ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,860, issued on June 23, was assigned to Gatemaster Ltd (Bognor Regis, Great Britain).
"Hinge locking mechanism" was invented by Simon Garth Napthine (Eastergate, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge locking mechanism is provided for securing a gate, the mechanism comprising a locking component that is connectable to the gate and which is biased against a first plate that is connectable to a post about which the gate pivots, such that the locking component is secured to or within the first plate when the gate is in the closed position (preventing movement of the gate into the open position). Also provided is a gate hav...