Patent ID: 8006435

Claim:
A safety gate system for integration into a barrier system with electronic display capabilities so as to allow controlled passage through the barrier system, the system comprising: a post including a post hinge extension; a gate having a first end rotatably connected to the post hinge extension with a hinge, and movable between a closed position disallowing passage through the barrier system and an open position allowing passage through the barrier system, wherein the hinge is configured such that a back surface of the gate covers the post hinge extension when the gate is in the closed position with a front surface of the gate flush with an exposed front surface of the post, and the first end of the gate faces the post hinge extension when the gate is in an open state; and a latch system, the latch system holding the gate in the closed position, wherein the gate has a face providing an electronic display, which electronic display appears substantially seamlessly integrated into the electronic display capabilities of the barrier system.