A dock leveler comprises a deck plate and a lip assembly hingedly connected to the deck plate. The lip assembly comprises a lip plate and a lip subplate. The lip plate includes a traction side and a bottom side and has a lip plate crown. The lip subplate includes a top side and a bottom side and has a lip subplate crown. The lip subplate is coupled to a bottom side of the lip plate in a manner that provides structural rigidity to the lip plate. The lip subplate crown is aligned and nested with the lip plate crown.

A dock leveler comprises a face plate disposable adjacent a dock wall, a deck plate hingedly connected to the face plate, a lip assembly hingedly connected to the deck plate. The dock leveler further comprises a lip extender support coupled to the face plate, and a lip extender. The lip extender has a first end rotatably coupled to the lip assembly, and a second end selectively engageable with the lip extender support to extend the lip assembly with respect to the deck plate.

A dock leveler for a loading dock. In some embodiments, the dock leveler may include a bridge assembly including a deck and a lip extendable from the deck, where the lip is pivotally movable between a stowed position and an extended position. The dock leveler may also include a frame supporting the bridge assembly. The dock leveler may also include a beam and a lip keeper. The beam may include a first end positioned proximate a front edge of the dock. The lip keeper assembly may be configured to selectively secure the lip in the stow position. The lip keeper assembly may be adjustably coupled to the beam permitting adjustment relative to the beam toward or away from the front edge of the dock.

A dock leveler comprises a counterbalancing assembly comprising a spring and an anchor plate. The anchor plate spans a width of the spring to permit coupling of the counterbalancing assembly and a linkage system. The anchor plate comprises a first end portion wrapped around a first outer surface of a spring of the dock leveler to secure the anchor plate to the spring, a middle portion adjacent the first end portion, and a second end portion adjacent the middle portion, the second end portion wrapped around a second outer surface of the spring to secure the anchor plate to the spring.

A dock leveler with a deck hinge shaped to fit in the pit of a loading dock. The dock leveler may have a rear leg bracket including a plurality of legs couplable to a bottom surface and a rear wall of the pit. The leg bracket may be positioned directly adjacent the rear wall and may include a plurality of brackets having an upwardly facing opening configured to receive a cylindrical shaft. The dock leveler may also comprise a deck that may have a rear portion shaped to fit over the cylindrical shaft and located adjacent the rear wall. The cylindrical shaft may be sized to fit within the plurality of brackets such that the rear portion of the deck and the shaft may be disposed directly above the legs of the leg bracket.

A dock leveler that fits within the pit of a loading dock. The dock leveler may have a rear leg bracket including a plurality of legs. The legs may be couplable to a bottom surface of the leg bracket and to a rear wall of the pit and may have a bottom portion attached to the bottom surface of the pit. The dock leveler may have a deck with a rear portion disposed adjacent the rear wall and supported by the rear leg bracket. The deck may be horizontal when in a stowed position. The dock leveler may also include a lift arm assembly extending from the bottom surface of the deck to the bottom surface of the pit and moveable along the bottom surface of the pit. The lift arm assembly may have a bottom portion movable independent of structure at the bottom portion of the plurality of legs.