US1038443A - Gate. - Google Patents

Description

- A. V. ROWE.-

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APPLICATION I'ILED DE( }.19, 1910.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

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Patented Sept. 10, 1912 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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ALVIN v. ROWE, or GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Anvix V. Rowe, a

citizen of the United States, residing; at

Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a-specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in farm gates, and particularly to the hinge structure of such gates and the truss or brace members for normally sustaining the gate in proper working position.

One of the objects of the present invention is to so improve the construction of ti e hinge members and the truss or brace members, that the necessity for edge bending or otherwise forming the brace or truss members is entirely obviated. That is to say, I aim to provide the gate with suitable truss or brace members and the fact. that the gates are made in different sizes, for instance, tour iieet, tour and a half feet, and live feet high, if it was at all necessary to edge bend or otherwise form such brace or truss members it. would require that the bends in said members for the ditlerent heights of gates would be diii'erent.v I accomplish the same result. by making the truss or brace members independent of the hinge members and provide for so attaching the brace or truss members to the hinge members, that it is only necessary to introduce diti'erent lengths oi truss or brace members when supplying the same for different heights of gates, the same hinge members adapted to be used on any height of gate.-

The invention has for a further object to provide U shaped straps to form the hinge members for the gate and to suitably lock in the arcuate portion ot such memoers hinge blocks which are adapted to receive the pintle portions of lag screws or hinge bolts which are commonly used, being secured tothe post to which it is intended to hinge the gate.

In the present construction I aim to use only truss or brace members on one side of the gate, converging from where such brace or truss members are connected with the hinge members to a point approximately centrally of the gate, where such truss or brace members meet and are united to the gate, the truss or brace members having Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 10, 1912. Application filed December 19, 1910. Serial No. 598,168. i

the appearance of a. V shaped brace when secured to the gate. It is to be understood, however, that if it is desirable such braces may be duplicated upon opposite sides of the gate, butI do not deem it essential. Attention is further called to the fact that the hinge members for a gate are reversible, in that they may be used to accommodate the truss or brace members when used upon either side of the gate. That is to say, it instead of using the truss or brace members on one side of the gate it is deemcd'advisable to attach them to the opposite side,

what would be used the hinge member at the lower edge of the gate, would be substituted for the hinge member at the top of the gate and likewise the hinge member at the top of the gate would be substituted for the hinge member at the lower edge of the gate. In this way braces may be attached to that side of the gate most desirable.

T hat the invention may be more fully understood reference is bad to the accompanying drawin s forming a part of this description, in which;

Figure 1 is a side elevation on a greatly reduced scale showing a gate with my improved hinge and brace or truss members secured thereto, and supporting a gate from a. post to which it is shown hinged; Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation, enlarged, showing the upper hinge member and the upper truss or brace member connected thereto; Fig. 3 is a plan view of what is shown in Fig. 2.; Fig. 4: is a view somewhat similar to Fig. 2, except that the hinge member has been broken away, showing the hinge block secured in the arcuate portion of the hinge member and also illustrating the connection between the truss or brace member, and the hinge member; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a hinge block. approximately full size; Fig. (3 is a cross section of a hinge block, showing a modified form; Fig. 7 is a- View similar to Fig. 2 and illustrates in side elevation a modified arrangement of securing the hinge block to the hinge members, and; Fig. 8 is a cross section in plan on the line 8-8 of Fig; 7.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the figures.

In the drawings the gate shown is of the usual five slat type of gate, such slats designated by the numeral 1, being suitably spaced apart and secured by the cross pieces or angle iron beams 2, such beams tying the slats together at or near their opposite outer ends, with two or more beams suitably located intermediate the ends ofsaid slats. 3 designates the post or upright on which the gate is hinged, such post having suitably attached thereto the lag screws or hinge bolts at which receive the hinge members of the gate in a manner to be explained.

