Improvements in and connected with Gates.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug., 1395-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
TRUVIDIONAL DIBUITIALI
Improvements in and connected with Gates.
I, EDGAR HOWELL REX EVANS of Melrose, District of Bedford, Cape Colony,
Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to gates and its object is to construct a strong
durable and efficient gate without the usual four cornered rigid and bolted or
mortised framework which exists in gates as hitherto generally constructed.
The invention consists first of a flexible gate body in combination with a
horizontal bar or beam from which the said flexible body depends or is
suspended.
Also in the combination with a flexible gate body and a horizontal bar or beam
from which the said flexible body depends or is suspended, of locking bars movable
in a vertical plane so as to lock the gate when in the closed position and to unlock
the same when required.
The invention also comprises other improvements which will be understood from
the description hereinafter given..
In carrying out my invention I construct a flexible gate body and I securely
connect this to a horizontal bar or beam from which it depends or is suspended.
The horizontal bar extends the whole length of the gate. The gate body may be
made of any suitable material and in any suitable manner which will ensure the
required flexibility and strength and it is obvious that its construction may be
modified in various ways; in the preferred construction it consists of vertical
chains set a few inches apart and secured at their upper end's by staples or other
like devices to the horizontal bar, and of horizontal chains also set a few inches
apart and secured to the vertical chains by wire fastenings or otherwise at the
places where they cross them; the horizontal chains are secured at one end' to the
hinge post by staples or otherwise. The vertical chain nearest the latch post is
preferably made larger and heavier than the other vertical chains so as to steady
the flexible body at the latch post end. Instead of chains the flexible body may be
made of metal rings, squares, triangles or other figures joined together so as
to make a flexible reticulated structure.
The
In order to secure the gate in the closed position I employ a pair of vertical
locking bars hinged respectively to opposite sides of the latch post. These bars
can as required be made either to close against and clasp the nose of the horizontal
bar of the gate between them or to unclasp from the nose and open out.
locking bars have teeth, pins or hooks which in the closed position of the bars pass
behind the end vertical chain of the flexible body and prevent it from being pushed
aside or open by animals trying to get through and thus securely hold the dangling
end or edge of the flexible body. The two locking bars can be secured together in
their closed position in any suitable way; as for instance by a loop on the top of the
one bar engaging with a pin on the other bar.
The horizontal bar and flexible gate body are supported by a chain the upper end
of which is hinged to the hinge post at a point above the level of the top of the
gate; the lower end of the chain has a long link which engages with one or other
of a number of notches in a plate fixed to the horizontal bar near the latch end.
This plate serves to regulate or adjust the position of this bar; should the bar drop
or sink a little in course of time it can be restored to position by simply shifting the
link in the notches a little nearer to the latch end of the bar.

page_text: In addition to the binging of the supporting chain to the hinge post as already
described the carrier bar is hinged directly to the hinge post, and the construction
of this hinge is such that it permits in addition to the ordinary hinge movement in
a horizontal plane, a movement in a vertical plane, so that in case the chain should
break, the hinge on the horizontal bar will not be broken by the downward wrench
caused by the falling bar but will permit the bar to drop its nose on the ground
without any strain on the hinge. For this purpose the hinge is preferably
constructed as follows. To the horizontal bar is fixed a strap having a horizontal
hole. The pintle which engages with the gudgeon on the post is formed with
a part in which is a hole.corresponding with the said hole in the strap. The pintle
and strap are secured together by a pin passed through the holes and this pin
serves as an axis for the horizontal bar to turn upon in a vertical plane in case
of need.
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Dated this 13th day of June 1895.
J. C. MEWBURN,
55 and 56 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agent.,
COMPLETE. SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Gates.
:
I, EDGAR HOWELL REX EVANS of Melrose, District of Bedford,. Cape
Colony, Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of the said 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 has reférence to gates, andits, object is to construct a strong,
durable, and efficient gate without the usual four-cornered rigid and bolted, or
mortised framework which exists in gates as hitherto generally constructed.
The invention consists first of a flexible gate "body in combination with a
horizontal bar or beam from which the said flexible body depends or is suspended,
the flexible body being also connected to the hinge post.
Also in the combination with a flexible gate-body, and a horizontal bar or beam.
from which the said flexible body depends or is suspended, of locking, bars
movable in a horizontal plane so as to lock the gate when in the closed position and
to unlock the sanie when required.
The invention also comprises other improvements which will be understood from
the description hereinafter given.
In the accompanying drawings
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Figure 1 is a front elevation of a gate constructed in accordance with this
invention.
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Figure 2 is a plan of the same!
Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the locking bars.
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Figure 4 is an elevation of the inside face of the two locking bars in the closed
position.
