US Patent 7533923 Tailgate ramp system

A tailgate ramp system includes a truck bed having a bottom wall, a front wall, a first lateral wall and second lateral wall. A tailgate is hingedly coupled to the rear edge of the bottom wall. A liner is positioned in and covers an inner surface of the truck bed. The liner includes a base wall that is positioned on the bottom wall. The base wall has a back edge that is aligned with the rear edge and which has a pair of elongated wells extending therein. A pair of ramps is provided. Each of the ramps has a first end and a second end. Each of the ramps is removably positioned in one of the wells to define a stored position. The first ends are attached in the tailgate and the second ends abut a ground surface to define a deployed position.