Patent ID: 9051136
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61G,B60S,B65G

Abstract:
1. An adjustable leg assembly for a loading dock ramp member comprising: an elongate, adjustable housing including incremental slots, the housing having a top end and a bottom end, the top end connected to a planar ramp portion of the loading dock and the bottom end connected to a baseplate in contact with the ground when the dock is in a non-mobile position; a hydraulic system having a hydraulic pump with a relief valve and a check valve, a cylinder fully contained within the housing and a handle for operation of the hydraulic system by the user; and a lock bracket for insertion into the slots to contact the cylinder for even distribution of compression loads; the loading dock ramp member including (a) a first upper-end planar portion, the plane of which is parallel to a ground surface on which the ramp member rests; and (b) a second planar portion, the plane of which is downwardly-angled from an upper end to a lower edge, whereby the user pumps the handle to actuate the hydraulic system and thereby adjust the loading dock to the desired height.