Loading dock with lip protecting bumpers
AssigneeSPX Corporation
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.
Claims7
A dock leveler installation comprising:
- a loading dock having a front face, a dock leveler mounted at said loading dock and having a pivotable deck and a lip attached to said deck at one end thereof, a first bumper operably connected to said front face beneath said dock leveler and projecting in front of said lip when said lip is in a pendent position, a second bumper spaced apart from the first bumper, the first and second bumper each having an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein the lip has a width larger than the space between the first bumper and second bumper.
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