US 12,168,905 B2
Swing gate mechanism to swing open an overhead lift gate
William Clifford Houser, Stanley, NC (US)
Filed by William Clifford Houser, Stanley, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/697,229.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/162,152, filed on Mar. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0298860 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. E05F 15/00 (2015.01); E05F 15/53 (2015.01); E06B 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 11/027 (2013.01) [E05F 15/53 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/454 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/40 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A swing gate mechanism to swing open an overhead lift gate system including:
an overhead swing gate with a pivot side and a catch side;
a first gate power arm configured to move along a first overhead guide track on a first side of the overhead lift gate system;
a second gate power arm configured to move along a second overhead guide track on a second side of the overhead lift gate system;
at least one hinge connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm, the at least one hinge is configured to allow the overhead swing gate to swing open by rotating about the first gate power arm;
wherein, when the overhead swing gate is not swung open from the first gate power arm and the overhead swing gate is fixed between the first gate power arm and the second gate power arm, the overhead swing gate has as an overhead gate operation via the first gate power arm moving in the first overhead guide track and the second gate power arm moving in the second overhead guide track; and
wherein, when the overhead swing gate is swung open from the first gate power arm via the at least one hinge connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm, the overhead swing gate has as a swing gate operation.