Face panels for loading dock seals and shelters

This invention describes flexible panels used at loading docks to seal against the back of a truck or trailer. The panels are designed to extend from the dock wall and feature a special tip seal. This tip seal is a loop-shaped casing containing a foam cord, which helps it conform to the vehicle's surface and create a tight seal.

Why it matters: Advances in flexible material science and foam technology since 2012 could offer more durable, compliant, or cost-effective options for the specific foam-cord tip seal described.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateCustom flexible panels, foam cord, durable fabric.

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