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Wiper seal method and apparatus

US7044474B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2002
Grant dateMay 16, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S277/921
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wiper seal apparatus for forming a weather seal between a vehicle and a loading dock is provided. The wiper seal apparatus includes a seal member which bends toward a support mounted on a warehouse wall when deflected toward the wall, and applies a pressure on the top surface of a parked vehicle to form a seal.

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