US1074477A - Farm-gate. - Google Patents

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J. M. SPITLER.

FARM GATE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

. Application filed January 23, 1913. Serial Ho. 743,820.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN .M. SPTILER, a citizen of the United States, residing .at Cable, in the county of Bayfield and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gates and particularly to farm gates.

The object of the invention is to generally improve the construction and operation of this class of gates by providing an improved gate which may be swung from a post at one end of a bracket, or inverted on a horizontal pivot at its middle, or swung upon a vertical pivot at its middle, the arrangement being such that the gate may be raised horizontally from the ground, and opened or closed by operating it upon any of the specified pivots.

With this object in view the invention consists of an improved construction, arrangement and combination of parts of a gate, which will be hereinafter fully described and afterward specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate anapproved embodiment of my invention, and in which,

Figure 1 represents the side elevation,

' Fig. 2 a top plan view, Fig. 3 a similar view with the gate in a partly opened condition shown in dotted lines, and Fig. t a fragmentary sectional view on the plane indicated by the broken line 1- l of Fig. 1.

In these drawings, in which similar reference characters correspond to similar parts throughout the several views, my improved gate consists of stationary posts 5 and 6, a vertical and rotatable post 7, a substantially horizontal supporting beam or arm 8, an adjustable supporting element or link 9, a pivot support 10 and the gate proper or closure element 11. The rotatable post 7 is provided with pivots 12 and 13, the former being journaled in the support 10, and the latter pivot being journaled in a cap or bearing block 14 which is secured on top of the post 5. At the middle portion of the gate member 11 is a pair of vertical battens 15, and through these battens extends a bolt 16 having screw threaded engagement with a hinge member 17 and being provided with a nut 18 whereby it is locked securely and firmly united with said hinge member, so as to form a pivot on which the gate member 11 is supported. This hinge member 17 is supported on the free end of the supporting arm or beam 8', being pivotally connected thereto by means of a bolt 19. A brace 20 engages with the upper end of the bolt 19,

' and is secured firmly on the supporting beam 8 by means of bolts 21 and 22. The bolt 21 is formed with an eye which is engaged with the end of the link 9, said link having its other end engaged with an anchor member 23 which is secured to the post 7. The link 9 comprises two lengths of screw threaded rod having right and leftthrea-ds, respectively, and being engaged by an internally screw threaded element 24:, so as to form a turnbuckle, whereby the length of the link may be increased or reduced at will. The post 7 is provided with an aperture 7 in which an end of the beam 8 is fitted, while a pivot-pin 26 extends through said post and said beam, so that the free end of the beam may be raised and lowered, alternately, by means of the turnbuckle.

The gate post 7 is provided with latch elements 27, while similar latch elements are provided on the post 6; said latch elements being ofthe ordinary type in which the top is notched and the free end is inclined. However, this latch element differs from the ordinary kind by being secured to the post at its medial portion, and having its end portions extending laterally and equally beyond the' sides of the post. In the presentform of construction, I preferably secure one of the latch members 27 on a lower plane than the other of said latch members, although I do not confine my invention to this particular relation of parts.

In practice, the ends of the gate panels 11 are seated in the respective notches of the latch members 27, while the turnbuckle is so adjusted that it would support the gate "approximately on the same level if the latch members were removed; and so, the weight of the gate is supported by the latch memthe pivots 12 and 13, so that the closure may be caused to pass through the gate-way between the posts 6 and 7, and so it may be disposed in the closed position shown in Fig. 8, wherein the ends of the gate are on opposite sides of the posts 6 and 7. When in this position, the closure 11 may be swung on its pivot 19, as indicated by dotted lines, independently of pivots 12 and 13, through approximately 180 degrees, so that the ends of the closure change places with respect to the posts 6 and 7, but on opposite sides thereof and in engagement withthe other notches of the respective latch members 27.

l/Vhile being thus swung on the pivot 19,

the closure ll is balanced on its middle pivot, and therefore the friction is greatly reduced, so that the ease of operation is greatly increased, as compared with gates of ordinary construction. Now, assuming that a pedestrian approaches the gate in the direction of the arrow (see Fig. 3), it will be seen that it is not essential for him to walk throughout the length of the gate, so as to open the same; but he may raise the near end of the gate out of engagement with the member 27, and may pass between the closure 11 and post 7 and then either step over or duck under the beam 8; or else he may swing the gate on its pivot 19, as in broken lines, until the position is reversed, and he may walk through the gateway adjacent to the pivot 19 while the closure is thus being reversed, thereby saving several steps, and perhaps avoiding a mud-hole or puddle, such as frequently occurs within gateways.

In case of deep snow, the turnbuckle 24 may be operated so as to raise the entire closure 11 sufficiently to avoid the contact of the gate with this impediment, and simi-' larly, the closure may be raised for allowing small animals to pass thereunder, as

previously mentioned. It may sometimes be desirable that large hogs or calves may pass under the gate, while horses and large cattle are barred, and in such case, the gate may be released from its central'connection wvith the beam 8 and inverted, so that, ob-

viously, the space under the gate would be greatly increased.

It will be seen that I have provided a gate of this character which is fully capable of attaining the foregoing objects, in a thoroughly practical and eflicient manner.

I do not limit my invention to the exact details of construction, combination and arvertical axis, of a substantially horizontalswinging supporting arm pivoted to theswiveled post, a gate proper, a bracket at-, Q

tached centrally to the gate on a horizontal pivot and resting on the end of the sup portingarm, a vertical pivot in saidbracket passing also through the supportingarm,

and a main brace comprising a threaded rod attached to the arm, a like rod'attached to theswiveled post, and a turnbuckle connecting the threaded rods.

2. The combination with a pair o-frigid posts and a post mounted to swivel on its swingingsupporting armv pivoted to'the swiveled post, a gate proper, a bracket at-- top of the swinging arm, a vertical pivot in said bracket passing also through the sup porting arm and brace, a plain bolt securing the brace to the arm, an eye-bolt passingthrough the arm and brace and projectingabove the latter, and a main brace connecting the eye-bolt with the swiveled post and comprising a turnbuckle.

Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN M. SPITLER.

lVitnesses P. W. Knunonia, H HENRY on LAFRENIERE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, I). G.

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