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US 2025/0122756 A1Published application
Gate system
OwnerKenneth Makinventor
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Abstract
A gate system includes a plurality of gate portions, including at least a first gate portion and a second gate portion. A motor includes a drive shaft and a first pinion secured to the drive shaft. A first gate portion includes a first rack configured to be driven by the first pinion. The first gate portion further includes a second pinion rotatably secured to a wheel of the first gate portion. The second gate portion includes a second rack configured to be driven by the second pinion. The second rack may be selectively coupled with or uncoupled from the second pinion by way of a clutch gear.
Claims19
A gate system comprising:
- a base;
- a first rail extending horizontally over the base;
- a second rail, separate from the first rail, extending horizontally over the base, the second rail being spaced from and parallel to the first rail;
- a motor secured to the base, the motor including a drive shaft and a first pinion secured to the drive shaft;
- a first gate portion including
- a lower end having a first plurality of wheels configured to roll along the first rail,
- a first rack configured to be driven by the first pinion, and
- a second pinion rotatably secured to a wheel selected from the first plurality of wheels;
- and
- a second gate portion including
- a lower end having a second plurality of wheels configured to roll along the second rail, and
- a second rack configured to be driven by the second pinion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.