5 . A kerb ramp according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower lips are secured to the ramp body by a snap fit coupling. 
     
     
         6 . A kerb ramp according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower lips are secured to the ramp body by being bolted or adhered to the ramp body, or by including features that are an interference fit with features of the ramp body.