Loading dock wheel restraint comprising a flexible elongate member

A wheel restraint that can engage a wheel of a vehicle at a loading dock, wherein the loading dock includes a dock face, the wheel restraint comprising:

• an anchor to be located at the dock face;
• a barrier manually selectively movable to a release position and a holding position when the vehicle is at the loading dock, wherein the wheel is between the barrier and the dock face when the barrier is in the holding position, and the wheel is clear of the barrier when the barrier is in the release position;
• a flexible elongate member that couples the barrier to the anchor and is to span a distance between the wheel and the loading dock when the barrier is in the holding position;
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• a rear bar coupled to the barrier and the flexible elongate member, wherein the wheel is between the barrier and the rear bar when the barrier is in the holding position.

A wheel restraint that can engage a wheel of a vehicle at a loading dock, wherein the loading dock includes a dock face, the wheel restraint comprising:

• an anchor mountable at the loading dock;
• a barrier manually selectively movable to a release position and a holding position when the vehicle is at the loading dock, wherein the wheel is between the barrier and the dock face when the barrier is in the holding position, and the wheel is clear of the barrier when the barrier is in the release position;
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• a flexible elongate member that couples the barrier to the anchor, wherein the flexible elongate member is to overlay the wheel when the barrier is in the holding position and to span a separation between the wheel and the loading dock.