Unique anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate, having anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking triple-U-shaped-clamp brackets, anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking L-shaped hinges, and interlocking tube nuts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9777520-B2
Application number	US-201615191501-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2016
Priority date	Jun 26, 2015
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

A unique anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate comprises: multiple triple-U-shaped-clamp bracket systems having front and rear plates and bracket tube nuts, multiple anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking-tube-nut hinge systems having crisscross 90-degree hinge tube nuts, multiple struts, a truss having cable ends and a cable clamp, and a truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel system. The front and rear plates and bracket tube nuts are for uniquely securing the triple-U-shaped-clamp bracket systems to the struts to prevent the interlocking gate from warping and sagging. The crisscross 90-degree hinge tube nuts are for uniquely interlocking the hinge systems to a fence post in two 90-degree interlocking directions and in five different crisscross interlocking elevations. The truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel system is for uniquely hiding the cable ends and a cable clamp inside one of the struts and under one of the triple-U-shaped-clamp bracket systems.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate, for preventing personal injury, comprising:
a plurality of anti-warping anti-sagging bracket systems, each of said anti-warping anti-sagging bracket systems comprising:
a horizontal U-shaped clamp,
a plurality of horizontal U-shaped-clamp screw openings drilled in said horizontal U-shaped clamp,
a plurality of horizontal-U-shaped-clamp screws,
a plurality of horizontal-U-shaped-clamp tube nuts,
a vertical u-shaped clamp welded to said horizontal U-shaped clamp,
a plurality of vertical-U-shaped-clamp screw openings drilled in said vertical U-shaped clamp,
a plurality of vertical-U-shaped-clamp screws,
a plurality of vertical-U-shaped-clamp tube nuts,
a front plate welded to said horizontal u-shaped clamp and said vertical U-shaped clamp, and
a rear plate welded to said horizontal u-shaped clamp and said vertical U-shaped clamp;
a plurality of anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking-tube-nut hinge systems, each of said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking-tube-nut hinge systems welded to one of said anti-warping anti-sagging bracket systems, each of said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking-tube-nut hinge systems comprising:
a J-shaped hinge plate,
a plurality of J-shaped-hinge-plate screw openings drilled in said J-shaped hinge plate, an L-shaped-hinge-plate,
a plurality of J-shaped-hinge-plate screws,
a plurality of L-shaped-hinge-plate screw openings drilled in said L-shaped hinge plate,
a hinge pin, said hinge pin pivotably joining said j-shaped hinge plate and said L-shaped hinge plate together,
a plurality of L-shaped-hinge-plate front screws,
a plurality of L-shaped-hinge-plate front tube nuts,
a plurality of L-shaped-hinge-plate side screws, and
a plurality of L-shaped-hinge-plate side tube nuts;
a strut system, comprising:
a plurality of horizontal struts, and
a plurality of vertical struts, said vertical struts attached to said horizontal struts respectively to form said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate;
a truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel system, said truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel system comprising:
a truss-cable-clamp-hiding opening drilled in one of said horizontal or vertical u-shaped clamps, and
a truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel drilled in one of said horizontal or vertical struts;
a truss system, said truss system comprising:
a ring hook attached to one of said horizontal or vertical struts,
a turnbuckle screwed to said ring hook,
a cable hook screwed to said turnbuckle,
a truss cable hooked on said cable hook and threaded through said truss-cable-clamp-hiding opening into said truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel, said truss cable having a plurality of cable ends, and
a truss cable clamp; and
a gate post,
wherein,
said truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel is for hiding said cable ends inside one of said horizontal or vertical struts to prevent said cable ends from poking and cutting people to eliminate personal injuries, to protect said cable ends and said truss cable clamp from weather elements to prevent said cable ends and said truss cable clamp from rusting, and to make said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate safer,
said truss cable clamp is for clamping on said cable ends to secure said cable ends inside said truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel,
said horizontal-U-shaped-clamp tube nuts are for screwing said horizontal-U-shaped-clamp screws therein through said horizontal struts respectively to prevent said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate from warping and sagging,
said vertical-U-shaped-clamp tube nuts are for screwing said vertical-U-shaped-clamp screws therein through said vertical struts respectively to prevent said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate from warping and sagging,
said L-shaped-hinge-plate front tube nuts are for screwing said L-shaped-hinge-plate front screws therein respectively in different directions than those of said L-shaped-hinge-plate side screws and in different elevations than those of said L-shaped-hinge-plate side screws to interlock said L-shaped-hinge-plate front tube nuts and said L-shaped-hinge-plate side tube nuts together to prevent said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate from warping and sagging, and to interlock said L-shaped-hinge-plate front screws and said L-shaped-hinge-plate side screws together to prevent said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate from warping and sagging,
said L-shaped-hinge-plate side tube nuts are for screwing said L-shaped-hinge-plate side screws therein respectively in different directions than those of said L-shaped-hinge-plate front screws and in different elevations than those of said L-shaped-hinge-plate front screws to interlock said L-shaped-hinge-plate front tube nuts and said L-shaped-hinge-plate side tube nuts together to prevent said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate from warping and sagging, and to interlock said L-shaped-hinge-plate front screws and said L-shaped-hinge-plate side screws together to prevent said anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate from warping and sagging.

