US1166944A - Farm-gate. - Google Patents

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A. M. STORK.

FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25,1914.

7 1,166,944, Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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' FARM GATE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1914- 1,166,94;4. Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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FARM-GATE.

To all whom it may concern Be it ,known that I, ALBERT'M. STORK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Riverton, in the county of Fremont and State of WVyoming, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Farm- Gates, of which the following is a specifica tion.

My invention relatesto gates and more partlcularly to the means for operating farm gates for the purpose of opening and closing the same. 7 V

The particular object ofmy invention to provide simple and efiicient mechanism for operating a pivoted gate whereby the occupant of a vehicle may readily and easily open or close sald gate without dismount- 'ing, and to so construct and arrange the operating mechanism that the gate may be opened and closed from either side.

Another object is to provide suitable means whereby the jar incident to the opening or closing of the gate will be reduced to a minimum and thus increase the longevity of the gate.

Still further objects are to provide a counterbalance for the gate whereby the opening and closing thereof are materially assisted. V I Y The above and other objects I'accomplish by the means and in the manner hereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like reference characters indicate similar parts in the various figures.

' Figure 1 1s a vertical front elevation of.

my improved farm gate showing'the same in closed position in'full lines and 1n. open position in dotted lines, the near side members of the pairs of gate posts beingomitted' together with the near truss arm and pull rope; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof illustrating more particularly the rigging of the operating ropes; Fig. 3 is a vertical end elevation of my improved farm gate.

Referring to the drawings A and A indioate the vertically arranged gate posts that are preferably arranged in pairs, as shown in Fig. 3, upon each side of the roadway, and which at their upper ends are connected by a horizontally disposed cross-timber B that bridges the roadway at a height suflicient to permit of the passage of traffic thereunder. While I have shown double lines .in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

.to further counterbalance the gates I prefer V Specification of Letters Patent. -Paten13ed Jan. 4,1916.

Application filed June 25, 1914. Serial No. 847,183 i I I posts A and A it willbe obvious after a fully? understanding of my invention. that a single post on either side of the roadway is equally applicable in carrying out the construction that will be hereinafter described. I prefer tofemploy two gates each extending half? way acrossthe roadway and meeting at the 1 center thereof, and said gatesare .of ordinary construction comprising horizontal bars 1 spaced'apart asuitable distance which are secured at their ends to vertically 'disposed uprights 2 and 3. Uprights3 are I substantially twice the length of uprights 2 and extend upwardlybetween the posts A and A: while their "lower ends are preferably pivotally mounted upon transverse bolts or pintles 41 connecting the lower ends of each pair ofposts These pintlesactfas the pivots forthe gates upon which they are adapted to be- 'rotated between and through the posts until the roadway is opened whereupon the upright 3 will lie substantially parallel with the surface of v the ground. Suitable diagonal'braces 5 are secured to'thefgates and extend from the upper portions ofuprights 3 to the lower counterbalance "beams 7 that "incline up- 7 wardly away from uprights 3 on the side of said posts opposite the gates. These beams are weighted at their free upper ends byv slugs or weights 8 adjacent which they: are

connected to uprights 3 by flexible Inembers 9 such as chains, cablesor the like, so 7 that whenthe gates are fully openedthese beams will fold fiat against and parallelwith the uprights '3 as illustrated in dotted to connect the outer ends of ,the' latter with posts A and A by'means of a spring mem ber consisting of a coiledcontrac'tion spring In order ice.

10 having its ends secured to short lengths of cable 11 connectedrespectively tofsaid gates and posts. I e 7 g 7 I j I prefer to open and close the gates simultaneously and to accomplish this I mount suitable pulleys 12, 12,.either between the upper ends of posts A, A, and A A, or

upon the adjacent ends of the cross timber B' as shown and I pass a cable 13 over these pulleys so that it extends from one to the other parallel with said timber B and then secure the lower pendent ends 13 thereof to arms folded against the same.

the outer upper corners of each gate. At a suitable point between the pulleys pull ropes 14, 14, are secured to the cable 13 and extend in opposite directions upon each side of the cross timber as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. Upon each side of the posts and extending in vertical planes at substantially right angles to the line of the gates are suitable truss arms or frames that are securely fastened to said posts and comprise horizontal. beams 15, 15 that are supported by braces 16, 16, respectively, and reinforced by crossed planks 17, 17*. In the outer ends of these trusses I mount pulleys 18, 18, over which the free ends of pull ropes 14, 14 pass, to the lower ends of which are attached any suitable hand-grasp of sufficient heft to prevent the weight of the slack between pulleys 18, 18 and cable 13 raising the ends out of reach.

From the above it will be obvious that when a pull is exerted upon the pendent .overbalanced on the opposite side of posts A,

A, whereupon they will continue to rise until uprights 3 rest parallel with the surface of the ground with the counterbalance When the gates are in opened position it will be found that the cables and pull ropes will have resumed substantially the same relative posi tions as when the gates are closed, and by again exerting a pull upon the ropes 14, 1 1*, the gates may be swung back into closed positions.

In order to prevent jarring of the gates and their supporting elements when the former reach a closed or opened position,

' I mount a coiled expansion spring 19 upon the posts in a position so that when the gates are being closed the upper portions of uprights 3 will come in cont-act therewith and compress the same. Similar springs 20 are mounted upon blocks, or short posts, 21, disposed back of the posts A, A, in positions so that when the gates are opened the uprights 3 or the arms 7 will rest upon and compress them. Suitable wire netting may be secured to the gate planks if desired to prevent poultry and small stock from having egress between said planks and upon the lower plank I prefer to mount a flexible curtain comprising a plurality of pendents 22 weighted at their lower ends so as to accommodate the lower edge of the gates to any unevenness in the road-bed.

While I have illustrated and described my improvements in connection with double gates it, of course, is obvious to others skilled in the art that the construction is well applicable to a single gate, in which event the double posts A, the cross beam B and cable 13 may be omitted. It will also be obvious that numerous other refinements may be made without materially departing from the spirit of my invention and all such changes or modifications are contemplated within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A device of the kind specified compris ing a post, a gate pivoted at its lower corner thereto and having one of its uprights elongated, a counterbalance beam pivoted to said elongated upright, a pulley on said post, an operating cable engaging said pulley having one end secured to the end of said gate opposite said beam and adapted to elevate said gate upon its pivot, and a cushion on said post against which said elongated upright rests when said gate is closed.

2. A device of the kind specified comprising supporting posts each consisting of two spaced vertical members, a pintle for each post extending through the lower portions of said members, gates pivotally mounted on said pintles and adapted to be moved between said members, counterbalanced beams carried by said gates and inclined therefrom on the side of said posts opposite said gates, yielding means connecting the outer ends of said gates to the upper portions of their respective posts, a. pull cable mounted on said posts and having free ends that are connected to said gates adjacent their abutting edges that is adapted to raise the free ends of said gates through their respective post members, and cushions on said posts against which portions of said gates rest in closed positions,

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT M. STORK. Witnesses C. C. TRADER, C. 0. LONG.

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