US2822630A

US2822630A - Two-way swinging gates

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Publication number: US2822630A
Application number: US487085A
Authority: US
Inventors: Guyer Brada
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1955-02-09
Filing date: 1955-02-09
Publication date: 1958-02-11
Anticipated expiration: 1975-02-11

Description

Feb. 11, 1958 B. GUYER 2,822,630

TWO-WAY SWINGING GATES Filed Feb. 9, 1955 INVENTOR. B RDA G U! E R B Unite States TWO-WAY SWINGING GATES Brada Guyer, Denver, Colo.

Application February 9, 1955, Serial No. 487,085

3 Claims. (CI. 39-76) This invention relates to a two-way gate, and has for its principal object the provision of a highly etlicient gate structure whereby either side of a gate may be selectively used either as a hinge side or as a latch side so that the gate may be swung in either desired direction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a gate for use in livestock yards and the like which will enable the width of the gate to be extended when open so as to block an adjacent cattle runway, and to combine the extensible feature with the two-way feature so that a runway can be blocked to direct cattle into a pen, regardless of the direction of travel of the cattle in the runway.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy and efliciency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved gate;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view, illustrating a combined hinge and latch structure employed upon the improved gate;

Fig. 4 is a similarly enlarged detail view, illustrating a latch-supporting structure employed on the improved gate; and

'Fig. 5 is a horizontal section, taken on the line 55, Fig. 4.

In the drawing, two gate posts are illustrated and designated as a left-hand gate post and a right-hand gate post 11. The improved gate is designed to be suspended between the two gate posts 10 and 11.

The gate comprises an upper gate rail 12 terminating at each extremity in a fiat, upper pad 13, and a lower gate rail 14 terminating at its each extremity in a flat, lower pad 15. The upper and lower gate rails 12 and 14 are connected together by means of vertical spacing struts 16 which are fixedly secured at their extremities to the rails 12 and 14. A plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending guide members 17 are secured across the struts 16 for supporting and guiding extension gate members at each end of the gate.

The guide member 17 may have any desired construction but are preferably pipes or tubes welded to the vertical struts 16. As illustrated, the extension gate members comprise an extension tube 18 slidably fitted into each extremity of each guide member 17 with their extremities secured together by means of a vertical extension bar 19. The tubes 18 can be of any desired length, not to exceed one-half the length of the guide members 17.

A lower angle clip 20, having a vertical and horizontal portion, is secured to each gate post 10 and 11, and an upper U-shaped clip 21, having two vertically-spaced horizontal legs, is secured to each gate post directly above Nice I 2 and in alignment with the lower angle clip 20 on that post.

A lift bar 22 extends vertically through guide openings 23 and 24 in the upper and lower legs of the U-shaped clip 21 and through a guide opening 25 in each lower angle clip 20 at each side of the gate. A lower bracket arm 26 is secured to the lift bar 22 in any desired manner, such as by means of a set screw 27, immediately above the horizontal portion of' each angle clip 20. A similar upper bracket arm 28 is secured to each lift bar 22 between the horizontal legs of the U-shaped clips 21.

Each of the

bracket arms

26 and 28 are provided with a pivot opening 29 designed to receive a pivot-latch stud 30. The pivot-latch studs are formed on or secured to the

gate pads

13 and 15 and extend upwardly therefrom. It is, of course, understood that the pivot openings could be placed in the gate pads and the studs could be formed on the

bracket arms

26 and 28 as an equivalent construction. It can be seen that if either one of the lift bars 22 is lifted, it will lift both of the'bracket

arms

26 and 28 from their respective studs 30 so as to free that extremity of the gate. The lifting of the lift bars may be accomplished in any desired manner. As illustrated, they are lifted by means of eccentric cams 31 formed on cam handles 32, there being one of the eccentric cams 31 with its handle 32 eccentrically pivoted upon the upper extremity of each lift bar upon an eccentric pin 33. It is preferred to bifurcate the pivoted extremity of the handle members 32 'so as to form two of the eccentric cams in spaced-apart relation thereon, one cam being positioned on each side of each lift bar 22, as shown in Fig. 1.

It can be seen that if the handle member 32 in Fig. 3 be rotated from the solid line to the broken line position, the eccentric earns 31 will ride upon the upper leg of the U-shaped clip 21 and act to pry the eccentric pin 33 up- Wardly so as to lift the lift bar 22. When the handle member 32 is returned to the solid line position, the lift bar 22 would return to its lowermost or locking position under the influence of gravity. As illustrated, however, it is preferred to assist gravity in lowering the lift bars by means ,of compression springs 34 compressed between spring pins 35 in the lift bars and the lower leg of the U-shaped clips 21. 7

It can be seen from the above description that if the lift bar at the left gate post 10 be lifted, the left extremity of the gate will be released so that the gate maybe swung in either direction about the axis ofthe right-hand studs 30, and it can be seen that if the lift bar 22 at the right-hand gate post 11 be lifted, the gate may be swung about the axis of the left-hand studs 30. Therefore, the gate can be readily swung from either gate post and in either direction. e p

If the gate is used in a livestock yard for a stockpen gate which opens into a cattle runway, it can be seen that,- should cattle be approaching the pen from the left of the gate, the latter may be swung outwardly from the righthand gate post to extend across the runway. If its width is not sufiicient to close the runway, the extension bar 19 may be pulled outwardly to increase the width of the gate to the runway width so the reverse procedure is employed, that is, the gate is swung across the runway from the left gate post 10 and extended across the runway by extending the extension bar 19 at the right extremity of the gate.

