Patent ID: 7350835

Claim:
A gate locking assembly allowing a user to maintain a gate at a locked position without employing a chain, said gate locking assembly comprising: an L-shaped anchor shaft having first and second monolithically formed sections orthogonally registered with each other, said first section traveling horizontally along a linear plane elevated from a ground surface, said second section being disposed vertically and traveling contiguously adjacent to a vertical frame portion of the existing gate, said second section being removably interfitted below ground surface; a rectilinear tubular rod having an axial bore formed therein, said rod having a proximal end telescopically positioned about said first section of said anchor shaft, said rod having a distal end provided with a pair of diametrically opposed apertures formed in an outer surface thereof, said apertures defining a continuous passageway through said distal end of said rod, wherein said rod lays contiguously against the gate and is oriented orthogonal to the vertical frame portion of the gate; a bracket directly coupled to the vertical frame portion of the gate, said bracket having a tubular sleeve vertically oriented along a longitudinal length of the vertical frame portion wherein said second section of said shaft is passed through said sleeve such that said second section maintains a fixed spatial relationship with the vertical frame portion of the gate; and a lock directly attached to said rod and directly channeled through said passageway such that said rod is prevented from being displaced from the gate; wherein the bore extends along an entire longitudinal length of said rod.