US1247817A - Gate. - Google Patents

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W. E. GILKEY.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED APII. I8, |917.

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INVENTOFI WITNESSES ATTORNEY Vprovide a pair of y n y bersco-actlng to close the gateway whenz 1n" operative position "and arranged to auto-r j WILLIeM n.einnnigor now', WASHINGTON. Y

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. Applieatibn med April 18,1917." serial No. ieaoai.

To all whom z'tmag/ concern.' y

Beit known that I,- l/VILLIAM E. Gruner,

a citizen of the United States, residing at"` Bow, in the county of Skagit and State of Washington', have inventedcertain new and useful improvements in Gates, cf which the `following is a specification.

particularly to an improved gate forproviding an obstruction to gateways where-` by cattle will be prevented from passing through the-gateway, while the construction of the gate will permit automobiles and similar vehicles to pass through the gate- This invention relates to gates and more vehicle to open the gate.` e r n One of the objects of the inventionis to' complementary gate memmaticallyl openV and closeV when an automobile passes through the gateway.

r Afurther object of this invention is the provision of a gate which consists of comparatively struction, withstand few parts and is simple in conbut durable and well adapted to the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full' description of n the invention and theadvantages and merits thereof, Areference is to be had to the tion and the accompanying drawings, where.- `in is illustrated the Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through the gate constructed in accordance with my invention. n Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section.

Referring to the drawing, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, and in which like numeralsof `reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the gateposts land 2 are spaced apart the requiredmdistance to form the desired width of gateway and these gate posts support the fence boards 3 in the usual manner. i

Between the gate posts, I have provided a frame which 1s sunk partially into the ground and the same consists of the side stringersi and 5 and a central Stringer 6. The ends of these stringers are fastened to the end cross-pieces 7, the latter being sunk into the ground and attached to the lower edges 0f the Supports aslearly Shown by leach endof the trame, `posed tread piece 10. i the upper edgesot' the stringere is a plu- 11, 'the same having `the tread boards be presently described. way without the` necessity'of stopping the vhinges 12, while `edges of which to the beveled vdotted lines in Fig.` 1. following descrip wardly, the slats 16v lit Vthetread boards1l,ftln1s providing a com-` preferred form ot my .y invention, in which; l

r the gateway.

Fig. 1. Each terminal ofeach Stringer has its upper edge cut away at an angle thus providing thebeveled ends Sand 9 for each Stringer. Fixed to vthese beveled ends at` is an angularly dis- Permanently fixed to rality of longitudinally spaced tread boards their edges beveled so that the bottom or' each tread board is wider than the top.` This construction provides a plurality of wedged shape spaces between The' angular tread pieces 10 carry the xed to the hinges is a pair `of complementary gate` membersV 13 and 14. Each gatemember consists of the side beams 15 to whichis connected the ends of a plurality of slats `16, the longitudinal arecut at an angle opposite edges of the tread boards 11 and thewidth of the slats? is substantially equal `to the space between the tread boards as clearlyshown by Fig.` 1 of the drawing. The outer ends of the beams 15 are attached to the leavesof the hingesl 12 so that the complementary gate members are free `to swing upwardly to the positions shown by -llVhen swung downin the space between the purpose of which will paratively smooth surface over which the automobile may `pass when driving through `One ofthe side beams l5 of the gate member 14 carries an arm 17 which extends beyond the end of the beam and overlaps the proximate. end of the adjacent beamon the gate member 13 when the two gate members are closed. The other gate member 13 has the beam l5 on the opposite side provided with a similar arm 18 which i projects in the opposite direction from the adjacent beamofthe gate `member 14C. These ,19 .over which is passed a cable 2Q. in-

ner end ofeach cable is iiXed to the loop 2l, the terminals of which areV fixed to the -proXi- Y Y postsand a frame arranged between the gate mate ends of the complementary gate members at each side thereof. The opposite end of each cable 20 carries a weight 22 acting to maintain the complementary gate menu beisin raisedpositonv for Closing the gate# way so that cattle will be prevented froing passing through the gateway.

It will be'obvious that it is merely necessaryto drive the vehicle'over the edgeof the vtread piece l0, according yt the side 'of' v'the gate approached by the vehicle." When the front wheels contact with the gate memvis copiesnf this' patent may be obtained for bei', thesamewill be forced downwardly f andthe weights will be lifted, while the gate of jthe other gate member will cause it toV also'di'op, so that when the vehicle reaches the center of the gateway both gate mem-- bers 'will be in a position to permit the ve hicleV to pass through the gatewayv The arms 174, and 18 will cause positive action on either gate ineniberin theevent the same should not drop from their own weight when theother gate member is forcedV down.

wardly by the vehicle.

For permanently fixing vthe `gate in open position, so that cattle may be permitted to pass through thegateway when desired, I have 4provided apin 23driven intothecenter fof the central support 6 atthe exact center of the gateway. Y'The pin' projects above th'estringer and carries a rotatable latch 24 which may be engaged with the outer surface ofthe vproximate 'slats at the end of eachgate member forthe purpose of hold ingfthe gate members inV open` position against the tendency of the weights to hold necessary toV give the latch a; quarter turn and the weights will `force the gate `members to closed; position;

provided, the "details of which embody the preferred'forin. I Ydesire it to be i'inderstood however, that slight vchangesin the minor details of construction maybe made withpende'd.

them in'closed position. As soon as the cat? tle have passed through the gate, it is merely p h p v p open position, aril From thebforegoing it willjbe observed L that a very simple anddurable gate hasbeen ve cents each, by ddres'si 'either-end of: the'fi'ame and provided withj slats received in the space between thegtread boards whenthe gate members are in. open position.

2. The combinatioifif` with l a 'pair j of gate mount ed in` the gateway 'and embedded-parof tread" boardscairiedbythe traine, and

postsspace'd to provideagatew'ayQaftraine tially below thejground surface,afplurality Y a pair oi complementary l gate `-members y hingedly mounted on the .raineto Qnorinal-ly dispose and close i the ga teway`, the said Vgate members including slats received between?` y the tread boards when thefgate members arer forcedfinto contact ,with the traine., Y

3. Tli"e combi posts spaced [apart tog, provide a gateway, a pair of complementary vgate 'inembers ation with apair ofi gate hingedly mounted and norinally co actingto close the gateway, tlie; said gateway .includ-V jing a plurality fof slatspsupporting'means for the gate members, plurality ofA Vtread boards' -longitudinallyfV spaced f ait adapted to Vreceive therebetween the slats when the'ooinpl'ement'arfy gat members;`

are in open position.

posts spacedk 4apart toi provide gateway, a pair of complementary' gate members hingedly mounted aiidfnormally ed{ac'tiiifg t'oA iclsefthe gateway; the Said?satewayimliid ing a plurality of slats Supportinglmeans for the; gate l`inemibers, aplurality o ftread boards lengitudinally spaced Vand adapted Y.

the complementary 'ga'te membei for maintaining the gate 4. iiieinbersj infiiaisefd positions.

gravitygj operate( means j in presence of twowitnesses.`

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