Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application. 23rd Apr., 1897-Accepted, 19th June, 1897
I, GEORGE KIDD ASKIN, of 71 Cathedral Square, Christchurch, in the-
Provincial District of Canterbury, in the Colony of New Zealand, Engineer, 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 the class of gate fastenings which operate automatically-
to secure a gate when slammed.
According thereto a hook is pivoted upon a bracket secured to the side of the.
upright of the gate, and an extension or tail upon the hook comes in contact
with a striking-plate when the gate is closed, and causes the hook to turn upon.
the pivot and to fall into engagement with a catch bracket fixed to the side of the-
gate post.
In the accompanying drawings,―
Fig. 1 is a front elevation showing the fastening in operation.
Fig. 2 a similar view showing the hook released, and
Fig. 3 a plan of Fig. 1.
The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.
The hook (a) is pivoted by a pin (6) upon the bracket (c) and has an extension-
or tail piece (d) projecting in the opposite direction to the hook and pivoted to a
vertical operating rod (e) by means of which the extension may be depressed and
the hook raised out of engagement with a catch bracket (/) fixed to the gate.
post (g).
A shield or stop (h) formed upon the bracket (c) receives the hook when the
fastening is undone.
The extension (d) projects beyond the bracket (c) and when the gate is slammed,.
comes in contact with a striking-plate (k) upon the catch bracket (f) whereby
the hook is turned upon the pivot and caused to fall into engagement with the
catch.
The balance weight (1) upon the hook (a) increases the rapidity of its fall into.
engagement with the catch and back upon the shield (h).
The operating rod (e) is of any convenient length and may extend above the top.
rail of the gate. It may be passed through a ring fixed to a rail of the gate or-
through a slot therein to serve as a guide.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
1. A gate fastening consisting of a hook pivoted upon the gate having an
extension which, when the gate is slammed, strikes against a plate upon the gate-
post, the hook being thereby turned upon the pivot so that it falls into engagement.
with a catch substantially as specified and illustrated.
2. In a gate fastening a book pivoted upon the gate having an extension which,
strikes against a plate upon the gate post when the gate is slammed, the extension
having a rod pivoted upon it by means of which it may be depressed to raise the
hook out of engagement with a catch bracket substantially as specified and.
illustrated.

page_text: 3. In combination: The hook (a) pivoted upon the bracket (c) and having an
extension (d), to which is pivoted an operating rod (e). The shield (4) upon the
bracket (c) the striking plate (k), and the catch bracket (f) upon the gate post as
specified and illustrated..
Dated this 6th day of March 1897.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.