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US 2012/0000150 A1Published application
Side seal members for a dock seal
AssigneeRite-Hite Holding Corporation
InventorsCharles J. Digmann, Timothy J. Schmidt
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Abstract
Side seal member for a loading dock seal are disclosed. An example dock seal includes a backer to couple the dock seal to a wall and a resiliently compressible member supported by the backer. A pliable cover encases the compressible member. The pliable cover has a first end overlapping a second end to define a separable joint that is to be disposed between the backer and the wall when the dock seal is coupled to the wall.
Claims20
A dock seal comprising:
- a backer to couple the dock seal to a wall;
- a resiliently compressible member supported by the backer;
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- a pliable cover to encase the compressible member, the pliable cover having a first end overlapping a second end to define a separable joint that is to be disposed between the backer and the wall when the dock seal is coupled to the wall.
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A dock seal comprising:
- a backer having a back surface that is to face a wall when the backer is coupled to the wall;
- a resiliently compressible member supported by the backer;
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- a pliable cover overlying the resiliently compressible member, the pliable cover having a front sheet to engage the vehicle, a back sheet to engage the wall, and first and second side sheets between the front sheet and the back sheet, the back sheet having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is to overlap at least a portion of the second portion to reduce a gap between the backer and the wall when the dock seal is coupled to the wall.
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A dock seal comprising:
- a resiliently compressible member coupled to a backer and having a back side to face a wall;
- a first pliable cover overlying a front side and lateral sides of the resiliently compressible member, wherein the front side is to engage a vehicle when the dock seal is coupled to the wall;
- a second pliable cover overlying a first portion of the back side of the compressible member, wherein a first end of the second pliable cover overlaps at least a portion of a first end of the first pliable cover;
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- a first fastener to couple the first ends of the first and second pliable covers, wherein the first fastener and the first ends of the first and second pliable covers are to reduce a gap between the backer and the wall when the dock seal is coupled to the wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.