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2. Electric gate - Wikipedia

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   One of the first electric gates was invented by a Canadian Fred W. Watson in 1881. It was designed to be used for railway systems. [2] In 1884, a number of American newspapers reported that the French railway companies were about to adopt an electric gate opener.

3. Chamberlain Group - Wikipedia

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   Chamberlain Group (CGI), the corporate parent company to LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Merlin, and Grifco, designs and engineers residential garage door openers, commercial door operators, security cameras, and gate entry systems.

4. Garage door opener - Wikipedia

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   The electric overhead garage door opener was invented by C.G. Johnson in 1926 in Hartford City, Indiana. [1] Electric Garage Door openers did not become popular until Era Meter Company of Chicago offered one after World War II where the overhead garage door could be opened via a key pad located on a post at the end of the driveway or a switch inside the garage.

5. Automatic door - Wikipedia

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   The automatic door used a mat actuator. In 1960, they co-founded Horton Automatics Inc and placed the first commercial automatic sliding door on the market. [5] With the invention of the Gunn diode, microwave motion detectors became common in automatic doors in the 1970s. [6] [7] In 1980, the first automatic door using an infrared sensor was ...

6. Swing-door operator - Wikipedia

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   Operators are powered by an electric motor. They differ in how they use the motor's energy to open the door. Disengaging, closer-based, push-mount, electro-mechanical operator. View from above. Shades of blue: standard door closer. Shades of red: opener gears. Gold: motor. Operators use various internal technologies.

7. Garage door - Wikipedia

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   A garage door is a large door to allow egress for a garage that opens either manually or by an electric motor (a garage door opener). Garage doors are frequently large enough to accommodate automobiles and other vehicles. The operating mechanism is usually spring-loaded or counterbalanced to offset the door's weight and reduce the human or ...