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A device for mechanically placing wheel chocks against the wheels of a truck-like vehicle as it is parked on the apron of a loading dock. The chocks are remotely controlled from a point of vantage by the dock attendant and certain provisions readily preclude the commencement of any loading and/or un

A device for mechanically placing wheel chocks against the wheels of a truck-like vehicle as it is parked on the apron of a loading dock. The chocks are remotely controlled from a point of vantage by the dock attendant and certain provisions readily preclude the commencement of any loading and/or unloading operation involving the parked vehicle prior to the vehicle being properly chocked in place, and moreover, structure is included which precludes the likelihood of inadvertent movement of the vehicle away from the dock prematurely before the actual completion of the loading and/or unloading operations, thus avoiding fork lift accidents and personel injuries common in the industry.

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In a truck dock of the type having remotely controlled dockboard means which normally may selectively be moved between: (1) an operative position in which the floor of the elevated dock structure is bridged with the floor of a truck-like vehicle as it is parked on the apron of the dock for facilitat

In a truck dock of the type having remotely controlled dockboard means which normally may selectively be moved between: (1) an operative position in which the floor of the elevated dock structure is bridged with the floor of a truck-like vehicle as it is parked on the apron of the dock for facilitating the loading and/or unloading process thereof, and (2) a stowed position in which use of the dockboard means is interrupted; of safety chock system means operatively coupled with said dockboard means for: (1) precluding the commencement of any loading and/or unloading operations involving the vehicle prior to the vehicle being properly chocked in place, and (2) conversely precluding the likelihood of inadvertent movement of the vehicle away from the dock prematurely before the actual completion of the loading and/or unloading operations; said safety chock system means comprising a main body member fixedly attached to the apron of the dock and being arranged thereon so as to be straddled by the wheels of the vehicle as it is being brought into a properly parked position, a pair of wheel engageable chock means for engagement with the rearward wheel structure of the vehicle in selectively rendering the vehicle substantially immovable, reach means for operatively coupling said pair of wheel engageable chock means to said main body member, and wheel chock actuating means for remotely controlling the movement of said reach means to enable said pair of wheel engageable chock means to be remotely operable between a “vehicle chocked”position and a “vehicle not chocked”position.