Lighting and signaling systems for loading docks

A dock leveler lighting system for use at a loading dock platform, the dock leveler lighting system comprising:

• a deck mountable for movement relative to the loading dock platform such that the deck is selectively moveable between a raised position and a lowered position;
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• a light fixture being substantially stationary relative to the loading dock platform and being positioned underneath the deck.

A dock leveler lighting system for use at a loading dock platform, the dock leveler lighting system comprising:

• a deck mountable for movement relative to the loading dock platform such that the deck is selectively moveable between a raised position and a lowered position;
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• a light fixture coupled to a lateral edge of the deck such that the light fixture and the deck move as a unit, the light fixture being above the loading dock platform when the deck is in the raised position, and the light fixture being below the dock platform when the deck is in the lowered position.

A method of providing a dock leveler with a dock lighting system, wherein the dock leveler is installed within a pit lined by a pit wall, the dock leveler includes a deck that is movable relative to a loading dock platform adjacent the pit, a lateral edge of the deck includes a channel that positions a seal between the lateral edge of the deck and the pit wall, the method comprising:

• attaching a light fixture to the channel.