Adjustable gate, having multiple guttering systems, multiple impact-absorbing systems, multiple anti-warping systems, multiple anti-sagging systems, multiple personal-injury-eliminating systems, and self-centering angle-locking safety truss
09784031 ยท 2017-10-10
Inventors
Cpc classification
E06B7/14
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
International classification
Abstract
A unique adjustable guttering anti-warping anti-sagging safety-truss gate comprises corner gutters to drain rain water, body gutters to drain rain water, extension tubes having multiple built-in tunnel systems to drain rain water, struts having multiple built-in tunnel systems to drain rain water, and vertical tubes having multiple built-in draining-hole systems to drain rain water down to the ground. Further, the unique gate comprises multiple ridge systems built into the extension tubes to strengthen the unique gate, and multiple spring systems built into the vertical tubes to strengthen the unique gate and to absorb impact forces, warping forces, twisting forces, and sagging forces exerted on the unique gate during its lifespan. The corner gutters, body gutters, and vertical tubes are welded to one another to create the frame of the unique gate. The extension tubes are inserted into the body gutters, and the struts are screwed in the corner gutters and on the extension tubes to define the width of the unique gate.
Claims
1. An adjustable gate, for discharging rain water, absorbing impact, warping, twisting, sagging forces, and eliminating injuries, comprising: a plurality of corner gutters, a plurality of corner-gutter drain holes, a plurality of tunneled horizontal struts, a plurality of horizontal-strut tunnels, a plurality of body gutters, a plurality of ridged tunneled extension tubes, a plurality of extension-tube ridges, a plurality of extension-tube tunnels, a plurality of vertical tubes, a plurality of first drain holes, a plurality of second drain holes, a plurality of third drain holes, a plurality of fourth drain holes, a plurality of fifth drain holes, a plurality of sixth drain holes, a plurality of seventh drain holes, a plurality of eighth drain holes, two truss holes, first impact-absorbing anti-warping spring, second impact-absorbing anti-warping spring, third impact-absorbing anti-warping spring, fourth impact-absorbing anti-warping spring a plurality of screw-head-hiding dimples, a plurality of corner-gutter screws, a plurality of extension-tube screws, a safety truss, a turnbuckle hook, a turnbuckle, a cable hook, a truss cable, first truss-cable end, second truss-cable end, a self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp, a self-centering head, an angle-locking long wing, an angle-locking short wing and a plurality of clamp screws, wherein, said vertical tubes have vertical-tube ends, respectively, said corner-gutters are welded to said body-gutters and said vertical tubes at said vertical-tube ends, respectively, said corner-gutter drain holes are cut or drilled into said vertical tubes and communicate with said corner-gutters, respectively, said tunneled horizontal struts have horizontal-strut ends, respectively, said horizontal struts are inserted into said corner-gutters at said horizontal-strut ends, respectively, said horizontal-strut tunnels have horizontal-strut bottoms, respectively, said horizontal-strut tunnels are cut into and along said horizontal-strut bottoms, respectively, said body-gutters are welded to said corner-gutters and said vertical tubes at said opposite vertical-tube ends, respectively, said ridged tunneled extension tube are inserted into said body-gutters, respectively, said extension-tube ridges have extension-tube bottoms, respectively, said extension-tube ridges are formed into and along said extension-tube bottoms, respectively, said extension-tube tunnels are formed into and along said extension-tube bottoms, respectively, said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes are drilled into said vertical tubes and communicate with said corner-gutters, respectively, said fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth drain holes are drilled into said vertical tubes and communicate with said body gutters, said truss holes are drilled into said vertical tubes, respectively, said vertical tubes have vertical-tube inner surfaces, respectively, said first, second, third, and fourth impact-absorbing anti-warping springs are diagonally welded to said vertical-tube inner surfaces, respectively, said corner gutters have corner-gutter rear surfaces, respectively, said screw-head-hiding dimples are formed into said corner-gutter rear surface, respectively, said corner-gutter screws have corner-gutter screw heads, respectively, said corner-gutter screws are screwed into said screw-head-hiding dimples and into said horizontal-strut ends to hide said corner-gutter screw heads inside said screw-head-hiding dimples, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said extension-tube screws have extension-tube screw heads, respectively, said extension-tube screws are screwed into said ridged tunneled extension tubes and into said tunneled horizontal struts to hide said extension-tube screw heads inside said extension-tube tunnels and inside said horizontal-strut tunnels, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said turnbuckle hook is hooked into one of said two truss holes, said cable hook is screwed in said turnbuckle, said truss cable is threaded through said cable hook, said first and second truss-cable ends are inserted into another one of said two truss holes, said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp clamps on said first and second truss-cable ends, said self-centering head is molded to said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp, said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp has two opposite clamp corners, said angle-locking long and short wings are molded to said clamp corners, and said clamp screws are screwed on said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp, wherein, said corner gutters are for leading rain water trapped between said ridged tunneled extension tubes and said tunneled horizontal struts to said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes, respectively, leading rain water trapped between said tunneled horizontal struts and said corner gutters to said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes, respectively, discharging rain water trapped between said ridged tunneled