Patent ID: 9458667
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. A gate and a railing section comprising: a railing section having top and bottom horizontal wood-plastic composite rails extending between vertical posts; a gate having first and second side rails; each side rail having a width and a depth; each side rail having an inwardly-facing outer surface that defines the overall depth of the side rail and faces inwardly toward the middle of the gate; one of the side rails being connected to one of the vertical posts of the railing section with a hinge assembly such that the gate pivots between open and closed positions with respect to the vertical post; the gate further having top and bottom wood-plastic composite rails; the top composite rail of the gate primarily made from a wood-plastic composite material; the top wood-plastic composite rail of the gate having an outer perimeter in cross section; an upper mount mounted against the inwardly-facing outer surface of each side rail; each of the upper mounts having a portion disposed within the outer perimeter of the top wood-plastic composite rail of the gate; the bottom wood-plastic composite rail primarily made from a wood-plastic composite material; the bottom wood-plastic composite rail having an outer perimeter in cross section; a lower mount mounted against the inwardly-facing outer surface of each side rail; each of the lower mounts having a portion disposed within the outer perimeter of the bottom wood-plastic composite rail of the gate; the top wood-plastic composite rail of the gate being aligned at the same height with the top composite rail of the railing section; and the bottom wood-plastic composite rail of the gate being aligned at the same height with the bottom composite rail of the railing section.