Patent ID: 8689486
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A chassis for a barrier operator, the barrier operator including a motor and a transmission configured to cooperate with a rail system to move a barrier, the chassis comprising: a unibody frame, the unibody frame having a first portion configured to receive and secure the motor to the unibody frame, a second portion configured to receive and secure the transmission to the unibody frame, and a third portion configured to receive and secure at least a portion of the rail system to the unibody frame, the first, second and third portions being formed as a single, integral component, wherein the third portion includes a plurality of openings, recesses, or combinations thereof configured to receive a plurality of different rail systems, the third portion including a first opening configured to receive a first rail system and a second opening configured to receive a second rail system, the second rail system being different from the first rail system, the first and second rail openings being interconnected to allow a portion of the first rail system to extend from the first rail opening into the second rail opening.