Repositionable pit seal
First Claim
1. A method of selectively closing off a loading dock opening defined by a loading dock pit recessed within a floor of a building and a doorway into the building, the method comprising:
- repositioning a pit seal panel having a substantially incompressible height and width to a barrier position where the pit seal panel closes off a rectangular area substantially spanning an entire vertical dimension and an entire widthwise dimension of the loading dock pit; and
lowering an overhead door to concurrently contact the pit seal panel and the floor of the building to close off the loading dock opening.
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Abstract
A method of selectively closing off a loading dock opening defined by a loading dock pit recessed within a floor of a building and a doorway into the building, the method comprising: (a) repositioning a pit seal panel having a substantially incompressible height and width to a barrier position where the pit seal panel closes off a rectangular area substantially spanning an entire vertical dimension and an entire widthwise dimension of the loading dock pit; and (b) lowering an overhead door to concurrently contact the pit seal panel and the floor of the building to close off the loading dock opening.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of selectively closing off a loading dock opening defined by a loading dock pit recessed within a floor of a building and a doorway into the building, the method comprising:
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repositioning a pit seal panel having a substantially incompressible height and width to a barrier position where the pit seal panel closes off a rectangular area substantially spanning an entire vertical dimension and an entire widthwise dimension of the loading dock pit; and lowering an overhead door to concurrently contact the pit seal panel and the floor of the building to close off the loading dock opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 19)
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11. A method of repositioning a rigid wall to selectively blockade a forward area of a loading dock pit formed into the floor of a building and partially defined by opposing vertical side walls, a rear vertical wall, and a bottom horizontal surface, the loading dock pit including a rear area, opposite the forward aspect, at least partially occupied by a vertically stored dock leveler, the method comprising:
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positioning a rigid wall to a blocking position within the forward aspect of the loading dock pit, the blocking position having the rigid wall horizontally spanning between the opposing vertical side walls and concurrently vertically spanning between the bottom horizontal surface and a horizontal plane of the floor of the building; and positioning an overhead door to concurrently contact the rigid wall and the floor of the building to lock the rigid wall in the blocking position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20)
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