Mark Gibney
11-17-2019, 11:38 PM
Interesting gate problem, one I haven't encounter before. A homeowner wants a gate across a 101" opening between her fence and the wall of her house. It will be opened for pedestrian use, and closed to keep her pet dogs from gallivanting around.
The gate cannot roll open in either direction, and it cannot be two gates, swinging on their own hinges, because of how doors and decking are located. This also rules out the gate as being one single long hinged gate.
To my mind that means a tri-fold gate, that opens against the fence, is a good direction to explore.
The gate would be about 36" tall, and each section would be about 33" wide.
However, the homeowner also does NOT want any track affixed to the concrete driveway.
The gate needs to be supported by two wheels I think. One wheel at the outer bottom corner of the gate section hinged to the gate post. If this is a fixed wheel that aligns with the arc of travel, I think that will help.
The second wheel might go on the outer bottom corner of the middle section, and maybe this wheel should be able to swivel and find it's path as this section of gate turns through 90°.
The third section would swing without any wheels. I imagine this section would be most often used without the complete gate being opened, so of course I would have to have a cane bolt on section two to keep it stable while section three is opened.
If you've read this far and have any ideas, or have spotted some glaring mistake in my reasoning, please tell me all about it.
And if a sketch of some sort would help let me know that too.
thanks, Mark
The gate cannot roll open in either direction, and it cannot be two gates, swinging on their own hinges, because of how doors and decking are located. This also rules out the gate as being one single long hinged gate.
To my mind that means a tri-fold gate, that opens against the fence, is a good direction to explore.
The gate would be about 36" tall, and each section would be about 33" wide.
However, the homeowner also does NOT want any track affixed to the concrete driveway.
The gate needs to be supported by two wheels I think. One wheel at the outer bottom corner of the gate section hinged to the gate post. If this is a fixed wheel that aligns with the arc of travel, I think that will help.
The second wheel might go on the outer bottom corner of the middle section, and maybe this wheel should be able to swivel and find it's path as this section of gate turns through 90°.
The third section would swing without any wheels. I imagine this section would be most often used without the complete gate being opened, so of course I would have to have a cane bolt on section two to keep it stable while section three is opened.
If you've read this far and have any ideas, or have spotted some glaring mistake in my reasoning, please tell me all about it.
And if a sketch of some sort would help let me know that too.
thanks, Mark