Gap barrier for dock levelers
AssigneeGlobal Material Technologies, Inc.
InventorDavid A. Colbert
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for covering a gap that is adjacent a side of a dock plate, which apparatus includes an elongate member having a top surface and a bottom surface, a pin connected to the bottom surface, a tear-resistant material in contact with the bottom surface of the elongate member; and a means for maintaining the contact between the tear-resistant material and the bottom surface.
Claims23
An apparatus for covering a gap that is adjacent a side of a dock plate, which apparatus comprises:
- (i) an elongate member having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- (ii) a pin connected to the bottom surface;
- (iii) a tear-resistant material in contact with the bottom surface of the elongate member;
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- (iv) a means for maintaining the contact between the tear-resistant material and the bottom surface.
An apparatus for covering a gap that is adjacent a side of a dock plate, which, upon said gap being covered by said apparatus, results in substantially impeding movement of fluid or vermin through said gap, which apparatus comprises:
- (i) a sealing material;
- (ii) a tear-resistant material that is adjacent to the sealing material, wherein the tear-resistant material comprises metal;
- (iii) an elongate member having a top surface and a bottom surface;
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- (iv) one or more connecting materials for connecting the sealing material to the tear-resistant material and the tear-resistant material to the elongate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.