Patent ID: 6073396
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: E05F,E05Y,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A kit for pivotally mounting a gate to a support post, said gate, with which the kit is to be used, having a gate leg with at least one aperture there through and at least one cross bar oriented substantially orthogonal to said support post with which the gate leg is to be used, and said kit having two generally vertically spaced apertures extending therethrough, said kit comprising:a first hinge assembly comprising an elongated shaft member and a mounting element pivotally, connected together to form a first pivot, said first pivot comprising a hinge pin mounted on the elongated shaft member of said first hinge assembly and a bushing for receiving said hinge pin mounted on the mounting element of said first hinge assembly, said hinge pin defining a first axis, said shaft member having external threads along the length thereof, said first hinge assembly including a pair of internally threaded nuts mountable on the threaded portion of said shaft member at adjustable positions along the length thereof for securing said shaft member in the aperture of said support post in a longitudinally adjustable manner by abutting a nut on said shaft member against the exterior of said support post at each end of said aperture, anda second hinge assembly comprising a pair of elongated rod members pivotally connected together to form a second pivot, said second pivot comprising a hinge pin mounted on one of said rod members and a bushing for receiving said hinge pin mounted on the other of said rod members, said hinge pin defining a second axis, each of said rod members having external threads along a portion of the length thereof, said pair of elongated rod members comprising a first rod member and a second rod member, said second hinge assembly including a pair of internally threaded nuts for mounting on the threaded portion of said first rod member at adjustable positions along the length thereof for securing said first rod member in an aperture of said support post in a longitudinally adjustable manner by abutting a nut on said first rod member against the exterior of said support post at each end of the aperture through said support post, said second hinge assembly including a second pair of internally threaded nuts for counting on the threaded portion of said second rod member at adjustable positions along the length thereof such that said second rod member is adjustably longitudinally securable in an aperture of said gate leg by abutting a nut on said second rod member against the exterior of said gate leg at each end of said aperture, whereby the distance between the second axis and the gate leg and the distance between the second axis and the support post are both adjustable to place the gate in a level orientation at multiple locations along the swing of the gate; said first and second axes are parallel to each other; andwherein the distance between the second axis of the second hinge assembly and the gate post may be adjusted independent of the distance between the first axis of the first hinge assembly and the gate post such that the distance between the gate leg and one of said first and second axes can be adjusted without changing the distance between the gate leg and the other of said first and second axes.