US880624A - Gate. - Google Patents

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APTENTED MAR. 3,- 1908.

0. E. BROWN.

, GATE. APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 25.1907.

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GATE.

OLIVER E. BROWN, ANDALUSIA, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

No.l 880,624.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 3, 1908.

Application filed November 25. 1907. Serial No. 403,714.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, OLrvER E. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Andalusia, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in gates, and particularly to a vertically ,movable gate, which can be easily opened or closed.

The object of the invention is the provision of means for facilitating the opening or closing of a gate,

Another object of the invention is the construction of a gate, which comprises a minimum number of parts, is comparatively cheap to manufacture, and eiiicient in o eration.

ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mechanism constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of my improved mechanism, showing the gate in an o ened or raised position. Fig. 3 is a top p an view of the gate when closed. Fig. 4 is a rear end view of the gate closed. Fig. 5 is an enlarged, perspective view of the footdevice carried by the lower end of the levers.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates parallel posts or vertical members between which the front end of the gate is normally positioned. The gate is provided with a vertical end standard 3, projecting a considerable distance above the top board or cleat 4, and is also provided with a central or intermediate vertical standard 3' projecting above said board or cleat 4. The standards 3 and 3 are formed, preferably, of parallel sections or pieces or boards which are spaced apart at their upper ends by filling blocks or boards 5, and bolts or rivets 6 not only secure the filling blocks between the boards or pieces, but also pivotally connect the upper ends of levers 7 to the standards 3 and 3.

The framework, which may be a part of a fence, comprises posts 8 and 9, and an upper, horizontal beam or board 10 and a lower, horizontal beam or board 11.- The levers means of which fastening means said rest is secured to post 9. By reason of the fact that the rest 15 engages the under face of the beam or board 10, a very rigid structure is pro duced, as said beam or board constitutes another means for preventing pivotal movement of the rest upon its fastening means, when the gate is supported upon or strikes' against said rest. e

A pulley-supporting standard 17 is seated in a cut-out portion 18, formed in the upper board or beam 10, and said standard 17 is secured, by any suitable fastening means to said beam or horizontal supporting member 10. The standard 17 is provided with an overhanging block or lateral extension 19 for holding the hook 2O a sufficient distance to one side of said standard 17 and nearly over the levers whereby the raising of the gate from its closed position through the medium of the flexible member or rope 22 is facilitated the rope 22 being secured, preferably, to a staple or hook 23, carried by the intermediate standard 3 and passed through the pulley-block, and its opposite end being of suflicient length to permit the operator to easily grasp the rope and draw downward thereon for swinging the gate upward upon the levers.

I have provided avery simple means for actuating the gate by the foot, and have found, from practical experience that this facilitates the opening and closing of the gate. This means comprises a foot-device (Fig. 5) composed of a piece or block 24, which is provided at its front end with a bifurcated portion 25, which is provided with horizontal registering apertures 27. The lower end of the front lever is pivoted within the bifurcated portion 25 of the foot-piece or member 24, and a bolt or rivet 28 extends through the registering apertures 27 and through an aperture formed in the lower end of the lever. The member 24 is providedwith a rearwardlyextending foot-engaging extension 28, which is also provided with horizontal aperture ting the levers to swing back and forth freely,

and at the same time strengthening the footpiece 24. A suitable fastening means, as for instance, a rivet or bolt is passed through aperture 27 and through the lower end of the rear lever, and pivotally secures said lever to the foot-piece or member.

I have found from practical experience that the operator can easily open a gate when the same is in the position shown in Fig. 1, and can easilT close the gate when the same is in the open position shown in Fig. 2, by merely placing his foot upon the rearward extension 2S and pressing down thereon, the pivots or fastening means 14 constituting the fulcrum of the levers, and the leverage obtained by the downward pressure of the operators foot upon the inner end of the foot-device. The foot-device is also provided with a spaing guide 31, which may be detachably secured to the piece 24, and this guide, is, preferably, of substantially the same width as the post, so that the same will engage the planks or boards of the fence or the framework and thereby prevent the levers 7 from engaging at their lower ends with the post 9 or any other object. Then, again, if the dirt, or the support engaged by the lower end of the gate is destroyed or washed away, the rear end 31 of the guide will engage the post 9 and limit the downward movement of the gate beyond its normal position; the normal position of the gate being ascertained prior to the attachment of the guide block 31 to the piece 24. I also provide a detachable counter-weight 32, for counterbalancing the gate, and thereby making the opening or closing of the same easy.

