US 6,637,094 B1 · Method for manufacturing a horse race starting gate

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a modular starting gate. The modules making up the starting gate include a truss module, a door releasing module, a stall divider module, a front door module, a rear door module, a towing module, and a wheel assembly module. Each module is manufactured to precise tolerances using fixtures or jigs to achieve the desired tolerances. The door releasing module is coupled to the truss module. The truss module is raised mounted to the towing module and the wheel assembly module. A first stall divider module is attached to the truss module and a positioning fixture is used to properly align a second stall divider module relative to the first stall divider module. The second stall divider module is attached to the truss module. The positioning fixture is removed and the front and back gate modules are fastened to the stall divider modules.

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Dependent claims

A method for manufacturing a horse race starting gate to be suspended over a ground level, comprising:

forming a truss module, the truss module positioned in a first, horizontal and upright orientation;
coupling a door release module to the truss module;
raising the truss module to an elevation above the ground level;
coupling a stall divider module to the truss module, wherein said truss module is maintained in said first, horizontal and upright orientation as said stall divider module is coupled to said truss module;
and
coupling doors to the stall divider module.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method for manufacturing a horse race starting gate

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Method for manufacturing a horse race starting gate

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Abstract

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