Patent ID: 8141305
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B65G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A dock seal mountable to a wall adjacent a doorway for sealingly engaging a vehicle at a loading dock, the dock seal comprising: a backer having a back surface that faces the wall when the backer is attached to the wall; a resiliently compressible member supported by the backer; a pliable cover overlying the resiliently compressible member, the pliable cover comprises a front sheet adapted to engage the vehicle, a back sheet that lies between the back surface and the wall when the backer is attached to the wall, a first side sheet that extends between the front sheet and the back sheet, and a first flexible protruding lip at an interface between the first side sheet and the back sheet, the first flexible protruding lip is pressed against the wall when the backer is attached to the wall.