extension tubes and said tunneled horizontal struts through said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes, respectively, and discharging rain water trapped between said tunneled horizontal struts and said corner gutters through said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes, respectively, said corner-gutter drain holes are for draining trapped rain water from said ridged tunneled extension tubes into said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said tunneled horizontal struts into said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said corner gutters into said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, said horizontal-strut tunnels are for leading trapped rain water away from said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, leading trapped rain water away from said tunneled horizontal struts to said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, and leading trapped rain water away from said corner gutters to said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, said body gutters are for: leading rain water trapped between said tunneled horizontal struts and said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, leading rain water trapped between said ridged tunneled extension tubes and said body gutters to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, discharging rain water trapped between said tunneled horizontal struts and said ridged tunneled extension tubes through said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, and discharging rain water trapped between said ridged tunneled extension tubes and said body gutters through said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, said ridged tunneled extension tubes are for adjusting the width of said adjustable gate, said tunneled horizontal struts are for adjusting the width of said adjustable gate, said extension-tube ridges are for strengthening said ridged tunneled extension tubes, respectively, said extension-tube tunnels are for leading trapped rain water away from said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, leading trapped rain water away from said tunneled horizontal struts to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, and leading trapped rain water away from said body gutters to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, said vertical tubes are for: draining trapped rain water from said corner gutters down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said body gutters down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said ridged tunneled extension tubes down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said tunneled horizontal struts down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, down to the ground, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, down to the ground, respectively, said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes are for draining trapped rain water from said corner gutters into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said ridged tunneled extension tubes into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said tunneled horizontal struts into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes are for draining trapped rain water from said body gutters into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said ridged tunneled extension tubes into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said tunneled horizontal struts into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, said first, second, third, and fourth impact-absorbing anti-warping springs are for absorbing bending force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, absorbing sagging force exerted on said vertical tubes, and aid adjustable gate, respectively, resisting impacting force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, resisting warping force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectfully, resisting twisting force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectfully, resisting bending force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectfully, resisting gravitational force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectfully, said corner-gutter screws are for securing said tunneled horizontal struts to said corner-gutters, respectively, said extension-tube screws are for securing said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said tunneled horizontal struts, respectively, and securing said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said body-gutters, respectively, said screw-head-hiding dimples are for hiding said corner-gutter screw heads therein, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said extension-tube tunnels are for hiding said extension-tube screw heads therein, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said horizontal-strut tunnels are for hiding said extension-tube screw heads therein, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said safety truss is for maintaining an original shape of said adjustable gate, said turnbuckle is for adjusting the tension of said safety truss, said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp is for locking said first and second truss-cable ends inside one of said vertical tubes to prevent said first and second truss-cable ends from cutting, scratching, poking, and causing injuries to people, locking said first and second truss-cable ends inside one of said vertical tubes, to protect said first and second truss-cable ends from weather elements, and locking said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes, to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, said self-centering head is for being inserted in one of said two truss holes to center said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp in one of said vertical tubes when said safety truss is tensioned, said angle-locking long wing is for locking said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes when said safety truss is tensioned to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, and locking said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, said angle-locking short wing is for locking said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, and locking said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, and said clamp screws are for screwing said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp on said first and second truss-cable ends to lock said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes.
