Low profile vehicle restraint
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Nov 27, 2001
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Feb 23, 2000
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Feb 23, 2000
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A vehicle restraint having a frame mounted to a dock face and a hook movable relative to the fixed member for engaging a portion of a vehicle and restraining movement of the vehicle away from the dock. The vehicle restraint has a linkage comprising a first arm pivotally connected to the frame, a second arm pivotally connected to the first arm and having a first end not fixed and movable with respect to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the hook, and a third arm coupling the first arm to the hook to maintain the hook in a generally vertical orientation. A sensor may be employed to determine engagement of the hook with a portion of the vehicle.
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