US 12,220,956 B2
Sidewall suitable for a gangway and gangway
Mohammed Ghouse, Kanchipuram (IN); Sowthri Ganth Selvakumar, Erode (IN); and Uwe Lauschke, Magdeburg (DE)
Assigned to Dellner Couplers AB, Falun (SE)
Filed by Dellner Couplers AB, Falun (SE)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/858,893.
Claims priority of application No. 21184259 (EP), filed on Jul. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0061809 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60D 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60D 5/00 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sidewall suitable for a gangway, the sidewall comprising:
a first gangway end;
a second gangway end opposite the first gangway end;
a retractable rail comprising a first rail end connected to the first gangway end, and a second rail end opposite the first rail end;
wherein the second rail end is connected to the second gangway end, and wherein the retractable rail extends along a longitudinal axis (A);
a cover attached to the rail and extending along the rail;
wherein the cover comprises a flexible portion that extends from the rail into a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (A).