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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Terence Reynard, London, CA;
James C. Alexander, London, CA;
Inventors:
Terence Reynard, London, CA;
James C. Alexander, London, CA;
Assignee:
SPX Dock Products Inc., Sussex, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B021/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A unified docking apparatus is provided. It includes a single set of controls to operate a vehicle restraint, a dock door, a barrier device, a dock seal, and a loading light. Some optional embodiments include selector switch to select which apparatus the single set of controls will control. Other optional embodiments automatically select the apparatus to be controlled by the single set of controls. A method of operating a docking apparatus using a single set of controls is also provided.