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US 10,518,990 · App. 16/386,683 · Granted Dec 31, 2019

Outdoor mobile loading dock

Inventor: Grant Leum (Excelsior, MN)
B65G69/30
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,518,990
App. No.
16/386,683
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An outdoor mobile loading dock having a frame and a planar ramp member. The frame including two opposing side rails and support beams, the support beams having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to one of the opposing side rails and the second end secured to the second opposing side rail. The planar ramp member having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end including an upper edge having a lip and an upper ramp portion adjacent the upper edge. The upper ramp member being substantially parallel to the ground.

Claims (17)

1. An outdoor mobile loading dock comprising:

a frame including (a) two opposing side rails, and (b) support beams, the support beams having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to one of the opposing side rails and the second end secured to the second opposing side rail;

a planar ramp member having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end including an upper edge having a lip, the lip being able to be activated between an extended/engaged position to contact a truck bed and a retracted/disengaged position; and an upper ramp portion adjacent the upper edge and being substantially parallel to the ground, the planar ramp member being able to be moved between an upward and downward position, the support beams being affixed to an underside of the planar ramp member and being configured to transfer and carry a forklift tire load.

2. The mobile loading dock of claim 1 further including a solar panel mounted to the frame, the solar panel connected to a battery and a hydraulic pump to provide power for movement of the loading dock.

3. The mobile loading dock of claim 1 wherein the upper ramp portion includes an integrated dock leveler.

4. The mobile loading dock of claim 1 wherein the lip includes a moveable safety-barrier portion.

5. The mobile loading dock of claim 1 further including a solar panel mounted to the frame, the solar panel connected to a battery and a hydraulic pump to provide power for a leveling action of the loading dock.

6. The mobile loading dock of claim 5 wherein the battery is a rechargeable battery.

7. An outdoor portable loading dock comprising:

a portable frame configured to allow the dock to be moved to different locations, the portable frame including (a) two opposing side rails, and (b) support beams, the support beams having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to one of the opposing side rails and the second end secured to the second opposing side rail; and

a planar ramp member separate from and not integrally formed with the portable frame, the planar ramp member having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end including an upper edge having a lip, the lip being able to be activated between an extended/engaged position to contact a truck bed and a retracted/disengaged position; and an upper ramp portion adjacent the upper edge and being substantially parallel to the ground, the upper ramp member being able to be moved between an upward and downward position,

wherein the support beams are affixed to an underside of the planar ramp member and are configured to transfer and carry a forklift tire load.

8. The outdoor portable loading dock of claim 7 wherein the planar ramp member is not welded to the portable frame.

9. The mobile loading dock of claim 7 further including a solar panel mounted to the frame, the solar panel connected to a battery and a hydraulic pump to provide power for movement of the loading dock.

10. The mobile loading dock of claim 7 wherein the upper ramp portion includes an integrated dock leveler.

11. An outdoor portable loading dock comprising a planar ramp member having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end including an upper edge having a lip, the lip being able to be activated between an extended/engaged position to contact a truck bed and a retracted/disengaged position; and an upper ramp portion adjacent the upper edge and being substantially parallel to the ground, the planar ramp member being able to be moved between an upward and downward position, the planar ramp member including support beams affixed to an underside of the planar ramp member and being configured to transfer and carry a forklift tire load.

12. The mobile loading dock of claim 11 wherein the lip includes a moveable safety-barrier portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2020
From: LEUM, GRANT
To: LEUM ENGINEERING, INC. D/B/A DOCKZILLA CO.
Reel/Frame 054166/0312 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15977350 · May 11, 2018
Related Publication 20190344984A1 · Nov 14, 2019