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Abstract

Locking mechanisms are designed to retain gates or other passageways in a locked and an unlocked position as a way to pass through a gate in a barrier or boundary, such as a fence, that encloses a space. A rotatable locking arm is attached to the gate while its neighboring fence section has a catch secured to it. When the locking arm is radially rotated to a secured, locked position, it is retained in an enclosed channel of the catch. Any ground heave or movement that shifts the gate with the locking arm relative to the neighboring fence section with the catch will allow the locking arm to move within the enclosed channel while retaining the locking arm in a locked position, which keeps the gate closed and the enclosed space secured.

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First Claim