Hinge locking mechanism
AssigneeThe Gatemaster Corporation
InventorSimon Garth Napthine
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Abstract
A hinge locking mechanism is provided for securing a gate, the mechanism comprising a locking component that is connectable to the gate and which is biased against a first plate that is connectable to a post about which the gate pivots, such that the locking component is secured to or within the first plate when the gate is in the closed position (preventing movement of the gate into the open position). Also provided is a gate having said hinge locking mechanism and a method of securing a gate using the mechanism.
Claims17
A hinge locking mechanism (1) for a gate (28) comprising
- a locking component (4) that is connectable to the gate and which is biased against a first plate (16) that is connectable to a post (30) about which the gate pivots, such that the locking component is secured to or within the first plate when the gate is in the closed position (preventing movement of the gate into the open position),
- wherein a biasing means (2) biases the locking component against the first plate, and
- wherein the locking component comprises at least two protrusions (6, 8) that accommodate separate recesses/cut-outs (14, 18) in the first plate when the gate is closed.
The method for securing a gate (28) comprising:
- moving the gate from an open position to a closed position, such that a locking component (4) on a hinge of the gate is biased towards and secured to or within a first plate (16) by a biasing means (2), the first plate being mounted to a post (30) about which the gate pivots,
- wherein at least two protrusions (6, 8) on the locking component accommodate corresponding recesses/cut-outs (14, 18) in the first plate, thereby preventing movement of the gate back into the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.