US 12,111,046 B2
Telescopic vehicle barrier with illumination strip
Russel Lumsden, Port St. Lucie, FL (US); Jaikeeshan Sirju, North Lauderdale, FL (US); and Bryce C. Fortney, Stuart, FL (US)
Assigned to GateArm Technologies, Inc., Port St. Lucie, FL (US)
Filed by GateArm Technologies, Inc., Port St. Lucie, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/297,951.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/362,890, filed on Apr. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0332766 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. F21V 33/00 (2006.01); E06B 11/02 (2006.01); F21S 4/28 (2016.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21V 33/006 (2013.01) [E06B 11/022 (2013.01); F21S 4/28 (2016.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A telescopic vehicle barrier gate arm comprising:
a first gate arm portion defined by an exterior wall having a length, said exterior wall having an outer surface and an inner surface, said first gate arm portion having an internal space defined by said inner surface of said exterior wall, said first gate arm portion having at least one light-retaining channel extending along said length, said at least one light-retaining channel extending inwardly from said exterior wall, said at least one light-retaining channel having a height and configured to receive a light strip, said at least one light-retaining channel including at least one light-retaining wall extending only partially said height of said light-retaining channel;
a second gate arm portion defined by an exterior wall having a length, said exterior wall having an outer surface and an inner surface, said second gate arm portion having internal space defined by said inner surface of said exterior wall, said second gate arm portion having an at least one light-retaining channel extending along said length, said at least one light-retaining channel extending inwardly from said exterior wall, said at least one light-retaining channel having a height and configured to receive a light strip, said at least one light-retaining channel including at least one light-retaining wall extending only partially said height of said light-retaining channel;
said second gate arm portion sized to fit within said internal space of said first gate arm portion; and
a light strip which is removably retained within said light retaining channel of said first gate arm portion and said light retaining channel of said second gate arm portion such that light from said light strip is visible through each said light retaining channel.