Vehicle gate assembly
OwnerWilliam H. Neuschinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle gate assembly includes a first post and a latch post comprising a J-slot formed along a face of the latch post, the J-slot comprising a primary vertical slot extending from an open top end of the primary vertical slot at a top side of the latch post to a bottom end of the primary vertical slot, a horizontal slot extending from the bottom end toward the first post, and the horizontal slot comprising a trap extending toward the top side of the latch post and a beam movable between an open position to allow vehicles to drive through a vehicle passage and a closed position blocking the vehicle passage, and a pin extending from the beam, the pin disposed in the J-slot when the beam is in the closed position.
Claims15
A vehicle gate assembly, comprising:
- a base having a width and extending laterally to define a vehicle passage and having a depth extending perpendicular to the width from a front edge of the base to a back edge of the base;
- a first post extending vertically from the base on a first lateral side of the base;
- a latch post extending vertically from the base on a second lateral side of the base and comprising a J-slot formed in a face of the latch post, the J-slot comprising a primary vertical slot extending from an open top end of the primary vertical slot in a top of the latch post to a bottom end of the primary vertical slot, a horizontal slot extending from the bottom end toward the first post, and the horizontal slot comprising a trap extending toward the top of the latch post;
- a beam having a first beam end connected to the first post and a second beam end, the beam movable between an open position to allow vehicles to drive through the vehicle passage and a closed position blocking the vehicle passage;
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- a pin extending from the second beam end, the pin disposed in the J-slot when the beam is in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.