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US 2025/0368461 A1Published application
Bumpers for use at loading docks
AssigneeRite-Hite Holding Corporation
InventorMatthew J. Sveum
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Abstract
Bumpers for loading docks are disclosed. An example rear impact guard (RIG) bumper includes a casing, a compressible body in the casing, a rod through the casing, and a lip-supporting plate associated with the casing and positioned above the compressible body, where the lip-supporting plate is to move with the casing in reaction to an impact from a vehicle.
Claims20
A rear impact guard (RIG) bumper to couple to a dock face of a loading dock, the RIG bumper comprising:
- a casing;
- a compressible body in the casing;
- a rod through the casing;
- and
- a lip-supporting plate associated with the casing and positioned above the compressible body, the lip-supporting plate to move with the casing in reaction to an impact from a vehicle.
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A RIG bumper comprising:
- a first mounting bracket;
- a second mounting bracket;
- a first casing;
- a second casing, the first casing and the second casing between the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket;
- a resilient body between first casing and the second casing;
- and
- a support plate to slide with the casing and the resilient body relative to the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket.
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A bumper for a dock face of a loading dock, the bumper including:
- a casing including casing brackets and a lip-supporting surface;
- a compressible body between the casing brackets;
- and
- mounting brackets to attached to the dock face of the loading dock, the compressible body and the casing brackets between the mounting brackets, the mounting brackets to be substantially stationary relative to the dock face when the bumper is attached to the loading dock, the casing brackets and the lip-supporting surface to move relative to the mounting brackets in response to compression of the compressible body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.