Patent ID: 9010501
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B60T,B65G

Abstract:
1. A wheel restraint comprising: a track to be positioned adjacent a vehicle approach path of a loading dock, the track defining a longitudinal axis along a length of the track; a shuttle pivotally coupled to the track via a track follower, the shuttle to pivot between a home position and a deployed position about a shuttle axis substantially parallel to and offset relative to the longitudinal axis of the track, the shuttle being positioned outside of the vehicle approach path in the home position and positioned within the vehicle approach path in the deployed position; and a bather pivotally coupled to the shuttle, the bather to pivot between a non-blocking position and a blocking position about a pivot axis substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the track, the shuttle to rotate in a first direction about the shuttle axis when the shuttle moves from the home position to the deployed position and barrier is to rotate in a second direction about the pivot axis when the barrier moves from the non-blocking position to the blocking position, the first direction being different than the second direction.