Weather barrier apparatuses for sealing or sheltering vehicles at loading docks

摘要

Example weather barrier apparatuses for sealing or sheltering vehicles at loading docks are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a side seal member to be vertically elongate and having a front surface facing away from a doorway when the apparatus is in a relaxed configuration, the side seal member extending laterally farther into a cargo passageway when the apparatus is in the relaxed configuration than when in an activated configuration, the front surface engages a vehicle as the vehicle moves between a departed position and a parked position. The apparatus also includes an upper seal member to hang in front of the side seal member when the apparatus is in the relaxed configuration, the upper seal member being horizontally elongate and having a lower corner point proximate the side seal member, the front surface facing away from the lower corner point when the apparatus is in the activated configuration.

主权项

1. A weather barrier apparatus for at least one of sealing or sheltering a vehicle parked at a loading dock of a building that has a doorway in a wall, the wall defining a cargo passageway passing through the doorway, the weather barrier apparatus comprising:
a side seal member to be generally vertically elongate and having a front surface facing away from the doorway when the weather barrier apparatus is in a relaxed configuration, the side seal member extending laterally farther into the cargo passageway toward a center of the doorway when the weather barrier apparatus is in the relaxed configuration than when the weather barrier apparatus is in an activated configuration, the weather barrier apparatus being in the activated configuration when the vehicle is engaging the weather barrier apparatus and a relaxed configuration when the vehicle is separated from the weather barrier apparatus, the front surface to engage the vehicle as the weather barrier apparatus moves between the relaxed configuration and the activated configuration; and an upper seal member to hang in front of the side seal member when the weather barrier apparatus is in the relaxed configuration, the upper seal member being generally horizontally elongate and having a lower corner point proximate the side seal member when the weather barrier apparatus is in the relaxed configuration, the front surface of the side seal member facing away from the lower corner point when the weather barrier apparatus is in the activated configuration, the side seal member defining an opening therethrough and the lower corner point is to pass through the opening when the weather barrier apparatus moves between the relaxed configuration to the activated configuration; and a cover to extend across and obstruct the opening when the weather barrier apparatus is in the relaxed configuration, the cover being movable between an open position and a closed position, the opening being more obstructed when the cover is in the closed position than when the cover is in the open position.