---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000001308"
title: "Dock leveler with shimless pivot boss"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:04:51.150543Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001308"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g65/23"
  - "b65g65/23"
  - "b65g69/2811"
  - "b65g65/23"
  - "b65g69/287"
---

# Dock leveler with shimless pivot boss

## Abstract

A dock leveler for a loading dock. In some embodiments, the dock leveler may include a plurality of legs, a horizontally extending lower bracket coupled to a bottom region of each leg of the plurality of legs, a horizontally extending upper bracket coupled to an upper region of each leg of the plurality of legs, and a pivot boss coupled to the lower bracket. The pivot boss may include a first mounting plate coupled to the adjustment bracket and a first hole and a pivot rod for pivotable attachment to at least one of a lower arm and an upper arm of a lift arm assembly.