Seals for dock levelling systems, methods of sealing gaps in dock levelling systems, and methods of arranging seals for dock levelling systems for storage or transportation

A seal for a dock levelling system comprising a movable ramp arranged within a recess, wherein the seal is for sealing a gap between a side of the movable ramp and a wall of the recess, the seal comprising:

• a flexible strip formed of a flexible material having a length;
• on each longitudinal edge of the flexible strip, respective attachment strips for attaching the flexible strip to the side of the movable ramp, wherein the seal is configurable to move between a flat state, in which the attachment strips are separated relative to each other by the flexible material of the flexible strip between the attachment strips, and the flexible material of the flexible strip between the attachment strips do not form a closed loop, and a sealed state;
• wherein in the sealed state, the seal is arranged so that the attachment strips are attached adjacently to each other and to the side of the movable ramp, and the material of the flexible strip between the attachment strips forms a closed loop extending out from the side of the movable ramp to the wall of the recess, to seal the gap between the side of the movable ramp and the wall of the recess;
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• wherein each attachment strip includes a discontinuity, such that each attachment strip is discontinuous along the length of the flexible strip, and wherein at least the flexible strip is configured to be folded transversely relative to the length of the flexible strip at the discontinuity when the seal is in the flat state, thereby reducing the length of at least the flexible strip;
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• wherein at least the flexible strip is folded longitudinally along the material of the flexible strip between the attachment strips.