Loading dock bumper with replaceable metal faceplate
US7584943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G69/001
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bumper assembly for use at a loading dock comprises a resiliently compressible pad protected by a readily replaceable metal faceplate. The bumper assembly has certain metal components that move relative to each other as the bumper assembly is compressed by a vehicle backing into the dock. Those metal components are spaced apart from each other to avoid metal-to-metal frictional wear. In some cases, the compressible pad has internal cavities that help reduce the extent to which the core bulges under compression.
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