Dock leveler with adjustable bracket assembly
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorsJared W. Eller, Dor Gamliel, Ruiping Ouyang
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Abstract
A dock leveler for a loading dock having an adjustable leg bracket assembly. The dock leveler may include an adjustment bracket and a threaded adjustment shaft. The adjustment bracket may include a horizontal plate having a threaded hole. The threaded adjustment shaft may extend through the threaded hole of the horizontal plate and may be configured to adjust a height of the leg bracket assembly by rotation of the adjustment shaft relative to the horizontal plate. The threaded adjustment shaft may have a leading end that abuts against a base plate disposable in a fixed position on a floor of the dock. The base plate may be independent from the adjustment shaft.
Claims20
A dock leveler having an adjustable leg bracket assembly, comprising:
- an adjustment bracket comprising a horizontal plate, the horizontal plate comprising a threaded hole;
- a threaded adjustment shaft extending through the threaded hole of the horizontal plate, the threaded adjustment shaft being configured to adjust a height of the leg bracket assembly by rotation of the adjustment shaft relative to the horizontal plate, the threaded adjustment shaft having a leading end that abuts against a base plate disposable in a fixed position on a floor of the dock, the base plate being independent from the adjustment shaft.
A dock leveler for a loading dock, comprising:
- a leg bracket assembly couplable to a back wall of the dock, comprising:
- a leg;
- an adjustment bracket coupled to a bottom portion of the leg and comprising a horizontal plate comprising a hole;
- a bolt comprising a threaded shaft extending through the hole in the horizontal plate;
- a nut threadedly engaging the threaded shaft of the bolt,
- wherein the nut is disposed below the horizontal plate, and
- wherein the horizontal plate contacts a top of the nut.
A dock leveler comprising:
- an adjustment bracket;
- a bolt comprising a threaded shaft extending downward through a hole in the adjustment bracket;
- a nut threadedly engaging the threaded shaft of the bolt;
- and
- a base plate disposed below the adjustment bracket, wherein the bottom end of the bolt contacts the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.