Patent ID: 8690201

Claim:
A gate latch comprising: a bracket including a vertical backplate, a lower plate, and an upper plate, each of the plates attached to and extending in the same direction away from the backplate, each of the plates including first and second throughholes, wherein the first throughhole of the lower plate is vertically aligned with the first throughhole of the upper plate, and the second throughhole of lower plate is vertically aligned with the second throughhole of the upper plate; and a rigid bolt including first, second, and third elongate portions, the first and third elongate portions being connected together, the second and third elongate portions being connected together, and the first and second elongate portions being parallel; a U-shaped strap attached to the backplate between the lower plate and the upper plate, the U-shaped strap including a curved portion which is positioned adjacent to and spaced from the lower plate and the upper plate; wherein the first elongate portion is movably positioned in the first throughholes of the upper and lower plates, and the second elongate portion is movably positioned in the second throughholes of the upper and lower plates; and a loop positioned between the upper plate and the lower plate, the first portion extending through the loop.