Gate stop

A gate stop that extends from the rear lip across the back and side of the gate with a cantilevered portion diverging from the gate across the closure fence post. The gate stop has a plurality of apertures for the placement therein of fasteners to secure the gate stop to the gate. Once installed, the force generated from the engaging gate stop and the fence post are evenly dissipated across the gate preventing warping of the gate or varying torsional forces on the hinges.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to fence gates and, more specifically, to a gate stop that extends from the rear lip across the back and side of the gate with a cantilevered portion diverging from the gate across the closure fence post. The gate stop has a plurality of aperture for the placement of fasteners to secure the gate stop to the gate. Once installed, the force generated from the engaging gate stop and fence post are evenly dissipated across the gate preventing warping of the gate or varying torsional forces on the hinges. An additional element of the present invention includes optional handle members for the user to grasp when opening and closing the gate.

2. Description of the Prior Art

There are other gate stops designed for the same purpose. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 1,091,453 issued to Fletcher on Mar. 24, 1914.

Another patent was issued to Griffith on Oct. 9, 1973 as U.S. Pat. No. 3,764,173. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,021,880 was issued to Murphy on May 10, 1977 and still yet another was issued on Oct. 31, 1978 to Batcheller as U.S. Pat. No. 4,122,631.

Another patent was issued to Dabrowski on Aug. 24, 1982 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,345,787. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,489,968 was issued to Easley on Dec. 25, 1984. Another was issued to Allen on Mar. 7, 1989 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,809,400 and still yet another was issued on May 23, 1989 to Deininger U.S. Pat. No. 4,831,688.

Another patent was issued to Putman, et al. on Sep. 3, 2002 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,443,088. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 6,684,566 was issued to LaCook on Feb. 3, 2004. Another was issued to LaPorta on 21, Jun. 2001 as WIPO Patent Publication No. WO 01/44609 and still yet another was issued on 1999 to Thornton, et al. as Canadian Patent No. 2,272,725.

A strike plate having a bolt-receiving socket and obstructing surface in the face of the plate at the rear of said socket.

An improved door lock protector assembly is provided. The assembly consists of a protective device to be mounted on the open end of a hinge door and a shaped shield to be mounted around the doorjamb and stop rail. The door mounted device contains escutcheon plates to provide protective strength to the door paneling in the vicinity of the lock and on the outside of the door a flange to prevent the insertion of a flexible tool between the door and the jamb for the purpose of forcing the lock bolt away from engagement in the jamb. The jamb shield serves to protect the jamb and stop rail in the vicinity of the lock to prevent the breaking of the jamb by a force against the door or the prying of the stop rail.

Inventor: Edward Patrick Murphy

An improved gate stop is disclosed comprising a flat plate having a forward first section, a central second section, and a rear third section. A narrow slit is cut through the plate following a path beginning at the junction of the second and third sections near the lower boundary of the plate, extending toward the first section, then upwardly toward the upper boundary of the plate, and then toward the third section, and terminating at the junction of the second and said third sections near the upper boundary of the plate. This slit defines the border of a flap which projects outwardly when the third section is bent perpendicular to the second section.

A pipe rail and gate system of uniform metal constituents and simple design utilizes extrusions to form accessory units such as hinges and stop plates to fit the pipe structure, the units being cut from the extruded sections. The shapes of the units and the expedients for fastening the units in place are blended in and function with the rail structure, outlines of the units and their working parts being confined within the dimensions of the rail structure with a minimum of protuberances.

A guarded striker plate and guarded latch face plate set which provides for the use of the identical piece on either the doorjamb or on the door. One embodiment uses an L-shaped configuration incorporating a one guard member. A second embodiment uses a Z-shaped member incorporating a two guarded member. Both the L and the Z configuration may also be employed singly or in pairs. In a final embodiment a Z configuration may be used on the door jamb and an L configuration can be used employed on the door providing for maximum security from unauthorized entry.

A selectively removable or retractable doorstop for converting double-acting, double or single doors to a single-acting, single door, for permitting control over traffic into and out of public premises at desired times. The doorstop includes an intercept portion which can be selectively removably or retractably inserted into the path of a double-acting door thereby restricting it to opening in one direction only. Different embodiments of the doorstop are provided respectively for temporary or permanent mounting on or in a doorjamb, or on or in the stile of a temporarily fixed-in-place door, thus giving a selection of options for any specific situation.

Security hardware for an exterior entry door in which a flat piece of metal is bent into a J-shaped door jamb mounted component and in which an aperture through which a door mounted article of hardware can project is provided in the single layer part an aligned buck pin apertures are provided in the double layer part of the component. A buck pin having a head portion and a grooved portion spaced therefrom is also provided as is a slotted retaining member that when positioned between the double layer of the component engages the grooved portion of the buck pin to prevent its removal from the buck pin apertures.

