Abstract: A system for improving alignment in welded assemblies is provided. The system includes a support member having a surface and a projection extending from the surface. The projection may include one of a convex or a concave geometry. The system includes a positioning member provided over the support member for receiving a frame member. The positioning member may be movable over the support member, and the positioning member may include a geometry configured to engage the one of the convex or the concave geometry. The frame member may be movable from a first position relative to a center of the projection to a second position relative to the center of the projection during movement of the positioning member over the support member.

Abstract: A system for improving alignment in welded assemblies is provided. The system includes a support member having a surface and a projection extending from the surface. The projection may include one of a convex or a concave geometry. The system includes a positioning member provided over the support member for receiving a frame member. The positioning member may be movable over the support member, and the positioning member may include a geometry configured to engage the one of the convex or the concave geometry. The frame member may be movable from a first position relative to a center of the projection to a second position relative to the center of the projection during movement of the positioning member over the support member.

Abstract: A bidirectional, spring-biased gate assembly includes a pair of side frames, an elongated hinge extending therebetween, and a gate extending vertically from the hinge. In a resting position, the gate extends vertically across an open interior between the pair of side frames, providing a movable barrier suitable for deterring and/or blocking animals from passing therethrough. The gate is able to transition between the resting position, a first lowered position perpendicular to the resting position, and a second lowered position perpendicular to the resting position in the opposite direction of the first lowered position. The gate assembly further comprises a plurality of springs extending between one of the side frames and the gate and are adapted to return the gate to the resting position from either the first lowered position or the second lowered position.

Abstract: A bidirectional, spring-biased gate. The present invention comprises a pair of side frames, an elongated hinge extending therebetween, and a gate extending vertically from said hinge. In its resting position, the gate extends vertically across the open interior between the first and second side frames, providing a movable barrier suitable for deterring and/or blocking animals from passing therethrough. The hinge provides a 180-degree range of motion for the gate, thereby allowing the gate to transition between its resting upstanding position, a first lowered position perpendicular to the resting position, and a second lowered position perpendicular to the resting position in the opposite direction of the first lowered position. The present invention further comprises a plurality of springs extending between the side frames and the gate, which are adapted to return the gate to its upstanding resting position from either the first lowered position or the second lowered position.