From the foregoing description, it will be obvious that I have provided two means for opening and closing the gate, to wit: the cable orrope and its cooperating parts, and the foot-device and its cooperating parts; in either instance, the levers perform an important function in the operation. A person can ride up to the gate on horseback, or drive up to the same in a vehicle and easily grasp the cable 22 and open or close the gate; and a pedestrian, or a person on the ground, can operate the gate without touching the cable 22, by merely pressing downward upon the foot-device.

The fact that the foot-device is always to one side of the fulcrum points or pivots 14 of the levers, whether the gate is in an open or closed position, should not be overlooked, as it is by reason of the peculiar structure of the foot-piece that the gate can be swung quickly to different positions.

What I claim is:

1. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination with a support, of levers pivoted intermediate their ends upon said support, a gate pivotally connected to the levers near their upper ends, a foot-device pivotally connected to the lower ends of said levers, said foot device provided with a weight and a guide member, the guide member being capable of limiting pivotal movement of said levers and gate.

2. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination with a support, of a pair of levers pivoted intermediate their ends upon said support, a gate pivotally supported upon said levers, a foot-device comprising a v horizontal piece or block provided with a bifurcated portion upon one end and provided with a foot-engaging extension upon the other end, and one of the levers pivotally :mounted in the bifurcated portion, the other lever pivotally secured to the foot-engaging extension.

3. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination with a support, of levers pivotally mounted upon said support and having their lower ends positioned above the ground, a gate connected to said levers near their upper ends, a foot-device comprising a horizontal member provided with a bifurcated portion at one end and with a rearwardly-extending extension at its opposite end, one of the levers pivotally mounted in the bifurcated portion and the other lever pivotally secured to the extension, and said gate adapted to be swung upon the levers when downward pressure is exerted upon the foot-device.

4. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination with a plurality of posts and a horizontal supporting member carried by said post, of levers connected intermediate their ends to said supporting member, the lower ends of said levers supported above the ground, a foot-device provided with a bifurcated portion and with a rearward eX- tension, one of said levers pivotally mounted in the bifurcated portion and the other lever pivotally secured to the extension intermediate its ends, said foot-device provided with a guide, and the guide adapted to retain the levers awayfrom the post and adapted to limit the pivotal movement of said levers and guide.

5. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination with a su port provided with a post, of levers pivota ly connected to said support, a gate secured to said levers, a foot-device pivotally secured to the lower ends of said levers,said foot-device provided with a bifurcated portion formed upon oneV end and with a rearwardly-extending footengaging portion at its opposite end, said 'foot-device provided with a rectangular the combination with a support, of levers pivotally mounted upon said support, a gate pivotally mounted upon the levers near one end, a foot-piece or member provided with an extension, positioned contiguous to the opposite end of said levers, and one of said levers pivotally mounted between portions of said piece, the other lever pivotally connected to said extension intermediate' its ends, whereby when downward pressure is exerted upon said piece, said gate will be swung upon the support.

7. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination with a support above the ground, of a vertically-movable gate positioned contiguous to said support, said gate provided with vertical standards projecting above the upper portion thereof, a pluralityT of levers pivoted intermediate their ends upon said support, each lever having its upper end positioned in engagement with the upper end of a standard, a bolt extending through each lever and standard and connecting said lever to said standard, afootdevice having portions engaging the sides of said levers below their pivot, and fastening means extending through the levers and through the engaging portions of said footdevice for securing said foot-device to said levers.

8. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination with a post and a horizontal member secured thereto, of a horizontal rest engaging said post below and bearing at its upper edge against the lower portion of said supporting member, fastening means extending through said rest and securing the same to said post, said horizontal member assisting in preventing pivotal movement of said rest upon the post and the fastening means, said rest projecting to one side of said post and terminating at one end in the same horizontal plane in which one side of said post is formed, a vertically-movable gate supported upon said horizontal supporting member and adapted to swing above and rest upon said rest.

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

OLIVER E. BROWN.

Witnesses FRANK BARTON, ERNEST SNELL.

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