US331567A - Daniel swell - Google Patents

Description

D. SNELL.

(No Model.)

GATE.

UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica DANIEL SNELL, OF LTTLE FALLS, NEV YORK.

GATE.

GPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,567, dated December 1, 1885.

Serial No. 156,724. (No model.)

Z'o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, DANIEL SNELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Little Falls, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to gates, and more particularly to that class known as sliding gates; and it has for its object to provide a gate of this character which shall combine simplicity and cheapness of construction with effectiveness in operation and durability in use. r

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved construction of latch and improved means for opening and closing the gate.

With these ends in View the invention con sists in the improved construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a gate constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on the line as @Figa l. Fig. 8 isa detail sectional view through the latch, showing the keeper in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the latch detached.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures, A represents a supporting-frame, which. consists of the top and bottom rails, B B', connected at each end by two uprights or standards, a a', the gate sliding between the uprights or standards a when being opened or closed, while the standards a serve as braces or supports for the top rail, and, if desired, one instead oi'two standards might be employed for this purpose.

Connecting the top and bottom rails midway between the ends of the same is a standard, c, which is connected with one of the standards or uprights, a, by means of bars d, which intersect and cross each other midway between their ends, thus forming an inclined guide or way, d2, which is highest at about its center. The bottom rail, B', is provided on its upper face with a track or rail, C, Vwhich inclines upwardly for about one-fourth of its length, then downwardly to a point about midway between its ends, then upwardly and downwardly, fora purpose'which will be eX- plained.

D represents the gate, which consists of the top and bottom rails connected at their outer ends by a post or upright, d, and at their nner ends by two uprights, d", arranged upon opposite sides of the said top and bottom rails. The lower ends of said uprights extend below the bottom rail of the gate, and between the sameis journaled a roller, (1*, which is adapted to travel on the track C.

E represents uprights or standards, which' connect the top and bottom rails of the gate at equal distances from the ends, and said uprights or standards, like the upright-s d', are extended below the bottom rail of the gate to receive a roller, e', which is journaled between the same, said roller resting or bearing upon the track, and being adapted to travel thereon when the gate is opened or closed. The post or upright d3 and the standards E are connected by a series of longitudinally-'disposed wires, which, however, if desired,n1ight be replaced by a series of panels.

Upon the outer face of one of the uprights, c, near the upper end thereof, is provided an inwardly-extending keeper, F, which when the gate is closed is adapted to be engaged by a latch, G,. consisting of a plate, f, having a shaft which is mounted in holes or openings of the, standards E, and formed integral with said shaft or attached thereto is an arm, g, which when raised removes the plate f from engagement with the keeper.

For operating the latch G, I have provided a bar, H, connecting the uprights or standards a and the central upright, c, near the upper ends of the same. The said bar H is provided with a horizontal opening, i n which are journaled rollers 7L, between which is adapted to pass a cord, i, connected with the arm g of the latch G, and for protecting said rollers I have provided a strip, j, secured to the bar H, and having a slot, 7c, for the passage of the cord.

Upon one of the standards a is provided a stop or pin, I, which when the gate is closed is adapted to engage with an outwardly-extending pin on one of the uprights E,and thus hold the gate against upward movement.

Upon one of the uprights d is provided an outwardlyvextending pin or shaft, upon which is mounted a roller, m, which roller, when the gate is being opened or closed, is adapted to bear against the face ofthe inclined guide d2, which serves to hold the gate steady while being operated, and also to prevent the upward movement of the inner end of the gate or itsy detachment from the track.

The operation may be briefly described as follows: To close the gate, the cord is given a quick pull or jerk, which imparts sufficient motion to the gate to carry it up the inclined planes of the track and to the other sides of the same. It then descends the inclined planes, and the latch G engages the keeper, and the gate is held in a closed or locked position until the latch is raised.

To open the gate, the cord is given a quick pull, which trips the latch and imparts sufficient movement to the gate to cause it to move past the inclines, and it then descends by its own Weight.

It will be seen that, if desired, the frame of the gate upon which the tracks and mechanism are located might be inclosed by boarding up the sides of the same and extending the cord through an opening. In ,this man- Yner the tracks would be entirely protected from rain, snow, Src., and the gate could be worked at all times. While this feature is not shown in the drawings, it is thought that inasmuch as there is no novelty in such a construction, an allusion thereto is all that is necessary.

'Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a sliding gate, the frame having two inclined tracks arranged one above the other, and each raised at the center and inclining toward each end, in combination with the gate carrying a pair of rollers located one above the other, one roller working against the under side of the upper track, the other traveling on the upper side of the lower track, as set forth.

2. The standards a ac,in combination with the lower track, C, extending from the standard ato therstandard a, the upper track or way located between the standards a c, the gate carrying a pair of rollers at its rear end, one roller arranged above the other, the upper roller working against the under side of the upper track, and the lower roller on the upper side of the lower track, the gate when closed being held in place at one end by the rollers, and stop-pins for holding the other end of the gate from upward movement, as set forth.

3. The frame provided with the inclined track O and the crossed bars d, which form an inclined track or way, d2, above the track G,in combination with the gate carrying rollers to work at all times against the under side of the upper track and the upper side of the lower track, as set forth.

4. The frame comprising the standards a a' c and the top and bottom rails, B B', in coinbinaiion with the inclined track C, supported on the bottom rails, the cross-bars d, connecting the standards a c, and forming an inclined guide or track, d2, and the gate carrying rollers to work against the tracks d2 C, as set forth.

5. The frame provided with a keeper, in combination with the gate, and the herein-described latch carried by the latter and comprising the journaled shaft, a plate at one end of the shaft to engage the keeper, an arm at the other end of said shaft, and a cord connecting with the arm, for the purpose set forth.

6. A gate comprising in its construction a frame having an inclined track, as shown, a guide, d2, and a bar carrying rollers, a gate having rollers to travel on said track, a roller to engage said guide, and stops for holding the gate from upward movement when closed, a keeper on the frame, a pivoted latch to engage the same, and a cord for operating said latch, the parts being combined substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL SNELL.

Witnesses:

ALBERT STORY, S. J. WArnRs, Jr.

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