A mechanism which prevents a door from closing by blocking the door hinge from closing.

The present invention involves a gate assembly for a pontoon boat. The pontoon boat includes a platform deck atop a flotation device with a protective railing having fence sections and gate assemblies at least partially surrounding the deck. The gate assembly is disposed in a gap or opening in the protective fence between two of the fence sections and includes a gate, a gate stop, and a sliding hinge. The gate is attached by the hinge to one of the two fence sections at the opening of the protective railing, and the stop is attached to the other of the two fence sections and includes a stop member extending from the deck to near the top of the fence that will prevent the gate from swinging outwardly. The stop member includes a padding strip thereon between the stop member and the gate, which prevents rattling between the stop member and the gate.

On a spring-biased safety gate, a guard plate is mounted to a gate member with the same hardware that mounts the stop to the gate. The guard plate is preferably formed of plate metal to define a plate mounting area and a pair of guard plates that extend perpendicularly from either side of the plate mounting area. In that way, each of the pair of guard plates extends in a direction parallel to the gate a distance sufficient to shield the mounting hardware behind the guard plate and the stop.

A window or door assembly comprising a frame member and a leaf hingedly moveable relative to the frame member, the leaf having a rear edge which in the closed position of the window or door lies adjacent to the frame member, the assembly further comprising stop means for acting between the frame member and said rear edge of the leaf for holding the leaf in an open position, said stop means being substantially concealed from view when the leaf is in a closed position.

Canadian Patent Number 2,272,725

A protective doorjamb system integrally connected to a door frame. The doorjamb system of the present invention includes a door stop and a cladding. The doorjamb system protects the door frame from exposure to outdoor weather conditions.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The present invention discloses a gate stop mounted to a gate for engaging a fence post. The shape of the gate stop conforms substantially to a Z-shape having a coplanar lip whereby the gate stop securely engages the gate frame on three sides. The gate stop is comprised of a first planar portion for engaging and transferring the closure forces from the gate across the fence post. Transversely extending from the first planar portion is a second planar portion that engages a first gate frame side opposing the fence post. A third planar portion depends from the second planar portion in a transverse direction occurring co-parallel with the first planar portion relatively forming a Z-shape. Extending from the third planar portion is a forth planar portion co-parallel with the second planar portion therein forming a receptacle for the gate frame. Once the gate stop is positioned on the gate frame a plurality of apertures within the gate stop provide means for fixedly fastening the gate stop to the gate frame.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a gate stop that is positioned on a gate frame.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a gate stop that provides means for disbursing the closure forces towards the center of a gate.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a gate stop that can be mounted on any style gate.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a gate stop having a pair of opposing handle members to facilitate opening and closing the gate from either side.

Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a gate stop that is ideal for maintaining gate alignment for latch and hinges, prolonging the life of the gate.

The present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a gate stop that extends from the rear lip across the back and side of the gate with a cantilevered portion diverging from the gate across the closure fence post. The gate stop has a plurality of aperture for the placement of fasteners to secure the gate stop to the gate. Once installed, the force generated from the engaging gate stop and fence post are evenly dissipated across the gate preventing warping of the gate or varying torsional forces on the hinges.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

With regard to reference numerals used, the following numbering is used throughout the drawings.10present invention12conventional gate latch14gate16hinge18post20fence22arrow24rear lip of gate26cantilevered portion/first portion28apertures30fastener34second portion36third portion38fourth portion40frame of gate42first handle member44second handle member

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Turning toFIG. 1, shown therein is an illustrative view of the prior art. Shown is an illustrative view of the prior art wherein a gate latch12is located on the top end of the gate14for ease of use. Since gates14have some means of tensioning for closure, this causes torsional forces on the gate hinges16due to the only point of contact between the gate and post18being the gate latch12, which leads to premature failure or periodic maintenance to prevent failure of the latch12and hinges16. Also shown are the fence20and direction of closure at arrow22.

Turning toFIG. 2, shown therein is an illustrative view of the present invention10in use. The present invention10is a gate stop that extends from the rear lip24of the gate14across the back and side of the gate14with a cantilevered portion26diverging from the gate across the front of the closure fence post18. The gate stop10has a plurality of apertures28for the placement of fasteners to secure the gate stop to the gate14. Once installed, the force generated from the engaging gate stop10and fence post18are evenly dissipated across the gate preventing warping of the gate or varying torsional forces on the hinges16. Also shown are the fence20and direction of closure at arrow22.

