US1215728A - Gate. - Google Patents

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S. A. SLAUSON.

GATE.

APPLICATION UNE 25; 1913. 1,215,728. Patented Feb. 13,1917.

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GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25. I913- Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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STEPHEN A. SLA'USON, 0F CEDAR BAPIDQ IQWA.

GATE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

lat nted n e-13, 1911- Application vfiled June 25, 191.3. Serial No. 775,827.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN A. SLA soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented certain new Gates, of which.

and useful Improvements in the following 1s a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying of my invention are the provision of a gate which may readily be swung in either d1I8C-' tion and automaticallyreturned to place, means for adjusting the pivotal gatepost vertically, means for adjusting longitudinally the horizontal tubes in order to stretch or slacken the wire netting, and other de-' tails which will appear from the following specification and claims.

I have illustrated my invention in connection with a gate of the so-called folding swing type in which horizontal bars are pivotally connected at their ends to two vertical gate posts, thus permitting the free or latch end of the gate to be raised vertically and retained in such a position.

In the drawings I Figure 1 is a. side elevation "of my improved gate in its normal position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my improved gate with the latchend elevated.

Fig. '8 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through'the fence postshowing any improved hanger, the section being taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. i.

4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line H of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical'sectional view through the gate post. l I p 4 t Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the gateshowing the spacer bars positioned midway the-endso'f the gate.

Fig; 7 is anen'large'd side view oftheexpander pivotally connecting *the *horizontal tubular bars to theverticalposts. v

' Fig. -8' is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the expander shown in Fig. 7. In the drawings, the letters A, 13, indicate two vertical fence :posts between which my gate is hung. Thegate itself com-prisesin 'genera l two vertical tubular =gate posts C, '1), connected and hcld in spaced relation byztwo horizon al t bular ba E, F The at h nging en at the'he iz n e-l ba s 11. re inserted in ekete 1 an f hich r d and stradd the t bu ar pe s G. Bolts 3 are passed through the f rked ends nd form pivo al conn ctions betwee t e horizontal bars nd e p t O- The 919- posite nds of th b s 15, are elidably carried within the expand e nd the nd f hich. a fo ked to pa ial y ncircle the post D. Bolts 6 are passed thro gh the p t D an he fo ked ds of the e p nd e thereby p oviding piv tal connections between the horizontal bars and the post D- I 1 r A wir n tt ng 7 is st e ched etwe n e series of hooks .8 positioned in the upright posts C and 'D- 'F gl e t lu t a e t manner of ec r ng" the e ke in Pl ce- Holes 9 aredrilled through the inner sides of the tu ular p sts f a diamet eq al that of th hooks 8, hes b ing, wh n rst plate in p sit n. straight reds l0 Di ctly pnesite the ho es 9. a c nd s t 11 are drilled in alin ment with th hol 9 and of a di met r s ight y gr at r than tha of th heads-1:2 formed on th ho ks T e headed rods 10 are then inserted from the outer sides of the posts and the ends of the rods ent ever to form thehooks 8. As a result of this 'manner of mounting the wire carry.- sho ks" the outer wall of the post D is Smooth and has no projection as is the case when bolts are passed through'both walls of the posts, or where the wires themselves are wrapped around the post t0 secure the netinzplace. r or The post 5D is .rotatably carried 'by mo hangers 13. V :Studs 14 are tapped into the rear facesiof the hangers andeX-tend through the'fence post B. "Nu tsand washers 1'5 and 16 are placed on (the studs at each side of v the fence post :thus providing an adjustable support ivhcreby "the hangers may readily be moved toward or away from .the'

13do not quite encircle i 7 posts. The hangers U V the post D,fbeing provided with an opening 17 o'f a width sufficient e0 pass over the hooks 8, thus permitting the post D to move up or downin the hangers without-inter ference. A pin 19 is passed throughthelupright post D and rests up'on the upper face of the clinedlor cam-shaped as at 18so that when the post isrotated in swinging the gateopen hanger 13, this surface being 111-.

it is raised-through the medium .:of the pin and the tendency is constantly to close the gate. In order that the gate may be held in a wide open position when desired, a notch or groove 20 is formed in the top or rear of the inclined surface 18 so that when thepin is rotated to a angles to that which it one end will drop into the groove 20 and hold the gate in open position. A slight force is then necessary to move the pin out of the groove and close the gate. The pin 19 is connected to a convenient point in the post D by means of a chain 21 and a series of pin-receiving holes 22 are drilled in the post so as to provide vertical adjustment of this end of the gate. It is for this reason that the opening 17 is provided in the hangers so as to permit the post to be moved up or down without interference with the wirecarrying hooks 8.

