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US 12,168,905 B2Granted
Swing gate mechanism to swing open an overhead lift gate
OwnerWilliam Clifford Houserinventor
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Abstract
A swing gate mechanism to swing open an overhead lift gate system includes an overhead swing gate. The overhead swing gate has a pivot side and a catch side. A first gate power arm is configured to move along a first overhead guide track on a first side of the overhead lift gate system. A second gate power arm is configured to move along a second overhead guide track on a second side of the overhead lift gate system. At least one hinge is connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm. The at least one hinge is configured to allow the overhead swing gate to swing open by rotating about the first gate power arm.
Claims17
A swing gate mechanism to swing open an overhead lift gate system including:
- an overhead swing gate with a pivot side and a catch side;
- a first gate power arm configured to move along a first overhead guide track on a first side of the overhead lift gate system;
- a second gate power arm configured to move along a second overhead guide track on a second side of the overhead lift gate system;
- at least one hinge connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm, the at least one hinge is configured to allow the overhead swing gate to swing open by rotating about the first gate power arm;
- wherein, when the overhead swing gate is not swung open from the first gate power arm and the overhead swing gate is fixed between the first gate power arm and the second gate power arm, the overhead swing gate has as an overhead gate operation via the first gate power arm moving in the first overhead guide track and the second gate power arm moving in the second overhead guide track;
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- wherein, when the overhead swing gate is swung open from the first gate power arm via the at least one hinge connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm, the overhead swing gate has as a swing gate operation.
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A swing gate mechanism to swing open an overhead lift gate system including:
- an overhead swing gate with a pivot side and a catch side,
- a first pole,
- a second pole,
- a header and an internal operator,
- where the first pole is configured to attach to a ground surface on one side of the gate and includes a first overhead guide track attached approximate to a first top, the second pole is configured to attach to the ground surface on an opposite side of the gate from the first pole and includes a second overhead guide track attached approximate to a second top, the header interconnects the first top with the second top, the internal operator is configured for lifting the gate, where the internal operator is inside the first pole or the second pole and is a hydraulic operator,
- at least one hinge connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm, the at least one hinge is configured to allow the overhead swing gate to swing open by rotating about the first gate power arm
- the swing gate mechanism is designed and configured to convert the overhead lift gate system to have a swing gate operation configured to allow the overhead swing gate to swing open;
- wherein, when the overhead swing gate is not swung open from the first gate power arm and the overhead swing gate is fixed between the first gate power arm and the second gate power arm, the overhead swing gate has as an overhead gate operation via the first gate power arm moving in the first overhead guide track and the second gate power arm moving in the second overhead guide track;
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- wherein, when the overhead swing gate is swung open from the first gate power arm via the at least one hinge connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm, the overhead swing gate has as a swing gate operation.
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An overhead lift gate system including:
- a swing gate mechanism including:
- an overhead swing gate with a pivot side and a catch side;
- a first gate power arm configured to move along a first overhead guide track on a first side of the overhead lift gate system;
- a second gate power arm configured to move along a second overhead guide track on a second side of the overhead lift gate system;
- at least one hinge connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm, the at least one hinge is configured to allow the overhead swing gate to swing open by rotating about the first gate power arm;
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- wherein, the swing gate mechanism is designed and configured to convert the overhead lift gate system to have a swing gate operation configured for swinging open the overhead swing gate;
- wherein, when the overhead swing gate is not swung open from the first gate power arm and the overhead swing gate is fixed between the first gate power arm and the second gate power arm, the overhead swing gate has as an overhead gate operation via the first gate power arm moving in the first overhead guide track and the second gate power arm moving in the second overhead guide track;
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- wherein, when the overhead swing gate is swung open from the first gate power arm via the at least one hinge connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm, the overhead swing gate has as a swing gate operation.
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