Turning toFIG. 3, shown therein is an enlarged view of the present invention10in use. Shown is an enlarged view of the gate stop10. The gate stop10is comprised of a z-shaped structure having a coplanar lip26on the tail end. The portion of the structure having the lip conforms substantially to the width and depth of the gate frame. Once mounted on the gate frame14, apertures28within the gate stop10provide means for securing the gate stop to the gate frame. Fence post18is also shown.

Turning toFIG. 4, shown therein is a perspective view of the front side of the gate stop10. Shown is the front side of the present invention conforming substantially to a z-shape having a coplanar lip26. The gate stop10securely engages the gate frame on three sides. Depending from the gate stop10in cantilever fashion is the fence gate closure post engaging element26that is sized in length and depth to impact an area of the fence closure post whereby the applied force occurs across the body of the post. Apertures28are also shown. Also shown inFIG. 4and the subsequent drawing figure is an additional element of the present invention wherein the gate stop includes a pair of opposing handle members42,44wherein a first handle member42is disposed on the outer side of the cantilevered portion26and a second handle member44is disposed on the outer side of the third portion36of the gate stop10.

Turning toFIG. 5, shown therein is a perspective view of the present invention10being mounted to a gate14frame. Shown is the gate stop10being attached to a gate frame14. As illustrated, the gate stop10extends from the rear lip24of the gate across the back and side of the gate frame14with a cantilevered portion26diverging from the gate across the closure fence post. The gate stop10has a plurality of apertures28for the placement of fasteners30to secure the gate stop to the gate14. Once installed, the force generated from the engaging gate stop10and fence post14are evenly dissipated across the gate preventing warping of the gate or varying torsional forces on the hinges.

Turning toFIG. 6, shown therein is a perspective view of the back side of the gate stop10. Shown is the back side of the present invention10conforming substantially to a z-shape having a coplanar lip26. The gate stop10securely engages the gate frame on three sides. Depending from the gate stop10in cantilever fashion is the fence gate closure post engaging element26that is sized in length and depth to impact an area of the fence closure post whereby the applied force occurs across the body of the post. Apertures28are also shown.

Turning toFIG. 7, shown therein is a top view of the present invention10. Shown is a gate stop10comprising a first planar portion26for engaging and transferring the closure forces from the gate across the fence post. Transversely extending from the first planar portion26is a second planar portion34that engages a first gate frame side opposing the fence post. A third planar portion36depends from the second planar portion34in a transverse direction occurring co-parallel with the first planar portion26relatively forming a z-shape. Extending from the third planar portion36is a forth planar portion38co-parallel with the second planar portion34therein forming a receptacle for the gate frame. Once the gate stop10is positioned on the gate frame a plurality of apertures28within the gate stop provide means for fixedly fastening the gate stop to the gate jamb.

Turning toFIG. 8, shown therein is a top view of the present invention10moving to engage a fence post18of fence20. Shown is a top view of the present invention10mounted to a gate14moving to engage a fence post18. The shape of the gate stop10conforms substantially to a z-shape having a coplanar lip38whereby the gate stop securely engages the gate frame40on three sides. Depending from the gate stop10in cantilever fashion is the fence gate closure post engaging element26that is sized in length and depth to impact the outer area of the fence closure post18whereby the force generated from the engaging gate stop and fence post are evenly dissipated across the gate preventing warping of the gate or applying varying torsional forces on the hinges. The view discloses that the substantially z-shaped structure10having a coplanar lip38on the tail end conforms substantially to the width and depth of the gate frame40. Once mounted on the gate frame14, apertures within the gate stop10provide means for securing the gate stop to the gate jamb. Other elements previously shown are also disclosed.

Turning toFIG. 9, shown therein is a top view of the present invention10engaging a fence post18of fence20. Shown is a top view of the present invention10mounted to a gate14engaging a fence post18. The shape of the gate stop10conforms substantially to a Z-shape having a coplanar lip38whereby the gate stop securely engages the gate frame40on three sides. The gate stop10is comprised of a first planar portion26for engaging and transferring the closure forces from the gate across the fence post outer side18. Transversely or perpendicularly extending from the first planar portion34is a second planar portion that engages a first, outer gate frame40side opposing the fence post18. A third planar portion36depends from the second planar portion34in a transverse perpendicular direction engaging the inner side of the frame of the gate occurring parallel with the first planar portion26relatively forming a Z-shape. Extending perpendicularly from the third planar portion36is a forth planar portion38parallel with the second planar portion34engaging a second side of the frame of the gate opposite to the first side, therein forming a receptacle for the gate frame40. Once the gate stop10is positioned on the gate frame40a plurality of apertures within the gate stop provide means for fixedly fastening the gate stop to the gate frame.