US2583070A - Intermediate pivot gate and latch - Google Patents

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Jan. 22, 1952 s. w. WEBB 2.583.070

INTERMEDIATE PIVOT GATE AND LATCH Filed Nov. 5, 1947 2 Sl-lEETSSl-EET 1 I m '..uu;.Ju f' L zz T/ \z 6 z ilgijg zo" w za/rFa 5' Samuel WVVZZ A [In rueyx Jan. 22, 1952 s. w. WEBB INTERMEDIATE PIVOT GATE AND LATCH 2 Sl-IEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Nov. 5, 1947 Lo 0 0)e Samuel 1 1.

Patented Jan. 22, 1952 2,583,070 7 INTERMEDIATE PIVOT GATE AND LATC Samuel W. Webb, Preston, Kans. Application November 5, 1947, Serial No. 784,140

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a novel construction of closure, closure mounting and latch especially adapted to be embodied in gates but which is equally well adapted for other types of closures and has for a primary object to provide a closure of extremely simple construction capable of being readily latched in either an open or closed position and provided with a mounting which will effectively function to prevent sagging of the closure and to thereby insure easy and efiicient operation thereof.

. More particularly, an object of the present invention is to provide a balanced closure which is swivelly mounted centrally thereof so that corresponding ends of the closure will counterbalance one another.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a closure provided with adjustable hanger means for maintaining the end portions thereof level with respect to one another.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing the closure in a closed position;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 22 of Figure 1; v

Figure 3 is'an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 3--3 of Figure 2;

Figures 4 and. 5 are enlarged horizontal sectional views taken substantially along planes as indicated by the lines 4-4 and 5-5, respectively, of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 6-6 of Figure l, and

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 1-1 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings,

the improved closure. closure mounting and latch structure comprising the invention is designated generally 8 and includes an arch-shaped frame 9 the depending legs of which are adapted to be anchored in any suitable supporting surface, such as in the ground, as indicated at Ill. The crossbar ll of the frame 9 is provided, intermediate of its ends, with a bearing, designated generally 12 and best seen in Figure 3 which extends through an opening l3 of said crossbar II and which is provided at its lower end with an elongated plate l4 which is disposed against the under side of the crossbar II and secured thereto by fastenings l5 for demountably supporting the bearing I2 in the opening l3. The plate M, as best seen in Figure 5, is preferably disc shaped and is provided with four equally spaced openings including diametrically aligned openings ['6 which align with the longitudinal axis of the crossbar I l and diametrically aligned openings I! which are disposed at right angles to the openings I6.

A post or shaft 18 is journaled adjacent its upper end in the bearing l2 and extends downwardlly therefrom through the disc l4 and has itslcwer end journaled in an upwardly opening socket 19 which is imbedded in the ground or surface I0 and which is preferably provided with an anti-friction ball bearing 20 in the bottom thereof and on which the lower end of the post or shaft l8 rests to facilitate rotation of the shaft in the socket l9.

In the embodiment of the invention as disclosed, the closure is illustrated as a gate, designated generally 2| but it will be readily apparent as the description proceeds that other types of closures could be utilized. The gate 21 includes upper and lower horizontal bar or frame members 22 and 22' each of which is provided with an apertured enlargement '23, intermediate of its ends, through which the post or shaft l8 extends and to which it is secured by suitable fastenings 24. The gate 2| also includes a plurality of vertically extending pickets 25 which are anchored adjacent their ends in the bars 22 and 22'. The gate 2! also includes a pair of handle members 26 located on each side thereof and with one of said handle members disposed adjacent each edge of the gate 2|. As best seen in Figure 2, the handle members 26 are spaced outwardly from the pickets 25 and extend longitudinally or vertically with respect to the gate 2| and are provided with inturned ends, one of which ends is attached to each bar 22 and 22'. The gate 2| is of a, width to extend to adjacent the uprights of frame 9 when in a closed position therein, and illustrated in Figure 1.

