Outdoor mobile loading dock
US10370207B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G69/30
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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 and having an open-grate section to facilitate drainage of water through the open-grate section to the ground below, thereby improving vehicle mobility and traction on the planar ramp member.
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