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Description

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N. D. COMES.

GATE. No. 348,489. Patented Aug. 31, 1886.

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EPBCEFECAI'IOI' forming pa-rt of Letters Patent No. 348,489, dated August 31, 1886,

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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NnLsoN DAVIS Cones, of Hawthorne, in the county of lllontgomery and State oflowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gates of Barb \Vire and Iron, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts ofa combined sliding and swinging gate, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

eferring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l. is a perspective viewof my improved gate in its closed position. Fig. 2 is a side View showing the gate slid open, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the gate as it appears when slid back and partially swung open.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A and 13 indicate the gate-posts, the space between which is closed by the sliding and swing ing gate, and which I will style, for convenience in reference, as the latch-post and hingepost/ respectively, the hinge-post B being the one to which the swinging frame of the gate is hinged, while the latch-post A is the one to which the forward end of the gate is latched when in its closed position.

0 represents the gate proper, the said gate being composed of the vertical end pieces, D D, which are connected near their upper and lower ends by the light metal rods E, the ends of which are preferably screwthrcaded and provided with the nuts F G, placed one on each side of the end pieces of the gate, as shown, and the end pieces are further connected by the central wooden horizontal bar, G. Between these horizontal rods and the central bar are strung the strands H of barbed wire, a strand of which is also strung above the upper rod of the gate, and two strands below the lower rod of the same, the forward end of each strand being rigidly secured to the forward end piece D of the gate, while the opposite end of each strand is secured to the eye A of a screw-bolt, B, which extends through the rear end piece D of the gate, and has upon the outer portion of its screwthreaded end a nut, O, by which arrangement each of the wires can be separately tightened, as will be readily understood.

I indicates the swinging gate-frame,1n which the gate proper slides, the said frame being composed of the free upright J and the hinged upright K, rigidly connected together by the light metal rods L, having the screw-threaded ends M and the binding-nuts N 0, similar to those of the gate proper, the swinging frame and the barbed wires of the gate pass,

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the said apertures being of sufficient size to admit of the free passage of these parts, and in the central apertures of these uprights are journaled the anti-friction rollers 1%, upon which the middle longitudinal wooden bar of the gate rests and slidcs,and this central bar is 7 the only portion of the gate which is in direct contact with the swinging frame which supports the gate, and it will be seen that by this arrangement the gate can be slid back with great case, all friction being reduced to the 8 minimum. The lower end of the free upright J of the swinging frame is provided with a hook or catch, S, for holding the said frame in its closed position, and preventing it from swinging open until desired, and above this 8 catch is pivoted to the side of the upright one end of a short light metal rod, T, the free end of which reaches below the lower end of the upright,and serves as a stop to hold the swinging frame in its open position, as hereinafter 0 described, the free end of this rod being swung up out of the way when not in use, and held by a catch, U, on the side of the upright.

To the latch-post A is secured ahook, V,

which engages with a staple, \V, on the forward end piece of the gate proper, thereby locking the gate in its closed position; or any other suitable form of catch may be used to secure the gate in its closed position.

The operation of my improved gate is as fol- IOO lows: For ordinary use the gate is slid back in the swinging frame,the latter being hooked 1n ward upright of the swingingframe is un hooked, and as the center of gravity of the swinging frame and gate combined is, when the latter is slid open, as described, thrown upon the hinged upright of the swinging frame it will be seen that the gate can be readily and easily handled and swung open,as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

In order to prevent the gate when swung open from swinging partially closed, which is liable to occur (when the wind is blowing, for example) on account of its being so evenly balanced, the free end of the pivoted rod T may be freed from its catch U and swung down into contact with the ground,as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings,thereby propping the swinging frame and gate open and eflectually pre venting their being accidentally closed.

From the foregoing'descriptiomtakeu in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of my improved gate will be readily understood without requiring further explanation.

It will be seen that my improved gate is simple in construction,and therefore not liable to break or get out of order, that it is very light in weight, and that even a very large gate of my construction can be readily and easily handled by one person.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

The combination of the sliding gate composed of the vertical end pieces,the horizontal rods,the central bar,and the strands of barbed wire, arranged as described, the swinging frame composed of the uprights connected by the horizontal rods,aud having the transverse apertures, and the two anti-friction rollers j ournaled in the said apertures, as described, the free upright of the said frame being provided with the catch at its lower end, and the pivoted rod arranged above the said catch, as

and for the purpose shown and set forth.

NELSON D. COMES. lVitnesses:

JEROME EWING, DAVID M. HIoKoK.

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