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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2012
Applicant:
William C. Eungard, Waterford, WI (US);
Inventor:
William C. Eungard, Waterford, WI (US);
Assignee:
4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Segmented dock seals for truck loading docks are described herein. An elongate, compressible pad member for use with a loading dock seal is positioned to compliantly conform to an aft end of a trailer positioned proximate to an opening in a building. The pad member includes a body portion having a front side and a back side. The body portion is composed of a compressible foam material. The pad member further includes a plurality of individual fingers projecting away from the front side of the body portion. The individual fingers are integral with the body portion and are spaced apart from each other.