Gate opener assembly
View Patent ↗A gate opener assembly is comprised of a gate and an anchor assembly having a platform. A plurality of track assemblies on the platform provide a track on which the gate may slide from a first position (closed) to a second position (open) and any position in between. A guidepost having a “Shepherd's hook” configuration guides the gate as the gate passes therethrough. A pair of rollers within the interior of the top of the guidepost makes continuous contact with each side of the top of the gate both while the gate is stationary and in motion. A gate opener controller contains the required electrical connections to fully the operate gate opener assembly. Subterrain anchor supports provide the necessary support for the gate opener assembly. An alternative embodiment accommodates nontraditional configured gates. Installation of the gate opener assembly is performed by do-it-yourselfers in minimal time.
1. A gate opener assembly comprising:
a gate, wherein said gate comprises:
a frame having a top end, bottom end, a first end and a second end, wherein said bottom end is even with said second end and having an extended portion past said first end;
a brace connected to said top end and said extended portion of said bottom end, said brace, said extended portion of said bottom end and said first end defining a triangular area;
a plurality of vertical braces within the same plane of said gate;
at least one horizontal brace extending between said first end and said second end; and
a plurality of diagonal braces connecting said bottom end with said at least one horizontal brace in a truss configuration within said same plane of said gate; and
an anchor assembly slidably connected to said gate, wherein said anchor assembly comprises:
a first platform;
a pedestal attached to said first platform;
a second platform connected to said pedestal;
a controller removably anchored to said second platform;
a guidepost attached to and extending distally from said first platform, wherein the end of said guidepost opposite said pedestal has a “U” configuration;
a plurality of guiding rollers within said “U” configuration of said guidepost;
a brace removably attached to and extending between said guidepost and said first platform;
a plurality of gate track assemblies attached to said first platform; and
a plurality of anchor supports attached to said first platform for securing said anchor assembly.
2. The gate opener assembly, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said plurality of gate track assemblies is configured to fit within and slide through a track in the bottom of a gate frame.
3. The gate opener assembly, as recited in claim 2 , wherein each of said plurality of gate track assemblies further comprises a plurality of rollers attached to a mounting bracket secured to said platform, said mounting bracket capable of adjustments at four independent points.
4. The gate opener assembly, as recited in claim 3 , wherein said plurality of anchor supports members are subterranean.