US1444105A - Closure-operating means - Google Patents

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Feb. 6, 1923,

1,444,105.. H. E. BRUMMEL.

CLOSURE OPERATING MEANS. FILED SEPT. 24, 1921.

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H. E. BRUMMEL. CLOSURE OPERATING MEANS.

FILED SEPT. 24, 1921. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- 3 vwento'c HEE'E E .Erummel Patented Feb. 6, i923.

HENRY E. BRUMIVIEL, OF BOONVILLE, MISSOURI.

CLOSURE-OPERATING MEANS.

Application filed September 24, 1921.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY E. BRUMMEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boonville, in the county of Cooper and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closure-Operating Means, of which the following is a speci fication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to closure operating means, and has for its object to provide means of this character adapted for connection to a door or gate to permit opening and closing of the door or gate at distance.

It is another object of the invention to provide means of this character including a novel actuating member which when operated causes closing and opening of the closure member, said member being movable vertically.

It is also an object of the invention, to provide means of this character for actuating a double closure member, such as two doors, means being connected to one door for actuation by an operator, and means connected to said door and to the remaining door for operating the remaining door upon movement of the first mentioned means.

It is still'a further object of the invention to provide a device of this character inelud ing a foldable actuating member which when the door or closure member is opened is disposed in its extended position, and when the door is closed, in its folded position, said member being also connected to means for operating the latches of the closure member and adapted toprevent aecidental closing of the door or closure member.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the pair of closure members closed showing the position of the actuating member;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the doors in their open positions;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the actuating members;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the main actuating member;

Serial No. 502,909.

Figure 5 is a view in elevation of the structure shown in Figure 2;

F lgure 6 is an interior elevation of the closure members showing the arrangement of the latches;

Figure 7 is a side elevation of one of the closure members in its open position; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the connection of the main actuating member to the closure member and latches.

It is of course obvious that this mechanlsm can be applied to all forms of closure members, including a gate or door. For the purpose of illustration, doors are used. In this embodiment of the invention, 5 and 6 designate the walls of a building, and 7 and 8 the closure members or doors. These doors are the type used on garages, warehouses, and for closing large door ways. The doors are hinged to the wall in the usual manner. The door 8 is provided with a relatively large opening or slot 9, While secured to the inner surface of the door 8 adjacent the slot 9 is a bearing block 10 from which a pin 11 projects, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

To open and close the door 8, a novel actuating member 12 is provided, said member comprising a pair of strips 13 and 14 which are hinged at one of their ends to each other. Hingedly connected to the strip 18 at its opposite end is a plate 15, while hingedly connected to the opposite end of the strip 1 1- isia plate 16, the plate 15 having an opening 17, while the plate 16 is provided with a slot 18. Projecting from the strip 14- adjacent the connection of the strips to each other is an eye member 19, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

Positioned adjacent the hinged connection of the closure member or door 8 to the wall 6 and in spaced relation to the wall of the building is a standard 20 which may be secured in any suitable manner, while extending from the standard 20 and con-, neeted to the wall 6 is a supporting member 21. Projecting from the top of the stand ard 20 is a bar 22 from which pulleys 23 and 24 depend.

The plate 15 of the actuating or hinge member '12 is pivotally connected to the standard 20 by means of a pin extending through the opening 17, the actuating memof their ends to each other.

end of the strip 40 is reduced and threaded her being connected to the support 21 adjacent the standard 20. lt will be noted that the supporting member 21 is disposed below the slot 9 so as to prevent the actuating member from being disposed on a dead center. The plate .16 is adapted to extend through the slot 9 the pin 11 being passed through the slot 18 of the plate 16, the plate 16 being prevented from disengagement by means of a fastening pin passed through the pin 11. As shown in Figure 1 the strips 13 and 14- aredisposed in angular re lation to each other so that the actuating n'iember will readily respond when it is desired to open the doors or closure members. Projecting from the end of the plate 16 is an eye 26 to which a wire or cable 27 is connected. Pivoted to the inner face of the door 8 adjacent the slot 9 is a bell crank lever 28 to the end 29 of which the cable 27 is connected. Extending from the ends 29 and 30 of the bell crank lever are cables 31 and 32, the cable 31. being connected to the intermediate portion o? a latch member 33 which is pivoted to the upperportion of the door 8 as at ill, while lhecable 32 is pivotally connected to the intermediateportion of a latch member 35 which is likewise pivotally connected to the lower portion of the door as at 36. To hold the doors 7 and Sin their closed positions, a pair of substantially Z- shaped keepers 37 and 38 are provided, the keeper 3? having its bill disposed downwardly so that upon upward movement of the latch member 33 the end of the latch will be disposed within the keeper. The keeper 38 has its bill disposed upwardly so that upon downward movement of the latch member 35 the end of the latch will be received by the keeper. Qperation of the latches is accomplished simultaneously.

