Queue management gate
US10316479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B11/08
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Queue management systems allow a long queue/line of people to be held in a relatively small area. However, if there is no queue/line the system may frustrate users. The invention provides in one aspect a queue management gate 110 comprising an attachment device 150 for attaching the queue management gate to a stanchion 30 of the type used in queue management systems which include flexible tapes extending between stanchions to form lanes, the gate further comprising a relatively rigid movable barrier 60, movable in a substantially horizontal plane, the gate for allowing access between adjacent lanes formed by the queue management system such that users may avoid walking through the empty lanes formed by the queue management system.
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