Wheel-activated vehicle restraint system
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While the invention will be described in connection with certain preferred embodiments, there is no intent to limit it to those embodiments. On the contrary, the intent is to cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
The tire-actuated vehicle restraint device according to the present invention is shown in an illustrative operating environment in FIG. 1. The restraint device 10 engages a leading tire T of a vehicle V to maintain the vehicle V in a loading / unloading position adjacent a loading dock D. The term "tire" as used herein refers to the combination of a wheel and a tire rotatably mounted to a vehicle V. Thus, an action performed on a tire is also performed on a wheel. Tire T is referred to as the "leading" tire as it is the first to approach the dock D as the vehicle V backs into position over the roadway R. As is conventional, the dock D shown in FIG. 1 includes a dock levele...
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