ASTM F2200-13

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