US585400A - palmer - Google Patents

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(No Model) W. H. PALMER.

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VILLIAM H. PALMER, OF YALE, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,400, dated June 29, 189'?. i

Application fllmMarch 15, 1897. Serial No; 627,573. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yale, in the county of St. Clair and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

It is the object of my invention to obtain a simple construction of sliding and swinging gate especially designed for use as a farmgate; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of my gate in its closed position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the gate in its open position, showing in dott-ed lines the position after sliding and before swinging. Fig. 3 is a cross-section showing the means employed for raising the gate. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on lines o@ m, Fig. 3.

A and B are two gate-posts. To the post A is hinged a carrier-frame C, comprising upright separated bars a a', the horizontal bar l), secured between and at the upper end of the bars a d and extending oppositely therefrom, and the diagonal separated brace-bars o c', connecting the outer ends of the bar b with the lower part of the uprights d a.

D is the gate,which consists of the' parallel rails d, secured together at their outer ends by the uprights e and at their opposite ends by the upright `f,which is mortised to receive the ends of the rails and when secured in position is iiush with the sides of said rails. This gate is slidingly secured between the parallel bars Ct a and c o of the carrier-frame preferably by means of the rolls g and h, the former of which is j ournaled between the bars c c', so as to bear on the under side of the upper rail cl of the gate. The other roll h is journaled near the lower end of the carrierframe beneath one of the lower rails of the gate, the drawings showing it below the second rail from the bottom. When supported upon these rails, the gate D is free to slide along the carrier-frame from the position where the rail f is near the center of the car rier-frame to the position where the gate is central upon the carrier-frame.

E is a post on the opposite side of the post A from the post B, against which the carrier frame Vwill strike in the closed posit-ion of the gate.

F is a latch-hook pivoted to the post E and adapted to engage with the bar h of the carrier-frame.

G is a dog pivoted to the bar b, one arm of which extends beneath the latch-hook F and the other in the path of the pin t' upon the gate, the arrangement being such that as the gate is slid to a central position on the carrier the pin 'L' will strike against the dog G and disengage the latch-hook from the carrier-frame.

The carrier-frame C may be hinged to the post A in any suitable manner, but I preferably attach it as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings,.in which the post A is provided with a vertically-adjustable bar II, preferably ot' triangular cross-section,and secured to the corner of the post A by means of the guides j. To this bar H the carrier-frame may be hinged by the hooks and eyes I.

J are a series of holes in the post A, in any one of which a pin K may be placed beneath the adjustable bar l-I to hold said bar at different elevations.

Lis a block secured to the post lB, upon which the outer end of the gate may rest in its closed position.

M is a post against which the gate will strike when in its opened position, which post is preferably provided with a suitable catch for holding the gate thereto.

The parts being constructed as shown and described,the gate may be opened at any time by simply sliding it upon its Acarrier a sufficient distance to form a passage-way beside the post B. When it is necessary to open it to its full extent, as for the passage of a team, the gate is first slid to its central position on the carrier-frame and in so doing will automatically release the said frame from the latch F, after which it may be swung into the position shown in Fig. 2.

It will be noticed that the gate is firmly attached to the carrier-frame as it slides between the separated bars a a' andc c. At the same time it is easily moved, as it rests upon the antifriction-rolls g and h.

The gate may also be quickly lifted at any IOO ' time when necessary as, for instanoe,.to clear a snow-bank in winter timeby raising the vertically-sliding bar H and placing the pin K in one of the holes J.

What I Claim as my invention isi. In a sliding and swinging gate, a hinged Carrier-frame comprising separated upright bars, a horizontal bar secured between at the upper end and extending upon opposite sides thereof and separated diagonal brace-bars, in combination with the gate proper, slidingly secured to said frame between said separated bars.

2. In a sliding and swinging gate,Y a hinged carrier-frame comprising the separated upright bars a a', the horizontal bar b secured between at the upper end and extending' upon opposite sides thereof, and the separated diagonal braoe-bars c c' in combination with the gate D7 sliding between the separated bars of the carrier and comprising the rails d and end uprights e and f, the latter having its sides fiuslrwith the sides of the rail, and the antifriotion-rolls g and h on the upper and lower part of the carrier upon which the rails of the gate bear.

3. In a sliding and swinging gate the combination with a Carrier-frame and the gate proper slidingly secured thereto of a post having the vertically-adjustable bar secured thereto to which said carrier-frame is hinged.

. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES E. LUTZ, AUSTIN LUTZ.

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