Improvements in or relating to Hinges for Gates and Doors.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Hinges for Gates and Doors.
I, RICHARD MORGAN of Kington in the County of Hereford Builder and
Contractor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to certain improvements in hinges for gates and doors, and
it is designed to provide a hinge that will be superior for many purposes to the
ordinary hinge, and moreover will enable the eye and hook composing the hinge to
be adjustable instead of being fixtures as hitherto, thus facilitating the hanging of
the gate or door and enabling them to be re-adjusted should they drop out of the
horizontal.
In carrying my invention into effect, one plan I prefer is to provide a metal clip
or strap adapted to be bolted or otherwise fastened to the door or gate, but instead
of having the eye of the hinge formed in one with this strap I make it separate,
forming it with a screwed shank. This shank is screwed into the strap or clip
aforesaid, a hole being formed in the woodwork of the door or gate to allow
sufficient clearance for the shank to pass in. The hook forming the other part of
the hinge is also formed with a screwed shank, and is screwed direct into the door
or gate post, or even into a strap bolted or otherwise secured to the said post.
The mode of action is as follows-
In fixing the hinge, all that is necessary is to bolt the straps or clips to the door
or gate, then put the eye of the hinge in place by screwing its shank into the clip
and wood. The hook forming the other part of the hinge is also screwed into
place. Should the gate or door require adjustment to make it horizontal, all that
is necessary is to rotate the eye or hook so that the shank shall protrude more or
less from the gate or post until the required adjustment is obtained.
I have described one way in which my invention may be carried into effect, but
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the exact arrangement
above described, as alterations may be made without departing from the principle
of the invention; thus instead of using a clip or strap with an adjustable eye, a
stationary plate may be used screwed to the door and formed with an eye in one
therewith, and the hook shank alone screwed so as to be movable, or both eye and
hook may be formed with a shank screwed direct into the gate and post respectively.
It is obvious furthermore that the bearing surfaces of the hinges may be bevelled
instead of square in order to facilitate the automatic closing of the gate.
Dated this 15th day of February 1895.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Hinges for Gates and Doors.
I, RICHARD MORGAN of Kington in the County of Hereford, Builder and
Contractor do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to certain improvements in hinges for gates and doors,

page_text: and it is designed to provide a hinge that will be superior for many purposes to
the ordinary hinge, and moreover will enable the eye and hook composing the hinge
to be adjustable instead of being fixtures as hitherto, thus facilitating the hanging
of the gate or door and enabling them to be re-adjusted should they drop out
of the horizontal by reason of the posts or frame sinking or giving way.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings, in which-
Figure 1 is a front view of my improved hinge,
Figures 2, 3 and 4 slight modifications.
Figure 5 a detail view.
Referring to Figure 1, A is a metal strip or strap adapted to be bolted
or otherwise fastened to the door or gate but instead of having the eye B of
the hinge formed in one with this strap I make it separate, forming it with a
screwed shank b. This shank 6 is screwed into the strap or clip A aforesaid,
a hole being bored in the woodwork of the door or gate of the proper size for"
the shank b to be screwed in. The pivot C forming the other part of the hinge
is also formed with a screwed shank, and is screwed direct into the door or gate
post, or even into a strap bolted or otherwise secured to the said post. D shows
the bevel bearings which cause the gate to fall shut after being opened and thus
prevent the gates from being left open which is a very important matter.
The mode of action is as follows:-
In fixing the hinge, all that is necessary is to bolt the straps or clips A to the
door or gate, then put the eye B of the binge in place by screwing its shank b
into the clip A and wood. The pivot C forming the other part of the hinge is
also screwed into the gate post or door frame. Should the gate or door require
adjustment to make it horizontal or otherwise, all that is necessary is to lift the
eye off the pivot, then rotate the eye or hook so that the shank shall protrude more
or less from the gate or post until the required adjustment is obtained and replace
the eye on the pivot.
I have described one way in which my invention may be carried into effect, but
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the exact arrangement
above described, as alterations may be made without departing from the principle
of the invention; thus instead of using a clip or strap A with an adjustable eye B,
a stationary clip or strap D formed with an eye E in one therewith, may be used,
the said clip being insufficiently long to go across the hangstree and be secured to
the same as shown in Figures 2 and 4, this form of hinge being applicable
especially for the botton hinge of a gate or a door, as it is not usually necessary
to have hoth the top and bottom binge adjustable for the purpose of adjusting the
gate or door horizontally. C is the pivot and shank screwed into the gate post or
door frame, the bearing of which will be bevelled as previously mentioned. If
desired both eye and hook or pivot may be formed with a shank screwed direct
into the gate and post respectively (Figure 3) and may have bevelled bearings.
Figure 5 shows the bevelled bearings more clearly. In this E is the eye whose
lower bearing surface is bevelled and C the pivot and shank, the surface on which
the eye turns being bevelled to receive the eye. By means of these bearings the
gate will fall to automatically after being opened.
Among the advantages of my invention are the following: they can be fixed in
half the time of the ordinary hinges; the holes for fixing the old hinges had to
be made square with a narrow chisel to fit the butt of the hook or eye, and if not
properly done they drew out of position, and became useless, whereas with my
improved hinges all that the carpenter has to do is to bore the hole the right size,
and screw the hook or eye into the wood, and if not put right in the first instance
they may be adjusted either way without any danger of them drawing out of
position. Furthermore, the advantages of the bevelled bearings are very great
as they will cause the gate or door to close after being opened. This is of great
advantage to farmers when riding round their land to have the gates to close
'after them.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improvement in hinges for gates and doors, which consists in forming
the eyes or pivots thereof with screwed shanks and screwing these shanks either
direct into the door, gate or post, or into metal clips or straps bolted or otherwise
secured to the door, gate or post, whereby by rotating one or other of the screwed
shanks, the hang of the gate can be more easily adjusted than hitherto, substantially
as described.
2. In gate or strap hinges, forming the bearing surfaces of the hinges bevelled,
substantially as set forth, whereby a gate or door fitted therewith is caused to close
to automatically, after the opposing force which opened it is removed.
3. The general arrangements and combinations of parts forming my improved
hinge, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 20th day of October 1895,
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.