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Figures 5 and 6 are respectively a top view and a front view of the strap of the
lower hinge of the gate.
Figure 7 is an elevation of the pintle of the said hinge..
Figure 8 is a front elevation of the regulating plates.
Figures 3 to 6 are drawn to a larger scale than Figures 1 and 2.
Referring to the drawings, A is the hinge post and B is the latch post; these,
posts may be made of any suitable wood as indicated, or of metal, solid or hollow.
C, is a horizontal bar or beam forming the carrier of the gate body.. D is the
gate body, which is made flexible, and depends from the carrier bar C, to which it
is securely connected. The gate body may be made of any suitable material and
in any suitable way which will ensure the required flexibility and strength, and it
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page_text: is obvious that its construction may be modified in various ways; the preferred
construction is that shown in the drawings, which consists of vertical chains set a
few inches apart and secured at their, upper ends by staples or other like devices
to the bar C, and of horizontal chains by wire fastenings or otherwise at the
places where they cross them; the horizontal chains are secured at one end to the
hinge post A by staples or otherwise.. The vertical chain nearest ; the latch. post is
preferably made larger and heavier than the other Hexible chains, so as to steady
the flexible body at the latch post end. Instead of chains as shown the flexible
body D may be made of metal rings, squares, triangles, or other figures joined
together, so as to make a flexible reticulated structure. E E are two vertical
locking bars hinged respectively to opposite sides of the later post B by means of
top and bottom horizontal arms F F and pintles G G, which latter engage with
gudgeons H H on the said latch post. These bars can as required be made either
to close against and clasp the nose of the bar C between, them, as seen in full lines in
Figures 1 and 2, or to unclasp from the nose and open out into the position shown in
dotted lines in Figure 2. The bars E E have teeth or pins J J, which in the
closed position of the bars pass behind the end vertical chain of the flexible body
and prevent it from being pushed aside or open by animals trying to get through,
and thus securely hold the dangling end or edge of the flexible body. The two
bars EE can be secured together in their closed position in any suitable way:
the drawings show them as secured by a loop K on the top of the one bar
engaging with a pin L on the other bar.
M is a chain which serves to support the carrier bar C and flexible gate body D.
The upper end of this chain has an eye N engaging with a hinge pintle P fixed to
the hinge post A, which is made sufficiently high for the purpose; the lower end
of the chain has a long link Q which engages with one or other of a number of
notches R in a plate S fixed to the carrier bar C. This plate S serves to regulate
or adjust the position of the bar C; should this bar drop or sink a little in course
of time it can be restored to position by simply shifting the link Q in the notches R
a little nearer to the latch end of the bar C.
In addition to the hinge formed by the eye N and pintle P already described,
the carrier bar is hinged directly to a gudgeon T on the post A, and the
construction of this hinge is such that it permits, in addition to the ordinary hinge
movement in a horizontal plane, a movement in a vertical plane, so that in case the
chain M should break, the hinge on the carrier bar C will not be broken by the
downward wrench caused by the falling bar C, but will permit the bar to drop
its nose on the ground without any strain on the hinge. For this purpose the
hinge is constructed as follows: To the carrier bar C is fixed a strap U having a
horizontal hole V (Figures 5 and 6). The pintle W (Figure 7) which engages
with the gudgeon T is formed with a part X, in which is a hole Y corresponding
with the said hole V in the strap U. The pintle W and strap U are secured
together by a pin passed through the holes V and Y, and this pin serves as an
axis for the carrier bar C to turn upon in a vertical plane in case of need.
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. In a gate, the combination of a horizontal bar and a flexible gate body
suspended from the said bar and connected to the hinge post, substantially as set
forth.
2. In a gate, the combination of a horizontal bar and a flexible gate body
suspended from the said bar and connected to the hinge post, the said flexible
body consisting of a number of vertical and horizontal chains crossing each other
and connected together at their crossing points, substantially as set forth.
3. In a gate, the combination with a horizontal bar and a flexible gate body
suspended from the said bar as set forth, of two vertical locking bars hinged
respectively to opposite sides of the latch post and movable so as to lock the
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page_text: gate when they are in the closed position, and to unlock the gate when they
are in the open position, substantially as set forth.
4. In a gate, the combination with a horizontal bar and a flexible gate body
suspended from the said bar as set forth, of a chain for supporting the gate,
the said chain being connected at one end to the hinge post above the level of
the gate and at the other to a regulating bar fixed to the said horizontal bar
near the latch post end of the same, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
5. The improved gate constructed substantially as hereinbefore described, and
represented in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1895.
J. C. MEWBURN & ELLIS,
55 and 56 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.