US 12,459,761 B2
Seals for dock levelling systems, and methods of sealing gaps in dock levelling systems
Mark Brown, Prestatyn (GB)
Assigned to Rentokil Initial 1927 PLC, (GB)
Appl. No. 17/796,089
Filed by RENTOKIL INITIAL 1927 PLC, Camberley (GB)
PCT Filed Jan. 20, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/050118
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/152290, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2001231 (GB), filed on Jan. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0075989 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 69/28 (2006.01); A01M 29/30 (2011.01); B65G 69/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 69/2876 (2013.01) [A01M 29/30 (2013.01); B65G 69/008 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seal for a dock levelling system comprising a movable hinged ramp arranged within a recess, wherein the seal is for sealing a horizontal gap between the hinged end of the movable ramp and a wall of the recess, the seal comprising:
a rod;
a tube of flexible material surrounding the rod.