US944896A - Gate-latch. - Google Patents

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J. MOORE. GATE LATCH.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 10, 1909.

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JAMES MOORE, OF MYRTLE POINT, OREGON.

GATE-LATCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 10, 1909. Serial No. 482,435.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMES Moons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Myrtle Point, in the county of Coos and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Gate-Latch, of which the following is a specification.

The latch herein shown and described is designed, more particularly, for gates, and the object of the present invention is to provide a latch of this kind which is simple in structure, and devoid of complicated parts to get out of order; and also to provide a latch which can be easily operated from either side of the gate.

Vith the foregoing objects in view, the invention consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had i to the drawings hereto annexed, in which Figure 1 is a face view of a portion of a gate, showing the application of the invention: Fig. 2 is a similar View, partly broken away, showing the parts in another position: Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-8 of Fig. 1: Fig. l is a transverse section on the line 4E4: of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 denotes the gate. The latch works in a housing comprising a base-plate 6, and a cover-plate 7, having at its longitudinal edges flanges 8, whereby it is fastened to the base-plate. Fastening means such as screws 9 pass through notches 10 in the edges of the base and the cover plates, said edges being in alinement, and said fastening means also pass into the gate, whereby the housing is secured to the latter.

The latch-bolt is indicated at 11, it be ing of such a length that it may be projected from the housing into the keeper (not shown), the housing being open at its front end for this purpose. The rear end of the housing is also open, and from this end the bolt projects when it is in retracted position. The bolt is normally held in retracted position by a coiled spring 12, connected at its ends to the rear end of the bolt and to the gate, respectively. The bolt 11 is operated by a transverse pin 13, projecting from opposite sides thereof, one end of said pin projecting through a slot 14 in the cover-plate, and the other end of the pin projecting through registering slots 15 in the base-plate and the gate, whereby the bolt may be operated from either side of the gate. Two sets of the herein described slots are provided, in order that the latch may be reversed. The bolt is held in advanced or looking position by a gravity detent, comprising an arm 16, working in the housing, and pivoted thereto as indicated at 17. The free end of this arm is hook-shaped, as indicated at 18, and is adapted to engage a shoulder 19 on the bolt, adjacent to the rear end thereof, said shoulder being formed by reducing said end of the bolt. Access to the detent for the purpose of operating the same, may be had from both sides of the gate, the latter and the base-plate 6 of the housing having registering apertures 20, and the cover-plate 7 having an aperture 21. The

hook is exposed through these apertures, and

is therefore accessible from both sides of the gate. In order to facilitate the operation of the detent, the hook has finger notches 22 on opposite sides.

The operation of the latch will be apparent from the foregoing description, but it may be summarized as follows :-The parts are normally in the position shown in Fig. 1. To advance the bolt into its keeper, it is pushed forwardly by means of the pin 13, against the tension of the spring 12. hen the shoulder 19 comes in line with the hook 18, the latter drops into engagement there with, as shown in Fig. 2, whereby the bolt is held in locking position. To retract the bolt, the hook is lifted off the shoulder, whereupon the spring is permitted to contract and thus retract the bolt, and restore it to its normal position.

It will be seen, from the foregoing, that I have provided a latch which is easily operated from either side of the gate, and, as its parts are few and simple, it can be cheaply produced, and easily applied.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a gate, of alatch comprising a housing, a sliding bolt working in the housing, a spring connected to the bolt for retracting the same, and a pivoted hook engageable with the bolt for holding the same in advanced position, the gate and latch housing having apertures through which the hook is accessible to permit its op eration from both sides of the gate.

2. The combination with a gate having an aperture and a slot, of a latch comprising a housing having an aperture and a slot, a bolt Patented Dec. 28,1909. Y

Working in the housing, and having a pin In testimony that I claim the foregoing PTOJBCUIIg from opposlte sldes thereof as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signathrough the slots of the gate andthe housture 1n the presence of two wltnesses.

ing respectively, and a detent engageable JAMES MOORE. 5 With the bolt, said detent being exposed Vitnesses:

through the aperture in the gate and the E. C. ROBERTS,

housing. L. A. ROBERTS.

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