Keeper apparatus to maintain gate in plane with frame
US11162300B1 · kind B1 · utility
18Cited by
12References
14Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B2009/002
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A keeper apparatus engaged to the lower free end swinging corner portion of a gate, not to either of the upper and lower corner portions having the axis on which the gate swings, and not to the upper free end swinging corner portion where the gate has a main latch. The keeper apparatus joins the shortened ends of a horizontal gate support member and a vertical gate support member where, prior to engaging the keeper apparatus on the shortened ends, such intentionally manufactured shortened ends are free and spaced from each other.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.