2. The adjustable gate of claim 1, wherein, said first, second, third, and fourth impact-absorbing anti-warping springs each have a letter-W-shaped cross-section.
3. The adjustable gate of claim 1, wherein, said corner gutters and said body gutters each have a cup shape.
4. The adjustable gate of claim 1, wherein, said horizontal-strut tunnels each have a half-moon shape.
5. The adjustable gate of claim 1, wherein, said extension-tube tunnels each have a half-moon shape.
6. The adjustable gate of claim 1, wherein, said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes each have a shape selected from the group consisting of: a round shape, square shape, a rectangular shape, and an oval shape.
7. The adjustable gate of claim 1, wherein, said corner gutters, said body gutters, said ridged tunneled extension tubes and said vertical tubes each have a cross-section selected from the group consisting of: round cross-section, square cross-section, rectangular cross-section, and oval cross-section.
8. The adjustable gate of claim 1, wherein, said self-centering head, said angle-locking long wing, and said angle-locking short wing are molded to said self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp, in an angle.
9. The adjustable gate of claim 1, wherein, said corner gutters comprise six gutters, and said tunneled horizontal struts comprise three struts.
10. The adjustable gate of claim 1, further, comprising gate boards and gate-board screws, said gate-board screws for screwing said gate boards on said tunneled horizontal struts.
11. An adjustable gate, for discharging rain water, comprising: a plurality of corner gutters, a plurality of corner-gutter drain holes, a plurality of tunneled struts, a plurality of strut tunnels, a plurality of body gutters, a plurality of ridged tunneled extension tubes, a plurality of extension-tube ridges, a plurality of extension-tube tunnels, a plurality of vertical tubes, a plurality of first drain holes, a plurality of second drain holes, a plurality of third drain holes, a plurality of fourth drain holes, a plurality of fifth drain holes, a plurality of sixth drain holes, a plurality of seventh drain holes, a plurality of eighth drain holes, two truss holes, first impact-absorbing anti-warping spring, second impact-absorbing anti-warping spring, third impact-absorbing anti-warping spring, fourth impact-absorbing anti-warping spring, a plurality of screw-head-hiding dimples, a plurality of corner-gutter screws, a plurality of extension-tube screws, a safety truss, a turnbuckle hook, a turnbuckle, a cable hook, a truss cable, first truss-cable end, second truss-cable end, a self-centering angle-locking clamp, a self-centering head, an angle-locking long wing, an angle-locking short wing, and a plurality of clamp screws, wherein, said vertical tubes have vertical-tube ends, respectively, said corner-gutters are welded to said body-gutters and said vertical tubes at said vertical-tube ends, respectively, said corner-gutter drain holes are cut or drilled into said vertical tubes and communicate with said corner-gutters, respectively, said tunneled struts have horizontal-strut ends, respectively, said horizontal struts are inserted into said corner-gutters at said horizontal-strut ends, respectively, said strut tunnels have horizontal-strut bottoms, respectively, said strut tunnels are cut into and along said horizontal-strut bottoms, respectively, said body-gutters are welded to said corner-gutters and said vertical tubes at said opposite vertical-tube ends, respectively, said ridged tunneled extension tube are inserted into said body-gutters, respectively, said extension-tube ridges have extension-tube bottoms, respectively, said extension-tube ridges are formed into and along said extension-tube bottoms, respectively, said extension-tube tunnels are formed into and along said extension-tube bottoms, respectively, said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes are drilled into said vertical tubes and communicate with said corner-gutters, respectively, said fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth drain holes are drilled into said vertical tubes and communicate with said body gutters, said truss holes are drilled into said vertical tubes, respectively, said vertical tubes have vertical-tube inner surfaces, respectively, said first, second, third, and fourth impact-absorbing anti-warping springs are diagonally welded to said vertical-tube inner surfaces, respectively, said corner gutters have corner-gutter rear surfaces, respectively, said screw-head-hiding dimples are formed into said corner-gutter rear surface, respectively, said corner-gutter screws have corner-gutter screw heads, respectively, said corner-gutter screws are screwed into said screw-head-hiding dimples and into said horizontal-strut ends to hide said corner-gutter screw heads inside said screw-head-hiding dimples, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said extension-tube screws have extension-tube screw heads, respectively, said extension-tube screws are screwed into said ridged tunneled extension tubes and into said tunneled struts to hide said extension-tube screw heads inside said extension-tube tunnels and inside said strut tunnels, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said turnbuckle hook is hooked into one of said two truss holes, said cable hook is screwed in said turnbuckle, said truss cable is threaded through said cable hook, said first and second truss-cable ends are inserted into another one of said two truss holes, said self-centering angle-locking clamp clamps on said first and second truss-cable ends, said self-centering head is molded to said self-centering angle-locking clamp, said self-centering angle-locking clamp has two opposite clamp corners, said angle-locking long and short wings are molded to said clamp corners, and said clamp screws are screwed on said self-centering angle-locking clamp, wherein, said corner gutters are for leading rain water trapped between said ridged tunneled extension tubes and said tunneled struts to said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes, respectively, leading rain water trapped between said tunneled struts and said corner gutters to said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes, respectively, discharging rain water trapped between said ridged tunneled extension tubes and said tunneled struts through said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes, respectively, and discharging rain water trapped between said tunneled