In order to permit both closure members or doors 7 and 8 to be opened simultaneously there is provided an auxiliary actu ating' member 39 comprising a pair of strips 40 and 41, said strips being hinged at one The opposite to 'providea stem adapted to extend through an'opening provided inthe upper corner portion of the door 8. Nuts 42 and as are used to hold the strip 410 rigid.

Pivot'ed to the opposite end of the strip 41 is a plate 1 1 which is adapted to be secured to the upper corner portion of the door A brace 45 is connected at one end of'the door 8 and at its opposite end to the strip 40 so as to maintain the strip 10 substantially at'right angles-to the door 8 at all times and to prevent independent move- I ment of said strip. The strip 41, however,

intended to oscillate. The strips 40 and 411 are of a lengthsutficient to prevent the central pivotal connection of the actuating member 39 from being disposed on a dead center so that there is a slight bulge in the actuating member 39 when the doors 7 and 8 are disposed at the limit of their open movement as shown in Figure 2.

When the doors are in their closed positions, as shown in Figures 2 and 6, the strips 13 and 14 of the actuating member 12 are disposed in angular relation, while the strips i0 and all of the actuating member 30 are disposed substantially parallel to each other. or other words, ltshaped.

Connected to the eye member 19 is ring 45 to which a pair of cables as and 47 are connected. These cables extend over the pulleys and 2 1-. The cable 1'? extends through the wall (5 to the exterior of the building while the cable l6 extends inwardly of the building. l l hen either of the cables 16 or l? is pulled, the strips 13 and 1e are moved substantially upwardly, the strip 13 at the same time moving toward the standard 20, while the strip 1 1 is moving in a horizontal position.

This also causes sliding increment of the plate 15 on the block 10, which movement causes the cable or wire 27*to oscillate the bell crank lever 28 thereby moving the latch members 33 and 34 toward each other and disengaging the same from the keepers 3i and 38 whereby the doors are unlatched. Continued pull on the cable will cause the strip l t to move toward and beyond the standard 20. at thesame time, the plates 15 and 16 are swung on their respective supports so as to position the actuating member 12 at right angles to the door. In this way the strip 13 is gradually moved beneath the strip 1 1 to fold the actuating member 12 as shown in Figures 2, 5 and 7.

As soon as the doors 7 and 8 start to move the strip 40 of the actuating member 39 moves with the door 8 it is rigidly connected. This causes pivotal movement of the strip 4-]. thereby moving the door 7 similar to the door 8.

' To close the doors 7 and 8 the desired cable is again pulled so as to raise the strips 13 and 14: to the position shown in Figure 5 and in view of the fact that the pulleys 23 and 24 are disposed inwardly oi: the connection of the strips 13 and let to each other, said strips will be moved toward and beyond the standard 20 thereby causing the door 8 to swing away from the standard 20. Continued pull upon the cable will cause the connect-ion of the strips 13 and 1a to pass beyond the center of gravity and then through the medium of gravity swing the door 8 to its closed position, whereupon the strips of the actuating member-l2 will be moving the door 7 to its closed position. T he closing movement of the actuating member 12 causes sliding movement 01"? the plate 16 on the block 10 thereby oscillating the bell crank lever :28 and permitting the latch members 33 and to engage their respective keepers.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that this invention prorides a novel and simple closure operating mechanism that is capable of being operated by anyone. In addition to this the novel position of the strips 13 and ii of the actuating member 12 prevents accidental closing or, the doors when in their open positions thereby eliminating the necessity of separate props. Furthermore, both of the cables may be used for opening and closing the doors and both doors are swung to their open and closed positions by a slight pull on one of the cables.

What is claimed is 1. In combination with a closure member having an opening therethrough, a bracket carried by said closure adjacent the opening, latch means carried by the closure member, a hinge member comprising a pair of strips hinged at one of their ends to each other, a plate hinged to each of the opposite ends of the strips, one of said plates being slidably mounted on the bracket and movable through said opening and operatively connected to the latch means, the remaining Lin!) plate being pivoted to a support adjacent the closure member and adapted to oscillate on the support upon folding movement of the strips relative to each other, and actuating means connected to one of said strips closely adjacent the hinged connection oi? the strips to each other.

2. In combination With a closure member having an opening therethrough, bracket carried by said closure adjacent the opening, latch means carried by the closure men'iber, a hinge member comprising a pair of strips hinged at one of their ends to each other, a plate hinged to each of the opposite ends 073? the strips, one of said plates being Slitlibljf mounted on the bracket and movable through said opening and operatively connected to the latch means the remaining plate being pivoted to asupport adjacent the closure member, the strip of the hinge member to Which the last mentioned plate is connected being normally disposed in angular relation to the remaining strip of the hinge member, said remaining strip being normally disposed substantially in ali nment With the plate mounted on the bracket, and actuating means connected to the last mentioned strip for folding said strips one upon the other and upon the plate pivoted to the support.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

HENRY E. BRUMME. 1.

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