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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2022
Applicant:
PS Industries Incorporated, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Inventors:
Peter Allen Letvin, Emerado, ND (US);
Daniel Thomas Satrom, Arvilla, ND (US);
Chad Joseph Rose, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Assignee:
PS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 3/14 (2006.01); E05F 1/12 (2006.01); E06B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 3/14 (2013.01); E05F 1/1215 (2013.01); E06B 11/022 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/21 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/254 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/266 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/41 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/484 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/24 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Self-closing safety gate embodiments are disclosed herein. The self-closing safety gates include a hinge plate configured to rotate about a vertical support member and engage a hoop portion. In some embodiments, the hinge plate includes at least one support arm portion with a channel. In such embodiments, the channel can be configured to receive and frictionally engage a hoop arm of the hoop portion with a compressive fastener. In some embodiments, the self-closing safety gate can be damped.