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US 4,538,379 AGranted
Safety mezzanine gate
OwnerWilliam R. Vargoinventor
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Abstract
An improved gate assembly for a guard-railing around a mezzanine storage area comprised of a U-shaped gate member mounted on a horizontal axis and pivotally movable between a first position wherein a barrier portion of the gate member traverses an opening in the guard railing and a second position wherein the barrier portion is removed from the opening.
Claims13
A gate assembly for an opening in a platform railing comprising:
- a generally U-shaped gate member having a barrier portion for traversing said opening and side portions at each end of said barrier portion extending laterally generally in the same direction from one side thereof;
- gate supporting means secured to said platform and located adjacent said side portions of said gate member;
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- means for mounting said gate member to said gate supporting means for pivotal movement of said gate member about a horizontal axis, between a first position where said barrier portion is positioned in and traverses said opening and a second position where said barrier portion is removed from said opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.