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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2009
William C. Eungard, Waterford, WI (US);
William C. Eungard, Waterford, WI (US);
4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses for forming at least a partial seal between an open end of a truck, trailer, or other vehicle and an opening in a building are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for forming at least a partial seal includes a first side pad configured to extend vertically adjacent to a first side portion of an opening, a second side pad configured to extend vertically adjacent to a second side portion of the opening, and a head pad assembly configured to extend horizontally adjacent to a top portion of the opening between the first and second side pads. The head pad assembly can include replaceable corner pads positioned on either end of a center pad. The corner pads can be independently attached to the wall of the building and separately removed if replacement is needed.