US264098A

US264098A - Swinging gate

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Publication number: US264098A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1882-09-12
Anticipated expiration: 1899-09-12

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J. P. NICHOLS.

sW'INeINe GATE.

No. 264,098. Patented Sept.12, 1882.

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JOHN P. NICHOLS, OF WABASH, INDIANA.

SWINGING GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,098, dated September 12, 1882.

Application filed March 27, 1882. (No inodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. NICHOLS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Wabash, in the county of Wabash and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefnl Improvements in Swinging Gates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying dlawings.

M yinvention relates to swinging-gate hangings; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of its several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out ill the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective, and Fig. 2 a side elevation, ofthe invention.

In order to secure perfect communication between the parts of the device, I prefer to-secure them upon sills A A', the sill A' being set at right angles to the sill A, as shown, and is the one set across the roadway.

B is a post set in the outer portion of' the sill A, and B' is a post set in the outer end of sill A', as shown.

C is a post set in the sill A at the point of itsjunction with the sill A', as shown. It is hinged at c, andits upper portion moves nearly in a line with the sill A. The post is further arranged diagonally upon the sill, or, in other words, its opposite corners are on a line parallel with the direction of the sills, as shown in Fig. l.

D is the gate. It consists ot' the swinging post d, pivot-post d', and rails d2, arranged as shown.

da is the latch. It slides through a suitable slot in the post d, and its rear end is received between the latch-bars (14. It is hung upon hangers d5 d5, and is provided with stop-pins d5 d6, which prevent it from swinging too far in either direction while in operation. 1t catches in a suitable slot, b, in the posts B B', and is prevented from swinging beyond said posts by stop-pins b' b', lixed in the posts, as shown. The portion of the posts against which the latch strikes is beveled to carry the latch into the slots. The gate is hinged to the post O, and is arranged to swing between the posts B B'. Its upper pivotal point is near the top of the post, and is set in the corner of the post next the post B', as shown. Its lower pivotal point is near the bottom of the post, and is set in its face near the corner of the post next the post B, as shown. The lower pivot-pin of the gate is longer than the upper, so that in action the gate will turn clear ofthe post O.

E E' are leverfsupports arranged vertically `upon each end ot' the sill A, as shown. Upon their tops are pivoted the actuating-levers F F'. From the lever F' to the top ot' the post O extends a pivoted pitman, f, and from the top of a support, f', arranged vertically upon the sill A, extends a guide-rod,f2, also pivoted to thetop ofthe post C. This guide-rod aids in controlling the swing of the post. Extending from the top ot' the post to avertical rocker-arm,f4, pivoted to the post B, is a pitnian, f3, and extending from the rocker-arm to the lever F is the pitnian f5, as shown.

In the operation ofthe gate, suppose it to be in the position shown in Fig. l. By drawing either ofthe levers F or F' toward the gate the pitmen ff3 f5, connected thereto, will cause the upper portion of the post to be drawn toward thepost B. The effect of this will be to elevate the swinging end of the gate, which releases the latch from the slot b', and the gate will swing in the direction toward which the post inclines. To carry the gate back to the post B, either ofthe levers F F' are drawn away from the gate. This causes the upper portion of the post to incline toward the snpport E', elevates the swinging end ofthe gate, and causes it to swing back to the post B'.

l. The hinged post O, pitnien f,j`3, and f5, rocker-armf, and the actuating-levers F F', in combination with the gate D, all arranged to opera e substantially as shown and described. i

2. The combination ofthe posts BB', hinged post G, supports E E', levers F F', pitinen f, f3, and f5, supportf', guide-rodf2, rocker-arm f4, and the gate D, all arranged and combined to operate substantially asset forth.

1n testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

JOHN P. NICHOLS.

Witnesses:

W. H. BENT, GEORGE T. HERRIGK.