. Electric railway journal . First Position of Gate Second Position of Gate Arm Removed for Exit to swing out behind the entering passenger and close thepassageway. The next passenger entering pushes open thetwo straight arms, which in opening cause the curved armto swing out again and close the passageway in the normallocked position. There is room for only one personhetween the straight arms and the curved arm, and it issaid to be impossible for more than one person to passthrough with one movement of the gate. The two shortarms are high enough above the floor to permit smallchildren to pass
. Electric railway journal . First Position of Gate Second Position of Gate Arm Removed for Exit to swing out behind the entering passenger and close thepassageway. The next passenger entering pushes open thetwo straight arms, which in opening cause the curved armto swing out again and close the passageway in the normallocked position. There is room for only one personhetween the straight arms and the curved arm, and it issaid to be impossible for more than one person to passthrough with one movement of the gate. The two shortarms are high enough above the floor to permit smallchildren to pass underneath without operating the connecting links between the two short arms and thecurved arm which cause them to move simultaneously arebelow the platform floor. There is nothing to get out oforder and all parts are made amply strong to withstandhard usage. The arms turn in specially designed bearingsand only a small pressure is required to move them. The gate can be locked with a connection to the ordinaryfare r
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