ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,081, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Overhead Door Corp. (Lewisville, Texas).
"Dock leveler with stowable lift lever" was invented by Keith T. Kee (Dallas) and Dor Gamliel (Dallas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dock leveler comprises a lift lever operably graspable by a user to lift, lower, and extend the dock leveler. The dock leveler further comprises a lift lever retainer having an opening shaped and sized to slidably receive the lift lever. The lift lever comprises a top portion including a handle graspable by a user, a middle portion adjacent the top portion, and a bottom portion adjacent the middle portion, the bottom port...