A collar 2'! is adjustably secured to the shaft or post l8 by setscrew 28 and is provided with an outwardly projecting annular flange 29 which is provided with diametrically opposed depending eyes 30' to each of which is attached an end of a chain 3I' or other flexible hanger member. The chains 3| extend downwardly in diverging relationship to one another and are connected at their lower ends to anchor bolts 32:; which are anchored to and project upwardly from the upper gate bar 22. The collar 21 is preferably disposed below and adjacent to the disc l4 and is adjustable on the post It so as to be positioned to retain the chains 3| under tension and so that said chain will cooperate for supporting the ends of the gate 2| at the same level.

As best seen in Figure 3, the annular flange 29 is provided with diametrically opposed openings 32 which align with the eyes 30 and which are spaced the same distance apart as the openings It or ll and each of which reciprocally receives a latch bolt 33 having an eye 34 at the lower end thereof disposed beneath the flange 29 and to each of which eyes is connected a chain orv flexible member 35. The chains or flexible memhere 35 converge downwardly and are both connected at their lower ends to a ring or handle member 36. The latch bolts 33 are each provided with an adjustable collar 31, adjustably fixed thereto by a setscrew 38 and each of said latch bolts'ca-rries an expansion coiled spring 39 which bears against the collar 3i thereof and the adjacent side of theflange 29 for urging said latch bolt upwardly and towards the disc 14. The upper terminals of the latch bolts 33 which are disposed above the collars 37 are adapted to engage either in the openings IE or ll of the disc M for latching the gate 21 in either an open or a, closed position, respectively.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that the handle 36, which is disposed at a level to be-conveniently reached, may be pulled downwardly for retracting the latch bolts 33 out of engagement with the opening It so that the gate 2 I' can be rotated in either direction with the'post [8 for opening the gate. If the gate 2| is not swung through an arc of 90 or to a fully'opened position, the handle 38 can be released-as soon as the swinging movement of the gate begins and the gate may thereafter be swung back'to a closed position after passage through the frame 9 has been vafforded, and during such movement the upper ends of the latch bolts 33 will slidealong the under sideof the disc l4 and will be snapped back into engagement with the openings I6 by the springs 39 for "relatching the gate in a fully closed position. If it is desired to'retain the gate in an open position, the gate may be swung through a:90 are from a closed position so that the latch bolts33wi11 snap into the openings I! for latching the gate open and the gate may thereafter be closed, when desired, by again exerting a pull on the handle 36 for disengaging the latch bolts 33 from said opening l'l.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

.1. A closure of the .character described comprising an upright arch-shaped frame including a horizontally disposed cross bar constituting the top of the frame, a vertically disposed shaft, means for journalling said shaft including a bearing formed in said cross bar and intermediate of the ends thereof, a closure secured intermediate of its ends to the shaft for rotation therewith between a closed position in the plane of said frame and an open position at a right angle thereto, a keeper plate secured to the underside of said cross bar having spaced openings each spaced an equal distance from the axis of the shaft, a latch bolt supporting plate fixed to the shaft beneath the keeper plate having an opening extending therethrough, a latch bolt reciprocally disposed in said opening of the latch bolt plate for movement toward and away from the keeper plate and selectively engageable in the openings of the keeper plate to latch the closure in either an open or a-closed position, and a spring hearing against the latch 'bolt'plate and a portion of the latch bolt and urging the latch bolt toward the keeper plate.

' SAMUEL 'W. WEBB.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 82,648 Smith Sept. 29, 1868 281,026 Cope July 10, .1883 404,973 Hyde-et al June 11,1889 426,339 Stevenson Apr. 22, 1890 780,623 Sisk Jan. 24, 1905 1,093,935 Kent .Apr. 21, .1914 1,395,539 Walus Nov. 1,1921 1,507,087 Rankin Sept. 2, .1924 1,746,189 Burch .Feb. 4, 1930

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