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US 2006/0231821 A1Published application
Gate for fence enclosures
OwnerTroy Gavininventor
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Abstract
A gate for fence enclosures is disclosed. The gate has a frame and a mesh tensioned within the frame. Attached on one side of the frame is a plurality of hinges and the hinges are attached to a support member comprising three gate posts arranged in a roughly triangular format. Attached to the other side of the gate is a latch that mates with a receptor mounted on a second support member that also comprises three gate posts arranged in roughly a triangular format. The latch is released by pulling upwardly on a latch handle.
Claims16
A gate system for fence enclosures comprising:
- a gate comprising:
- a frame having a pair of vertical frame members and a pair of horizontal frame members extending between and affixed to the top and bottom end of the pair of vertical frame members;
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- a mesh screen tensioned between the pair of vertical frame members and tensioned between the pair of horizontal frame members;
- a first support member comprising a first set of three gate posts configured substantially parallel and in a triangular pattern, the first set of three gate posts connected to each other by a plurality of braces;
- a second support member comprising a second set of three gate posts configured substantially parallel and in a triangular pattern, the second set of three gate posts connected to each other by a second plurality of braces;
- a plurality of hinges affixed to a first vertical frame member of the pair of vertical frame members and affixed to the first support member allowing the gate to swing open and shut;
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- a latching device having a gate-mounted component affixed to a second vertical frame member of the pair of vertical frame members and a gate post mounted component affixed to the second support member.
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A gate system for fence enclosures comprising:
- a frame having a left vertical frame member, a right vertical frame member, a top horizontal frame member and a bottom horizontal frame member, a left end of the top horizontal frame member affixed to a top end of the left horizontal frame member, a right end of the top horizontal frame member affixed to a top end of the right horizontal frame member, a left end of the bottom horizontal frame member affixed to a bottom end of the left horizontal frame member, a right end of the bottom horizontal frame member affixed to a bottom end of the right horizontal frame member;
- the frame being roughly rectangular in shape;
- a mesh tensioned between the left vertical frame member and the right vertical frame member and tensioned between the top horizontal frame member and the bottom horizontal frame member;
- a first support member comprising a first set of three gate posts configured substantially parallel and in a triangular pattern, the first set of three gate posts connected to each other by a first plurality of braces;
- a second support member comprising a second set of three gate posts configured substantially parallel and in a triangular pattern, the second set of three gate posts connected to each other by a second plurality of braces;
- a plurality of hinges affixed to the left vertical frame member and affixed to the first support member allowing the gate to swing open and shut;
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- a latching device having a gate-mounted component affixed to the right vertical frame member and a gate post mounted component affixed to the second support member.
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A gate system for fence enclosures comprising:
- a frame having a left vertical frame member, a right vertical frame member, a top horizontal frame member and a bottom horizontal frame member, a left end of the top horizontal frame member affixed to a top end of the left horizontal frame member, a right end of the top horizontal frame member affixed to a top end of the right horizontal frame member, a left end of the bottom horizontal frame member affixed to a bottom end of the left horizontal frame member, a right end of the bottom horizontal frame member affixed to a bottom end of the right horizontal frame member;
- the frame being roughly rectangular in shape;
- a mesh tensioned between the left vertical frame member and the right vertical frame member and tensioned between the top horizontal frame member and the bottom horizontal frame member;
- a first support member comprising a first set of three gate posts configured substantially parallel and in a triangular pattern, the first set of three gate posts connected to each other by a first plurality of braces;
- a second support member comprising a second set of three gate posts configured substantially parallel and in a triangular pattern, the second set of three gate posts connected to each other by a second plurality of braces;
- a plurality of hinges affixed to the right vertical frame member and affixed to the first support member allowing the gate to swing open and shut;
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- a latching device having a gate-mounted component affixed to the left vertical frame member and a gate post mounted component affixed to the second support member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.