Gate hinge assembly
AssigneeHackney Wholesale
InventorB. J. Brunkan
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Abstract
A gate hinge assembly including first and second complementary clamp members for fitting on opposite sides of a circular gatepost. Each clamp member has a substantially V-shaped vertical groove in the inner side thereof for engaging opposite sides of the post. Bolts are used to attach the opposite ends of each clamp member to one another about the post. Structure is attached to one of the clamp members to pivotally couple a gate thereto for thereby swingably coupling the gate to the post.
Claims10
A gate hinge assembly for attaching a gate to a vertical gatepost of the type being circular in cross-section, said assembly comprising:
- (a) first and second complementary clamp members, each of said clamp members having an inner side with first and second ends and a midportion joining said first and second ends, said midportion of said inner side of each of said clamp members having a substantially V-shaped vertical groove therein for engaging opposite sides of said post;
- (b) attachment means for attaching said first and second ends of said inner side of each of said clamp members relative to one another and for fixedly securing said clamp members to said post;
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- (c) coupling means attached to one of said clamp members for pivotally coupling said gate to said one of said clamp members and for thereby pivotally coupling said gate to said post, said coupling means including a first coupling member fixedly attached only to the midportion of said first clamp member and a second coupling member removably attached to said first coupling member for swingably trapping a portion of said gate thereto.
A gate hinge assembly for attaching a gate to a vertical gatepost of the type being circular in cross section, said assembly comprising:
- (a) first and second complementary clamp members, each of said clamp members having an inner side with first and second ends and a midportion joining said first and second ends, said midportion of said inner side of each of said claim members having a substantially V-shaped vertical groove therein for engaging opposite sides of said post;
- (b) attachment means for attaching said first and second ends of said inner side of each of said clamp members relative to one another and for fixedly securing said clamp members to said post;
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- (c) coupling means attached to one of said clamp members for pivotally coupling said gate to said one of said clamp members and for thereby pivotally coupling said gate to said post, said coupling means including a first coupling member fixedly attached only to said first clamp member and a second coupling member removably attached to said first coupling member for swingably trapping a portion of said gate thereto.
A single gate hinge assembly for hingeably attaching any gate member having a diameter within the range of 15/8 to 2 inches to any terminal gatepost having a diameter within the range of 21/2 to 5 inches, said assembly consisting of first, second and third basic component parts and attachment means for attaching said basic component parts to one another and to said any terminal gatepost having a diameter within the range of 21/2 inch to 5 inches and to said any gate member having a diameter within the range of 15/8 to 2 inches without requiring additional parts;
- said first basic component part including a first clamp member;
- said second basic component part including a second clamp member;
- each of said clamp members having an inner side with first and second ends and a midportion joining said first and second ends, said midportion of said inner side of each of said clamp members having a substantially V-shaped vertical groove therein for engaging opposite sides of said post, said first basic component part including a first coupling member fixedly attached only to the midportion of said first clamp member;
- said third basic component part including a second coupling member for coacting with said first coupling member to swingably trap said any gate member having a diameter within the range of 15/8 to 2 inches therebetween;
- said attachment means including bolt means for attaching said first and second ends of said inner side of each of said first and second componente parts relative to one another to fixedly secure said first and second component parts to said any terminal gatepost having a diameter within the range of 21/2 to 5 inches and including bolt means for attaching said third basic component part to said first basic component part to swingably secure said any gate member having a diameter within the range of 15/8 to 2 inches therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.