Patent ID: 6241217
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B21F,E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
A wire-fence gap-closer-gate fastener comprising:a lever rod having a pivot end that is pivotal vertically on a lever pivot that is positioned on a gate side of a post-top portion of a post-attachment member that is attached to a top portion of a fixed gate-latch post of a wire-fence gap-closer gate of a fence;a gate-tightening anchor intermediate the lever pivot and a handle end of the lever rod;a loop connector having a loop-attachment end and having an anchor end that is pivotal on the gate-tightening anchor;a top post loop attached to the loop connector;the top post loop being sized and shaped to be positioned on a loose gate-latch post of the wire-fence gap-closer gate;a lever rest positioned vertically lower than the lever pivot on a fence side of the top portion of the fixed gate-latch post; andthe post-attachment member has a post-top portion that is extended horizontally proximate a top of the fixed gate-latch post.