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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1986
Mark A Bennett, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Kelley Company, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A dock shelter to provide a seal between the rear end of a truck and a loading dock. The dock shelter includes a pair of side sections mounted along the sides of a doorway in the dock and each side section is composed of a resilient pad that projects outwardly from the dock. A group of panels are secured in vertically spaced relation to the outer end of each pad and extend in a direction toward the center of the doorway and are disposed at an acute angle with respect to the wall of the dock. An arm is connected to the inner end of each panel and extends outwardly from the panel in a direction away from the dock. The arm is located at an angle of about 90.degree. with respect to the panel. Interconnecting each pad and the inner ends of the panels is a flexible curtain that extends the full height of the side section, while a vertical sealing strip connects the spaced arms. When a truck backs toward the loading dock, the rear end of the truck body will engage the panels of each side section causing the resilient pad to deflect and move the panels into engagement with the side of the truck body and bring the arms into engagement with the end of the truck body. The dock shelter has particular use for providing a seal with truck bodies having outwardly swinging doors in that the sealing strip connecting the arms will bridge the gap between the outwardly swung door.