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US810064A
US810064A US26820805A US1905268208A US810064A US 810064 A US810064 A US 810064A US 26820805 A US26820805 A US 26820805A US 1905268208 A US1905268208 A US 1905268208A US 810064 A US810064 A US 810064A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F13/00—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions
    • E01F13/04—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions movable to allow or prevent passage
    • E01F13/08—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions movable to allow or prevent passage by swinging into closed position about a transverse axis situated in the road surface, e.g. tiltable sections of the road surface, tiltable parking posts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
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  • This invention embodies improvements in that type of cattle-guards particularly designed to be placed at the crossing of a railroad-track or used in a similar capacity to prevent cattle from going onto the track.
  • the invention includes generally a movable platform across the track and a gate or gates operably connected therewith so as to be actuated and raised should the cattle step upon the movable platform in attempting to wander on the track.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing a cattle-guard embodying the invention, the gates being disposed in their normal position or lowere to lie out of the path of movement of the rolling-stock passing over the track.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view, the movable platform of the guard being depressed or lowered so as to raise the gates into operative position.
  • Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a cattle-guard such as embodied in this invention.
  • Fig. 4 isa vertical longitudinal sectional view.
  • two cattle-guards such as embodied in the invention are preferably located at opposite sides of a railroad-crossing, leaving sufiicient room for wagons to cross.
  • the numeral 1 designates a movable platform composed of a number of boards or planks or constructed in any suitable way, said platform being pivotally sup ported at one side, as shown at 2, by being secured to the cross-ties of the track or in any other way suitable for the purposes.
  • the side of the platform 1 opposite that pivotally supported at 2 is pivotally connected with the sides of a gate 3, said ate 3 being adapted to assume a horizontal position between the rails of the track, as shown most clearly in the drawings.
  • the sides of the gate 3, which gate may be made of any suitable construction within the contemplation of the invention, are pivotally mounted upon a rockshaft 4, the latter having cranks 5 at its ends, said cranks being pivotally connected with suitable supports in the length of the track 6.
  • the pivotal connection between the platform 1 and the gate 3 (indicated at 7) admits of operation of the gate in such a manner that when the platform 1 is forced downwardly or depressed the gate 3, normally resting fiat upon the ties of the track, will be elevated and will prevent the animal actuating the platform 1 from going onto the track in an obvious manner.
  • auxiliary gates 3 of virtually the same construction as the gate 3, but narrower, will be arranged at opposite sides of the track 6, being mount ⁇ ed upon the shaft 4 in exactly the same way as described with reference to the gate 3.
  • the gates 3 and 3 constitute a single guard when operably connected with the platform 1, as hereinbefore set forth.
  • the severalgates 3 and 3 shall be provided with barbed wires or the like, so as to effectively prevent the cattle from trying to pass the gates after the latter have been raised.
  • the rollin -stock may of course pass over the guard under normal conditions, as the gate 3 and 3 normally assume horizontal positions below the level of the rails of the track 6.

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No. 810,064. PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.
W. D. LINSGOTTH CATTLE GUARD.
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CATTLE-GUARD.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Jan. 16, 1906.
Application filed July 8, 1905. Serial No. 268,208.
To all whom, it may concern:
Be it known that 1, WILLIAM D. LINsooTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Piedmont, in the county of Meade and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CattleGuards, of which the following is a specification.
This invention embodies improvements in that type of cattle-guards particularly designed to be placed at the crossing of a railroad-track or used in a similar capacity to prevent cattle from going onto the track.
The invention includes generally a movable platform across the track and a gate or gates operably connected therewith so as to be actuated and raised should the cattle step upon the movable platform in attempting to wander on the track.
For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for efiecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawin s, in which Figure 1 is a view showing a cattle-guard embodying the invention, the gates being disposed in their normal position or lowere to lie out of the path of movement of the rolling-stock passing over the track. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, the movable platform of the guard being depressed or lowered so as to raise the gates into operative position. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a cattle-guard such as embodied in this invention. Fig. 4 isa vertical longitudinal sectional view.
Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the'same reference characters.
In one of the preferred uses of the invention two cattle-guards such as embodied in the invention are preferably located at opposite sides of a railroad-crossing, leaving sufiicient room for wagons to cross.
Specifically describing the construction of the guard, the numeral 1 designates a movable platform composed of a number of boards or planks or constructed in any suitable way, said platform being pivotally sup ported at one side, as shown at 2, by being secured to the cross-ties of the track or in any other way suitable for the purposes. The side of the platform 1 opposite that pivotally supported at 2 is pivotally connected with the sides of a gate 3, said ate 3 being adapted to assume a horizontal position between the rails of the track, as shown most clearly in the drawings. The sides of the gate 3, which gate may be made of any suitable construction within the contemplation of the invention, are pivotally mounted upon a rockshaft 4, the latter having cranks 5 at its ends, said cranks being pivotally connected with suitable supports in the length of the track 6. The pivotal connection between the platform 1 and the gate 3 (indicated at 7) admits of operation of the gate in such a manner that when the platform 1 is forced downwardly or depressed the gate 3, normally resting fiat upon the ties of the track, will be elevated and will prevent the animal actuating the platform 1 from going onto the track in an obvious manner. In the drawings auxiliary gates 3, of virtually the same construction as the gate 3, but narrower, will be arranged at opposite sides of the track 6, being mount} ed upon the shaft 4 in exactly the same way as described with reference to the gate 3.
The gates 3 and 3 constitute a single guard when operably connected with the platform 1, as hereinbefore set forth.
It is designed that the severalgates 3 and 3 shall be provided with barbed wires or the like, so as to effectively prevent the cattle from trying to pass the gates after the latter have been raised.
The rollin -stock may of course pass over the guard under normal conditions, as the gate 3 and 3 normally assume horizontal positions below the level of the rails of the track 6.
It will be seen that the construction of the guard hereinbefore set forth is very simple and practical and may be very cheaply made, being extremely effective in accomplishing the desired results.
Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is- In a cattleguard, the combination of a movable platform, a gate normally in horizontal position and embodying sides pivotally connected at one end with the platform, and a rock-shaft having pivotal connection with the sides of the gate between the ends of the latter, said rock-shaft having end cranks pivotally mounted in suitable supports.
In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.
WILLIAM D. LINSCOTT. [L. s.]
Witnesses:
O. L. COOPER, A. L. Lewis.
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