US 2026/0286776 A1 · TRUSS FRAME COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR JOINING FIRST AND SECOND PLANAR FRAMES OF A CUBOID GATE FRAME

Abstract

A gate assembly for a gate opening in a perimeter fence or wall includes a stationary frame supported on ground adjacent to the gate opening and a cuboid gate frame for translating movement relative to the gate opening between open and closed positions. The cuboid gate includes first and second planar frames and a coupling assembly coupling the first planar frame and the second planar frame to span a length of the cuboid gate frame at laterally opposing sides of the cuboid gate frame. The coupling assembly uses mounting brackets mechanically clamped with threaded fasteners onto respective ones of the first and second planar frames so that a plurality of truss frame assemblies can be connected between the mounting brackets to span a width of the cuboid gate frame between the first and second planar frames such that the truss frame assemblies stiffen the planar frames against lateral bending.

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Dependent claims

A coupling assembly arranged for assembling a first planar frame and a second planar frame to collectively define a cuboid gate frame which is elongated in a longitudinal direction and which is arranged to be operatively supported for translating movement in the longitudinal direction relative to a gate opening, the coupling assembly comprising:

a plurality of mounting brackets arranged to be mechanically coupled onto respective ones of the first planar frame and the second planar frame;
and
at least one truss frame assembly arranged to be connected between the mounting brackets of said plurality of mounting brackets such that the first planar frame and a second planar frame are parallel and spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction to extend in the longitudinal direction along a length of the cuboid gate frame at laterally opposing sides of the cuboid frame;
whereby said at least one truss frame assembly stiffens each of the first planar frame and the second planar frame against bending in said lateral direction.

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A gate assembly comprising:

a stationary frame arranged to be supported on ground adjacent to a gate opening;
and
a cuboid gate frame which is elongated in a longitudinal direction and which is supported on the stationary frame for translating movement in the longitudinal direction relative to a gate opening between a closed position spanning the gate opening and an open position in which the gate opening is substantially unobstructed by the cuboid gate frame;
the cuboid gate frame comprising:
a first planar frame and a second planar frame extending in the longitudinal direction along a length of the cuboid frame at laterally opposing sides of the cuboid gate frame such that the first planar frame and the second planar frame are parallel and spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction;
and
a coupling assembly coupling the first planar frame and the second planar frame, the coupling assembly comprising (i) a plurality of mounting brackets mechanically coupled onto respective ones of the first planar frame and the second planar frame, and (ii) a plurality of truss frame assemblies arranged to be connected between the mounting brackets of said plurality of mounting brackets to span a width of the cuboid gate frame between the first planar frame and the second planar frame in the lateral direction whereby the truss frame assemblies stiffen each of the first planar frame and the second planar frame against bending in the lateral direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Truss frame coupling assembly for joining first and second planar frames of a cuboid gate frame

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Truss frame coupling assembly for joining first and second planar frames of a cuboid gate frame

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Abstract

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