Patent ID: 7581353
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
1. A modular slide gate that is movable along a hanger assembly of a cantilever slide gate system between an open position where access through an entryway is permitted and a closed position where access through the entryway is obstructed, the modular slide gate comprises: a single piece unitary top member that includes: a frame member that includes at least one wall that has a bottom surface; and a track member configured and dimensioned to receive the hanger assembly, the track member includes a rail portion configured to contact the hanger assembly and made from a material that extends integrally and continuously from and homogenous with the at least one wall of the frame member; a bottom member that has a top surface; and at least one cross member extending between the bottom member and the at least one wall of the frame member, the cross member having a longitudinal axis that intersects with the at least one wall of the frame member, with the at least one cross member second end is spaced from the first end by a distance; wherein the upper wall, the second wall, the third wall, the first flange, and the second flange define a guide passage for the hanger assembly, and the first and second ends define an opening in communication with the guide passage to receive a portion of the hanger assembly.