Universal reversible gate hinges and method of assembly

A family of reversible gate hinges comprising:

• a first gate hinge;
• a second gate hinge;
• a third gate hinge, wherein each of the first gate hinge, the second gate hinge, and the third gate hinge include:
• a universal strap leaf,
• a secondary strap;
• at least one bearing in engagement with the universal strap leaf, and
• a removable hinge pin in engagement with the at least one bearing to hingeably attach the secondary strap to the universal strap leaf, wherein the secondary strap of the first gate hinge is a short strap, the secondary strap of the second gate hinge is a tee-hinge strap, and the secondary strap of the third gate hinge is a screw hook strap.

A method of assembling a family of reversible gate hinges comprising the steps of:

• a) selecting a universal strap leaf,
• b) selecting a secondary strap from a group of secondary straps having a variety of configurations;
• c) assembling the universal strap leaf selected in step a) to the secondary strap selected in step b) to create a first gate hinge;
• d) selecting another universal strap leaf,
• e) selecting another secondary strap from the group of secondary straps;
• and
• f) assembling the universal strap leaf selected in step d) to the secondary strap selected in step e) to create a second gate hinge, different from the first gate hinge.