US636092A - Gate. - Google Patents

Description

No. 636,092. Patented Oct. 3|, |899.

" J. A. WELCH.

' GATE.

(Appumin mea July 21, 1899.)

(No Model.)

AEErcE.

PATENT JOHN A. WELCH, OF AUSTIN, MISSOURI.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,092, dated October 31, 1899.

Application filed July 21, 1899. Serial No. 724,627. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. WELCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Austin, in the county of Cass and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in gates; and it" consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gate embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional-view of a part of the gate-operating mechanism. Fig. 3 is a plan vi'eW of a plate carried by one of the gate-posts. Fig. et is a detail view showing the form of catch with which the gate-latch engages, and is a detail perspective View of the housing or cover for a part of the gate-operating mechanism.

A refers to one of the gate-posts, which is provided with a recess a, having therein a depression a' and inclined portions a2, upon which the gate-latch will ride before entering the recess or depression d'. The upper portion of the recess d is constructed to present a central depending portion immediately above the depression o' and inclinations which springdownwardly therefrom, as will more fulljygappear -jby reference to Fig. 4 of the dIlLWllgSq' 'j The latch-post A hasnear its ibase acrosspiece A', the ends of which arei'nclineddownward, and upon said cross-pieceandthe catch the gate is adapted to rest when'gclosed.

To the gate-post B, located on the opposite side of the gateway from the latch-post A, is rigidly secured a plate B', said plate having near its central portion a rectangular opening, through which the upper end of the post passes. The plate is provided with a slot B2, the sides of which converge and join at the front portion of the. plate, and `said plate is also provided with a recess'b',which is adapted The forward portion of theplate B' is angular and its rear portion is semicircular, as vshown in Fig. 3, which construction provides at the junction of the circularfpart with the angular sides laterally-projecting portions, against which a lever or bar D will abut to limit the swinging movement'of the Vgate and lever.

The gate C is preferably made of gas-pipe or other tubular material, and the end bar c of the frame thereof inclines, as shown, and projects above and below the horizontal bars of the gate. The lower end of the bar c passes through an eyebolt near the base of the post B, and the upper end passes through the slot.

B2 and projects slightly above the plate B',

so as to engage with a lever pivoted on a line with the post B. To the front end of the gate is pivoted a suitably-constructedlatch.

Above the rectangular portion of the post B, whereon is secured the plate B', said post is reduced to provide a pivot-pin d, and upon said pivot-pin is fulcrumed a bar or lever D, having through one end an elongated slot CZ', through which the upper end of the endfbar of the gate passes. The rear portion of the bar D is cut away beyond the plate,fso as to receive in said cut-away or recessed portion a bolt D', said bolt being supported in suitable bearings and having thereon a spring, the tendencyof which is to shoot the bolttoward the gate, so that its end may enter the recess b' in the plate. The rear end of the bolt is bent so as to extend upward, passes jthrough an opening d2 in the bar D, and has attached thereto strings or cords for retracting the bolt. 'Immediately above the bar D is a Washer e, and above said Washer on the pin d is a bar E, which has therethrough a slot e', and an opening through which passes a bolt F, said bolt having a rectangular head,

vand an opening f, through which are guided the cords attached to its upwardly-projecting end. The boltFhas osets f' and belowsaid offsets a stem with a threaded end for the reception of a nut.

Upon the bolt F, above the reduced end of the bar D, are the inner'ends of rodsG G, said rodsbeingvheld in pivotal engagement withthe bar D. These rods pass `through openings in posts I-I H, located adjacent to the gateway, and the flexible connections or cords, which extend from the bolt D' through the head of the bolt F, are guided through suitable staples or eyes carried by the rods G and depend through the looped ends thereof. When the latch is drawn out of the recess IOO b, the lever or bar D may be swung upon its pivot, and its swinging movement is limited by the depending portion thereof engaging one of the projecting portions of the plate, thereby preventing the lever from assuming a position or angle which would renderit diiicnlt to operate the same by the rod.

To the bar D may be attached a suitable housing comprising a pair of inclined boards, which are attached to strap-iron supports, the horizontal portions thereof being attached to the sides or upper portion of the bar D, so that said housing will move in unison with the bar and cover the parts carried thereby, so as to protect them from the weather.

In operation,supposing the gate to be closed, a person in a vehicle or on horseback approaching the gate draws upon the flexible connection which depends from the rod G, which draws the bolt out of the recess b in the plate B'. Then by drawing upon the i'leXible connection or rod G the end of the bar D to which the rod G is connected is moved toward the operator and the other end carries the end bar of the gate into one of the inclined portions of the slot, so that the forward end of the gate will be raised, which frees the latch from its catch and changes the center of gravity of the gate, so that it will swing open. When it is desired to close the gate, the opposite rod is drawn upon, which will cause the gate to swing on aline with the posts, the bolt automatically engaging its recess to hold the bar D on a line with the gate. A person on foot can open the gate by simply raising the latch and pressing upon the gate, and after said person has passed through the gateway the gate will automatically close. By having the end bar of ihe gate inclined from its base outward there is no necessity of providing latches on the posts H, as the center of gravity is changed, so that the gate will remain open until the rods G are moved to bring the lever or bar D on a line with the fence.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a gate having an end post which inclines away from the post to which it is attached, a plate carried by the gate-post and provided with an angular slot on one side of its center and on its opposite side a bolt-recess, a bar pivoted to the gatepost, above the plate, said bar having at one end an elongated slot and at the other end operating-rods which are pivoted thereto, a spring-actuated bolt carried by said pivoted bar, a brace-bar pivoted at one end to the gate-post and secured at the other end to the bolt on which the operating-rods are pivoted, said bolt having an aperture therethrough, flexible connections attached to the springactuated bolt and to the gate-operating rods which extend from the pivoted bar on each side of the gate, the parts being organized substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with a swinging gate having an inclined end bar, of a plate attached to the upper end of a fence-post and provided with a slot the sides of which converge and join, and opposite the slot with a recess, a bar pivoted above the plate and provided at one end with a slot, the end bar of the gate engaging the plate and bar by being passed through the slots therein, a bolt carried by the bar, a spring for moving the bolt towa'rd the plate, rods attached to the bar and flexible connections secured to the bolt and to the rods, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with agate, of a fencepost provided with a plate having an angular slot through which one of the end bars of the gate passes, the plate having shoulders adjacent to the ends of the angular slot, and a semicircular portion between said shoulders, a lever pivoted to the fence-post above the plate, said'lever having a depending portion which overlies the semicircular portion of the plate so that the lever will abut against the shoulders before the end bar of the gate reaches the end of the slot.

et. In gate-operating mechanism, the combination with a swinging gate and its guideplate, of a lever which engages the gate and swings horizontally over the guide-plate, a latch carried by the lever for engagement with a recess in the guide-plate, said latch having a vertical end which passes through an opening in the lever, a bolt attached to the end of the lever said bolt having a guideopening, rods connected to the lever by the bolt,ilexible connections attached to the latch guided by the opening in the bolt and connected to the rods, a bar mounted upon the same pivot and attached to the bolt, said bar having a slot through which passes the vertical end of the latch-bar, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JNO. A. WELCH.

Witnesses:

J. P. HACHENBERG, A. E. SoHooLEY.

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