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Mechanism for Operating a Gate Latch Lever
One embodiment of an improved mechanism for operating a gate latch lever has a flexible line extending between two handles, one of which is connected to a gate latch lever (115). A portion of flexible line (107) is sheathed inside a coil spring (108) and traverses through a hole (112) bored horizontally through a gatepost (118). One end of the coil spring is attached to an anchor whose flange portion (105) prevents the coil spring from slipping through the gatepost hole. The other end of the coil spring is attached to the flexible line by a clamp (109). Thus, one can open the gate latch lever using one of the handles positioned on either side of the gatepost, and the tension of the coil spring returns the gate latch lever to its closed position automatically. Other embodiments are described and shown.
Mechanism for Operating a Gate Latch Lever
One embodiment of an improved mechanism for operating a gate latch lever has a flexible line extending between two handles, one of which is connected to a gate latch lever (115). A portion of flexible line (107) is sheathed inside a coil spring (108) and traverses through a hole (112) bored horizontally through a gatepost (118). One end of the coil spring is attached to an anchor whose flange portion (105) prevents the coil spring from slipping through the gatepost hole. The other end of the coil spring is attached to the flexible line by a clamp (109). Thus, one can open the gate latch lever using one of the handles positioned on either side of the gatepost, and the tension of the coil spring returns the gate latch lever to its closed position automatically. Other embodiments are described and shown.
Mechanism for Operating a Gate Latch Lever
CARTER NORMAN (author)
2019-04-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English