Electric strand gate
AssigneeLn Automation Pty Ltd
InventorNathan Foote
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Abstract
An electric strand gate has at least one electric strand thereacross. The gate comprises an actuator which moves the electric strand up along a hoisting rail from a closed position to an open position, thereby providing clearance thereunderneath for passage of livestock, vehicles and or the like through the gate. The gate may have shuttles travelling along the hoisting rail, each of which is connected to a respective electric strand. The rail and shuttles may be configured so that electric strands are closer together when in the open position, thereby maximising clearance thereunderneath whilst moving apart in the closed position, so as to maintain the full height of the electric fence. The shuttles and the rail may be further configured so that the electric strands are electrically disconnected in the open position.
Claims20
An electric strand gate comprising:
- at least one electric strand;
- an actuator which moves the at least one electric strand up along a hoisting rail from a closed position to an open position so as to provide clearance thereunderneath for passage through the gate;
- and
- a shuttle travelling along the hoisting rail, wherein the electric strand is connected to the shuttle.
An electric strand gate comprising:
- at least one electric strand;
- and
- an actuator which moves the electric strand up along a hoisting rail from a closed position to an open position so as to provide clearance thereunderneath for passage through the gate, wherein:
- the gate comprises a plurality of electric strands and wherein the actuator moves all of the electric strands up from the closed position to the open position;
- and
- the electric strands are closer together at the open position as compared to at the closed position.
An electric strand gate comprising:
- at least one electric strand;
- and
- an actuator which moves the electric strand up along a hoisting rail from a closed position to an open position so as to provide clearance thereunderneath for passage through the gate, wherein
- ends of the at least one electric strand move along a length of the hoisting rail when the gate moves between the open position and the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.