At the upper and lower edge of the gate at its rear end are secured hinge members, generally referred to as 5. These hinge members are preferably U shaped having the arcuate portions 6 which are sufliciently removed from the rear end of the gate to permit the insertion and securing of hinge blocks 7 in the arcuate or bent portions of such hinge members. The hinge members 5 are secured to the upper and lower slats 1 of the gate by bolts 8 and 9. The bolts 8 passing respectively through the angle iron cross pieces 2 and the slats 1, as shown in Figs. 1,2, 3 and 4, while the bolts 9 pass through the hinge members 5 and the upper and lower slats; said bolts 9 being used also to form a connection between the truss or brace members, tobe described, and the hinge members 5. As shown in Fig. 3 the opposite sides of the hinge members5 are intended to be brought in close proximity to the sides of the slats 1, which necessitates the upper and lower ends of the angle bars 2, to have the angle portions projecting laterally from the gate cut away to permit such attachment or carrying of the hinge members in the manner described. One of the side portions of each hinge member 5, at its inner end is beveled, as at 10, and also provided with a circular recess 11 opening out of such beveled edged portion 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The upper and lower edges of the hinge members 5, at their rear ends, are preferably notched or cut away as at 12, forming the shoulders 13, such notched or cut away portions extending approximately the full length of thebend or arcuate members, as shown.

The hinge blocks 7 comprise preferably upper and lower plate portions 15 which have coinciding openings 16 and said plates connected by the web or bearing portion 17. The plates 15 are preferably unconnected at their forward ends as shown in Fig. 5,

' but are reduced in width so as to form the shoulders 18. When in assembled position on the hinge members 5, said hinge blocks assume the position shown in Figs. 2, 3, and it with the reduced portions of the plates 15 lyiing between the opposite faces of the hinge members 5 and the larger ortions-of such plates-resting on the note ed or cut out portions 12 of said hinge members and 7.

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,the shoulders 18 of the plates 15 abutting can only be removed by sprmging apart the forward ends of the hinge members 5.

WVith the hinge members 5 and blocks 7 secured to a gate the pintles of the lag screws 4 will be inserted through the openings 16 of the plates 15 of the hinge blocks 7, when said gate is properly hung in operative position; the pintle of the. lag screw having a bearing surface against the web 17 and the forward wall of the openings 16 in said blocks. If the bearing surface in the hinge block is not suflicient, by providing only the web 17, the forward ends of the plates 15 may be connected and a front web shown as at 19 in Fig. 6, to produce additional bearing surface for the pintles of the lag screws or hinge bolts. It is my object to do away with any bearing of the pintle against the hinge members themseli es, for the reason that there might be a tendency to wear away or weaken'such hinge members through the constant swinging of the gate, and thereby necessitate the substitution or replacing of such hinge members. By providing the hinge blocks if through actual and continuous use the blocks should become worn, they may be easily and quickly replaced by other blocks at a very small cost. In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a modified construction of hinge block and the manner of securing the same in position in the hinge members. The hinge members there shown, instead of being notched or cut away as at 12 and provided with a shoulder 13, are formed with a duplicate and coinciding, preferably longitudinal slots 20, and the hinge blocks are preferably made solid to be carried between the longitudinal portions of the hinge members and at the bent end thereof, as shown in Fig. 8 and such hinge blocks are provided with the laterally projecting lu s 21, which, when the hinge membersare 111] into the shapes shown are inserted into the slots 20, and such block thereby locked in operative position in the hinge members. The slots together with the lugs perform the 'samefunction as the cut away portions 12, shoulders 13 and shoulder-s18. The slots may be described broadly as cut out portions corresponding with the cut out or cut away )ortions 12.

