ASTM F2630-07
(Guide)Standard Guide for Self-Closing/Self-Latching General-Purpose Gates
Standard Guide for Self-Closing/Self-Latching General-Purpose Gates
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide sets forth minimum standard requirements for use in building codes and ordinances relating to self-closing and self-latching single leaf access, general-purpose gates.
This guide does not apply to double leaf or double drive access gates.
This guide does not have the effect of law, nor is it intended to supersede Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines, local codes or ordinances of a more restrictive nature.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide establishes the recommended minimum requirements for the design, construction and performance of self-closing and self-latching single leaf, general-purpose access gates. It is intended to provide an added degree of reliability in the performance of the self-closing and self-latching devices mounted to these gates.
1.2 This guide should be referenced whenever any other standard requires a single leaf access gate to be self-closing and self-latching, with the exception of standards for pool or outdoor child safety gates.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. After installation and inspection, it is the responsibility of the homeowner or property manager to inspect and adjust the hardware, or the gate, or both, to compensate for ground movement and other factors so that the gate continues to effectively self-close and self-latch.
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Designation: F2630 − 07
StandardGuide for
Self-Closing/Self-Latching General-Purpose Gates
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2630; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.4 pool or outdoor child safety gate—a gate on a fence that
prevents a child or children from accessing a dangerous area,
1.1 This guide establishes the recommended minimum re-
such as a street (traffic), equipment or a water feature.
quirements for the design, construction and performance of
2.5 self-latching device—a latch that successfully engages
self-closing and self-latching single leaf, general-purpose ac-
on its own, without the application of manual pressure.
cess gates. It is intended to provide an added degree of
reliability in the performance of the self-closing and self-
2.6 single leaf access gate—where one gate leaf is located
latching devices mounted to these gates. between opposing stationary posts, columns, walls or combi-
nation thereof.
1.2 This guide should be referenced whenever any other
standardrequiresasingleleafaccessgatetobeself-closingand
3. Significance and Use
self-latching, with the exception of standards for pool or
3.1 This guide sets forth minimum standard requirements
outdoor child safety gates.
for use in building codes and ordinances relating to self-closing
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
and self-latching single leaf access, general-purpose gates.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.2 This guide does not apply to double leaf or double drive
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
access gates.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. After installation
3.3 This guide does not have the effect of law, nor is it
and inspection, it is the responsibility of the homeowner or
intended to supersede Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
property manager to inspect and adjust the hardware, or the
guidelines, local codes or ordinances of a more restrictive
gate, or both, to compensate for ground movement and other
nature.
factors so that the gate continues to effectively self-close and
self-latch.
4. General Performance
4.1 Self-Closing General-Purpose Access Gates—When it
2. Terminology
is specified that single leaf access gates must be self-closing,
2.1 access gate—any portion of a fence or barrier that is
they shall be fitted with a self-closing device(s) that will return
designed to provide a pedestrian access way through the fence
the gate to the closed position and operate the latching device
or barrier.
without the application of manual force.
2.2 double leaf access gate—where two independently op-
4.2 Self-Latching General-Purpose Access Gates—When it
erating gate leaves are situated directly next to each other.Also
is specified that single leaf access gates should be self-latching,
known as double drive gates, the two leaves meet at one edge
they shall be fitted with a device that latches in the closed
forming a continuous barrier. Both leaves are situated together
position without the application of manual force.
between posts, walls, columns or combination
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