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HORIZONTAL-AXIS VEHICLE GATE INCORPORATING LOCKING MECHANISM

  • US 3,775,912 A
  • Filed: 03/10/1972
  • Issued: 12/04/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle gate assembly, which comprises:

  • a gate element, means to mount said gate element for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, said means to mount said gate element comprising a hollow shaft which is coincident with said horizontal axis, said horizontal axis being disposed at an elevation near that of the surface oF the roadway over which said gate element is mounted, means to bias said gate element toward an upright road-blocking position, whereby said gate element is in said upright road-blocking position at all times except while a vehicle is driven thereagainst and thereover, an operating station disposed at one side of said roadway and spaced from said gate element, the location of said operating station being such that it is accessible to a driver sitting in the driver'"'"''"'"'s seat of a vehicle which is stopped on said roadway adjacent said gate element, latch means to latch said gate element in said upright position, means operable from said operating station to release said latch means and thus said gate element to thereby permit said vehicle to be driven against and over said gate element, said release means, said latch means and said bias means cooperating with each other to effect relatching of said gate element in upright roadblocking position after said vehicle has driven through said gate, and without requirement for further action by the vehicle driver, a second operating station provided on the side of said gate element remote from said first-mentioned operating station, said second operating station being on the other side of said roadway, and mechanical connection means provided between said second operating station and said release means, said mechanical connection means extending through said hollow shaft.

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