Patent ID: 9096397
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A vehicle restraint to interact with a vehicle having a vehicle bed with a rear vehicle sill and a restraint feature, the vehicle restraint comprising: a deck installable at a loading dock; a lip extending from the deck, the lip having an upper surface configured to overlap at least a portion of the vehicle bed, the upper surface providing a traffic bearing surface over which at least one personnel or material handling equipment traverse, the deck and lip being movable between a stored configuration and an operative configuration such that the deck and lip in the operative configuration provide a bridge between the vehicle bed and a platform of the loading dock when the vehicle is at the loading dock; and a blocking member selectively attachable to the lip to selectively engage and disengage the restraint feature of the vehicle bed, the blocking member positioned through a portion of the upper surface of the lip overlapping the vehicle bed and defining a portion of the traffic bearing surface, the blocking member to restrict forward movement of the vehicle relative to the loading dock and prevent separation of the lip from the vehicle bed when the blocking member is engaged with the restraint feature and the blocking member to allow forward movement of the vehicle relative to the loading dock when the blocking member is disengaged from the restraint.