Patent ID: 8567475

Claim:
An overhead gate system for an installation site, the overhead gate system having a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration, the overhead gate system comprising: a gate assembly, wherein the gate assembly defines a passage and includes: a barrier, wherein when the overhead gate system is in the deployed configuration, the barrier is adjacent to a ground surface and restricts ingress to and egress from the installation site and the passage is distal the ground surface relative to the barrier, permitting physical access to and from the installation site via the passage, and wherein when the overhead gate system is in the stowed configuration, the barrier is not adjacent to the ground surface and does not restrict ingress to and egress from the installation site, and wherein the barrier includes a left side and a right side; a bridge member, wherein the bridge member includes a left side and a right side; at least one left linkage interconnecting the left side of the bridge member to the left side of the barrier, wherein the at least one left linkage is hinged to the left side of the bridge member and hinged to the left side of the barrier; and at least one right linkage interconnecting the right side of the bridge member to the right side of the barrier, wherein the at least one right linkage is hinged to the right side of the bridge member and hinged to the right side of the barrier; wherein the passage is defined between the barrier, the bridge member, the at least one left linkage, and the at least one right linkage.