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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1989
Filed:
May. 05, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Glen Trickle, Racine, WI (US);
Assignee:
Rite-Hite Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414401 ; 14 711 ; 414584 ; 414537 ;
Abstract
A dock leveler assembly and latch mechanism therefor are provided which are adapted to automatically cause unlatching of components thereof if the assembly is activated without a vehicle being present or if the vehicle moves away from a dock; thus enabling the assembly to readily return to an inoperative mode position.