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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2016
Applicants:
John A. Kish, Grafton, WI (US);
Joseph Manone, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
John A. Kish, Grafton, WI (US);
Joseph Manone, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/00 (2006.01); B65G 69/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 69/001 (2013.01); B65G 69/2811 (2013.01);
Abstract
Bumpers for use at loading docks include a housing defining a lip-engaging surface to engage a lip of a deck when the lip is in a retracted position, and a RIG-engaging surface positioned adjacent the lip-engaging surface. The RIG-engaging surface is movable relative to the lip-engaging surface. The RIG-engaging surface is to move relative to the lip-engaging surface when a RIG of a vehicle imparts a force to the RIG-engaging surface when the vehicle is at a loading dock.