Inventors:
Timothy B. Thompson - Granville IL, US
Jeffrey C. Bassett - Oglesby IL, US
Nicholas R. Tonozzi - Peru IL, US
Richard T. Rundle - Peru IL, US
Mike E. Daly - Shakopee MN, US
Dale H. Peleski - Lake Elmo MN, US
Tom G. Peterson - Eden Prairie MN, US
Harvey E. Boyles - Shaw MS, US
Bennie L. Dickerson - Holcomb MS, US
Claudie D. Morgan - Bellevue IL, US
William H. Hough - Thomasboro IL, US
Danny R. Dale - Thomasboro IL, US
International Classification:
E05D 13/00
Abstract:
An overhead door safety system includes a loading dock having a loading dock wall defining an opening. A truck and trailer door safety device is mounted to the loading dock wall. The truck and trailer door safety device includes a mounting bracket adapted for mounting to the loading dock wall and a swing arm. The swing arm includes an arm extension portion and a pivot portion. The pivot portion is pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket so that the swing arm pivots about a pivot axis between a retaining position and a storage position. In the retaining position, the arm extension portion is disposed beneath an overhead door of a truck positioned adjacent to the opening of the loading dock wall to prevent the overhead door from closing.