Clamp on adjustable male hinge
OwnerEdward Taglianettiinventor
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Abstract
A two-part adjustable hinge is provided that is used in place of a standard gate hinge on a fence. The nut with attached pin can be adjusted upon the threads of the bolt attached to the clamp to change distance between the post and the gate without installation of new materials.
Claims5
An apparatus for attaching a fence post to a fence gate, comprising:
- a clamp with attached threaded bolt that is adapted to be secured to an existing fence post using a conventional bolt and nut;
- and
- a nut with attached round stock pin, wherein the nut is threaded upon the aforementioned clamp and a standard female gate bracket, adapted to be attached to an existing gate, said female gate bracket will slide and rest upon the round stock pin.
An adjustable hinge for attaching a fence post to fence gate comprising:
- a clamp adapted to be secured to a fence post, the clamp including a pin extending substantially perpendicular to the fence post;
- a connector including a post adjustably mounted to the clamp pin;
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- a gate bracket adapted to be secured to a fence gate, the gate bracket including means to receive the connector post whereby the distance between the fence post and fence gate is adjustable by selectively positioning the connector on the clamp pin.
A method of adjusting the distance between a fence post and a fence gate, wherein the fence post has secured thereto a clamp including a pin extending substantially perpendicular to the fence post, an adjustable connector including a post is movably mounted to the clamp pin, and wherein a gate bracket is secured to the fence gate, the gate bracket including a means to receive the connector post, the method comprising the step of:
- adjusting the connector along the length of the clamp pin to thereby adjust the distance between a fence post and fence gate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.