Mobile loading dock with slot-engaging member

1. A mobile loading dock system comprising:

a fork-engaging sleeve having an underside from which a slot-engaging member protrudes downward, the slot-engaging member including a downward-protruding rod portion and a flange-end portion connected thereto, the flange-end portion having a tapered-upward-facing surface; and

a planar ramp member having a lower end terminating in a lower edge and an upper end including an upper edge, the lower edge having a slot substantially parallel to the length of the ramp member for engagement with the slot-engaging member, the slot includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion for guiding the slot-engaging member toward the second portion wherein the slot-engaging member is securable, the second portion including an arc-shaped member affixed to an underside of the ramp member, the arc-shaped member for receiving the flange-end portion, the arc-shaped member including a concave-interior surface for securement of the slot-engaging member and for interaction with the tapered-upward-facing surface thereby enabling movement of the ramp member;

whereby the slot-engaging member is connectable to a fork truck for positioning of the ramp member.

2. The mobile loading dock of claim 1 wherein the fork truck includes at least one fork and the fork-engaging sleeve includes at least one sheathe for receiving the fork.

3. The mobile loading dock of claim 2 wherein the fork-engaging sleeve includes two sheathes.

4. The mobile loading dock of claim 3 further including a chain for supplementary securement of the fork-engaging sleeve to the fork truck.

5. The mobile loading dock of claim 1 wherein the ramp member has opposed sidewalls and the lower edge has edge-end corners, the sidewalls extending from the upper edge of the ramp member to termination points between the upper edge and the edge-end corners.

6. The mobile loading dock of claim 5 wherein the distance between the termination points and the edge-end corners is between 12 inches and 60 inches.

7. The mobile loading dock of claim 1 wherein the ramp member includes (a) a first upper-end planar portion, the plane of which is parallel to a ground surface on which the ramp member rests; and (b) a second planar portion, the plane of which is downwardly-angled from the upper end to the lower edge.

8. The mobile loading dock of claim 7 further including a hand-rail secured to the first upper-end planar portion.