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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
May. 24, 2018
Applicant:
The Chamberlain Group, Inc., Oak Brook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert John Olmsted, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Casparus Cate, Chicago, IL (US);
Randall Lee Planck, South Elgin, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Chamberlain Group, Inc., Oak Brook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/00 (2006.01); B65G 69/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/2882 (2013.01); B65G 69/003 (2013.01); B65G 69/2888 (2013.01); B65G 2814/0302 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control panel is configured to operate one or more dock devices in a loading dock environment. The control panel can be supported at least in part by a bollard disposed in the loading dock environment. In one form, the bollard is configured to contain portions of the control panel and dock devices including sensors, lights, and the like. In one form, the control panel and one or more dock devices are mounted to a preexisting bollard to add functionality to the loading dock environment.