The expanders which connect the horizontal bars with the posts C and D are shown in enlarged views Figs. 7 and 8. A description of one will serve for both. The horizontal tubular bar E extends within the tubular opening in the expander 4 and is free to slide therein. The opposite end of the expander is forked out as at 23 to receive the vertical post D, holes 24 being formed in the ends of the forks through which the pivot bolts 6 are inserted. The tube E is secured in the expander in the following way: A vertical pin 25 extends through a hole drilled in the tube E and is provided at its upper end with an enlarged head 26; After being placed in positions the lower end of the rod 25 is headed over as at 27 to secure it in position. A longitudinal slot is formed in the casting within which the pin can slide. Two upright lugs 28 and 29 extend from the expander casting 4: at each end of the slot, the lug 28 being formed with an opening to receive the bolt 30, and the lug 29 being formed with a recess 31 to receive the end of the bolt and form an end thrust bearing. The head 26 is threaded to receive the threaded rod 30 position at right normally occupies,

and it is obvious that, when by means of a wrench applied to the squared head 32 the rod is turned in one direction, the head 26 will move, together with the tube E, in one direction, whereas turning the rod in the opposite direction will reverse the movement of the tube. A simple and easily adjustable joint is thus provided by which the length of the tubes E and F may be readily varied, either shortened for slackening the wire mesh 7 or lengthened for tightening it.

A depending lug 33 is formed on the upper expander casting and receives one end of a heavy coil spring 34, the other end of which is connected by a wire 35 to a lug 36 formed on the casting 2. The spring normally tends to elevate the latch endof the gate to a position such as shown in Fig. 2.

above the bar E and the wire 40 strung be- I tween the posts below the bar F. In order to space the vertical angle pieces 37 I have inserted between their parallel faces a series of tubular spacers 41 through which extend rivets or bolts 12. In this way a rigid structure is formed which clamps tightly upon the wires and also engages the horizontal bars E and F, but, at the same time, permits suflicient movement of the bars to permit the elevation of the latch end of the gate.

In order to hold the latch end of the gate down, as shown in Fig. 1, against the action of the spring 34, I have provided a looped wire 43 which is secured at its ends to the supports 37 directly above the bar F at each side of the gate. The loop end of the wire extends toward the latch end of the gate and up over the casting 1. The upper edge of the casting 1 is provided with a series of notches 414 in which the looped end of the wire 43 operates. By moving the looped end of the wire 4-3 from one notch to another, various adjustments of the front end of the gate may be obtained.

I have indicated a gate latching mechanism by the letter G, though any other form may be used.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a folding swinging wire gate, of vertical wire-carrying posts, horizontal bars, socket members receiving the ends of the horizontal bars and pivotally connected with the vertical posts, and a resilient connector between and uniting two of the diagonally disposed sockets whereby the tendency of the gate. V

2. A gate having in combination a frame comprising an upper horizontal bar, a lower horizontal bar, bars of which one is arranged at the ver tically movable end of the gate and another is arranged at the hinging end, the vertical bars being each hinged to each of the horiis to normally elevate one end zontal bars, an elastically extensible tension device arranged to tend to lift one end of said frame relatively to the other, and an adjustable controlling device arranged to permit the vertically movable end bar to be bodily raised and alsoto positively stop the rising of said bar at any of several points.

3. A gate having a longitudinal exten-- formed with sible parallel-rule-like frame vertical bars and parallel horizontal bars hinged together, means for a series of parallel vertical supporting the a stationary support and hinging it upon an approximately vertical axis, and means for rigidly holding the other end of the frame in either of several positions vertically relatively to the hinged end.

5. A gate having a longitudinal extensible parallel-rule-like frame formed with vertical bars and parallel horizontal bars hinged together, means for hinging one end of said frame on an approximately vertical axis, means for holding the horizontally swinging end of the frame in either of several positions vertically relatively to the hinged end, and means for automatically causing the swinging end to move horizontally toward a predetermined vertical plane through the hinge axis.

6. A gate having a longitudinally extensible parallel-rule-like frame formed of,

horizontal bars and vertical end bars pivotally connected to the horizontal bars and adjustable toward and from each other, and

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a wire netting having mesh wires and horizontal strand wires which are secured to the said adjustable end bars.

7. A gate having a vertical bar at the hinging end, the horizontal bars, a relatively stationary fastening device for the swinging end, a vertical bar at the swinging end of the gate engaged by said fastening device, a wire netting in the panel space surrounded by the said horizontal bars and the said end bars, open hooks attached to the inner faces of the vertical bars and engaged by the strands of the said netting, and means for adjusting said vertical bars away from one another to maintain the tension of the said netting and prevent the escape of its strands from the said hooks.

S. A gate having a parallel-rule-like frame comprising the vertical end bars, the horizontal bars and the forked brackets at the ends of the horizontal bars rigid therewith and each pivoted to one of the end bars each horizontal bar being slidable relatively to the bracket at one of its ends, and means for locking the sliding bars, after adjustment, to their brackets.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN A. SLAUSON. Witnesses:

M. R. ZILA, G. P. LINVILLE.

Washington, D. G.

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