Patent ID: 6751907
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
A gate roller apparatus for a slidable gate construction comprising:a shaft for supporting a roller; a rotatable roller having a grooved periphery mounted on said shaft; a hollow guard housing surrounding said roller from its periphery on one side edge of the roller to a region adjacent edges of said roller on the opposite side edge of the roller, said guard housing having inner and outer side walls located adjacent opposite side walls of said roller and at least one end wall rigidly secured to adjacent edges of said inner and outer side walls; a guard member mounted on said guard housing adjacent said at least one end wall and having a cavity formed in one end thereof sized and oriented to receive a portion of an elongate guiding frame of said slidable gate construction; and a mounting mechanism attached to one side of said guard housing for mounting said gate roller apparatus at a suitable location for installation of the slidable gate construction; wherein during use of said gate roller apparatus, said guiding frame is able to co-operate with said grooved periphery of said roller in order to have its longitudinal movement guided thereby, said guide frame is able to extend through said cavity, and said guard member is adapted to slidingly engage an adjacent side of said guiding frame and thereby prevent inadvertent contact of fingers with said grooved periphery of said roller.