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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2003
Wybe Laverman, Beetgum, NL;
Jan Berends, Buitenpost, NL;
Wybe Laverman, Beetgum, NL;
Jan Berends, Buitenpost, NL;
Stertil B.V., Kootstertille, NL;
Abstract
A dock leveller, comprising a deck plate having a deck upper surface, which deck plate is pivotably connectable with a platform; a lip having a lip upper surface, which lip upper surface, with the deck upper surface, forms at least a part of a transport surface; and a lip hinge construction with a pivot element which pivotably connects an end of the lip and an end of the deck plate of the dock leveller, characterized in that the upper surface of the lip, through the pivot element, is placeable at a positive angle or a negative angle relative to a position in line with the upper surface of the deck, being pivotable to both one side and the other side.