Loading dock with lip protecting bumpers
View Patent ↗A dock leveler and installation thereof having a bumper assembly to protect the deck and the lip of the leveler. In one embodiment the dock leveler comprises a pivotable deck and a lip attached to the deck at one end thereof. A bumper is operably connected to the deck and moveable with the deck. The bumper is selectively moveable to protrude beyond the end of the deck to protect the dock leveler from impact. In another embodiment a dock leveler installation comprises a loading dock having a front face. A dock leveler is mounted at the loading dock and has a pivotable deck and a lip attached to the deck at one end thereof. A bumper is operably connected to the front face beneath the dock leveler and projecting in front of the lip when the lip is in a pendent position.
1. A dock leveler installation comprising:
a loading dock having a front face, a dock leveler mounted at said loading dock and having a pivotable deck and a lip attached to said deck at one end thereof, a first bumper operably connected to said front face beneath said dock leveler and projecting in front of said lip when said lip is in a pendent position, a second bumper spaced apart from the first bumper, the first and second bumper each having an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein the lip has a width larger than the space between the first bumper and second bumper.
2. A dock leveler installation according to claim 1 , wherein the lip width is smaller than a distance measured from the outer edge of the first bumper to the outer edge of the second bumper.
3. A dock leveler installation according to claim 1 , wherein the lip width is larger than a distance measured from the outer edge of the first bumper to the outer edge of the second bumper.
4. A dock level installation according to claim 3 , wherein the lip surrounds the first bumper and the second bumper.
5. A dock leveler installation according to claim 1 , wherein the first bumper and the second bumper are configured to extend away from the dock and retract toward the dock.
6. A dock leveler installation according to claim 5 , wherein the first and second bumper are configured to extend away from the dock and beyond the lip when the lip is in a pendent position.
7. A dock leveler installation according to claim 5 , wherein the first and second bumper are configured to retract toward the dock until a front face of the first bumper and front face of the second bumper are flush with or near a front face of the lip when the lip is in a pendent position.