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US 2012/0084941 A1Published application
Gate holder
OwnerTheodore John Halterinventor
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Abstract
A gate holder is normally in an open position. When pulled down, a return mechanism is compressed and a gate holding portion engages a self-closing gate for a period of time sufficient to allow a user to move through the gate, and which automatically returns to its open position allowing the gate to close without further interaction by the user.
Claims17
A gate holder, comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a closing arm pivotably connected to the mounting plate, the closing arm having a handle portion and a locking portion;
- a return mechanism pivotably connected between the closing arm and the mounting plate, the return mechanism normally open, and returnably compressible to a compressed position when the closing arm is moved from a first open position to a second closed position.
A method of temporarily holding a gate open, comprising:
- opening the gate;
- moving a gate holder from a first open position to a second closed position;
- and
- the return mechanism returning to its open position over a determined time period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.