22 designates the truss or race members which may be suitably secured to the slats of the gate in a V form, or in other words so that they converge from the upper and lower hinge members 5 to a meeting poi .as shown, in Fig. 1, where they are bolt 5 to each other and to a slat of the gate. The outer ends of the respective upper and lower truss or brace members 22 are reduced and formed with a round flat head-or extension 23, see Fig. 4, such round flat extension 23 fitting the circular opening 11 in the hinge members 5, previously referred to and the said round flat extensions 23 have openings 2st through which the bolts 9 may be inserted To connect the truss or brace members 22 to the hinge. members 5, the round flat extensions 23 are inserted sidewise in the openings 11 of the hinge members, which will adapt said truss or brace members to have a limited oscilhiitory movement in the hinge members, whereby the necting ends of such truss or brace members may be brought to a common meeting point and .secured at their inner ends to each other and to a slat of the gate. \Vhen the truss or brace members have been assembled in the manner stated in connection with the hinge members, the bolt 9 is passed therethrough and through the portion of the hinge member or the opposite side of the gate, and a washer placed over the nut adjacent, or

in juxtapositioirm the flat round extension 253 of the brace men' ber, and to lie-against the snrroui'nling portion of the hinge member as shown in Fig. 2. This msher 253, as will be understood, loclts the truss or brace. member in operativeconnection with the hinge member.

Providing a gate with hinge memoers and with truss or brace members such as I have described it should be ap 'mrent that all edge bending or otherwise forming of such parts is entirely obviated and done away with and that for the purpose of attaching such a structure to various heights of ates other truss or brace members may be substituted, it merely requiring a- (littereuc'c in length of the truss or brace members.

Iiaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Iictters Patent oi? the United States is:

-1. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed with a circular rccess, and a truss member having a. round, flatv extension adapted to fit in the circular opening of said hinge member.

2. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed oi? a U-shaped strap, means for securing said strap -to the gate, said strap formed with a circular opening, a truss member having a. circular tlat extension adapted to be seated and have a limited oscillatory movement in said circular opening of the hinge member, and means for securing the truss to the gate.

3. In a device of the character descrlbed, a hinge member formed with an arcuate portion, a hinge block adapted to be secured in said arc'uate portion of the hinge member, a truss, and means for pivotally connecting the truss "and the hinge member to permit free movement in a plane at right angles to said pivotal connection.

i. In a-device of the cha 'acter described, a hinge member formed with an arcuate portion, a hinge block, means for removably locking said block in said arcuate portion of the hinge member against movement in any direction, a truss, and means for connecting the truss ard hinge member.

5. In a gate, in combination, a hinge memicrmed ot a tfishaped strap, means for securing said member to the gate with the longitudinal portionsllot' s aid member upon -o 'iposite sides of the gate and the bend of said member removed from the end of the a hinge block, and means for locking i-l block in the bend of the member between the iongitudinal portions thereof against moven'ient in any direction, a truss, and means for connecting the truss to the hinge member.

(I. In a device or the character described, a hinge member formed or" a U-shaped strap, and a hinge block re'movably locked in the areuate portion of said hinge member against.- u'iovement in any direction,

7. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of a U shaped strap, the upper and lower edges of the arcuate portion being notched, and a hinge block for said member, said hinge block having a locking relation with the notched edges of said member.

8. In a de, ce of the character described, a hinge member formed of a U-shaped strap, the upper and lower edges oi the arcuate portion being notched, a. hinge block arranged to be seated in the arcuate portion of said member and formed with a. pintle receiving opening, said hinge block having portions engaging the notches oi? said hinge member for l'n'oduding a locking relation between the hinge block and said hinge member. 1

9. In a. device of the character described, a. pair of hinge members formed of U- shaped straps, ah'inge block for each member, means for removably locking said blocks in the arcuate portions of said mem bers against moven'lent. in any direction, a pair of truss members, and means for pivotally connecting said truss members to said hinge members.

10. In a gate, in combination, a hinge member formed with a bevel edge at one end, and also with a. circular cut out portion, opening out of said bevel edge, a truss member, said truss member having a, circular extension adapted to be seated in the circular opening of the hinge member, a washer adapted to lie adjacent the circular extension of the truss member, and a portion of the hinge member surrounding its circular opening, a bolt adapted to be pa through the Washer, circular extension of said truss and gate, and a nut for the end of said bolt.

11. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed with a bevel edge at one end and also with a circular cut-out portion opening out of said bevel edge and a truss member having a circular extension adapted to fit in said circular opening.

12. In a device of the character described,

a hinge member formed of a U-shaped strap, one of the lon itudinal side portions being formed with a evel edge and having a cut-out portion opening out of said bevel edge and a truss member having a circular extension adapted to fit" in said cut-out portion.

I 13. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of a U-shaped strap, the upper and lower edges of the arcuate portion thereof being notched, a hinge block adapted to be secured in the arcuate portion of said strap, said hinge block having plates, said plates adapted to fit in said notches and having reduced por tions adapted to fit between the longitudinal side portions of said strap, whereby the hinge block is locked in position.

- 14. In a device of the'character described, a hinge member formed of a U-shaped strap, a hinge block adapted to be secured in the arcuate portion of said strap, said hinge block being formed of spaced {plates and a Web portion connecting said plates, said plates being'provided with holes to reeeivea pintle.

15. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of a U-shaped strap, the longitudinal side portions of said strap being adapted to be secured on oppo site sides or the gate and having cut-out portions, a hinge block adapted to be se-' cured in said U-shaped strap and having members adapted to engage said cut-out portions of said strap.-

16. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of a U-shaped strap, the longitudinal side portions of said strap being adapted to be secured on opposite sides of the gate, said strap having cutout portions in proximity to the arcuate portion thereof, a hinge block adapted to be seciiircd in arcuate part of said U-shapcd strap and having members adapted to en gage said cut-out portions of said strap.

17. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of a U-shaped strap,

the longitudinal side portions of said strap being adapted to be secured on opposite sidesxoi the gate, and having cut out portions, a hlnge block adapted to be secured in said. U-shaped strap and having members adapted to engage said cut out portions of said strap, one of the longitudinal side ortions of said strap being formed wit a 'in said out out portion.

18. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of a U-shapcd strap, the longitudinal side portions of said strap being adapted to be secured on opposite sides of a gate, one of said side portions having a cut out portion opening out of its edge, and a truss member having an extension adapted to fit in said opening.

19. A hinge member formed with a bevel edge at one end and having a cut out portion'opening out of said bevel edge, and a truss member having an extension adapted to fit in said out out portion.

20. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of a U-shaped strap, the longitudinal side portions of said strap being adapted to be secured on opposite sides of a gate, a hinge block removably locked in said. hinge member, one of the side portions of said strap having a cut out por tion opening out of its edge, and a truss member having an extension adapted to fit in said cut out portion.

21. In a device of the character describe and in combination, a gate, hinge members mounted on one end of said gate and a V shaped brace member pivotally connected at its extremities to said hinge members.

22. In a device of the character described and in combination, a gate, hinge members mounted on one end of said gate, said hinge members being in the form of a U shaped strap, the longitudinal side portions of which are adapted to be secured on opposite sides of the gate, and a V shaped brace member pivotally connected at its extremities to the longitudinal side portions of said straps.

23. In a device of the character described and in combination, a gate, comprising slats, cross pieces or beams for securing said slats together, an angle iron cross piece or beam at one end. thereof, havip g a portion of the outstanding flange thereof cut away to leave a seat for a hingemember, a hinge member positioned. on said angle irqn at said cut away portion and fastening means adapted to pass through said hinge member, angle iron cross piece and gate.

24. In a device of the character described and in combination, a gate comprising slats,

cross pieces or beams for securing said. slats 25. In a device of the character described and in combination, a gate, comprising 1ongitudinal members and cross members, one of said cross members being located at one end of said gate and having an out-standing flange, said out-standing flange being cut away to provide a shoulder or abutment, a hinge member positioned on one end of said gate so as to bear against said shoulder or abutment, and fastening means adapted to 10 pass through said hinge member, said end cross member and gate.

In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

ALVIN V. ROWE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. LA Pon'rn, J. W. NAYLOR.

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Washington, D. G.

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