US112762A - Improvement in gates - Google Patents

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@anni affita GLAIBORNE WRIGHT,

or MASON, rLLINois.

tenets Patent No'. 112,762, 1aed m8101114, 1811.

IMPRovEMEN-r 1N GATES.

. The Schedule referred to in these Letters '.Eatent making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, QLAIBORNEL Wnrennbf Mason, in the county of Edingham and lin the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the'accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of thisspecication.

The nature of myinvention consists in the construction and arrangement of a gate, as will be hereinafter Ignore fully set forth. Y

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which myinvention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation. referring to the annexed drawing, in Which- Figure 1 is a side view, and

VFigure 2 au end view of my gate, thrown open.

A A represents the gate-posts, and

B, the gate.

This gate is provided with an upright post, C, at a suitable distance -from thev inner end ofthe gate, so that the distance' between said post and the outer end of 'the gate will be equal Ato the distance between the gateposts.

The lower end of the post C has a pivot, a, inserted in a suitableV bearing at the foot of one of the posts A, and the post C is furtherehinged at or near thehpper edge of the gate to the same gate-post. rIhus the weight of the gate is thrown entirely on the foot, and the hinges relieved from any pressure, while the horizontal boards of the gate, passing beyond the' point of bearing, prevent the gate from sagging; and in addition thereto, a box, D, is formed on the -inner end of the gate, to make as perfect a balance as possible.

At a suitable pointin the gate B isjpivoted a latch, E, the inner end of which is longer or heavier than the outer end, so as to throw said outer end upward and latch the gate, when closed, from underneath, on the hook d. A

When the gate is thrown open the inner end of the4 piece, H, placed at an angle with the gate, and through each end of said cross-piece pass two cords e down to the inner side of the latch E. g

One of the cords at each end of the cross-piece H .passes in each direction, o'r one to each side of the gate, and is attached to the upper end of a sword or lever G, the lower end of which is pivoted at or near the foot of posts I, placed a suitable distance from the gate for this purpose.

The gate may be opened or closed from either side by pulling on the respective sword, which, by means of the connecting cord, first releases the 4latch and then turns the gate on its pivot.

To' insure the perfect closing of the gate'aweight, J, is attached to a cord j; which passes through a board in the fence and is attached to the inner end of the gate, and thus will close the gate as soon as the 'latch is released.`

Having thus fully describedmy invention,

.W'hat I claim as new, .and desire to secure by 'Letters Patent, is 'l 4 Incombination with the gate B, with its post C and latch E, the cross-piece H, cords ee, and swords or lev-v ers G G, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereuntoset my hand this 17th dayof December,

. Witnesses: l WM. Marrnnws, N. B. THIsTLEWooD.

OLAIBORNE WRIGHT.

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