Patent ID: 6494664
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
A vehicle cargo loading and unloading system for more easily maneuvering vehicles needing to have cargo loaded or unloaded, said system comprising:a loading dock assembly for loading and unloading the vehicles, said loading dock assembly comprising: a stationary floor section; a wall being mounted on said stationary floor section, said wall having a plurality of openings extending therein, said wall having a generally arcuate shape; said loading dock assembly including a plurality of cushion members for cushioning a rear of a vehicle backing up to one of said openings of said wall, each of said cushion members being mountable to an outer surface of said wall, each of said cushion members being positioned between adjacent said openings such that each of said openings includes a pair of said cushion members; a vehicle support platform for supporting the vehicles, said vehicle support platform being rotatably mountable in said stationary floor section such that each of said openings face a central portion of said vehicle support platform, said vehicle support platform having an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral edge extending between said upper and lower surfaces; a plurality of rolling assemblies for rotatably turning said vehicle support platform, each of said rolling assemblies being movably mounted to said lower surface of said vehicle support platform; a supporting shaft for supporting said vehicle support platform, said supporting shaft having a first end and a second end, said first end of said supporting shaft being mounted to a central point of said vehicle supporting platform; a gear being mounted to a portion of said supporting shaft; and a motor for turning said shaft, said motor being operationally coupled to said gear; wherein each of said cushion members has a substantially triangular shape such that each of said cushion members protects a wall section located between said adjacent openings while maximizing an area of said stationary floor of said loading dock assembly.