Patent ID: 7086642

Claim:
A rackable gate for a fence on terrain having a non-level contour, comprising: a gate panel with spaced-apart rails that each define a lateral side and a first edge and a second edge thereof, the first edge spaced apart from the second edge, and a plurality of spaced-apart parallel first pickets sitting on the lateral side and fastened thereto only between the respective first picket and the first edge; at least one second picket disposed parallel and spaced from an adjacent one of the first pickets sitting on the lateral side of the rails and fastened thereto only between the respective second picket and the second edge; a pair of opposing gate posts, each defining openings in a side wall, the openings being spaced-apart to conform to the spacing of the rails, the openings receiving opposing distal ends of the rails and pivotally secured thereat, whereby during racking of the gate panel by moving the gate posts in opposing directions parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second pickets to orient the rails at an oblique angle relative to the first and second pickets to track the contour of the terrain, the fastening of the second picket on the second edge opposing the fastening of the first pickets on the first edge and the opposing ends of the rails received in the gate posts cooperatively restrict the rails from pivoting laterally from the pickets.