With the above structure, it is necessary to lift the lift bar 22 at the latch side of the gate when the latter swings toward the closed position so that the studs 30 may pass beneath the

bracket arms

26 and 28. Means are provided, however, if desired, to hold the lift bar at the latch side of the gate in the elevated position until the gate swings to the closed position. This may be accomplished by an L-shaped support member having a horizontal portion 36 and a vertical portion 37. The horizontal portion 36 of the support member is pivdted upon a pivot member 38 upon the upper surface of the lower leg of the U-shaped clip 20 and employing any suitable spring arrangement to constantly urge the support member into an nment with the lower leg of the clip 20; For instance; a tension spring '39 could be connected between the free extremity of the horizontal portion 36 of the support member and the midportion of the extremity of the lower leg of the clip 21 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

It can be seen that if the lift bar 22 be elevated to release on extremity of the gate, the L-shaped support member 37 will swing beneath the upper bracket arm 28 as the gate opens to support the bar and its associated mechanism in the elevated position as shown in broken line in Fig. 3. When the gate swings to the closed position, the pad 13 will strike the vertical portion 37 of the stippj'ort member and force it to one side, as shown' in broken line in Figs. 4 and 5, to allow the upper bracket arni' -28 to descend to engage the studs 30.

The lift bars 20 may be prevented from rotating in their guide openings in any desired manner. One means for preventing rotation would be to form the lift-bars from square rods so that they could not rotate in their guide openings. Another means for preventing rotation would be to bring the attached extremities of

thefbraeket arms

26 and 28 into slidable engagement with the clips 20' and 21 to prevent rotation. p

While a specific form of the improvement hash en described and illustrated herein, it is desiredto: be understood that the same may be varied within the scbpe of the appended claims, without departing from thes pirit of the invention. I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is: d in I j 1. A two-way gate adapted for mounting between two gate posts comprising: agate structure; an upper pea projecting outwardly from each extremity of said gate; structure; a lower pad extending outwardly from each'exti' Iriity of said gate structuregalower angle clip secured to each gate post" below each lower pad; an upper U- shapedj clip securedto each 'g'ate post directly above and in alignrn nt with the lower angleclifi on that post, said U-shaped ps' having horizontally extending upper and lower legs posi ticine'd to extend above ahd 5516a? each uppEr patl; a lift bar extending vertically through guide openings in said upper and lower legs of each U-ishap ed and through a guide opening in the angle clip threbelow; a lower bracket arm secured to each lift bar above the lower angle clip; an upper bracket arm secured to each lift banintermediate the legs of'each U-sliaped' clip and overlying the upper pad positioned therebetween; piv'ot means'c'dn'nect ing each bracket arm the adjaeent pad; an eccentric cam pivotally mounted on the upper extremity er ea'ch lift bar and restingupon upper leg of the adjaeent U-shaped clip; and means'for'rotatingsaid eccentrid 4 against the adjacent upper leg to raise and lower the lift bar.

2. A two-way gate adapted for mounting between two gate posts comprising: a gate structure; an upper pad projecting outwardly from each extremity of said gate structure; a lower pad extending outwardly from each extremity of said gate structure; a lower angle clip secured to each gate post below each lower pad; an upper U-shaped clip secured to each gate post directly above and in align ment with the lower angle clip on that post, said U-shaped clips have horizontally extending upper and lower legs positioned to extend above and below each upper pad; a lift bar extending vertically through guide openings in said upper and lower legs of each U-shaped clip and through a guide opening in the angle clip therebelow; a lower bracket arm secured to each lift bar above the lower angle clip; an upper bracket arm secured to each lift bar intermediate the legs of each L J-shaped clip and overlying the upper pad peatieiieathe'frebetween; pivot means conneeen'geaeneraeket arm the adjacent pad; an eccen tric cam p votally meshed theupp'er extremity of each lift bar and resting up 'on the upper leg of the adjacent U-shaped cliff; eagr rotating said eccentric cam against th ad centupp'er leg to raise and lower the lift bar; mean eventin'g'rotation of said lift bars; and means for ei' lfai ii lift h el a ed. mint t p d jacent that'sw ginto pivotal alignment with their fli e'b a ja m a r, v

3. me-way gate comprising: two' spaced-apart gate posts; an clip member mounted on each post; a lower c member iriohnt'e on each 0st a' vertical lift bar extending throiig h ni ehp' members at each post; a gate strueture'positioned to'extend between aid posts; an upper and a lower pad member extending ou wardly from each extremity of said gate structure, the pe; and lower pad s eaters B ng adapted tojswingo r and bej sup pbrtedliythe Fl P IW f1] a pivot-latchstud'extenditig upwardly fromea'ch'pad mem her; a lift bar extending vertically thro u'glijtlie clip members at each pdstya bracket arm secured to said lift bar immediately above each paid member, sa i'cl' b'r'acket arms being provided with pivot openings for ,r'eceiving said pivot-latch studs; means for lifting s'a'id lift bars to lift said bracket arms from said studs; and a suppcirt' member pivotally mounted on one r the eiip menibers at each post and positioned to rnov' beneath the adjaeentbrac'ket arm when the latter is lifted from said stud so as to main tain the adjacent lift liar elevated.

Ref-erences'Cited in the file of this patent UNITE-D sTATEs PATENTS 856,008 Wester berg; June 4, 1907 959 415 Wat

tss a1 APR

22, 25,5 2. B er "Sep 6, 932 2.701927 Dyer Feb. 15, 1955 "FOREIGN PATENTS" v 578,603 Fara Jiily 7, 1924