ASTM F2200-20

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: F2200 −20
Standard Specification 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 3.3 Class I Gate, n—a gate intended for use in garages or
parking areas associated with a residence of one to four single
1.1 This specification defines performance-based and
families.
prescriptive-based methods of evaluating various classes of
gates that are used for vehicular traffic and are to be automated. 3.4 Class II Gate, n—a gate intended for use in a commer-
cial location or building such as a multi-family housing unit
1.2 Gate types addressed in this specification include hori-
(five or more single family units), hotel, garages, retail store, or
zontal slide gates, horizontal swing gates, vertical lift gates,
other building accessible by or servicing the general public.
vertical pivot gates, and overhead pivot gates.
3.5 Class III Gate, n—a gate intended for use in an
1.3 Gate types not listed in this specification will be subject
industrial location or building such as a factory or loading dock
to any applicable provisions contained in this specification.
area or other locations not accessible by or intended to service
1.4 Automated vehicular gate systems shall comply with
the general public.
this specification and shall be compliant with UL 325.
3.6 Class IV Gate, n—a gate intended for use in a guarded
1.5 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be
industrial location or building such as a airport security area or
regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are
other restricted access locations not servicing the general
mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for
public, in which unauthorized access is prevented via supervi-
information only and are not considered standard.
sion by security personnel.
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-
3.7 entrapment, n—the condition of being caught or held in
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
a position that increases the risk of injury.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
3.8 gatelatch,n—a manual mechanism that secures the gate
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
in either the fully closed or fully open position.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 3.9 gate lock, n—an electro-mechanical mechanism that
locks the gate in either the fully closed or fully open position.
2. Referenced Documents
3.10 positive stop, n—a physical device that limits gate
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travel.
2.1 UL Standard:
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UL 325 Standard for Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and
3.11 protrusion, n—an object less than 9 in. (5806 mm) of
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, n—an angle or lip attached to the
3.12 receiver guide, n—a device mounted to a post or other
bottom horizontal member of a slide gate, usually used on a
fixed object which provides lateral stability to a closed gate.
gate installed in a high security-related application, intended to
3.13 receiver post, n—a post to which a receiver guide is
protect a gate from crash-through related damage from vehicu-
attached.
lar impact.
3.14 vehicular horizontal slide gate, n—a gate that slides in
3.2 catcher, n—see receiver guide.
a horizontal direction and is intended for use at a vehicular
entrance or exit to a drive, parking lot, or the like.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences
3.15 vehicular horizontal swing gate, n—a gate that swings
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.15 on Gates.
in a horizontal arc in a horizontal plane and is intended for use
Current edition approved April 1, 2020. Published April 2020. Originally
approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2017 as F2200 – 17. DOI: atavehicularentranceorexittoadrive,parkinglot,orthelike.
10.1520/F2200-20.
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3.16 vehicular overhead pivot gate, n—a gate made in one
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Northbrook, IL 60062-2096, http://www.ul.com. rigid piece designed to close an entire opening at a vehicular
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