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US 4,381,626 AGranted
Automatic gate assembly
AssigneeRed Lodge Manufacturing Company
InventorsThomas M. Courtis, Carl E. Donelson
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AssigneeRed Lodge Manufacturing Company
InventorsThomas M. Courtis, Carl E. Donelson
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A gate assembly including a support structure, a gate carried by the support structure and movable with respect thereto, a gate control and a gate activator associated with the gate, the support structure including a plurality of frame members, the gate having one end thereof disposed adjacent to the support structure and extending outwardly therefrom, a pivot connecting a lower part of the gate to an adjacent lower portion of the support structure, the pivot including a rotatable shaft and shaft carrier, the gate control including a biasing mechanism associated with the gate, the gate activator including a power source mounted on the support structure, drive mechanism operatively connected to the power source, the drive mechanism including translating mechanism activatable by the power source, the translating mechanism being disposed for movement in a substantially horizontal plane, an arm member having one end pivotally connected to the translating mechanism, the arm member having its opposite end pivotally connected to the gate, the connection between the arm member and the gate being at a point on the gate adjacent the support structure and centrally located between the upper and lower edges of the gate, whereby the gate is movable about the pivot in a vertical plane by the gate activator.
A gate assembly including support means, gate means carried by said support means and movable with respect thereto, gate control means and gate activating means associated with said gate means, said support means including a plurality of frame members, said gate means having one end thereof disposed adjacent to said support means and extending outwardly therefrom, pivot means connecting a lower part of said gate means to an adjacent lower portion of said support means, said pivot means including a rotatable shaft and shaft carrier means, said gate control means including biasing means associated with said gate means, said gate activating means including a power source mounted on said support means, drive means operatively connected to said power source, said drive means including translating means activatable by said power source, said translating means being disposed for movement in a substantially horizontal plane, an arm member having one end pivotally connected to said translating means, said arm member having its opposite end pivotally connected to said gate means, said connection between said arm member and said gate means being at a point on said gate means adjacent said support means and centrally located between said upper and lower edges of said gate means, whereby said gate means is movable about said pivot means in a vertical plane by said gate activating means.
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