Claims
- 1. A lifting gate comprising:a barrier member having a top and a bottom opposite thereof; a top bracket assembly coupled to said top of said barrier member, said top bracket assembly including a top bearing coupled to a top bracket and a top hinge support coupled to said top bearing; a bottom bracket coupled to said bottom of said barrier member, having a body defined by a first bracket end and a second bracket end and a central bracket portion between said first and second bracket ends, said bottom bracket coupled to said bottom of said barrier member proximate to said first bracket end; a bottom bearing coupled to said bottom bracket proximate to said central bracket portion; a bottom hinge support having a first support end and a second support end opposite thereof and a central support portion between said first and second support ends, said bottom hinge support being coupled to said bottom bearing proximate to said central support portion; a gate opener having a first opener end and a second opener end opposite thereof, said gate opener being coupled to said bottom hinge support and said gate opener being coupled to said bottom bracket; and a biasing member coupled to said bottom hinge support and coupled to said bottom bracket.
- 2. The lifting gate of claim 1 further comprising:a column having a top and a bottom, said bottom being partially embedded into earth; said top of said column being coupled to said top hinge support and said bottom of said column being coupled to said central support portion of said bottom hinge support, wherein said bottom bearing coupled to said bottom hinge support is mounted a greater distance from said column than said top bearing.
- 3. The lifting gate of claim 1 wherein said gate opener includes a gate opener motor.
- 4. The lifting gate of claim 1 wherein said first opener end of said gate opener is coupled to said bottom hinge support at a gate opener swivel joint located proximate to said second support end and said second opener end of said gate opener is coupled to said bracket mount located on said bottom bracket between said central bracket portion and said first bracket end and said biasing member includes a first end and a second end opposite thereof, said first end of said biasing member is coupled to said bottom hinge support proximate to said second support end and said second end of said biasing member is coupled to said bottom bracket proximate to said second bracket end.
- 5. The lifting gate of claim 1 wherein said first opener end of said gate opener is coupled to said bottom hinge support at a gate opener swivel joint located proximate to said second support end and said second opener end of said gate opener is coupled to a bracket mount located on said bottom bracket between said central bracket portion and said first bracket end, said biasing member includes a first end and a second end opposite thereof and said first end of said biasing member is coupled to said bottom hinge support proximate to gate opener swivel joint located proximate to said second support end and said second end of said biasing member is coupled proximate to said bracket mount located on said bottom bracket between said central bracket portion and said first bracket end.
- 6. The lifting gate of claim 1 wherein said first opener end of said gate opener is coupled to said bottom hinge support at a gate opener swivel joint located proximate to said second support end and said second opener end of said gate opener is coupled to a bracket mount located on said bottom bracket between said central bracket portion and said first bracket end, said biasing member includes a first end and a second end opposite thereof and said first end of said biasing member is coupled to said bottom hinge support proximate to said second support end and said second end of said biasing member is coupled at said bracket mount located on said bottom bracket between said central bracket portion and said first bracket end.
- 7. The lifting gate of claim 1 wherein said first opener end of said gate opener is coupled to said bottom hinge support at a gate opener swivel joint located proximate to said second support end and said second opener end of said gate opener is coupled to a gate swivel joint located on said bottom bracket proximate to said second bracket end, said biasing member includes a first end and a second end opposite thereof and said first end of said biasing member is coupled to said bottom hinge support proximate to said second support end and said second end of said biasing member is coupled to said bottom bracket between said central bracket portion and said first bracket end.
- 8. The lifting gate of claim 1 wherein said first opener end of said gate opener is coupled to said bottom hinge support at a gate opener swivel joint located proximate to said second support end and said second opener end of said gate opener is coupled to a gate swivel joint located on said bottom bracket proximate to said second bracket end, said biasing member includes a first end and a second end opposite thereof and said biasing member is a compression biasing member, wherein said first end of said compression biasing member is coupled to said bottom hinge support proximate to said second support end and said second end of said compression biasing member is coupled to said bottom bracket between said central bracket portion and said first bracket end.
- 9. The lifting gate of claim 1 further comprising:a gate stop coupled to said bottom hinge support.
- 10. The lifting gate of claim 1 further comprising:a column stop coupled to said bottom hinge support; and a column stop adjuster coupled to said column stop.
- 11. The lifting gate of claim 1 further comprising:a column stop coupled to said bottom hinge support; a column stop adjuster coupled to said column stop; and a gate stop coupled to said column stop opposite said column stop adjuster.
- 12. The lifting gate of claim 1 further comprising:a connecting rod coupled between said top bearing and said bottom bearing.
- 13. A lifting gate comprising:a barrier member having a top and a bottom opposite thereof; a top bracket assembly coupled to said top of said barrier member, said top bracket assembly including a top bearing coupled to a top bracket and a top hinge support coupled to said top bearing; a bottom bracket coupled to said bottom of said barrier member, having a body defined by a first bracket end and a second bracket end and a central bracket portion between said first and second bracket ends, said bottom bracket coupled to said bottom of said barrier member proximate to said first bracket end; a bottom bearing coupled to said bottom bracket proximate to said central bracket portion; a bottom hinge support having a first support end and a second support end opposite thereof and a central support portion between said first and second support ends, said bottom hinge support being coupled to said bottom bearing proximate to said central support portion; a gate opener having a first opener end and a second opener end opposite thereof, said gate opener being coupled to said bottom hinge support and said gate opener being coupled to said bottom bracket.
- 14. The lifting gate of claim 13 further comprising:a biasing member coupled to said bottom hinge support and coupled to said bottom bracket.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/717,692, filed Nov. 22, 2000, now abandoned.
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