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US 10,718,134 B1Granted
Gate latch accessory aid
OwnerKenneth S. Doryinventor
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Abstract
A gate latch accessory aid is fashioned as an arcuate tube, tubes, half-pipe or half-pipes having a rectangular mounting plate or plates located at each end. The gate latch accessory aid is fence post-mountable and provides smooth operation of a gate latching mechanism. The aid provides protection of actuating rope/cable and wooden portions of the gate guide system.
Claims10
A gate latch accessory aid, comprising:
- a first mounting bracket adapted to be mounted to a first top side edge of a fence post;
- a second mounting bracket adapted to be mounted to a second top side edge of said fence post opposite said first mounting bracket;
- a guide having a first end secured to a top side face of said first mounting bracket and a second end secured to a top side face of said second mounting bracket spanning a distance between said first mounting bracket and said second mounting bracket;
- a post eyelet adapted to be mounted to a fence post first side subjacent to said first mounting bracket capable of enabling routing a cable therethrough;
- a latching mechanism adapted to be mounted to a fence post second side opposite said post eyelet subjacent from said second mounting bracket further having a latch eyelet capable of retaining a distal end of said cable therein;
- a first gusset further securing said guide first end to said top side face of said first mounting bracket;
- and
- a second gusset further securing said guide second end to said top side face of said second mounting bracket;
- wherein said guide is adapted to support and allow free motioning of said cable there through.
6 more elements
A gate latch accessory aid, comprising:
- a mounting bracket having a first side and a second side adapted to be mounted to a first top side edge of a fence post;
- a guide having a first end secured to a top side face of said mounting bracket first side and a second end secured to a top side face of said mounting bracket second side;
- a post eyelet adapted to be mounted to a fence post first side, subjacent to said first mounting bracket capable of enabling routing a cable therethrough;
- and
- a latching mechanism adapted to be mounted to a fence post second side opposite said post eyelet subjacent from said second mounting bracket further having a latch eyelet capable of retaining a distal end of said cable therein;
- a first gusset further securing said guide first end to said top side face of said mounting bracket first side;
- a second gusset further securing said guide second end to said top side face of said mounting bracket second side;
- a first tongue secured upon a top side face corner of said mounting bracket first side and subjacent said guide first end;
- and
- a second tongue secured upon a top side face corner of said mounting bracket second side and subjacent said guide second end;
- wherein said guide is adapted to support and allow free motioning of said cable there through.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.