Patent ID: 6106212
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A vehicle restraint that engages an ICC bar of a truck to limit an extent to which said truck can move relative to a dock, said vehicle restraint comprising:a track mounted to said dock;a carriage movably coupled to said track;a drive unit coupled to move said carriage along said track to a lower rest position, an upper lock position, and a trip position intermediately located between said upper lock position and said lower rest position;a restraining member coupled to said carriage, said restraining member being moveable between a retracted position and a range of extended positions including an operative position, said operative position being relatively higher than said retracted position in relation to said carriage, said restraining member limiting movement of said ICC bar to limit the extent to which said truck can move away from said dock when said restraining member is in said operative position; andan actuator coupled to and protruding above an upper surface of said carriage and spaced apart from said ICC bar when said carriage is between said lower rest position and said trip position, said actuator making contact with said ICC bar when said carriage is at said trip position, and said actuator being mechanically coupled to said restraining member to more said restraining member to said operative position as said carriage moves from said trip position to said upper lock position while said actuator engages said ICC bar.