# US 10,370,207 B1 · Outdoor mobile loading dock > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,370,207 B1 - Document ID: US10370207B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/977,350 - Filed: 2018-05-11 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-11 - Applicants: Grant Leum - Inventors: Grant Leum - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10370207B1 ## CPC - B65G 69/30: Non-permanently installed loading ramps, e.g. transportable - B65G: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable mobile or lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F9/00; emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D) ## Abstract An outdoor mobile loading dock having a frame and a planar ramp member. The frame including two opposing side rails and support beams, the support beams having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to one of the opposing side rails and the second end secured to the second opposing side rail. The planar ramp member having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end including an upper edge having a lip and an upper ramp portion adjacent the upper edge. The upper ramp member being substantially parallel to the ground and having an open-grate section to facilitate drainage of water through the open-grate section to the ground below, thereby improving vehicle mobility and traction on the planar ramp member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An outdoor mobile loading dock comprising: a frame including (a) two opposing side rails, and (b) support beams, the support beams having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to one of the opposing side rails and the second end secured to the second opposing side rail; and a planar ramp member having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end including an upper edge having a lip, the lip being able to be activated between an extended/engaged position to contact a truck bed and a retracted/disengaged position, the lip being a moveable safety-barrier portion; and an upper ramp portion adjacent the upper edge and being substantially parallel to the ground and having an open-grate section to facilitate drainage of water through the open-grate section to the ground below, the upper ramp portion including two opposing lateral extension portions, the planar ramp member being able to be moved between an upward and downward position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile loading dock of claim 1 further including a solar-powered hydraulic system to provide power enabling movement of the loading dock. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile loading dock of claim 1 wherein the upper ramp portion includes an integrated dock leveler. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile loading dock of claim 1 wherein the planar ramp member is substantially comprised of an open-grate surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile loading dock of claim 1 wherein the support beams are affixed to an underside of the planar ramp member and are configured to transfer and carry the forklift tire load. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mobile loading dock of claim 1 further including a solar panel mounted to the frame, the solar panel connected to a battery and a hydraulic pump to provide power for a leveling action of the loading dock. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The mobile loading dock of claim 6 wherein the battery is a rechargeable battery. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile loading dock of claim 1 further including a solar panel mounted to the frame, the solar panel connected to a battery and a hydraulic pump to provide power for movement of the loading dock. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The mobile loading dock of claim 8 wherein the planar ramp member and lip are powered by the solar panel, hydraulic pump and battery. ### Claim 10 An outdoor portable loading dock comprising: a portable frame configured to allow the dock to be moved to different locations, the portable frame including (a) two opposing side rails, and (b) support beams, the support beams having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to one of the opposing side rails and the second end secured to the second opposing side rail; and a planar ramp member separate from and not integrally formed with the portable frame, the planar ramp member having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end including an upper edge having a lip, the lip being able to be activated between an extended/engaged position to contact a truck bed and a retracted/disengaged position, the lip being a moveable safety-barrier portion; and an upper ramp portion adjacent the upper edge and being substantially parallel to the ground and having an open-grate section to facilitate drainage of water through the open-grate section to the ground below, the upper ramp portion including two opposing lateral extension portions, the upper ramp member being able to be moved between an upward and downward position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The outdoor portable loading dock of claim 10 wherein the planar ramp member is not welded to the portable frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The mobile loading dock of claim 10 further including a solar panel mounted to the frame, the solar panel connected to a battery and a hydraulic pump to provide power for movement of the loading dock. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The mobile loading dock of claim 10 further including a solar-powered hydraulic system to provide power enabling movement of the loading dock. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The mobile loading dock of claim 10 wherein the upper ramp portion includes an integrated dock leveler. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The mobile loading dock of claim 10 wherein the planar ramp member is substantially comprised of an open-grate surface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The mobile loading dock of claim 10 wherein the support beams are affixed to the underside of the planar ramp member and are configured to transfer and carry the forklift tire load. ### Claim 17 An outdoor portable loading dock comprising a planar ramp member having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end including an upper edge having a lip, the lip being a moveable safety-barrier portion and the lip being able to be activated between an extended/engaged position to contact a truck bed and a retracted/disengaged position and an upper ramp portion adjacent the upper edge and being substantially parallel to the ground and having an open-grate section to facilitate drainage of water through the open-grate section to the ground below, the upper ramp portion including two opposing lateral extension portions, the upper ramp member being able to be moved between an upward and downward position. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The mobile loading dock of claim 17 wherein the planar ramp member is substantially comprised of an open-grate surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The mobile loading dock of claim 17 further including support beams affixed to the underside of the upper ramp member and are configured to transfer and carry the forklift tire load. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The mobile loading dock of claim 17 further including a solar panel mounted to the loading dock, the solar panel connected to a battery and a hydraulic pump to provide power for a leveling action of the loading dock. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The mobile loading dock of claim 20 wherein the planar ramp member and lip are powered by the solar panel, hydraulic pump and battery.