Apparatus for bracing a fence gate and methods of making and using same
AssigneeTrue Latch LLC
InventorLevi Penner
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Abstract
An apparatus for bracing a fence gate during installation of the fence gate. The apparatus includes at least one support member and a brace bar. The at least one support member is mounted to the fence gate. The brace bar has a first end, a second end and a brace portion extending therebetween. A first portion of the brace bar is connectable to the fence gate and a second portion of the brace bar is adjustably connectable to the at least one support member.
Claims13
An apparatus for bracing a fence gate during installation of the fence gate, comprising:
- at least one support member mounted to the fence gate;
- a first brace bar having a first end, a second end and a brace portion extending therebetween wherein a portion of the first brace bar is connectable to the fence gate;
- a second brace bar having a first end and second end wherein the first end of the second brace bar is connected to the first end of the first brace bar and the second end of the second brace bar is connectable to the fence gate;
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- an adjustment member positioned in the first brace bar wherein the adjustment member telescopingly extends and retracts from the first brace bar such that the adjustment member is slidable in the first brace bar so as to obtain proper swing, level and height of the fence gate wherein one end of the adjustment member is connectable to the fence gate.
An apparatus for bracing a fence gate during installation of the fence gate, comprising:
- a first support member mounted to the fence gate;
- a first brace bar having a first end, a second end and a brace portion extending therebetween wherein a portion of the first brace bar is connectable to the fence gate;
- a second brace bar having a first end and second end wherein the first end of the second brace bar is connected to the first end of the first brace bar and the second end of the second brace bar is connectable to the fence gate;
- an adjustment member positioned in the first brace bar wherein the adjustment member telescopingly extends and retracts from the first brace bar such that the adjustment member is slidable in the first brace bar so as to obtain proper swing, level and height of the fence gate wherein one end of the adjustment member is connectable to the fence gate;
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- a second support member being mounted to the fence gate to provide support to the first brace bar.
A method for bracing a fence gate during installation of the fence gate, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a second brace bar against a fence gate
- mounting one end of the second brace bar to a first horizontal member of the fence gate;
- connecting a first brace bar to the second brace bar;
- mounting a first support member to a second horizontal member of the fence gate;
- telescopingly extending an adjustment member from the first brace bar such that the adjustment member is slidable in the first brace bar;
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- connecting one end of the adjustment member to the first support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.