Dock leveler with leg bracket assembly

A dock leveler for a loading dock, comprising:

• a leg bracket assembly, comprising:
• a leg;
• a deck hinge bracket coupled to a top portion of the leg, wherein the deck hinge bracket comprises:
• a rear plate couplable to a back wall of the loading dock;
• a bottom plate coupled to the rear plate;
• a deck hinge shaft coupled to the bottom plate of the deck hinge bracket;
• and
• a deck rotatably coupled to the deck hinge shaft;
• and
• wherein the bottom plate of the deck hinge bracket comprises a protrusion, the protrusion being positioned directly below the deck hinge shaft and extending upwardly from the deck hinge bracket toward the deck hinge shaft.

A dock leveler for a loading dock, comprising:

• a leg bracket assembly, comprising:
• a leg;
• a deck hinge bracket coupled to a top portion of the leg and a back wall of the loading dock;
• a deck hinge shaft coupled to the deck hinge bracket such that the deck hinge shaft is proximate the back wall of the loading dock;
• and
• a deck rotatably coupled to the deck hinge shaft such that a back end of the deck is proximate a top edge of the back wall of the loading dock;
• and
• wherein a bottom plate of the deck hinge bracket comprises a protrusion, the protrusion being positioned directly below the deck hinge shaft and extending upwardly from the deck hinge bracket toward the deck hinge shaft.