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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Applicants:
Charles Digmann, Dubuque, IA (US);
Gary Borgerding, Dubuque, IA (US);
Timothy J. Schmidt, Dubuque, IA (US);
Inventors:
Charles Digmann, Dubuque, IA (US);
Gary Borgerding, Dubuque, IA (US);
Timothy J. Schmidt, Dubuque, IA (US);
Assignee:
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 3/80 (2006.01); B65G 69/00 (2006.01); E04H 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/008 (2013.01); E04H 14/00 (2013.01); E06B 3/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
Head curtains for dock shelters or dock seals are disclosed. An example dock apparatus disclosed herein includes a curtain to be suspended from a support panel and configured to be engaged by the vehicle. The curtain has a plurality of pleats overlapping a plurality of loops such that the plurality of loops is positioned between a vehicle-engaging surface of the curtain and the plurality of pleats.