Inflatable Seals & Shelters

Inflatable Seals & Shelters

Inflatable dock seals and shelters provide the ultimate energy seal for climate-controlled loading docks. With a wide variety of models to meet your specific needs, inflatable seals and shelters all improve energy efficiency with little or no pressure on your building walls. Best of all, they can be interlocked with restraints and other dock equipment for improved efficiency and safety.

Air Inflatable Dock Seal with One-piece Cover

The Air Inflatable Dock Seal with One-piece Cover is designed for use in the same applications as standard foam dock seals, but with the advantages of air inflation.

Design Highlights

• Standard Projection: 12″
• Standard Cover Fabric: 10 oz. Vinyl
• Side & Head Member Backing: 2×8 Pressure Treated Wood
• Standard Head & Side Member Face Width: 12″
• Blower Motor: 1/2 HP, 115v with Automatic Reset Thermal Overload Protection (includes NEMA 1 switch)
• Metal Blower Cover Included
• 24″ High Guide Stripes at Bottom of Side Members
• Front Opening Width is Approx. 7′-6″

Air Inflatable Dock Seal with Variable Height Head Member

The Air Inflatable Dock Seal with Variable Height Head Member is designed for taller doorways and loading docks that serve a wide variety of vehicle heights. Head member seals across top of vehicle.

Design Highlights

• Standard Side Member Projection: 14″
• Side Member Face Width: 12″
• Side Member Backing: 2×8 Pressure Treated Wood
• Standard Cover Fabric: 10 oz. Vinyl
• Standard Head Member Projection is 10″ Greater than Side Member Projection
• Front of Header Assembly is 2×8
• Top of Head Frame Has Upward Taper & Requires 2-1/2″ Clearance Above Unit Height (i.e. 11′-8″ high unit requires 11′-10-1/2″ clear at wall).
• Blower Motor: 1/2 HP, 115v with Automatic Reset Thermal Overload Protection (includes NEMA 1 switch)
• Guide Stripes on Head Storage Curtain on 8′-6″ Centers
• Head Member Mounting Flanges Require 2″ Clearance on Either Side
• Head Member Consists Fiberglass Covered Treated Wood Frame Which Supports Integral Torsion Spring-head Bag Assembly (standard head bag drop is 36″ to 48″)

Air Inflatable Dock Shelter with Peripheral Sides & Variable Height Head Member

The Air Inflatable Dock Shelter with Peripheral Sides & Variable Height Head is designed for wider and taller doorways and loading docks that serve a wide variety of vehicle sizes including vehicles with extended tailgates or hydraulic lifts.

Design Highlights

• Standard Side Member Projection: 24″
• Side Member Face Width: 12″
• Side Member Backing: 2×8 Pressure Treated Wood
• Standard Cover Fabric: 10 oz. Vinyl
• Standard Head Member Projection is 10″ Greater than Side Member Projection
• Front of Header Assembly is 2×8
• Top of Head Frame Has Upward Taper & Requires 2-1/2″ Clearance Above Unit Height
• Blower Motor: 1/2 HP, 115v with Automatic Reset Thermal Overload Protection (includes NEMA 1 switch)
• Guide Stripes on Head Storage Curtain on 8′-6″ Centers
• Head Member Mounting Flanges Require 2″ Clearance on Either Side
• Head Member Consists Fiberglass Covered Treated Wood Frame Which Supports Integral Torsion Spring-head Bag Assembly (standard head bag drop is 36″ to 48″)

Air Inflatable Dock Shelter with Treated Wood Frames

The Air Inflatable Dock Shelter with Treated Wood Frames is designed for wider and taller doorways and loading docks that serve a wide variety of vehicle sizes including vehicles with extended tailgates or hydraulic lifts.

Design Highlights

• Standard Frame Projection: 24″ Side Frame / 34″ Head Frame
• Standard Air Bag Fabric: 10 oz. Vinyl
• Standard Side & Head Storage Curtain Fabric is 22 oz Vinyl & Includes Fiberglass Stays
• Head Storage Curtain Includes Yellow Guide Stripes on 8′-6″ Centers
• Side Curtains Are 16″ Wide; Head Curtain is 26” High at Peak of Head Frame
• Frames Are Pressure Treated Wood
• Side Frames Are 2 x 4, Head Frame Has 2″ Rake with
• 2 x 10 Front & 2 x 6 Back
• Standard Head Bag Drop is 36″, 42″ or 48″ From Underside of Head Frame.
• Standard Front Opening Width is 7′-6″
• Steel Supports Project 5” Greater than Side Frame Projection
• Includes Foam Filled Draft Pads in Bottom Corner
• Blower Motor: 1/2 HP, 115V with Automatic Reset Thermal Overload Protection (includes NEMA 1 switch)