struts and said corner gutters through said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes, respectively, said corner-gutter drain holes are for draining trapped rain water from said ridged tunneled extension tubes into said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said tunneled struts into said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said corner gutters into said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, said strut tunnels are for leading trapped rain water away from said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, leading trapped rain water away from said tunneled struts to said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, and leading trapped rain water away from said corner gutters to said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, respectively, said body gutters are for: leading rain water trapped between said tunneled struts and said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, leading rain water trapped between said ridged tunneled extension tubes and said body gutters to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, discharging rain water trapped between said tunneled struts and said ridged tunneled extension tubes through said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, and discharging rain water trapped between said ridged tunneled extension tubes and said body gutters through said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, said ridged tunneled extension tubes are for adjusting the width of said adjustable gate, said tunneled struts are for adjusting the width of said adjustable gate, said extension-tube ridges are for strengthening said ridged tunneled extension tubes, respectively, said extension-tube tunnels are for leading trapped rain water away from said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, leading trapped rain water away from said tunneled struts to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, and leading trapped rain water away from said body gutters to said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, respectively, said vertical tubes are for: draining trapped rain water from said corner gutters down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said body gutters down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said ridged tunneled extension tubes down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said tunneled struts down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said first, second, third, and fourth drain-holes, down to the ground, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes, down to the ground, respectively, said first, second, third, and fourth drain holes are for draining trapped rain water from said corner gutters into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said ridged tunneled extension tubes into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said tunneled struts into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, said fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth drain holes are for draining trapped rain water from said body gutters into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said ridged tunneled extension tubes into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said tunneled struts into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, said first, second, third, and fourth impact-absorbing anti-warping springs are for absorbing impacting force exerted on said vertical tubes and said adjustable gate, respectively, absorbing warping force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, absorbing twisting force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, absorbing bending force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, absorbing sagging force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, resisting impacting force exerted on said vertical tubes, and adjustable gate, respectively, d resisting warping force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, resisting twisting force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, resisting bending force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, resisting gravitational force exerted on said vertical tubes, and said adjustable gate, respectively, said corner-gutter screws are for securing said tunneled struts to said corner-gutters, respectively, said extension-tube screws are for securing said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said tunneled struts, respectively, and securing said ridged tunneled extension tubes to said body-gutters, respectively, said screw-head-hiding dimples are for hiding said corner-gutter screw heads therein, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said extension-tube tunnels are for hiding said extension-tube screw heads therein, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said strut tunnels are for hiding said extension-tube screw heads therein, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said safety truss is for maintaining an original shape of said adjustable gate, said turnbuckle is for adjusting the tension of said safety truss, said self-centering angle-locking clamp is for locking said first and second truss-cable ends inside one of said vertical tubes to prevent said first and second truss-cable ends from cutting, scratching, poking, and causing injuries to people, locking said first and second truss-cable ends inside one of said vertical tubes, to protect said first and second truss-cable ends from weather elements, and locking said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes, to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, said self-centering head is for being inserted in one of said two truss holes to center said self-centering angle-locking clamp in one of said vertical tubes when said safety truss is tensioned, said angle-locking long wing is for locking said self-centering angle-locking clamp in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes when said safety truss is tensioned to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, and locking said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, said angle-locking short wing is for locking said self-centering angle-locking clamp in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, and locking said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, and said clamp screws are for screwing said self-centering angle-locking clamp on said first and second truss-cable ends to lock said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes.
