Patent ID: 7942185

Claim:
A folding leaf gate comprising a post hung section hingedly attachable to a gate post and one or more leaf hung sections hingedly attachable in series with the post hung section by means of one or more section hinges and an actuator for facilitating the opening and closing of the gate, the actuator comprising a rotary drive motor positioned close to the point of rotation of the post hung section about the gate post, characterised in that the actuator further includes a two part linkage mechanism comprising first and second parts, each part having first and second ends respectively, the first end of the first part being fixedly connected to the drive of the motor and rotatable therewith, and the second end of the first part being pivotally connected to a first end of the second part via a 360° pivot, the second end of the second part being hingedly attached to the post hung section of the gate, the linkage mechanism being configured such that upon rotation of the drive motor, the first part of the linkage mechanism is rotated through an angle of between 240° and 300° between first and second stop positions corresponding to the fully opened or fully closed position of the gate, the rotation causing pivotal movement of the second part of the linkage mechanism relative to said first part thereby to cause the gate sections to be rotated through 90°.