Turnstile assembly
OwnerFloyd Newell Bohnettinventor
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Abstract
A U-shaped frame is secured to a pair of spaced fence posts, and the frame has yoke members which secure the U-frame at the top and the bottom to the fence posts. A one-way gate or turnstile is provided by rotatable members on the U-frame having turnstile arms. A means of removably securing the U-frame to the fence posts is in the form of members securing the fence posts which can be manually tightened. The entire turnstile is designed to be readily removable from the fence line or readily insertable in a fence line; if the fence posts to which it is attached are weak, the U-frame tends to strengthen them.
Claims3
A prefabricated and portable turnstile assembly for livestock that can be inserted in a fence line having two spaced fence posts comprising:
- (a) a U-shaped frame having vertical stems and a generally horizontal lower cross member joining the stems, said horizontal cross member being of a length to dispose each vertical stem adjacent to one of said two spaced fence posts;
- (b) yokes disposed one adjacent to the top and one adjacent to the bottom of each vertical stem to engage the adjacent fence post;
- (c) fasteners on each U-stem for engaging said adjacent fence post and for pulling the fence post against the yoke to thereby secure the U-frame to the two fence posts;
- (d) at least one generally vertical rotatable tubular shaft fitting over at least one of the stems of the U-shape and supported on the U-frame;
- (e) at least one arm projecting from said rotatable shaft;
- (f) and means for normally biasing the shaft to dispose the arm across the space between the two stems of the U-shape, to give rise to a turnstile action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.