Gate Upright

Abstract

A gate upright has a hole for a rail and one or more inner walls which can be coated with glue prior to the insertion of the rail. In a preferred embodiment, there are two inner walls, one of which is only a partial inner wall, which allows the user to coat the outside surface of the inner walls with glue, then insert the rail at an angle, to avoid screeding the glue toward the back of the gate upright, then rotate the rail onto the full inner wall, and slide the rail a short distance to lock it behind the partial inner wall. In another preferred embodiment, there is only one full inner wall, and the rail is inserted at an angle, then rotated against the inner wall. Glue beads at intersections between the rail and gate upright form an interlocking bracket for further support.

That which is claimed: 
     
         1 . A method of constructing a fence gate, consisting of the steps of, first, obtaining an upright and a rail, wherein the upright has an opening into which the rail is inserted, wherein the upright has one full inner wall, wherein the full inner extends from a first upright side to a second upright side, and extends from an upright top to an upright bottom, wherein the one full inner wall creates an inner box beam, second, applying a quantity of glue is applied to an outer surface of the one full inner wall, and wherein the rail is inserted into the opening at an angle, and then, once the rail is fully inserted, rotated such a rail side adheres itself to the outer surface of the one full inner wall. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , additionally comprising a third step of applying one or more lines of glue to a top intersection between a rail top and the one full inner wall, and a bottom intersection between a rail bottom and the one full inner wall. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the gate upright additionally comprises a partial inner wall, wherein the partial inner wall has a back section, wherein the back section intersects a back of the gate upright from the upright top to the upright bottom, and a front section, wherein the front section intersection a front of the gate upright only partially, leaving a gap, wherein the rail is inserted into the opening at an angle, wherein the rail is inserted into the gap, wherein the rail is then rotated such that a rail side adheres itself to the outer surface of the one full inner wall wherein the rail is then pushed until a rail end touches the back of the gate upright. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the screeding of glue is minimized, and additionally comprising a fourth step in which one or more lines of glue are applied to a top intersection between a rail top and the one full inner wall, and a bottom intersection between a rail bottom and the one full inner wall, creating an interlocking bracket of glue. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , where the fence gate additionally comprises a second upright, with at least two second upright openings, and one more rail, where the one more rail is inserted into the gate upright at one of the at least two second upright openings, wherein there is an upper rail and a lower rail, where the interlocking bracket of glue stabilizes a fence gate. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , comprising an additional step of laying down four upper lines of glue beads at the intersection of two full inner walls, a gate upright back and a gate upright front, with a top surface of a top rail, and laying down four lower lines of glue beads at the intersection of the two full inner walls, the gate upright back and the gate upright front, a bottom surface of a bottom rail, thereby creating an interlocking bracket of glue, where each of the four upper lines of glue beads and each of the four lower lines of glue beads is thicker than the gap between the intersection of the rail and the gate upright. 
     
     
         7 . A method of constructing a fence gate, comprising the steps of: first, obtaining an upright and a rail, wherein the upright has an opening into which the rail is inserted, wherein the upright has one full inner wall, wherein the full inner extends from a first upright side to a second upright side, and extends from an upright top to an upright bottom, wherein the one full inner wall creates an inner box beam, second, applying a quantity of glue to an outer surface of the one full inner wall, third, inserting the rail into the opening at an angle, and then, once the rail is fully inserted, fourth, rotating the rail such a rail side adheres itself to the outer surface of the one full inner wall. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the screeding of glue is minimized, wherein one or more lines of glue are then applied to a top intersection between a rail top and the one full inner wall, and a bottom intersection between a rail bottom and the one full inner wall. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the gate upright additionally comprises a partial inner wall, wherein the partial inner wall has a back section, wherein the back section intersects a back of the gate upright from the upright top to the upright bottom, and a front section, wherein the front section intersection a front of the gate upright only partially, leaving a gap, wherein the rail is inserted into the opening at an angle, wherein the rail is inserted into the gap, wherein the rail is then rotated such that a rail side adheres itself to the outer surface of the one full inner wall wherein the rail is then pushed until a rail end touches the back of the gate upright. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein one or more lines of glue are applied to a top intersection between a rail top and the one full inner wall, and a bottom intersection between a rail bottom and the one full inner wall, creating an interlocking bracket of glue. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the gate upright comprises more than one opening to accommodate multiple rails, and wherein the gate upright comprises more than one rail, and, wherein each rail is inserted into an opening the create a gate frame, and wherein each rail has a plurality of rail openings through which a plurality of pickets are inserted. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , where the fence gate additionally comprises a second upright, with at least two second upright openings, and one more rail, where the one more rail is inserted into the gate upright at one of the at least two second upright openings, wherein there is an upper rail and a lower rail, where the interlocking bracket of glue stabilizes a fence gate. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , where four upper lines of glue beads are laid down at the intersection of two full inner walls, a gate upright back and a gate upright front, with a top surface of a top rail, and four lower lines of glue beads are laid down at the intersection of the two full inner walls, the gate upright back and the gate upright front, a bottom surface of a bottom rail, creating an interlocking bracket of glue, where each of the four upper lines of glue beads and each of the four lower lines of glue beads is thicker than the gap between the intersection of the rail and the gate upright. 
     
