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US 7,256,703 B2Granted
Zone specific remote control panel for loading dock equipment
Assignee4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc.
InventorsKim Duvernell, Terence Reynard, James C. Alexander
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Abstract
A loading dock apparatus remote control is provided. Some embodiments of the invention include a zone specific remote control for loading dock apparatus. Some optional embodiments include a selector switch to select which apparatus the single set of controls will control. Other optional embodiments automatically select the apparatus to be controlled by the single set of controls. A method of operating loading dock apparatus using a remote control is also provided.
Claims23
A remote control system comprising:
- a receiver operatively connected to equipment to be controlled by the system;
- a remote control configured to communicate with the receiver to control the equipment;
- a transmitter operatively connected to the remote control;
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- a zone located proximate to the equipment to be controlled by the system defined by at least one receiver and remote control wherein the remote control and the receiver communicate with each other when the transmitter is located in the zone and can not communicate with each other when the transmitter is not in the zone and the zone is not defined by a range associated with the transmitter.
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A loading dock control system comprising:
- an infrared transmitter attachable to a fork truck and configured to transmit an infra red signal substantially straight up;
- a remote dock loading equipment controller operatively connected to the transmitter;
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- a receiver mountable in proximity to a loading dock such that when mounted, the receiver will only be able to receive a signal from the transmitter when the transmitter is located with in a defined zone, the receiver configured to be operatively connected to a control panel located at the loading dock and controlling loading dock equipment.
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A control system comprising:
- means for transmitting attachable to a fork truck and configured to transmit a signal substantially straight up;
- equipment controlling means operatively connected to the transmitting means;
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- receiving means mountable with in a loading dock such that when mounted, the receiving means will only be able to receive a signal from the transmitting means when the transmitting means is located with in a defined zone, the receiving means configured to be operatively connected to a control panel located at the loading dock and controlling loading dock equipment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.