Closure fasteners – Bolts – Hooked end
Patent
1989-04-03
1990-04-10
Nicholson, Eric K.
Closure fasteners
Bolts
Hooked end
292247, F05C 1712
Patent
active
049154290
ABSTRACT:
A gate latch for use in releaseably securing a moveable post of a gate to a stationary fence post includes a first ring member secured at a bottom end of the stationary fence post and dimensioned for insertion of a bottom end of the moveable gate post. A mounting bracket is secured on a vertically extending sidewall of the stationary post and a pair of spaced parallel horizontally extending support members extend laterally outwardly therefrom. The body portion of a latch bar is pivotally mounted between the support members. The latch bar includes an elongated lever extending from a first side of the body portion and a transverse leg member connected to an opposite side of the body portion. A first end of the transverse leg member is provided with a plurality of apertures and an elongated strut is pivotally secured at an opposite side of the transverse leg member. A second member is secured on a distal end of the elongated strut and is dimensioned to be received over a top end of the moveable gate post. A retaining pin is provided for insertion through one of the apertures in the transverse leg member to retain the latch bar in a latched position.
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Kearns Jerry T.
Nicholson Eric K.
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