Mechanism for Operating a Gate Latch Lever

A mechanism for operating a gate latch lever, comprised of:

• a. a flexible line whose length spans the distance from an outer edge of a gate latch lever of an existing gate latch, to the opposite side of a gatepost to which said gate latch is affixed, where said gatepost has a hole bored horizontally through it to accommodate said flexible line;
• b. a first handle which has a shape suitable for gripping and pulling with one hand and provides a means for binding to one end of said flexible line;
• c. a first clamp element which provides a means for binding said flexible line to said gate latch lever;
• d. an anchor which has a hollow stem portion through which said flexible line fits, where said stem portion fits into said hole in said gatepost, and a flange portion through which said flexible line fits, which provides a means bracing said anchor against the face of said gatepost;
• e. a second clamp which fits into said hole in said gatepost and provides means to bind said flexible line;
• f. a coil spring which fits lengthwise into said hole in said gatepost and has a means for attaching to said second cylindrical clamp and to said stem portion of said anchor;
• wherein, with said flexible line extending from where it is attached to said first handle, and then extending through said second clamp which binds it, and then further extending freely through the hollow core of said coil spring and then extending freely through said stem of said anchor and then extending freely out through the middle of said flange portion of said anchor, and then extending a length equal to the distance between said gatepost and said gate latch lever and then finally extending through said first clamp, which binds it.