Patent ID: 6329931
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A loading bay dock control apparatus comprising a plurality of activator means operable to activate respective functions of a loading bay dock with which the apparatus is in use, and co-ordinator means operable upon manual command to instruct operation of activator means in accordance with a pre-arranged sequence, there being inhibitor means associated with the co-ordinator means and pre-settable to selectively inhibit operation of each respective activator means, the coordinator means being operable to interrogate the inhibitor means prior to instructing operation of any activator means, and to refrain from instructing operation of that activator means in the event that the inhibitor means so indicates, wherein the inhibitor means comprises a plurality of inhibitor elements which the coordinator means is able to interrogate individually, each inhibitor element corresponding with a respective activator means and having first and second states set prior to operation and indicating respectively that the activator means is and is not available for operation within the sequence.