2. The anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate of claim 1 , further, comprising a plurality of pointed-tip screws and additional horizontal U-shaped-clamp screw openings drilled in said horizontal U-shaped clamp, wherein said pointed-tip screws are for screwing through said additional horizontal U-shaped-clamp screw openings into said horizontal struts.

3. The anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate of claim 1 , further, comprising a plurality of pointed-tip screws and additional vertical U-shaped-clamp screw openings drilled in said vertical U-shaped clamp, wherein said pointed-tip screws are for screwing through said additional vertical U-shaped-clamp screw openings into said vertical struts.

4. The anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate of claim 1 , further, comprising a plurality of tunnels drilled in said horizontal struts and said vertical struts for said horizontal-U-shaped-clamp tube nuts and said vertical-U-shaped-clamp tube nuts to be inserted into, respectively.

5. The anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate of claim 1 , further, comprising a plurality of recesses cut into said horizontal struts and said vertical struts for said horizontal u-shaped clamps and said vertical u-shaped clamps to be inserted into, respectively.

6. The anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate of claim 1 , wherein, said L-shaped-hinge-plate front tube nuts are welded to said L-shaped-hinge-plate.

7. The anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate of claim 1 , wherein, said L-shaped-hinge-plate side tube nuts are welded to said L-shaped-hinge-plate.

8. The anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate of claim 1 , wherein, said gate post has a cross-section selected from the group consisting of: a square cross-section, a round cross-section, and a rectangular cross-section.

9. An anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate comprising:
a plurality of anti-warping anti-sagging bracket systems, each of said anti-warping anti-sagging bracket systems comprising:
a horizontal U-shaped clamp,
a plurality of horizontal U-shaped-clamp screw openings drilled in said horizontal U-shaped clamp,
a plurality of horizontal-U-shaped-clamp screws,
a plurality of horizontal-U-shaped-clamp tube nuts,
a vertical u-shaped clamp welded to said horizontal U-shaped clamp,
a plurality of vertical-U-shaped-clamp screw openings drilled in said vertical U-shaped clamp,
a plurality of vertical-U-shaped-clamp screws,
a plurality of vertical-U-shaped-clamp tube nuts,
a front plate welded to said horizontal u-shaped clamp and said vertical U-shaped clamp, and
a rear plate welded to said horizontal u-sha

Assignees

• Volin Dee

Inventors

• Volin Dee

Classifications

• E06B11/022

  characterised by the manner of movement · CPC title

• E05D7/00

  Hinges or pivots of special construction (used for special suspension arrangements E05D15/00; so as to be self-closing E05F1/06, E05F1/12; with means for raising wings before being turned E05F7/02) · CPC title

• E05D5/06 Primary

  Bent flaps · CPC title

• E05D11/00

  Additional features or accessories of hinges {(edge protecting devices E06B3/88)} · CPC title