US 12,111,046 B2Granted

Telescopic vehicle barrier with illumination strip

AssigneeGateArm Technologies, Inc.

InventorsRussel Lumsden, Jaikeeshan Sirju, Bryce C. Fortney

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Abstract

A vehicle barrier system employing a first gate arm having a first continuous side wall with a first channel, a second gate arm slidably insertable into the first gate arm having a second channel, and a third gate arm slidably insertable into the second gate arm with a third channel. A fastener secures the extended gate arms to a desired length. Once extended, an LED light strip is placed through the channels. The light strip can be cut to size as necessary, wherein the length of the gate arm and associated light strip can be adjusted on site to a particular length. A controller is used to pivot the gate arm between a horizontal and vertical position to operate as a vehicle barrier.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A telescopic vehicle barrier gate arm comprising:

a first gate arm portion defined by an exterior wall having a length, said exterior wall having an outer surface and an inner surface, said first gate arm portion having an internal space defined by said inner surface of said exterior wall, said first gate arm portion having at least one light-retaining channel extending along said length, said at least one light-retaining channel extending inwardly from said exterior wall, said at least one light-retaining channel having a height and configured to receive a light strip, said at least one light-retaining channel including at least one light-retaining wall extending only partially said height of said light-retaining channel;
a second gate arm portion defined by an exterior wall having a length, said exterior wall having an outer surface and an inner surface, said second gate arm portion having internal space defined by said inner surface of said exterior wall, said second gate arm portion having an at least one light-retaining channel extending along said length, said at least one light-retaining channel extending inwardly from said exterior wall, said at least one light-retaining channel having a height and configured to receive a light strip, said at least one light-retaining channel including at least one light-retaining wall extending only partially said height of said light-retaining channel;
said second gate arm portion sized to fit within said internal space of said first gate arm portion;
and
a light strip which is removably retained within said light retaining channel of said first gate arm portion and said light retaining channel of said second gate arm portion such that light from said light strip is visible through each said light retaining channel.

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A telescopic vehicle barrier system comprising:

a first gate arm having a first continuous side wall forming a cavity therein, said first side wall including a first elongated light-retaining channel having an opening formed along a longitudinal axis of said first gate arm;
a second gate arm having a second continuous side wall slidably insertable into said first cavity of said first gate arm, said second continuous side wall forming a second cavity therein, said second side wall including a second elongated light-retaining channel having an opening formed along a longitudinal axis of said second gate arm;
a third gate arm having a third continuous side wall slidably insertable into said second cavity of said second gate arm, said third side wall including a third elongated light-retaining channel having an opening formed along a longitudinal axis of said second gate arm;
a light strip which is removably retained within said elongated light-retaining channel of said first, second and third gate arms such that light from said light strip is visible through the light-retaining channels.

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Facts

Application: 18/297,951Filed 10 Apr 2023 · us provisional application
Priority: 13 Apr 2022
Published: US 2023/0332766 A119 Oct 2023
Granted: 8 Oct 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

E01F 13/06
Movable to allow or prevent passage: by swinging into open position about a vertical or horizontal axis parallel to the road direction, i.e.…
F21V 33/006
Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for: general building constructions or finishing work for…
E06B 11/022
Gates; Doors: characterised by the manner of movement
F21S 4/28
With light sources held by or within elongate supports: rigid, e.g. LED bars

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Application63/362,890Us provisional application · filed 13 Apr 2022
US 2023/0332766 A1Pre-grant publication · published 19 Oct 2023
US 12,111,046 B2This patent

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