REPOSITIONABLE PIT SEAL
First Claim
1. A repositionable loading dock pit seal panel comprising:
- a repositionable pit seal panel including a substantially incompressible height and width sized to substantially span an entire vertical dimension and substantially span an entire widthwise dimension of a loading dock pit to substantially close off a cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit when the repositionable pit seal panel is in a barrier position;
wherein the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionably mounted to at least one of an overhead door a surface partially defining the loading dock pit, and a surface adjacent to the loading dock pit;
wherein the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionable between the barrier position inhibiting horizontal use of a vertically stored dock leveler and a storage position allowing horizontal use of the vertically stored dock leveler;
wherein the repositionable pit seal panel in the barrier position cooperates with the overhead door to close off a loading dock opening defined by a loading dock doorway and the cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit; and
wherein the width of the repositionable pit seal panel is less than a width of a bottom section of the overhead door.
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Abstract
A repositionable loading dock pit seal panel comprising: (a) a repositionable pit seal panel including a substantially incompressible height and width sized to substantially span an entire vertical dimension and substantially span an entire widthwise dimension of a loading dock pit to substantially close off a cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit when the repositionable pit seal panel is in a barrier position, where the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionably mounted to at least one of an overhead door, a surface partially defining the loading dock pit, and a surface adjacent to the loading dock pit, where the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionable between the barrier position inhibiting horizontal use of a vertically stored dock leveler and a storage position allowing horizontal use of the vertically stored dock leveler, where the repositionable pit seal panel in the barrier position cooperates with the overhead door to close off a loading dock opening defined by a loading dock doorway and the cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit, and where the width of the repositionable pit seal panel is less than a width of a bottom section of the overhead door.
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20 Claims
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1. A repositionable loading dock pit seal panel comprising:
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a repositionable pit seal panel including a substantially incompressible height and width sized to substantially span an entire vertical dimension and substantially span an entire widthwise dimension of a loading dock pit to substantially close off a cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit when the repositionable pit seal panel is in a barrier position; wherein the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionably mounted to at least one of an overhead door a surface partially defining the loading dock pit, and a surface adjacent to the loading dock pit; wherein the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionable between the barrier position inhibiting horizontal use of a vertically stored dock leveler and a storage position allowing horizontal use of the vertically stored dock leveler; wherein the repositionable pit seal panel in the barrier position cooperates with the overhead door to close off a loading dock opening defined by a loading dock doorway and the cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit; and wherein the width of the repositionable pit seal panel is less than a width of a bottom section of the overhead door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A repositionable loading dock pit seal panel comprising a substantially rigid repositionable pit seal panel occupying a rectangular area and including a top wall, a bottom wall, a left side, a right side, and a front wall extending between the left and right sides and between the top wall and the bottom wall, the front wall spaced apart from a rear wall by an intermediary wall, the substantially rigid repositionable pit seal panel including a widthwise dimension substantially spanning a widthwise dimension of a loading dock pit, the substantially rigid repositionable pit seal panel including a height substantially spanning a depth of a loading dock pit, the top wall including at least one of a keyway and a key extending longitudinally in parallel with the bottom wall and adapted to engage the bottom of an overhead door, the repositionable pit seal panel having mounted thereto a repositioning device to facilitate repositioning of the repositionable pit seal panel between a vertical barrier position and a non-vertical storage position.
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