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RAMP INSTALLATION
Door Opening:
Open the door(s)
fully and check the clear door
opening width dimension. Speci-
fi
ed minimum clear door opening
width must be provided (39" for
34" ramps). See Figure F.
Door(s) must open outward.
When closed, the door(s) should
align with and conform to the
outboard edge of the ramp pan
(rubber seal on bottom of door).
Minimum Clear Door Opening
Dimensions are de
fi
ned as
fi
nished door opening, includ-
ing any intrusive door jambs,
headers, sills or hinges.
Obstructions:
Any intrusive
obstructions within the door
opening or the ramp mounting/
operating area (such as seats,
molding, lights, brackets, etc.)
must be removed. Trim or
remove molding that creates an
uneven mounting surface should
be removed. The molding can
be modi
fi
ed to
fi
t around the
ramp pan horizontal border (lip).
There must be a minimum 1/8"
clearance between the deployed
ramp assembly and the vehicle
fl
oor or any obstruction on the
fl
oor (such as a rubber sill or
threshold).
Outboard
Support Tube
“Floor Pocket” Clear Opening Dimensions
Figure C
Outboard Support Tube:
Recommended Height: 10-1/4"
above ground level. Kneeling
Vehicles: Measured with sus-
pension lowered.
29-1/4"
10-1/4"
Floor Slope = 0
˚
to 9.5
˚
ADA:
Installations with sup-
port tube positioned higher than
10-1/4" above ground level may
not comply with ADA ramp slope
requirements.
The portion of the
fl
oor where
the ramp mounts can range in
slope from 0° to 9.5°.
Figure D
Chassis
SUPPORT TUBE
Floor Pocket
Framework
Outboard
Support T
ube
Figure E
36-1/4"
Note:
Ramp assembly mounting hard-
ware and/or brackets are directly depen-
dant upon the vehicle chassis and “
fl
oor
pocket” con
fi
guration (not supplied).
Structure:
Minimum
1-1/2” x 2” steel tub-
ing (or equivalent).
Installation Requirements
(continued)
Figure C
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