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Patented May 9, I889. R. M. TEAGUE.

' GATE.

(Application filed Dec. 29, 1898.)

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Patented May 9, I899. B. M. 'TEAGUE.

GATE.

(Application filed Dec. 29, 1898.)

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ROBERT M. TEAGUE, OF BRENT-1AM, TEXAS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,702, dated May 9, 1899. Application filed December 29, 1893. Serial No. 700,625. (No modelJ T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it-known that 1, ROBERT M. TEAGUE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Brenham, in the county of Washington and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gates, and particularly to means for opening and closing the same; and the intent and purpose of the improved arrangement is to dispense entirely with the ordinary gate-latch and substitute therefor an opening and closing device connected to the gate adjacent the rear end and adapted to be operated by levers on either side to open or close it.

The invention consists of the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is,

a perspective view of a gate embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the gate and improved parts. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the opening and closing mechanism and the gate in connection therewith,

v showing the arrangement of the parts when operated to open the gate. Fig. 4 represents detail perspective views of the parts of the opening and closing device disconnected.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar numerals are utilized to indicate corresponding parts in the several views, the numeral 1 designates a gate of any preferred form of construction and hinged to a post 2. The post 2 may form one end of a fence-panel, and adjacent the opposite free end of the gate an-- other post is intended to be located, though not shown, as such provision will be readily understood by any one skilled in the art.

Movably secured to one side of the gate, near its hinged end, is one end of a gate-actuating bar or lever 3, having an opposite looped or broadened end 4. The bifurcated end 5 of a fulcrum-bar 6 is movably attached to the bar or lever 3 slightlyin advance of the looped or broadened end 4 of the latter, the arms formed by the bifurcation of the bar 6 having upturned ends 7, which embrace the opposite sides of the bar or lever 3, and through said ends and latter bar is inserted a pivot-bolt 8. The other end of the fulcrum-bar 6 is movably attached to a short movable fulcrumpost 9, situated at a suitable distance from the post 2, and to the pivot-bolt 8 is secured a rod 10, which projects upwardly and has its upper end connected to the inner opposing ends of operating-levers 11 and 12 by a yoke 13 and chains 13. The levers 11 and 12 are fulcrumed in the upper ends of posts 14 and 15 on either side of the gate, and in the outer V ends of said levers are pendent cords or analogons devices 16.

The bifurcated end 5 of the f nlcrum-ba'r 6 is located immediately under and forms a bearing for the looped or broadened end 4 of the actuating bar or lever 3, and consequently a force exerted directly on the gate from "either side by stock or persons to open the same will meet with resistance in one direction by the downward pressure of the said looped or broadened end 4 of the bar or lever 3 on the bifurcated end 5 of bar or lever 6 and in a reverse direction by a limitation of movement of the gate by the connected levers 3 and 6. It will be observed, therefore, that the gate opens in one direction only, and to accomplish the opening operation the outer end of either one of the levers 11 and 12 is pulled downwardly and the rod 10 thereby drawn upwardly, which elevates both levers 3 and 6 at their pivotal point, as shown by Fig. 3, and causes the said lever 3 to gradually pull open the gate, as shown by Fig. 2,

andthrow the f nlcrum-bar 6 over its fulcrum-- post. When the gate is open, the outer ends of the levers 11 and 12 will be restored to their normal condition, owing to the throwing over of the bar 6, and to close the gate 1 the outer end of either one of the latter levers is also pulled down, and the chain 13, attached to the lever operated, will draw up on the yoke 13 and raise the levers 3 and: 6 and until a point is reached beyond the center of operation of the same, when both levers 3 and 6 will drop and close the gate.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that very simple and positively-acting mechanism of a durable nature is provided and employedto open and close a gate, and

the cost of application of the same to any gate now in use, as well as in an initial attachment, is reduced to a minimum.

The looped or broadened end 4 of the lever 3 and the bifurcated end 5 of the lever 6 insure a proper registration of these engaging portions of said levers, and a strong resistance is thereby offered to breakage thereof.

Changes in the proportions and dimensions of the several parts may be made to accommodate various applications without in the least departing from the nature or spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is- The combination with the swinging gate, oppositely-disposed operating-levers connected at their inner ends by means of a chain or the like, a bar fulcrumed at its lower end ROBERT M. TEAGUE.

Witnesses:

REUB DEMENT, R. V. HOFFMANN.

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