The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Ab, Landskrona, SE;
Inventors:
L. Blake Whitley, Arlington, TX (US);
Jordan Ball, Sussex, WI (US);
Assignee:
ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB, Landskrona, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are vehicle restraint systems for releasably securing a vehicle having a RIG bar to a loading dock. The vehicle restraint systems can include a vehicle engagement member, such as a restraint hook, that is configured to engage RIG bars having a variety of geometries, including conventional RIG bars having a square cross-sectional area and modified RIG bars having more complex geometries. The engagement member can include an engagement region having a scallop feature configured to provide clearance for the RIG bars during engagement.