US1346395A - Fence-gate - Google Patents

Description

W. L. BUTCHER.

FENCE GATE.

APPLlcATIoN FILED 05911919.

1,346,395. Patented July 13, 1920.

FIG. 1

UNITED STATES WILLIAM L. BUTCHER, OF FLORA, INDIANA.

FENCEGATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1920.

Application med December 2, 191e. y, serial No. si-Lsvi.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. BUTGHER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Flora, in the county of Carroll and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence- Gates, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the present invention. has particular reference to a fence gate formed of a metallic skeleton framework with horizontally disposed slats or rails detachably connected to the skeleton framework so that any one, or all of the slats may be removed from the frame for purposes of repairing a damaged slat or for the insertion of a new one. Y

A further object of the invention consists in providing a fence gate embodying normally spaced bars, between which the fence rails or slats are adapted to be inserted with clamping devices arranged at opposite sides of the rails and being supported thereon for holding the same in iinedposition relative to the gate frame. y

l/Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described and shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate similar parts thi-oughout the several views.

ln the drawings,

Figure l is a front elevational view of a fence gate constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on line Ill-HI of Fig. lshowing the clamping strips for retaining the horizontal rails in position,

Fig. d is a cross sectional view taken on line :lV-IV of Fig. l.`

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional View taken'on line V-V of Fig. l showing the spaced gate bars with roller bearings upon the rivet connections thereof with the rail slats positioned between the rollers,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 of a modified form of the invention illustrating the employment of rivets or bolts without the use of rollers and Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on line VII-VII of Fig. l showing the sliding 5 gate latch.

While the present drawing discloses a gate construction, it is to be understood that this 'invention is also adaptable in the manufacture of fences, and it is therefore not intended to limit the invention to a gate. The formy of gate herein disclosed embodies a skeleton metallic framework formed of spaced pairs of rail supporting bars, each pair 'including an angle bar and a straight strip with connecting bolts between the bai' of each pair with rollers upon said bolts bctween said bais and between which rollers the rail slats are adapted to move. Crossed braces formed of angle irons extend between the pairs of end bars, while hinge members arranged in vertical alinement extend between one pair of end bars and are connected to the adjacent end of the crossed braces. Adjacent each pair of end bars, a pair of clamping bars is provided and are adapted for engagement with the crossed braces and removable rail slats for holding the slats in fixed position relative to the metallic framework of the gate, while a sliding latch extends between lone pair of clamping bars and the adjacent pair of end gate bars opposite to the said hinges. Si modified form of the invention has the elimination of the rail slat engaging rollers and provides for the bolts connecting the pairs of fence bars for supporting the rail slats.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a gate embodying spaced pairs of end bars, each pair including an angle iron S and a straight bar or Astrip 9 connected together by the rivets or bolts l0 shown in Fig. 5 with rollers ll upon said bolts intermediate the bars 8 and 9 for spacing the bars and also to support the rail slats l2 as illustrated. The end bars 8 and 9 of the gate are maintained in spaced relation bythe crossed brace rods 13 connected together at their crossing points as at ll while the opposite ends thereof are connected. to the upper and lower ends of the bars 8 and 9 as shown in Fig. l. At points spaced inwardly of the opposite pairs of end bars 8 and 9, are similariy formed pairs of bars, designated by like reference characters 8 and'9 with rollers ll mounted upon the bolts l0 with the rail slats l2 sliding therebetween. The inwardly positioned pairs of bars 8 and 9 are held immovable relative to the skeleton gate frame by bolt connections l5 passing through the crossed braces 13 and the inner bars 8 and 9.

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Hinge devices are associated with one pair of end bars as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and comprise in detail a metallic strap bent into loop formation as at 16 for mounting upon a bearing with the ends of the strap lying juxtaposed, as illustrated-in Fig. 3 with the ends extending between the adjaf cent bars 8 and 9, and secured thereto by 19, more clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.V

As illustrated in Figs. 1V and 5, the rail slats 12 are slidably'disposed between adjacent rollers 11 withthe slats arrangedin close relationship at the lower end of the gate and spaced wider apart at the upper end thereof. rlhis arrangement of theslats is "found to be advantageousl in preventing a passage through the rail slats of smaller animals.

Clamping bars are associated with the rail A slats and crossed braces and are of like construction, a .clamping bar being positioned at each end of the gate andincludiiig a pair of post bars and 21 arranged at opposite sides of therail slats 12`with the bar 21 se cured to the crossed brace 13 by a rivet or like fastening device 22. A headed bolt 23 isV carried by said bar 21` and projects through an opening formed in the bar 2O with a thumb nut 24C received upon the threaded end thereof, While rollersY 25 are mounted upon the bolts 23 between the bars 20 and 21 for resting upon the rail slats 12. A sliding latch 26 is loosely mounted be tween one pair of clamping bars 20 and 21 andl adjacent endvbars 8 and 9 with a transversely-.extending pin 27 playing between the clampingbars and end bars for limiting the slidingmovementof said latch. Y i VFrein the above detailed description of the invention,` it is 'believed that vthe con-V struction aiid method of assembling the differentparts of the gate will atonce be apparent, it being noted that the gatejframe .bars 3 and 9, and thecrossed braces V13v are permanently connected and are at all times relatively7 immovable.' The hinge straps V16 are permanently connected to one set of end bars V3 andV 9 and the Yadiacent portions of f the crossed braces.

A 21 and 22,1tlie thumb nuts 24 carried by the clamping barsare tightened to clamp said lbarsupon opposite sides of the rail slats 12,

an'dclamping bars 21 are fixed to the crossed Y braces 13, saidrail slatsare held immovable are free of carryingrollers.

relative to the frame structure of the gate. Should one of the-rail slats become damaged the same may be readily removed by loosening the thumb nuts 211- and shifting the damaged rail slat longitudinally of the gate, for purposes of' repair or for the insertion of a new slat.

Y A modified form of the invention is shown in Fig. 6 and einbodiesbarsections'S and 9 lsimilarto the bars and9 iii the preferred construction, but in this form of the invention,fthe connecting bolts 10 between the bars directlyengage the rail slats 12A and Asabove. stated, Vit is intended that this invention should not be limitedV alone to the manufacture of gates but is to include a fence construction wherein the different rail slats of the4 fence may be similarly mounted and removed ifdesired, and while there are herein shown andvdeseribed, Vthe`preferred embodiments of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understoodthat minor changes may be made therein. without vdel'oarting from the spirit and scope of the invention, as claimed. Y

What is claimed as new is 1. A device ofthe class described comprisingspaced pairs of 'connected bars, :rail `slats ireely slidablebetween the bars oi' each pair andrmeans independent of said bars and anchored relative'thereto for holding said bars and the rail slats relativelyV immov- 2. A device of the class described comprising spaced pairs of connectedbars, rail slats between thebars of each pair, and means for holding said bars and rail slats relatively iinmovable,'said means comprising clamping bars anchored relative to said spaced bars Y and inclosing the spaced bars and slats.

3. lA gate constructionembodyi'ng spaced f pairs of connected bars, rail slats freely slidably positioned between saidbars, crossed braces extending between the eXtreme pairs of connected bars, clamping bars anchored Y to said cross bracesV and `engaging'said slats for holding the sameimmovable relative to said bars and hinges carried by 'one pair of bars at one end of the gate.

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