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US 5,419,083 AGranted
Electric-fence gate
OwnerHans A. Rassinventor
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Abstract
A gate for an electrified fence is designed to permit opening and closing by a vehicle operator who wishes to pass through the gate from either direction. Opening and closing the gate is effected without disconnecting the electrical wire on the gate.
Claims15
A fence gate comprising a gate bar, two anchor plates and counterweight means;
- the gate bar having two ends, and means close to each end for pivotally mounting that end on a separate one of the anchor plates so that virtually all of the gate bar is on one side of the pivotally mounting means;
- each of the anchor plates being in a secured position so that the gate bar can rotate about a fixed axis at a preset height;
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- the counterweight means, at least substantially sufficient in amount and position, being secured to each end of the gate bar to counterbalance the part of the gate bar which is on the one side of the pivotally mounting means.
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A combination of anchor plates, gate bar mounting plates, counterweights and a gate bar;
- each anchor plate having a carrier hub substantially centrally positioned thereon;
- each gate bar mounting plate rotatably connected to a different carrier hub for rotation in a plane parallel to that of one of the anchor plates;
- the gate bar having two opposite ends secured to different gate bar mounting plates so that the gate bar extends in one direction from the gate bar mounting plate;
- each counterweight being at least substantially sufficient to counterbalance its share of the weight of the gate bar and being secured to the gate bar mounting plate on a side of the carrier hub which is opposite that from which the gate bar extends.
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A gate bar in combination with two retainer posts on opposite sides of the gate bar and with an electrical conductor;
- each retainer post having means to receive the electrical conductor at one height above ground level and means to release the electrical conductor at a different height above ground level;
- the gate bar traversing a distance between the retainer posts;
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- the electrical conductor running from the releasing means of one retainer post to the gate bar, along the gate bar to a position approximating that of the other retainer post and to the releasing means of said other retainer post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.