The DW Hybrid Shelter is the most versatile shelter and sought after dock solution. It covers a wide variety of door sizes and handles an even wider variety of trailer sizes. The DW requires little maintenance or service and has an extremely long life span. The head frame is made with pressure treated wood or sturdy galvanized steel tubing that will not warp, rot or twist. The resilient vertical foam pads, with removable inward vertical panels are built to yield upon impact and are less damage prone.
DW Series has a standard dimensions for a door open 10′ W x 10′ H are 11’8” W x 11′ H x 24” projection with 21” wide inward vertical panels and a 36” drop header panel.
With a dock height of 48” the DW Series Hybrid Shelter seals trailers from 12′ to 13’6” high from grade. Also seals trailers with width over 8′ W. The DW Series can be designed to suit a large variety of oversized door opening heights, widths and or dock projections.
Super Seal’s DW Series header unit framework is manufactured either using pressure treated wood or constructed of 1- 1/2” x 1-1/2” galvanized steel tubing with galvanized side brackets and covered with galvanized cladding. The header framework shall be peaked to allow adequate drainage. The header panel has full height fiberglass stays and overlapping protective flaps at trailer impact areas.
The vertical foam pads are constructed using kiln-dried pressurized wood, and a high density, light weight urethane foam core with 98% compression recovery and maintaining flexibility at -40 degrees. The foam core shall be continuously bonded (not spot glued) to the wood backing with a high quality, elastic adhesive. Cover fabric overlaps the wood backing, totally enclosing it, and is fastened with heavy duty plated staples. The removable vertical inward panels shall contain fiberglass stays, the top three (3) being a “Z” pattern to keep the curtain straight at all times. Vertical panels have a double layer of fabric at the leading edge impact area and a 4” wide x 14” high yellow guide stripe to aid in spotting shelters.
All stays are enclosed in multi-layer reinforcement pockets. Leading edge of vertical and header panels have a sewn in foam bead for a tight seal. Double stitched, high strength twisted 4 ply 100% polyester boned thread U.V. treated used for sewing throughout. Phantom Bottom Draft Pads included with all units. Unit to be furnished with all necessary mounting hardware, galvanized to resist corrosion. 18” – 20” projection in front of the dock bumper is recommended to provide a proper seal.
Options Available:
- Flat Top Unit
- Tapered Unit
- Extra Width of Unit
- Extra Height of Unit
- Extra Curtain Drop
- Extra Inward Projection
- Steel Protective Guard (Mounting hardware not incl.)
- Monofilament Fabric
- Full Height Yellow Guide Stripe
- Super Snug (add to Inward Projection)
MODEL TYPES:
- DW Combo (Standard Head Curtain)
- DW Combo 2 (Rain Deflector Head Curtain)
- DW Combo 3 (Inflatable Head Curtain)