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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Raymond Keith Foster, Madras, OR (US);
Randall Mark Foster, Madras, OR (US);
John Scott Cook, Madras, OR (US);
Raymond Keith Foster, Madras, OR (US);
Randall Mark Foster, Madras, OR (US);
John Scott Cook, Madras, OR (US);
Keith Manufacturing Co., Madras, OR (US);
Abstract
A trailer (T) and a dock (D) are provided with substantially identical slat conveyors (). Each conveyor () has alternating conveyor slats (') and lifting/holding slats (′). The trailer (T) is backed up to the dock (D). Upper portions of the lifting/holding slats (′) are coupled together at their ends. The confronting ends of the conveying slats (′) are also coupled together. A mechanism carried by the dock (D) raises and lowers the upper portions of the two sets of lifting/holding slats (′) a drive mechanism carried by the dock (D) where it reciprocates both sets of conveying slats (′).