Post for swinging and cantilever gates

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9528310-B1
Application number	US-201514620446-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Feb 12, 2015
Priority date	Jan 23, 2014
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A hinge for a swinging gate includes a base plate, a hinge base pivotally secured to the base plate and a mounting member connected in spaced apart relation to the hinge base by an elongate bolt. A gate-engaging member is secured to the mounting member so that pivoting of the hinge base effects conjoint pivoting of the mounting member, the gate-engaging member and a gate that it engages. An upstanding post has a pair of laterally spaced apart T-shaped slots that extend along its height. A bolt disposed within a T-shaped slot is disposed horizontally and cannot rotate. The bolts housed in a T-shaped slot screw-threadedly engage apertures formed in the corners of the base plate to secure the base plate to the upstanding post. In a second embodiment, a cantilever gate supported by a trolley assembly is secured in cantilever relation to at least one upstanding post.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for mounting a cantilever gate, comprising;
at least one upstanding post;
an angle iron secured to said at least one upstanding post near an upper end thereof, said angle iron capable of supporting a vertically-oriented guide roller;
a guide frame at least partially housing said guide roller, said guide frame secured to said cantilever gate;
a single trolley assembly coupled near a lower end of said at least one upstanding post and bearing most of a weight of the cantilever gate, said trolley assembly including an elongate flat base plate to which a plurality of pairs of trolley rollers is mounted, each pair of trolley rollers having a respective horizontal axle for rotation in a vertical plane;
said flat base plate vertically oriented;
said trolley assembly housed within an elongate horizontal housing which includes inboard-turned flanges on top of which said plurality of pairs of trolley rollers ride;
said flat base plate and said plurality of pairs of trolley rollers mounted to said trolley assembly so that said plurality of pairs of trolley rollers are supported by and rotatably engage said inboard-turned flanges of said elongate housing when said cantilever gate is displaced,
wherein when said cantilever gate is displaced, said guide frame is horizontally displaced conjointly with said cantilever gate.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
a pair of auxiliary wheel mounts, each auxiliary wheel mount secured to respective opposite ends of said flat base plate;
each auxiliary wheel mount supports a respective vertical axle; and
each vertical axle supporting a respective horizontally mounted wheel that rotatably engages said elongate housing when said cantilever gate is displaced.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
a trolley bracket secured near said lower end of said at least one upstanding post for coupling said trolley assembly to said at least one upstanding post.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , comprising:
a pair of T-shaped slots formed in each of said at least one upstanding post, each member of said respective pair of T-shaped slots being disposed in parallel, laterally spaced apart in relation to one another and extending an entire extent of said at least one upstanding post,
wherein at least one of said pair of T-shaped slots secures said trolley bracket to said at least one upstanding post.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
each pair of trolley rollers of the plurality of pairs of trolley rollers having members on opposite sides of said flat base plate.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
said gate being secured to said elongate housing in surmounting relation to said elongate housing.

Assignees

• Alumi-Guard Inc
• Barrette Outdoor Living Inc

Inventors

• Woodard William M
• Peck Lawrence

Classifications

• E05D15/0691

  Top guides · CPC title

• E05D15/066 Primary

  for wings supported at the bottom · CPC title

• E05D7/0423 Primary

  Screw-and-nut mechanisms (E05D7/0407, E05D7/043 take precedence) · CPC title

• E06B11/02

  Gates; Doors · CPC title

• E06B11/045

  exclusively for horizontally sliding gates · CPC title