OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001308

Dock leveler with shimless pivot boss

Published: 2026-09-15T19:04:51.150543Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001308
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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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.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001308
Published 2026-09-15T19:04:51.150543Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001308