Gate wheel
AssigneeWarwick Gates Pty Ltd.
InventorJonathan Phillip Earl
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Abstract
A two-part gate wheel is disclosed. The gate wheel includes two hub portions, each of which extends through over 180°, and which has a slot which passes from the periphery through to the centre. In use, each hub portion can be introduced from opposed sides of a gate, and coupled together to form a wheel. In this way the wheel can be retro-fitted onto a gate.
Claims20
A gate wheel having a central axis and at least two hub portions, each hub portion being connected to a respective rim portion, at least one hub portion including an opening, the opening passing through the central axis and extending to an outer periphery of the hub portion, and wherein the at least two hub portions form a substantially complete wheel.
A method of attaching a gate wheel to a gate frame, the gate frame defining a gate, the method including the steps of:
- (a) locating an upper axle portion about the gate frame;
- (b) locating a lower axle portion about the gate frame;
- (c) inserting a first hub portion from a first side of the gate;
- the first hub portion having an opening within which the gate frame can be received;
- the first hub portion having a first rim portion;
- (d) inserting a second hub portion from a second side of the gate;
- the second hub portion having an opening within which the gate frame can be received;
- the second hub portion having a second rim portion;
- (e) fixing the first hub portion to the second hub portion such that the first and second rim portions combine to form a substantially complete wheel rim;
- (f) fixing a radial extension of the upper axle portion to the first and second hub portions;
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- (g) fixing a radial extension of the lower axle portion to the first and second hub portions, such that the relative position of the upper and lower axle portions are fixed and the upper and lower axle portions create an axle arranged to rotate about the gate frame.
A gate wheel having at least a first hub portion and a second hub portion, each hub portion being connected to a respective rim portion, each hub portion having an axle receiving portion, the gate wheel being moveable between a first configuration whereby the first hub portion and the second hub portion can be independently moved relative to an axle supporting the gate wheel, and a second configuration whereby the first hub portion is connected to the second hub portion such that the respective rim portions combine to form a substantially complete wheel rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.