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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
Leum Engineering, Inc., Excelsior, MN (US);
Grant Leum, Excelsior, MN (US);
Eric Demerath, Shepherd, MI (US);
Leum Engineering, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A modular loading dock that includes a planar ramp member with lower and upper ends. The upper end abuts a preexisting structure and the lower end has a lower edge with a lip, the lip is able to be activated between an extended/engaged position to contact a truck bed. The ramp member has an at least thirteen foot long hydraulically-adjustable ramp section with an integrated dock leveler, the entire length of the ramp section is able to be moved between an upward and downward position. The loading dock also includes a base with top and bottom surfaces, the top surface has an opening to receive a dock leveler into the opening and a dock housing consisting of a modular frame mounted onto the base in sections. The length and adjustability of the planar ramp member allows accommodation of large-sized trailers as well as smaller-in-size delivery trucks and vans.