US 12,404,701 B2
Gate fastening device
Andrew William Seykora, Portland, OR (US); and Oren Simon Bernstein, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Outerpull LLC, Portland, OR (US)
Filed by Outerpull LLC, Portland, OR (US)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/883,579.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/230,664, filed on Aug. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0074741 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 65/00 (2006.01); E05C 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 65/0007 (2013.01) [E05C 1/12 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/40 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gate fastening device, comprising:
a latching assembly including a latch pivotably coupled to a first support that mounts on a first outside surface of a gate;
a pivotable member assembly including a pivotable member coupled to a second support that mounts on a second outside surface of the gate opposite the first support;
a spindle to couple the latch and the pivotable member to one another through the gate for rotation as a unit;
a handle including a base and a grip, the base being attached, or configured to be attached, to the latch;
a cover configured to be placed onto the first support and around the base of the handle after the first support has been mounted on the gate; and
a catch configured to be mounted to a barrier adjacent the left-hinged or right-hinged gate and to interface with the latch such that the gate is fastened shut;
wherein the first support defines support apertures to receive support fasteners that mount the first support on the gate, and wherein the cover is configured to hide the support apertures and support fasteners received by the support apertures.