Weather barrier apparatuses for sealing or sheltering vehicles at loading docks
AssigneeRite-Hite Holding Corporation
InventorsCharles Digmann, David J. Hoffmann, Gary Borgerding
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Abstract
Example weather barrier apparatuses for sealing or sheltering vehicles at loading docks are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a side support member attachable to a wall proximate a doorway. A side seal member extends from the side support member and a rear edge seal is supported by the side seal member. The rear edge seal engages a first rear edge of a vehicle. The rear edge seal has a seal core and a seal cover, where the core has a gap defined by a first portion and a second portion.
Claims20
A weather barrier apparatus comprising:
- a side support member attachable to a wall proximate a doorway, the side support member being generally vertically elongate;
- a side seal member to extend from the side support member, the side seal member to extend laterally farther toward a center of the doorway when the weather barrier apparatus is in a relaxed condition than when the weather barrier apparatus is in an activated configuration;
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- a rear edge seal to be supported by the side seal member, the rear edge seal to be adapted to engage a first rear edge of a vehicle when the weather barrier apparatus is in the activated configuration, the rear edge seal to be generally vertically elongate from a lower end of the rear edge seal to an upper end of the rear edge seal, the rear edge seal having a seal core and a seal cover, the seal core being more rigid than the seal cover, the seal core to define a gap proximate the upper end of the rear edge seal, the seal cover to overlie the seal core and spanning the gap.
A weather barrier apparatus comprising:
- a side support member attachable to a wall proximate a doorway;
- a side seal member to extend from the side support member;
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- a rear edge seal to be supported by the side seal member, the rear edge seal to engage a first rear edge of a vehicle, the rear edge seal having a seal core and a seal cover, the core having a gap defined by a first portion of the seal core and a second portion of the seal core, the gap being proximate an upper end of the rear edge seal to provide clearance for an upper portion of the first rear edge of the vehicle when the weather barrier apparatus is being engaged by the vehicle.
A weather barrier apparatus comprising
- a side support member attachable to a wall proximate a doorway;
- a side seal member to couple to the side support member;
- a rear edge seal coupled to a lateral edge of the side seal member, the rear edge seal having a hook profile to engage a first rear edge of a vehicle, the rear edge seal having a gap formed between a first portion of the rear edge seal and a second portion of the rear edge seal, the first portion being a separate piece from the second portion;
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- a connector to couple the first portion and the second portion, the first portion being spaced apart from the second portion via the connector to define the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.