Gate
AssigneeSafe Rack LLC
InventorsRobert W. Honeycutt, Carson Allan Jones
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Abstract
A gate may include a first supporting arm and an adjustable arm. The first supporting arm may include an interior surface and an interior cavity. The adjustable arm may include an insertable end, an adjustable compression member and a compression fitting. The insertable end may be configured to be inserted into the interior cavity of the first supporting arm. The adjustable compression member may be disposed at the insertable end. The compressing fitting may be configured to adjust the adjustable compression member. When the insertable end is inserted into the interior cavity of the first supporting arm, the adjustable compression member is adjusted to compress against the interior surface so that the adjustable arm is fixed relative to the first supporting arm.
Claims22
A gate comprising:
- a first supporting arm defining an interior cavity having an interior surface;
- an adjustable arm comprising:
- an insertable end configured to be inserted into the interior cavity of the first supporting arm;
- an adjustable compression member disposed at the insertable end;
- and
- a compressing fitting configured to adjust the adjustable compression member by squeezing the compression member in an axial direction so as to increase its diameter without rotation of either the adjustable arm or the first supporting arm,
- wherein, when the insertable end is inserted into the interior cavity of the first supporting arm, the adjustable compression member is adjusted to engage against the interior surface so that the adjustable arm is fixed relative to the first supporting arm.
A gate comprising:
- a vertical hinge arrangement;
- first and second horizontal support arms connected to opposite ends of said vertical hinge arrangement, said support arms each defining an interior cavity;
- an adjustable arm assembly comprising a vertical member and first and second horizontal adjustable arms, a proximal end of each of said horizontal adjustable arms being rigidly and non-rotatably connected to a respective end of said vertical member;
- respective distal ends of said first and second horizontal adjustable arms being received in respective interior cavities of said first and second horizontal support arms;
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- at least one of said first and second horizontal adjustable arms having a compression member which can be radially expanded using a tool inserted into the respective one of said support arms without rotation of the adjustable arm to maintain said adjustable arm assembly in position with respect to said support arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.