Dock Leveler With Spring Anchor
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorKeith T. Kee
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Abstract
A dock leveler comprises a counterbalancing assembly comprising a spring and an anchor plate. The anchor plate spans a width of the spring to permit coupling of the counterbalancing assembly and a linkage system. The anchor plate comprises a first end portion wrapped around a first outer surface of a spring of the dock leveler to secure the anchor plate to the spring, a middle portion adjacent the first end portion, and a second end portion adjacent the middle portion, the second end portion wrapped around a second outer surface of the spring to secure the anchor plate to the spring.
Claims20
A dock leveler comprising:
- a counterbalancing assembly comprising a spring;
- and
- an anchor plate spanning a width of the spring to permit coupling of the counterbalancing assembly and a linkage system, the anchor plate comprising:
- a first end portion wrapped around a first outer surface of a spring of the dock leveler to secure the anchor plate to the spring;
- a middle portion adjacent the first end portion;
- and
- a second end portion adjacent the middle portion, the second end portion wrapped around a second outer surface of the spring to secure the anchor plate to the spring.
A dock leveler comprising:
- at least one spring having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to a face plate of the dock leveler;
- and
- at least one anchor plate spanning a width of the second end of the at least one spring to permit coupling of the at least one spring and a linkage system of the dock leveler, the at least one anchor plate comprising:
- a first end portion wrapped around a first outer surface of the second end of the at least one spring to secure the at least one anchor plate to the at least one spring;
- a middle portion adjacent the first end portion;
- and
- a second end portion adjacent the middle portion, the second end portion wrapped around a second outer surface of the second end of the at least one spring to secure the at least one anchor plate to the at least one spring.
A spring anchor comprising:
- an anchor plate configured to span a width of a spring of a dock leveler to permit coupling of a counterbalancing assembly and a linkage system of the dock leveler, the anchor plate comprising:
- a first end portion configured to wrap around a first outer surface of a spring of the dock leveler to secure the anchor plate to the spring;
- a middle portion adjacent the first end portion;
- and
- a second end portion adjacent the middle portion, the second end portion configured to wrap around a second outer surface of the spring to secure the anchor plate to the spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.