Gate Latch

A gate latch release assembly, comprising:

• a tubular guide having a guide length, a longitudinal guide axis, an inside guide diameter and a concentric outside guide diameter, the tubular guide having a male thread on the outside diameter extending the full guide length;
• a first and a second cylindrical cap element each having a cap axis, an outside cap diameter greater than the outside guide diameter, a cap length substantially less than the guide length, a female-threaded cap bore on the cap axis from a first end for a portion of the cap length, the thread in the cap bore compatible with the male thread of the tubular guide, and a second closed end except for a cap opening on the cap axis having an opening diameter substantially less than that of the female threaded cap bore, the first cap element threaded onto the tubular guide at one end, and the second cap element threaded on to the tubular guide at the opposite end;
• a flexible cord, wire, cable or plastic line having a first and a second end, a length substantially longer than the guide length, and a diameter smaller than that of the cap opening, the flexible cord, wire, cable or plastic line passing through the cap openings of the two cap elements and the tubular guide presenting the first end through the first cap element and the second end through the second cap element;
• a compression spring having a first and a second spring end, a spring length less than the guide length and a spring outside diameter less than the inside guide diameter, the compression spring positioned within the tubular guide around the flexible cord, wire, cable or plastic line with the first spring end bearing on the second closed end of the first cap element;
• a handle element having a size too great to pass through the cap opening of the first cap element, the handle element affixed to the cord, wire, cable or plastic line at the first end and positioned touching the first cap element;
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• a spring-retainer element affixed to the cord, wire, cable or plastic line within the tubular guide at a point at the second spring end, partially compressing the spring against the closed end of the first cap element;
• wherein, with the tubular guide held stationary, pulling the handle element away from the first cap element further compresses the compression spring, and shortens the length of the cord, wire, cable or plastic line extending from the second cap element, and allowing the compressed spring to allow the handle element to return to the first cap element increases the length of the cord, wire, cable or plastic line extending from the second cap element.