MECHANICAL SWING GATE
First Claim
1. A gate assembly for positioning in an opening through which selective entry is required, said gate assembly including barrier means mountable directly or indirectly to one or more surrounding surfaces defining said opening and hinge means to allow said barrier means to be movable relative to said surrounding surfaces in use between a closed condition, wherein the opening is closed, to an open condition, wherein the opening is open, said hinge means arranged so that the barrier means and/or hinge means has an axis of pivot which is at an acute angle to a vertical axis, resilient biasing means associated with the hinge means to help bias the barrier means from the open condition to the closed condition in use, characterised in that the resilient biasing means act in a direction along a substantially horizontal axis or along an axis substantially transverse or perpendicular to the axis of pivot of the barrier means and/or hinge means.
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Abstract
A gate assembly is provided for positioning in an opening through which selective entry is required. The gate assembly includes barrier means mountable directly or indirectly to one or more surrounding surfaces defining said opening, and hinge means to allow said barrier means to be movable relative to said surrounding surfaces in use between a closed condition, wherein the opening is closed, to an open condition, wherein the opening is open. The hinge means are arranged so that the barrier means and/or hinge means has an axis of pivot which is at an acute angle to a vertical axis. Resilient biasing means are associated with the hinge means to help bias the barrier means from the open condition to the closed condition in use. The resilient biasing means act in a direction along a substantially horizontal axis or along an axis substantially transverse or perpendicular to the axis of pivot of the barrier means and/or hinge means.
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- 1. A gate assembly for positioning in an opening through which selective entry is required, said gate assembly including barrier means mountable directly or indirectly to one or more surrounding surfaces defining said opening and hinge means to allow said barrier means to be movable relative to said surrounding surfaces in use between a closed condition, wherein the opening is closed, to an open condition, wherein the opening is open, said hinge means arranged so that the barrier means and/or hinge means has an axis of pivot which is at an acute angle to a vertical axis, resilient biasing means associated with the hinge means to help bias the barrier means from the open condition to the closed condition in use, characterised in that the resilient biasing means act in a direction along a substantially horizontal axis or along an axis substantially transverse or perpendicular to the axis of pivot of the barrier means and/or hinge means.
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15. A method of using a gate assembly for positioning in an opening through which selective entry is required, said gate assembly including barrier means mountable directly or indirectly to one or more surrounding surfaces defining said opening, said method including the steps of moving said barrier means via hinge means from a closed condition, wherein the opening is closed, to an open condition, wherein the opening is open, releasing said barrier means when in the closed position to allow automatic closure of the barrier means, said hinge means arranged so that the barrier means and/or hinge means has an axis of pivot which is at an acute angle to a vertical axis, resilient biasing means associated with the hinge means to help bias the barrier means from the open condition to the closed condition in use, and the resilient biasing means acting in a direction along a substantially horizontal axis or along an axis substantially transverse or perpendicular to the axis of pivot of the barrier means and/or hinge means.
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