Patent ID: 8662535

Claim:
A restraint for restraining a vehicle at a loading dock, comprising: a brace movable between a holding position and a release position, the brace to restrain the vehicle in the holding position to restrict movement of the vehicle relative to the loading dock, the brace to release the vehicle in the release position to allow the vehicle to move relative to the loading dock, the brace having a first portion and a second portion, in the holding position the first portion of the brace engages a supporting portion of the vehicle and the second portion of the brace engages a non-movable structure at the loading dock, to position the brace in the holding position the first portion of the brace is to move in a first direction away from the second portion of the brace to engage the supporting portion of the vehicle and the second portion of the brace is to move away from the first portion in a second direction to engage the non-movable structure at the loading dock, and to position the brace in the release position the first portion of the brace is to move in the second direction toward the second portion of the brace and the second portion of the brace is to move in the first direction toward the first portion of the brace, the first direction being different than the second direction.