Security cover for reciprocating gate arm
OwnerPeter Bongardinventor
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Abstract
A security cover for an automatic gate arm protects against disengagement and removal of the gate arm for the purpose of unauthorized entry through the gate. The security cover comprises four walls and a top plate joined to form a housing that encloses a rotating turret and a portion of a drive arm used to actuate the gate. The security cover mounts over the turret using a vertical rod that extends from above the housing to a location within the drive mechanism of the gate arm motor, and a lock that secures the housing and prevents unauthorized tampering with the drive arm.
Claims6
A security cover for an automatic gate drive including a horizontally extending drive arm and a dome shaped turret to house the connection of the drive arm to a drive mechanism, the security cover comprising:
- a rigid, metal housing having first and second substantially parallel side walls, a rear wall, a front wall, and a top plate cooperating to form an enclosure sized to receive said dome shaped turret thereunder, said top plate including an aperture extending through;
- a metal rod extending vertically from a first end above the top plate, through the aperture in the top plate and through the dome shaped turret to a position within the drive mechanism;
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- a locking means adapted to fit over said first end of said metal rod to lock said housing over said dome shaped turret.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.