Loading dock with lip protecting bumpers
AssigneeUnited Dominion Industries, Inc.
InventorJames C Alexander
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Abstract
A dock leveler and installation thereof having a bumper assembly to protect the deck and the lip of the leveler. In one embodiment the dock leveler comprises a pivotable deck and a lip attached to the deck at one end thereof. A bumper is operably connected to the deck and moveable with the deck. The bumper is selectively moveable to protrude beyond the end of the deck to protect the dock leveler from impact. In another embodiment a dock leveler installation comprises a loading dock having a front face. A dock leveler is mounted at the loading dock and has a pivotable deck and a lip attached to the deck at one end thereof. A bumper is operably connected to the front face beneath the dock leveler and projecting in front of the lip when the lip is in a pendent position.
Claims9
A dock leveler comprising:
- a pivotable deck and a lip attached to said deck at one end thereof,
- a bumper operably connected to said deck and moveable with said deck, said bumper selectively moveable to protrude beyond the end of the deck to protect said dock leveler from impact, wherein said lip has a slot, said bumper mounted on an extensible member such that it may extend beyond the end of said deck, said lip mounted to said deck for pivotal movement, whereby when said lip is in a pendant position, said extensible member may extend said bumper through said slot.
A dock leveler of 1, said lip is pivotable at the end of said deck such that when it is in the pendant position a portion of said lip projects above said deck to form a barrier at the end of said deck.
A dock leveler comprising:
- a pivotable deck and a lip attached to said deck at one end thereof,
- a bumper operably connected to said deck and moveable with said deck, said bumper protruding beyond the end of the deck to protect said dock leveler from impact, wherein said lip has a slot and is pivotably mounted to said end of said deck, said bumper protruding through said slot and beyond said lip when said lip is in a pendant position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.