ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,700, issued on Dec. 2.
"Gate block method and hardware" was invented by Richard G Hyppa (Tracy, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method when a spring loaded, or non-spring loaded gate is opened, a wood block is placed into the right angled space created between the vertically hinged open gate's end piece which is attached to the fence or other structure to which the gate is attached end piece, the block held in place by a smooth bolt on a connecting tool, which is held in the block with a curved cupped features that extend from the connecting tool, and inserted with a friction fit into a receiving cavity of a receiving tool, co...