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US 6,601,638 B1Granted
Gate
OwnerArthur Lafleurinventor
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Abstract
A gate having a main gate post and an outer gate post spaced from the main gate post. A support arm is mounted on the main gate post and extends from it to the outer gate post. The support arm is on the post above the ground a sufficient distance to allow some access under it. A flexible gate panel extends down from a roller carried by the support arm to normally close the gate. Winding means are provided for winding up the gate panel on the roller to partly open the gate. The support arm, carrying the wound up gate panel, can be rotated from the outer gate post to fully open the gate.
Claims14
A gate having:
- a main gate post having a bottom end, the main gate post having a vertical pivot means at its bottom end to rotatably mount the main gate post on a ground support;
- a second gate post spaced from the main gate post across a passageway;
- a support arm mounted on the main gate post and extending from it to the second gate post to span the passageway when the gate posts are installed, the support arm on the main post above the ground a sufficient distance to allow access under it through the passageway;
- a flexible gate panel extending down from the support arm to normally close the passageway, the gate panel having side edges, the gate posts having guide means on their inner sides facing each other, the gate panel guided by its side edges in the facing guide means on the gate posts;
- winding means on the support arm for winding up the gate panel to partly open the passageway and to clear the second post;
- the main post, with the support arm carrying the wound up gate panel, rotatable on the bottom pivot means to swing the support arm generally horizontally between a closed position where it spans the passageway to the second gate post and an open position where it is swung away from the second gate post to fully open the passageway.
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A gate having:
- a main gate post having a top end;
- a second gate post spaced from the main gate post across a passageway;
- a support arm mounted on the top and of the main gate post and extending from it to the second gate post to span the passageway when the gate posts are installed, the support arm mounted by vertical top pivot means on the main gate post, the support arm on the main post above the ground a sufficient distance to allow access under it through the passageway;
- a flexible gate panel extending down from the support arm to normally close the passageway, the gate panel having side edges, the gate posts having guide means on their inner sides facing each other, the gate panel guided by its side edges in the facing guide means on the gate posts;
- winding means on the support arm for winding up the gate panel to partly open the passageway and to clear the second post;
- the support arm carrying the wound up gate panel, rotatable on the top pivot means to swing the support arm generally horizontally between a closed position where it spans the passageway to the second gate post and an open position where it is swung away from the second gate post to fully open the passageway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.