Patent ID: 8006338

Claim:
A repositionable loading dock pit seal panel comprising: a repositionable pit seal panel including a substantially incompressible height and width sized to substantially span an entire vertical dimension and substantially span an entire widthwise dimension of a loading dock pit to substantially close off a cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit when the repositionable pit seal panel is in a barrier position; wherein the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionably mounted to at least one of an overhead door a surface partially defining the loading dock pit, and a surface adjacent to the loading dock pit; wherein the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionable between the barrier position inhibiting horizontal use of a vertically stored dock leveler and a storage position allowing horizontal use of the vertically stored dock leveler; wherein the repositionable pit seal panel in the barrier position cooperates with the overhead door to close off a loading dock opening defined by a loading dock doorway and the cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit; and wherein the width of the repositionable pit seal panel is less than a width of a bottom section of the overhead door.