12. The adjustable gate of claim 11, wherein, said first, second, third, and fourth impact-absorbing anti-warping springs each have a letter-W-shaped cross-section.
13. The adjustable gate of claim 11, wherein, said corner gutters and said body gutters each have a cup shape.
14. The adjustable gate of claim 11, wherein, said self-centering head, said angle-locking long wing, and said angle-locking short wing are molded to said self-centering angle-locking clamp, in an angle.
15. The adjustable gate of claim 11, further, comprising gate boards and gate-board screws, said gate-board screws for screwing said gate boards on said tunneled struts.
16. An adjustable gate comprising: a plurality of corner gutters, a plurality of corner-gutter drain holes, a plurality of struts, a plurality of body gutters, a plurality of extension tubes, a plurality of extension-tube ridges, a plurality of extension-tube tunnels, a plurality of vertical tubes, a plurality of at least one vertical tube drain hole, two truss holes, a plurality of dimples, a plurality of corner-gutter screws, a plurality of extension-tube screws, a safety truss, a turnbuckle hook, a turnbuckle, a cable hook, a truss cable, first truss-cable end, second truss-cable end, a self-centering angle-locking clamp, and a plurality of clamp screws, wherein, said vertical tubes have vertical-tube ends, respectively, said corner-gutters are welded to said body-gutters and said vertical tubes at said vertical-tube ends, respectively, said corner-gutter drain holes are cut or drilled into said vertical tubes and communicate with said corner-gutters, respectively, said struts have horizontal-strut ends, respectively, said horizontal struts are inserted into said corner-gutters at said horizontal-strut ends, respectively, said body-gutters are welded to said corner-gutters and said vertical tubes at said opposite vertical-tube ends, respectively, said ridged tunneled extension tube are inserted into said body-gutters, respectively, said extension-tube ridges have extension-tube bottoms, respectively, said extension-tube ridges are formed into and along said extension-tube bottoms, respectively, said extension-tube tunnels are formed into and along said extension-tube bottoms, respectively, said at least one vertical-tube drain hole is cut or drilled into said vertical tubes, respectively, said truss holes are cut or drilled into said vertical tubes, respectively, said corner gutters have corner-gutter rear surfaces, respectively, said dimples are formed into said corner-gutter rear surface, respectively, said corner-gutter screws have corner-gutter screw heads, respectively, said corner-gutter screws are screwed into said dimples and into said horizontal-strut ends to hide said corner-gutter screw heads inside said dimples, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said extension-tube screws have extension-tube screw heads, respectively, said extension-tube screws are screwed into said extension tubes and into said struts to hide said extension-tube screw heads inside said extension-tube tunnels, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said turnbuckle hook is hooked into one of said two truss holes, said cable hook is screwed in said turnbuckle, said truss cable is threaded through said cable hook, said first and second truss-cable ends are inserted into another one of said two truss holes, said self-centering angle-locking clamp clamps on said first and second truss-cable ends, said clamp screws are screwed on said self-centering angle-locking clamp, wherein, said corner gutters are for leading rain water trapped between said extension tubes and said struts to said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, leading rain water trapped between said struts and said corner gutters to said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, discharging rain water trapped between said extension tubes and said struts through said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, and discharging rain water trapped between said struts and said corner gutters through said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, said corner-gutter drain holes are for draining trapped rain water from said extension tubes into said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said struts into said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said corner gutters into said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, said body gutters are for: leading rain water trapped between said struts and said extension tubes to said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, leading rain water trapped between said extension tubes and said body gutters to said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, discharging rain water trapped between said struts and said extension tubes through said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, and discharging rain water trapped between said extension tubes and said body gutters through said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, said extension tubes are for adjusting the width of said adjustable