Patent ID: 6233885
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
For use with a structure located adjacent a parking area for vehicles having a top surface, an apparatus comprising:a support; anda roller seal having an axis, the roller seal being rotatably mounted to the support for rotation about the axis, the roller seal being adapted to interact with a vehicle entering the parking area by moving from a first position in the path of the vehicle entering the parking area to a second position wherein the roller seal is disposed adjacent the top of the vehicle, wherein the roller seal at least partially rotates about the axis as it moves from the first position to the second position and the axis of the roller seal moves in at least a vertical direction as the roller seal moves from the first to the second position, wherein the support comprises a pair of pivotable arms, a first end of the roller seal being rotatable coupled to a first one of the arms, and a second end of the roller seal being rotatably coupled to a second one of the arms.