US378275A - William e - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

W. R. WHITE.

GATE.

No. 378,275. Patented Feb. 21,1888.

U h I UN rrnn Srrrrns IVILLIAM It. \VHIIE, OF NEOGA, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

SPEUIFICihTION forming part of Letters Patent F0. 3i8,275, dated February 21, 1888.

Application filed August 3, 1856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM R. Written, of Neoga, in the county of Cumberland and State of Illinois, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates, in general, 'DOIIDPIOVG ments in sliding gates of that particular class wherein a gate is operated and controlled by levers; and the novelty consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of' the several parts for service, substantially as hereinafter specifically set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein similar letters of reference denote similar parts, Figure 1 represents a plan view of a gate and section of a fence constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, in which the gate is shown by full lines in closed position and by dotted lines in open position. Fig. 3 represents a sectional view taken on the line was of Fig. 2, showing the means whercby'the gate is operated.

In the present embodiment of my invention A and B designate the front and rear posts of the gateway, which are respectively placed at the oppositcsides of a roadway or other point desired to be closed by the gate.

0 designates a post, which is placed in alignment with said posts A and B in rear of the latter, and serves the double functions of a support for one end of the rails d of the fence D and a support to which one of the rollers that support the gate is pivoted.

E designates the gate, which consists in the usual longitudinal rails, e, transverse rails e, and braces 6 I preferably make the two upper of the rails a somewhat thicker than the remaining rails comprised in the gate, place them at a distance from each other corresponding to the diameter of the rollers upon which the gate moves, and provide them upon their adjacent edges with projecting ledges e" e, that are placed, in practice, in peripheral grooves f, formed in the gate-supporting rollers F E, which are pivoted to the posts B and C, respectively. The ledges e 6* are placed on the sides of the longitudinal rails opposite the uprights or transverse rails 0, so that the gate may freely travel past the rollers without Serial No. 203,791. (X0 model.)

the uprights interfering therewith or having to be cut away specially to allow such movement. The ledges are formed by ordinary lumber (boards) secured to the longitudinal rails opposite the rollers and give additional strength to the rails which bear the weight of the gate, besides serving as the rails for the rollers to travel upon.

I preferably bevel the side walls of the groovesf of the rollers F F in order to lessen, as far as is practicable, the contact between said sides and the ledges e 6.

By reference to the drawings it will be observed that the rails (I of the fence D terminate at the post 0 and that the rear end of the gate E extends beyond its postB to thepost 0 when said gate is in closed position. I deem this construction of importance, as I am enabled thereby to dispense with the entire fence panel, which otherwise would extend between said posts 13 and C, andto cause the gate itself to close said opening.

I hold the gate in its normal vertical position by ahook, b, which extends from the post B at the lower end thereof and engages the outer surface of the lower rail, 6, as shown. I also provide that one or more of said rails 6 shall project somewhat at the forward end of the gate to engage recesses a, formed in the post A, whereby the gate is held against swinging or turning when closed.

I operate the gate back and forth upon its rollers in and by the following manner and means, to wit:

G designates a swinging rod or bar, one end of which (the lower) is pivoted to the gate, near the bottom thereof, at a point in advance of the post B when said gate is in closed position, while the opposite end of said rod or bar G is pivoted to the forward end of a lever, H, which projects forward from and is pivoted to the post 0 near the upper end thereof.

I I designate laterally-projecting levers, which are fulcrumed in the top of supports K K, which are placed atopposite sides and slight-lyin rear of the post B. Theinner ends of the levers I I are connected by links k in with the lever II, while their opposite outer ends are provided with pendent pulls 7; k whereby to operate said levers.

The operation of my improved gate is as follows: Said gate being closed, a downward pressure upon the outer ends of either of the levers I I will operate to raise the lever H, and thereby, through the bar or rod G, draw the gate backward or open. \Vhen open, the above operation is repeated, and the gate will close.

If desired, the post 13 may be provided at its top with a transversely-extending timber, to the outer ends of which, at each side of said post, the levers I I may be fulcrnmed; also, that the lever H maybe pivoted at its end to the post B, or to a bracket secured thereto and extending therefrom.

I am aware that it is old in that class of gates which are opened by a downward pull upon the ends of oppositely-extending opening-levers and closed by an upward push upon the same to connectsueh levers to a lever piv oted to the fence, which lever is connected with a link pivoted to the front edge of the gate; but such construction is open to the objection that a weak person often can not close the gate after opening it, owing to the muscular exertion required for the upward push.

I am also aware that it is old in gates both opened and closed by downward movement of the ends of the oppositely-extending operating arms or levers to connect such arms or levers with a link attached to the gate by means of a vertically-reciprocating rod guided by and traveling in eyes on a post to which the said operatinglevers are pivoted, such a construction beingillustrated in my Patent No. 258,517, granted May 23,1882; but it is often found difficult with such a construction to get the requisite amount of motion to open and close along gate, while the vertical rod frequently binds in the guidingreyes by reason of its becoming bent or the post warping, so as to throwthe eyes out of line. These difficulties, as well as those hercinbefore pointed out, I entirely overcome by my present invention, wherein the vertical sliding rod and the guiding-eyes therefor are dispensed with, and in place thereof is interposed the lever H between the operating-levers I I and the link G, which is connected to the gate to move past post 13 as it opens and closes, the levers I I being connected to lever H near its fulcrum, thereby permittingthe gate to be moved in both directions by a short downward movement of the outer ends of the operating arms or levers.

IVithout limiting myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts shown, I elai|n+ The combination, with the sliding gate, the posts B and 'O, and the rollers carried by said posts, upon which the gate is supported, of the swinging rod or link G, pivoted to the gate, near the bottom thereof, at a point in front of post I3, when the gate is closed, and arranged to have its lower end move past said post as the gate opens and closes, a horizontal lever, H, pivoted at one end to post 0 and pivotally connected at the other end with red G, and the gate-opening levers I I, pivoted upon opposite sides of the gate and flexibly connected with lever II near its fulcrum, said parts being arranged substantiallyas described, whereby the gate may be both opened and closed by a short downward pull upon the outer end of either of the opening-levers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence oftwosubscribing witnesses.

' \VM. R. \V H ITE.

IVltnesses:

\V. W'. WHITNEY, PHILIP HOFFMAN.

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