gate, said struts are for adjusting the width of said adjustable gate, said extension-tube ridges are for strengthening said extension tubes, respectively, said extension-tube tunnels are for leading trapped rain water away from said extension tubes to said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, leading trapped rain water away from said struts to said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, and leading trapped rain water away from said body gutters to said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, respectively, said vertical tubes are for: draining trapped rain water from said corner gutters down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said body gutters down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said extension tubes down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said struts down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, down to the ground, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said at least one vertical-tube drain hole, down to the ground, respectively, said at least one vertical-tube drain hole is for draining trapped rain water from said corner gutters into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said extension tubes into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, and draining trapped rain water from said struts into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, draining trapped rain water from said body gutters into said vertical tubes and down to the ground, respectively, said corner-gutter screws are for securing said struts to said corner-gutters, respectively, said extension-tube screws are for securing said extension tubes to said struts, respectively, and securing said extension tubes to said body-gutters, respectively, said dimples are for hiding said corner-gutter screw heads therein, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said extension-tube tunnels are for hiding said extension-tube screw heads therein, respectively, to give said adjustable gate a screw-head-free appearance, said safety truss is for maintaining an original shape of said adjustable gate, said turnbuckle is for adjusting the tension of said safety truss, said self-centering angle-locking clamp is for locking said first and second truss-cable ends inside one of said vertical tubes to prevent said first and second truss-cable ends from cutting, scratching, poking, and causing injuries to people, locking said first and second truss-cable ends inside one of said vertical tubes, to protect said first and second truss-cable ends from weather elements, and locking said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes, to easily tension said first and second truss-cable ends, and said clamp screws are for screwing said self-centering angle-locking clamp on said first and second truss-cable ends to lock said first and second truss-cable ends in an angle inside one of said vertical tubes.
17. The adjustable gate of claim 16, wherein, said corner gutters and said body gutters each have a cup shape.
18. The adjustable gate of claim 16, wherein, said corner gutters comprise six corner gutters, wherein said struts comprise three struts.
19. The adjustable gate of claim 16, wherein, said corner gutters, said body gutters, said extension tubes and said vertical tubes each have a cross-section selected from the group consisting of: round cross-section, square cross-section, rectangular cross-section, and oval cross-section.
20. The adjustable gate of claim 16, further, comprising gate boards and gate-board screws, said gate-board screws for screwing said gate boards on said struts.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
(20) A unique adjustable guttering anti-warping anti-sagging safety-truss gate comprises corner gutters to drain rain water, body gutters to drain rain water, extension tubes having multiple built-in tunnel systems to drain rain water, struts having multiple built-in tunnel systems to drain rain water, and vertical tubes having multiple built-in draining-hole systems to drain rain water down to the ground. Further, the unique gate comprises multiple ridge systems built into the extension tubes to strengthen the unique gate, and multiple spring systems built into the vertical tubes to strengthen the unique gate and to absorb impact forces, warping forces, twisting forces, and sagging forces exerted on the unique gate during its lifespan. The corner gutters, body gutters, and vertical tubes are welded to one another to create the frame of the unique gate. The extension tubes are inserted into the body gutters, and the struts are screwed in the corner gutters and on the extension tubes to define the width of the unique gate.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(21) Component
(22) The unique adjustable guttering anti-warping anti-sagging safety-truss gate has: a) Multiple guttering systems, b) Multiple impact-absorbing systems, c) Multiple anti-warping systems, d) Multiple anti-sagging systems, e) Multiple personal-injury-eliminating systems, and f) Self-centering angle-locking safety truss.
