ASTM F2200-13e1

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Designation:F2200 −13
StandardSpecification for
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Automated Vehicular Gate Construction
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2200; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ε NOTE—Sections 3.3 through 3.6 were corrected editorially in March 2014.
1. Scope 3.4 Class II Gate—a gate intended for use in a commercial
locationorbuildingsuchasamulti-familyhousingunit(fiveor
1.1 This specification defines performance-based and
more single family units), hotel, garages, retail store, or other
prescriptive-based methods of evaluating various classes of
building accessible by or servicing the general public.
gates that are used for vehicular traffic and are to be automated.
3.5 Class III Gate—a gate intended for use in an industrial
1.2 Gate types addressed in this specification include hori-
location or building such as a factory or loading dock area or
zontal slide gates, horizontal swing gates, vertical lift gates,
other locations not accessible by or intended to service the
vertical pivot gates and overhead pivot gates.
general public.
1.3 Gate types not listed in this specification will be subject
3.6 Class IV Gate—a gate intended for use in a guarded
to any applicable provisions contained in this specification.
industrial location or building such as a airport security area or
1.4 Automated vehicular gates that do not comply with this
other restricted access locations not servicing the general
specification shall be subject to independent evaluation for public, in which unauthorized access is prevented via supervi-
compliance with UL 325.
sion by security personnel.
3.7 entrapment—the condition of being caught or held in a
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
position that increases the risk of injury.
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
3.8 gatelatch—amanualmechanismthatsecuresthegatein
and are not considered standard.
either the fully closed or fully open position.
3.9 gate lock—an electro-mechanical mechanism that locks
2. Referenced Documents
the gate in either the fully closed or fully open position.
2.1 UL Standard:
3.10 positive stop—a physical device that limits gate travel.
UL 325 Standard for Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and 2
3.11 protrusion—an object less than 9 in. (5806 mm) of
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Window Operators and Systems
cross sectional area and permanently attached to the gate with
asurfacethatextendsbeyondtheextremehorizontalorvertical
3. Terminology
planes created by the gate structure members.
3.1 bottom retainer—an angle or lip attached to the bottom
3.12 receiver post—a post to which a receiver guide is
horizontal member of a slide gate, usually used on a gate
attached.
installed in a high security-related application, intended to
3.13 receiver guide—a device mounted to a post or other
protect a gate from crash-through related damage from vehicu-
fixed object which provides lateral stability to a closed gate.
lar impact.
3.14 vehicular horizontal slide gate—a gate that slides in a
3.2 catcher—see receiver guide.
horizontal direction and is intended for use at a vehicular
3.3 Class I Gate—a gate intended for use in garages or
entrance or exit to a drive, parking lot, or the like.
parking areas associated with a residence of one to four single
3.15 vehicular horizontal swing gate—a gate that swings in
families.
a horizontal arc in a horizontal plane and is intended for use at
a vehicular entrance or exit to a drive, parking lot, or the like.
3.16 vehicular overhead pivot gate—a gate made in one
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences
rigid piece designed to close an entire opening at a vehicular
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.10 on Specific Applications.
Current edition approved July 1, 2013. Published July 2013. Originally approved
entrance or exit to a drive, parking lot, or the like, where
in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as F2200 - 11b. DOI: 10.1520/
openingandclosingisaccomplishedbypivotingthegateabout
F2200-13E01.
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an axis, with or without a horizontal track to guide the top of
Available from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), 333 Pfingsten Rd.,
Northbrook, IL 60062-2096, http://www.ul.com. the gate.
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3.17 vehicular vertical lift gate—a gate that moves in the 4.9 Gates shall be designed, constructed and installed
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