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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Overhead Door Corporation, Lewisville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kirk E. Mellits, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Vincent M. Maggio, Lewistown, PA (US);
Girish Malligere, Frisco, TX (US);
Philip Sotak, Lewisville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Overhead Door Corporation, Lewisville, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/2811 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dock leveler for a loading dock. In some embodiments, the dock leveler may include a leg, a deck hinge bracket coupled to a top portion of the leg, a first stock plate coupled to the deck hinge bracket, and a deck hinge shaft coupled to the first stock plate. The first stock plate may extend upward from the deck hinge bracket and may extend along at least a portion of the length of the deck hinge bracket.