(23) Referring to
(24) 1) Upper left corner-gutter 50,
(25) 2) Lower left corner-gutter 51,
(26) 3) Upper right corner-gutter 52,
(27) 4) Lower right corner-gutter 53,
(28) 5) Upper-left-corner-gutter drain hole 54,
(29) 6) Lower-left-corner-gutter drain hole 55,
(30) 7) Upper-right-corner-gutter drain hole 56,
(31) 8) Lower-right-corner-gutter drain hole 57,
(32) 9) Upper tunneled horizontal strut 58,
(33) 10) Lower tunneled horizontal strut 59,
(34) 11) Multiple upper-horizontal-strut tunnels 60,
(35) 12) Multiple lower-horizontal-strut tunnels 61,
(36) 13) Upper left body-gutter 62,
(37) 14) Lower left body-gutter 63,
(38) 15) Upper right body-gutter 64,
(39) 16) Lower right body-gutter 65,
(40) 17) Upper ridged tunneled extension tube 66,
(41) 18) Lower ridged tunneled extension tube 67,
(42) 19) Multiple upper-extension-tube ridges 68,
(43) 20) Multiple lower-extension-tube ridges 69,
(44) 21) Multiple upper-extension-tube tunnels 70,
(45) 22) Multiple lower-extension-tube tunnels 71,
(46) 23) Left vertical tube 72,
(47) 24) Right vertical tube 73,
(48) 25) First drain-hole system 74,
(49) 26) Second drain-hole system 75,
(50) 27) Third drain-hole system 76,
(51) 28) Fourth drain-hole system 77,
(52) 29) Fifth drain-hole system 78,
(53) 30) Sixth drain-hole system 79,
(54) 31) Seventh drain-hole system 80,
(55) 32) Eighth drain-hole system 81,
(56) 33) Upper truss hole 82,
(57) 34) Lower truss hole 83,
(58) 35) Upper left impact-absorbing anti-warping spring 84,
(59) 36) Lower left impact-absorbing anti-warping spring 85,
(60) 37) Upper right impact-absorbing anti-warping spring 86,
(61) 38) Lower right impact-absorbing anti-warping spring 87,
(62) 39) Corner-gutter contact edges 88,
(63) 40) Body-gutter contact edges 89,
(64) 41) Multiple screw-head-hiding dimples 90,
(65) 42) Multiple corner-gutter screws 91,
(66) 43) Multiple extension-tube screws 92,
(67) 44) Safety truss 93, (see
(68) 45) Turnbuckle hook 94,
(69) 46) Turnbuckle 95,
(70) 47) Cable hook 96,
(71) 48) Truss cable 97,
(72) 49) First truss-cable end 98,
(73) 50) Second truss-cable end 99,
(74) 51) Self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp 100a,
(75) 52) Self-centering head 100b,
(76) 53) Angle-locking long wing 100c,
(77) 54) Angle-locking short wing 100d, and
(78) 55) Multiple clamp screws 100e.
(79) Material
(80) Referring to
(81) 1) Upper left corner-gutter 50 is made of metallic material.
(82) 2) Lower left corner-gutter 51 is made of metallic material.
(83) 3) Upper right corner-gutter 52 is made of metallic material.
(84) 4) Lower right corner-gutter 53 is made of metallic material.
(85) 5) Upper-left-corner-gutter drain hole 54 is made of empty space.
(86) 6) Lower-left-corner-gutter drain hole 55 is made of empty space.
(87) 7) Upper-right-corner-gutter drain hole 56 is made of empty space.
(88) 8) Lower-right-corner-gutter drain hole 57 is made of empty space.
(89) 9) Upper tunneled horizontal strut 58 is made of wood.
(90) 10) Lower tunneled horizontal strut 59 is made of wood.
(91) 11) Multiple upper-horizontal-strut tunnels 60 are made of empty space.
