Abstract: A gate control apparatus includes a gate support member, an arm pivotally mounted thereto and having gate members connected to the arm, a flexible line connected to the arm, a line takeup for carrying the flexible line, and an actuator for actuating the line takeup. The gate is opened and closed by the arm either being pivotally lowered to open the gate or pivotally raised to close the gate. A radio transmitter is used to send a signal to a radio receiver which energizes a motor to either rotate a shaft and spool one way or another which either takes up the flexible line to pivotally raise the arm which closes the gate or lets out the flexible line to pivotally lower the arm which opens the gate. The user can operate this gate control apparatus without ever having to leave one's vehicle.

Abstract: A wire gate control apparatus includes a base sleeve having an aperture near the top thereof and a longitudinal slot at the bottom thereof and further having a keeper biasedly mounted at the aperture, and further includes a plunger slidably disposed within the sleeve and having first and second apertures spaced apart and a horizontal slot disposed between the first and second apertures and adapted to engage the keeper to lock the plunger in predetermined place and having a detent adapted to slide within the longitudinal slot, and also includes an arm pivotally mounted near its bottom to a pair of brackets fixedly attached to the sleeve, and having wire-connecting member spaced along the length thereof. The detent contacts the arm to close the wire gate and moves out of contact with the arm to lower the arm and open the wire gate.