Gate Latch
AssigneeChi-Chih Tai
InventorChi-Chih TAI
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Abstract
A reversible and lockable gate latch is disclosed. The gate latch includes a pivotal latch, having a pivotal opening, a first striker bar receiving opening, and a slider lock opening, a back plate having a pivotal support opening, a second striker bar receiving opening, and a slider lock slot, a slider lock configured to slide along the slider lock slot and the slider lock opening, and a striker bar with supporting structure, where the striker bar with supporting structure is used with the pivotal latch, the back plate and the slider lock to control opening and closing of a gate.
Claims25
A gate latch, comprising:
- a pivotal latch, wherein the pivotal latch includes a pivotal opening, a first striker bar receiving opening, and a slider lock opening;
- a back plate, wherein the back plate includes a pivotal support opening, a second striker bar receiving opening, and a slider lock slot;
- a slider lock, wherein the slider lock is configured to slide along the slider lock slot and the slider lock opening;
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- a striker bar with supporting structure, wherein the striker bar with supporting structure is used with the pivotal latch, the back plate and the slider lock to control opening and closing of a gate.
A gate latch, comprising:
- a pivotal latch, wherein the pivotal latch includes a pivotal opening, a first striker bar receiving opening, and a slider lock slot;
- a back plate, wherein the back plate includes a pivotal support opening, a second striker bar receiving opening, and a slider lock opening;
- a slider lock, wherein the slider lock is configured to slide along the slider lock slot and the slider lock opening;
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- a striker bar with supporting structure, wherein the striker bar with supporting structure is used with the pivotal latch, the back plate and the slider lock to control opening and closing of a gate.
A method of using a gate latch, comprising:
- providing a pivotal latch, wherein the pivotal latch includes a pivotal opening, a first striker bar receiving opening, a slider lock opening, a first padlock opening adjacent to the striker bar receiving opening, a second padlock opening adjacent to the slider lock opening;
- providing a back plate, wherein the back plate includes a pivotal support opening, a second striker bar receiving opening, a slider lock slot, .a first padlock opening adjacent to the striker bar receiving opening, a second padlock opening adjacent to the slider lock slot, a third padlock opening adjacent to the striker bar receiving opening, a fourth padlock opening adjacent to the slider lock slot, a pivotal support opening configured to support the pivotal latch to pivot around the pivotal support opening;
- providing a slider lock, wherein the slider lock is configured to slide along the slider lock slot and the slider lock opening;
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- providing a striker bar with supporting structure;
- assembling the pivotal latch, the back plate, the slider lock, and the striker bar with supporting structure to form a gate latch, where in the gate latch is configured to control opening and closing of a gate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.