| 摘要 |
Gate latching apparatus is provided for detachably hingedly connecting an end of a tubular animal closure panel member to a relatively fixed support post or the support structure. The panel member includes downwardly protruding hinge pin members at the upper and lower portions thereof which engage in loop brackets provided at the top and bottom of the fixed support structure. To hold the panel member in position, a locking member in the form of a rectangular shaped closed loop is provided which has one side serving as a handle to be operated manually and the other side connected to and guided on a bolt. A spring surrounds the bolt and biases the locking member toward the fixed support structure. The locking member is axially movable and rotatable on the bolt member against the force of the spring between a locking position extending vertically and an unlocking position extending transversely to the vertical. The fixed support structure includes a U-shaped channel for rotatably locking the locking member when in the locking position. When in the unlocking position, the spring member around the bolt biases the locking member against the channel member so as to hold the same in the unlocking position. No separate tools and no separate parts other than those continuously carried at the support structure for the panel member are required for connecting and disconnecting the hingedly mounted panel members.
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