Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – With traffic-guiding feature
Patent
1995-04-11
1997-07-22
Smith, Creighton
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
With traffic-guiding feature
49 34, E01F 900
Patent
active
056493967
ABSTRACT:
A semaphore type loading dock safety barrier for use across a vehicle passageway to prevent accidentally driving a vehicle off the end of the loading dock. A barrier mount is attached to a guidepost inside the loading dock doorway and is horizontally rotatable about a vertical axis. A rigid barrier arm is rotatably affixed to the barrier mount so that the barrier arm raises and lowers vertically in a semaphore arm fashion. The barrier arm is typically constructed from an I-beam or box beam and is of sufficient strength to resist vehicle impact. A receiving rest is attached to an opposite guidepost inside the loading dock doorway and is horizontally rotatable about a vertical axis and positioned to receive the free end of the barrier arm. The receiving rest has locking means on the receiving rest to lock the free end of the barrier arm in the receiving rest so that upon vehicle impact with the barrier arm deformation of the barrier arm and rotation of the barrier mount and receiving rest about their respective vertical rotation axes occurs while retaining the barrier arm in a locked relationship with the receiving rest.
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