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US 5,845,356 AGranted
Loading ramp and handling apparatus
AssigneeBraj Enterprise Inc.
InventorThomas P. Kielinski
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Abstract
A combined loading ramp and handling apparatus use on a loading dock comprises a ramp with rollers mounted on its side edges and a pair of parallel rails mounted on the loading lock. The rails have convex plates over which the rollers ride to lift the front edge of the ramp as it passes into the cargo compartment of a truck or trailer. The rails are secured together by a frame, and safety gates are mounted on posts secured to the frame.
Claims15
A combined loading ramp and handling apparatus comprising:
- a ramp having an upper surface for supporting cargo being transferred between a trailer and a loading dock, a front edge for engagement with the floor of a trailer, a rear edge for engagement with a loading dock, and a pair of opposite side edges;
- a pair of rollers mounted respectively on the ramp adjacent to said opposite side edges of the ramp;
- means for moving the ramp horizontally so that its front edge enters a cargo compartment of a vehicle;
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- rail means, supportable on a loading dock and having upwardly sloping surfaces engageable by said rollers, for lifting the front edge of the ramp as the ramp is moved toward the vehicle;
- the rail means also having downwardly sloping surfaces allowing the front edge of the ramp to engage a floor of the cargo compartment as the ramp is moved toward the vehicle.
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