     
         14 . A method of assembling a gate kit, comprising: first, obtaining two uprights and two rails, wherein each of the uprights has two openings into which the rails are inserted, wherein the upright has two full inner walls, wherein the two full inner walls extends from a first upright side to a second upright side, and extends from an upright top to an upright bottom, wherein the two full inner walls create two inner box beams, wherein a quantity of glue is applied to an outer surface of each of the two full inner walls, and wherein the rails are inserted into the two openings, and then, once the rail is fully inserted, wherein a quantity of backfilled glue is inserted into two spaces between a rail side and an outer side of a full inner wall. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein one or more lines of glue are applied to a top intersection between a rail top and the one full inner wall, and a bottom intersection between a rail bottom and the one full inner wall, creating an interlocking bracket of glue. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , where the gate kit additionally comprises at least one middle rail, where the at least one middle rail is inserted into at least one middle opening on each of the gate uprights. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , where four upper lines of glue beads are laid down at the intersection of two full inner walls, a gate upright back and a gate upright front, with a top surface of a top rail, and four lower lines of glue beads are laid down at the intersection of the two full inner walls, the gate upright back and the gate upright front, a bottom surface of a bottom rail, creating an interlocking bracket of glue, where each of the four upper lines of glue beads and each of the four lower lines of glue beads is thicker than the gap between the intersection of the rail and the gate upright. 
     
     
         18 . A method of attaching a gate upright to a rail, comprising a first step of inserting a rail into an opening in a gate upright, wherein the gate upright comprises the opening into which the rail can be inserted, wherein the gate upright has one full inner wall, wherein the full inner extends from a first upright side to a second upright side, and extends from an upright top to an upright bottom, wherein the one full inner wall creates an inner box beam. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , comprising a second step wherein a quantity of glue is applied to an outer surface of the one full inner wall, and wherein the rail can be inserted into the opening at an angle, and then, once the rail is fully inserted, rotated such a rail side adheres itself to the outer surface of the one full inner wall. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the gate upright additionally comprises a partial inner wall, wherein the partial inner wall has a back section, wherein the back section intersects a back of the gate upright from the upright top to the upright bottom, and a front section, wherein the front section intersection a front of the gate upright only partially, leaving a gap, wherein the rail is inserted into the opening at an angle, wherein the rail is inserted into the gap, wherein the rail is then rotated such that a rail side adheres itself to the outer surface of the one full inner wall wherein the rail is then pushed until a rail end touches the back of the gate upright. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the screeding of glue is minimized, wherein one or more lines of glue are applied to a top intersection between a rail top and the one full inner wall, and a bottom intersection between a rail bottom and the one full inner wall, creating an interlocking bracket of glue, wherein the gate upright comprises more than one opening to accommodate multiple rails, and wherein the gate upright comprises more than one rail, and, wherein each rail is inserted into an opening the create a gate frame, and wherein each rail has a plurality of rail openings through which a plurality of pickets are inserted. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , where four upper lines of glue beads are laid down at the intersection of two full inner walls, a gate upright back and a gate upright front, with a top surface of a top rail, and four lower lines of glue beads are laid down at the intersection of the two full inner walls, the gate upright back and the gate upright front, a bottom surface of a bottom rail, creating an interlocking bracket of glue, where each of the four upper lines of glue beads and each of the four lower lines of glue beads is thicker than the gap between the intersection of the rail and the gate upright.