B65G69/2823

SYSTEM FOR MATING VAN TO LOADING DOCK
20260138840 · 2026-05-21 ·

A system includes a floor deck including a forward portion configured to support at least one pallet; a lift deck adjacent the floor deck and adapted to move vertically between a first lift deck position and a maximum height position, such that when the lift deck is in the first lift deck position, a top surface of the lift deck is substantially flush with the top surface of the floor deck; and a dock plate movably connected to the lift deck and movable between first and second dock plate positions, such that when the dock plate is in the first dock plate position, the dock plate is disposed on or in, and substantially parallel to, the lift deck, and when the dock plate is in the second dock plate position, the dock plate extends away from the lift deck opposite the forward portion.