US174249A - William hfllett - Google Patents

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 174,249, dated Februa'ry 29, 1876.; application filed" l December 31, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that L'WILLIA'M HULLETT, of

Oregon; in the county of Holt and State of.

Missouri, have invented ainew and valuable Improvement in Farm-Gates; and I dohereby .declare that the following is a full, clear, and vexact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this speci- Vlieation, 4and tothe letters and igures of ref- 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

This invention has relation to' improvements in farm-gates of the description known as sliding.7 1 4 The object of the invention and improvement is to devise a gate which will be pos` sessed of all the advantages of the sliding and hinged gates, and at the same time be vertically movable, so as to raise it above the snow. To this end the nature of the invention consists in a supplementary bar which is hinged to the gate-post, and is vertically and endwise movable in relation thereto, in combination with a sliding gate, having 'its bearings in or on the said bar, whereby a gate is produced. which is capable of being opened by sliding, so as to form a narrow gap, of being swung around to open tlie gap fully, or of being raised vertically for the purpose of allowing small aninials free passage, or of clearing the surface of the snow,as will be hereat'` ter more fully explained.

In the annexed drawings, A A designate the posts, and B represents a panelgate, which is designed to close the gap in a fence between the said posts. Post A is provided with spaced mortises a a', the functions of which will be seen hereinafter, while post A is provided with a` metallic rod, C, which is attached to the said post by means of suita; ble eye-bolts b, suitably spaced, as shown in Fig. 2, ot' which the lowermost isprovided with a leather or rubber washer, c. Rod C 'serves to receive eye-bolts d, which slide up and down thereon, and are screwed into or are otherwise secured to an independent post, D, which is thus made vertically movable, and

-as horses, cows, and the like.

movement of the gate will also allow it to be `raised above the surface of snow, thus causing ing between post A' is sufficient, it will be Y only requisite-to slide the gate outward from post A', when a gap will be formed equal to half the length ofthe gate when the brace his central thereto; but the gap may be increased or diminished by placing the said brace to yone side or the other of the center of the gate,

for the reason that this brace alone prevents the gate sliding to the extent of its entire length through the said bar; but this bar being hinged, as it were, to post A, a means is thus provided for opening the entire gap between posts A A, where a lesser opening is insufficient, by swinging the gate upon rod C, as a pivot, at right angles to its former position. Eye-bolts b d being spaced on posts A D, the latter is rendered capable, ot' endwise vertical movement, and the gate having only endwise movement in relation to the vsaid supplementary post, when the former is raised the latter will be raised also, and it' a tenon, It, on the edge of thegate be introduced into an upper mortise, a, in post A', the gate will be held in a raised position, which will cause a space to be made between the lower edge of the gate and the ground suftcient to allow .the

passage of hogs and other small animals, butV too small to give entrance to larger animals, This vertical it to be very easily opened either to its full extent or to a lesserdegree. The effectof this construction is, that all liability tu the gate becoming frozen in in consequence of a thaw andl a subsequent freeze is eftect'ually done awaywith. l

In practice, two or more ot' the rails of the gate will be provided with semicircular notches a at the center of their lengths, which notches are adapted'to engage over pulleywheels i having their bearings in the spaces between the the parts e e' of the supplemental post D; consequently, whenv the gate is partly opened it will balance nicely, and may be swung around so as to open the gap with'but little labor.

I have thus produced a gate which possesses the functions of a sliding and of a swinging gate, and which is also capable of being raised either to aiordpassage for smaller animals or to get above the'surface of snow.

. What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The supplemental post D, consisting of the longitudinal bars e e', united by spaced blocks 'ing, and a \-'erticallyadjl1stably movement may be applied to the gate, substantially as described and for the purpose setl forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses. i i

WILLIAM HULLETT. Witnesses:

T. P. WAY, ALEXANDER C. HARDEN.

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