Abstract: A vehicle barrier gate arm is pivotable upward and downward. The gate arm has an exterior wall having at least one channel extending along the length of the gate arm. The channel includes a recessed light housing containing a light system such as an LED light strip or a light rope. The channel is defined by two opposing, parallel channel walls and a backwall. Each channel wall has a retaining fin extending perpendicularly therefrom into the channel, thereby forming an aperture for the light housing. The light housing is situated between the retaining fins and the backwall. A visor channel extends from the retaining fins to the exterior wall of the gate arm. The visor channel provides a stronger contrast between illuminated and non-illuminated light systems within the light housing, allowing an observer to better determine whether the LED lights strips, which often act as signals, are activated or are not activated.

Abstract: A vehicle barrier gate arm is pivotable between an upward and downward position. The gate arm has an exterior wall and one or more recessed light housings within visor channels. Each light housing may contain a light system such as an LED light strip or a light rope. The light housing is positioned at the medial end of a visor channel. The visor channel is defined by two opposing, parallel visor channel walls. Each channel wall has a retaining fin extending perpendicularly from it into the visor channel, thereby forming an aperture in the light housing. The light housing is situated between the retaining fins and a backwall. The retaining fins and the channel walls form crooks within the upper and lower corners of the visor channels. The visor channels and the crooks shade the light housing and create dark regions of the channels.

Abstract: A vehicle barrier gate arm is pivotable between an upward and downward position. The gate arm has an exterior wall and one or more recessed light housings within visor channels. Each light housing may contain a light system such as an LED light strip or a light rope. The light housing is positioned at the inward end of a visor channel. The visor channel is defined by two opposing, parallel visor channel walls extending inward from the exterior wall. Each visor channel wall has a retaining fin extending perpendicularly from the visor channel wall into the visor channel, thereby forming an aperture in the light housing. The light housing is situated behind the retaining fins. The retaining fins and the visor channel walls form crooks within the upper and lower corners of the visor channels. The visor channels and the crooks shade the light housing and create dark regions of the channels.