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US 8,683,648 B2Granted
Gate holder
OwnerTheodore John Halterinventor
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Abstract
A gate holder is normally in an open position. When pulled down, a return mechanism is compressed and a gate holding portion engages a self-closing gate for a period of time sufficient to allow a user to move through the gate, and which automatically returns to its open position allowing the gate to close without further interaction by the user.
Claims16
A gate holder, comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a closing arm pivotably connected to the mounting plate, the closing arm having a handle portion and a locking portion, the handle and the locking portion in fixed position with respect to each other;
- and
- a return mechanism pivotably connected to and between the closing arm and the mounting plate, the return mechanism in an extended open position, and returnably compressible to a compressed position when the closing arm is moved from a first open position to a second closed position, respectively, wherein the closing arm engages a cross member of a gate in the second closed position.
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A method of temporarily holding a gate open, comprising:
- opening the gate;
- moving a gate holder from a first open position to a second closed position;
- and
- a return mechanism returning to an extended open position over a determined time period;
- wherein the gate holder comprises:
- a mounting plate;
- a closing arm pivotably connected to the mounting plate, the closing arm having a handle portion and a locking portion, the handle and the locking portion in fixed position with respect to each other;
- and
- the return mechanism pivotably connected to and between the closing arm and the mounting plate, the return mechanism in the extended open position, and returnably compressible to a compressed position when the closing arm is moved from the first open position to the second closed position, respectively, wherein the closing arm engages a cross member of the gate in the second closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.