(92) 12) Multiple lower-horizontal-strut tunnels 61 are made of empty space.
(93) 13) Upper left body-gutter 62 is made of metallic material.
(94) 14) Lower left body-gutter 63 is made of metallic material.
(95) 15) Upper right body-gutter 64 is made of metallic material.
(96) 16) Lower right body-gutter 65 is made of metallic material.
(97) 17) Upper ridged tunneled extension tube 66 is made of metallic material.
(98) 18) Lower ridged tunneled extension tube 67 is made of metallic material.
(99) 19) Multiple upper-extension-tube ridges 68 are made of metallic material.
(100) 20) Multiple lower-extension-tube ridges 69 are made of metallic material.
(101) 21) Multiple upper-extension-tube tunnels 70 are made of empty space.
(102) 22) Multiple lower-extension-tube tunnels 71 are made of empty space.
(103) 23) Left vertical tube 72 is made of metallic material.
(104) 24) Right vertical tube 73 is made of metallic material.
(105) 25) First drain-hole system 74 is made of empty space.
(106) 26) Second drain-hole system 75 is made of empty space.
(107) 27) Third drain-hole system 76 is made of empty space.
(108) 28) Fourth drain-hole system 77 is made of empty space.
(109) 29) Fifth drain-hole system 78 is made of empty space.
(110) 30) Sixth drain-hole system 79 is made of empty space.
(111) 31) Seventh drain-hole system 80 is made of empty space.
(112) 32) Eighth drain-hole system 81 is made of empty space.
(113) 33) Upper truss hole 82 is made of empty space.
(114) 34) Lower truss hole 83 is made of empty space.
(115) 35) Upper left impact-absorbing anti-warping spring 84 is made of metallic material.
(116) 36) Lower left impact-absorbing anti-warping spring 85 is made of metallic material.
(117) 37) Upper right impact-absorbing anti-warping spring 86 is made of metallic material.
(118) 38) Lower right impact-absorbing anti-warping spring 87 is made of metallic material.
(119) 39) Corner-gutter contact edges 88 are made of metallic material.
(120) 40) Body-gutter contact edges 89 are made of metallic material.
(121) 41) Multiple screw-head-hiding dimples 90 are made of empty space.
(122) 42) Multiple corner-gutter screws 91 are made of metallic material.
(123) 43) Multiple extension-tube screws 92 are made of metallic material.
(124) 44) Safety truss 93 is made of metallic material.
(125) 45) Turnbuckle hook 94 is made of metallic material.
(126) 46) Turnbuckle 95 is made of metallic material.
(127) 47) Cable hook 96 is made of metallic material.
(128) 48) Truss cable 97 is made of metallic material.
(129) 49) First truss-cable end 98 is made of metallic material.
(130) 50) Second truss-cable end 99 is made of metallic material.
(131) 51) Self-centering angle-locking truss-cable-end clamp 100a is made of metallic material.
(132) 52) Self-centering head 100b is made of metallic material.
(133) 53) Angle-locking long wing 100c is made of metallic material.
(134) 54) Angle-locking short wing 100d is made of metallic material.
(135) 55) Multiple clamp screws 100e is made of metallic material.
(136) Shape
(137) Referring to
(138) Connection
(139) Referring to
(140) Function
(141) Referring to
(142) Operation
(143) Referring to
(144) Variation
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MAJOR UNIQUE ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
(147) Referring to
(148) Therefore, the unique adjustable guttering anti-warping anti-sagging safety-truss gate provides the following unique benefits: 1) Upper and lower corner-gutters 50, 51, 52, and 53 are for: a) Discharging rain water 43a, 43b, 43c, and 43d trapped inside upper and lower corner-gutters 50, 51, 52, and 53, to prevent them from rusting, growing mold, and causing personal injuries and health issues for those, who clean, work on, and operate the unique gate (
(149) Therefore, the unique adjustable guttering anti-warping anti-sagging safety-truss gate: a) Generating stabilizing spring forces 117a, 117b, 118a, 118b, 119a, and 119b (