An Improved Fastening or Holder for Doors, Gates, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th Feb., 1891--Accepted, 11th Apr., 1891.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastening or Holder for Doors, Gates, and the like.
I, ALFRED WRIGHT, of Sudley, Kingsland, Shrewsbury, in the County of
Salop, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to the manner in which I construct and arrange a fastening,
check or retaining catch for securely holding a door or gate in any desired position
and for preventing swinging and vibration of the door or gate or for other similar
purposes.
In carrying my invention into effect when constructing a door stop or fastener
for application to any ordinary house door, I form a shoe or plate of metal or any
other suitable material, and upon this metal plate I place a spring formed catch or
fastening having a sloped or inclined surface running from the centre of the catch
to the outer edge of the metal catch. The centre of this spring catch I sometimes
construct in the form of a recessed grooved chamber and within this central groove
I place a hole to receive a screw for attaching the plate and catch to the floor of
the room, the screw passing through a hole formed with the sole plate or shoe plate
upon which the spring catch rests. The spring catch plate moves freely in a sliding
motion upon the sole plate, so that when the edge of the door comes into contact
with the inclined surface of the catch, the catch yields freely and allows the door
to pass by, the inclined surface being depressed. When the door. has passed the
high or central portion of the catch plate, the inclined back surface engages with,
or receives the lower edge of the door in such a manner that the door is firmly held
by the spring action of the catch plate, and cannot be again moved from that
position of security without a slight push or pull being given to the door by hand
or otherwise.
The sloping surface upon each side of the central channel permits of a free move-
ment being made in either direction by the door so that my improved catch is
applicable to swing doors, swing gates, or for other similar purposes when the
swinging frame is to be sometimes firmly held at any one desired position.
.
I do not always employ a shoe plate to receive and support my spring catch but
sometimes attach the screw of the catch plate to the floor direct, particularly when
the floor is composed of hard wood, stone, or other material not likely to offer much
resistance to the sliding movement of my improved spring catch plate. When
applying my invention to gates I do not alter the method of construction in any
way but provide a spring plate and shoe plate of greater strength and depth to suit
the particular requirement, and in some instances when a heavy gate is to be held I
mount my spring catch plate upon rollers so that free sliding and yielding may be
effected.
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MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastening or Holder for Doors, Gates, and the like.
I, ALFRED WRIGHT, of Sudley, Kingsland, Shrewsbury, in the County of
Salop, Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention relates to the manner in which I construct and arrange a fastening,
holder, or retaining catch for securely holding a door or gate in any desired position
and for preventing slamming and vibration of the door or gate or for other similar
purposes.
In carrying my invention into effect when constructing a door holder, catch or
fastener for application to any ordinary house door, I form a shoe or plate of metal
or any other suitable material, and upon this metal plate I place a spring-formed
catch or fastening having a sloped or inclined surface running from the centre of
the catch to the outer edge of the metal catch. The centre of this spring catch I
sometimes construct in the form of a recessed grooved chamber, and within this
central groove I place a hole to receive a screw for attaching the plate and catch
to the floor of the room, the screw passing through a hole formed within the sole
plate or shoc plate upon which the spring catch rests. The spring catch-plate
moves freely in a sliding motion upon the sole plate, so that when the edge of the
door comes into contact with the inclined surface of the catch, the catch yields
freely and allows the door to pass, by the inclined surface being depressed. When
the door has passed the high or central portion of the catch-plate, the inclined back
surface engages or receives the lower edge of the door in such a manner that the
door is firmly held by the spring action of the catch-plate and cannot be again
moved from that position of security without a slight push or pull being given to
the door by hand or otherwise.
The sloping surface upon each side of the central channel permits of a free move-
ment being made in either direction by the door so that my improved catch is
applicable to swing doors, swing gates, or for other similar purposes where the
swinging frame is to be sometimes firmly held at any one desired position; and thus
to be prevented from slamming, or vibrating.
I do not always employ a shoe plate to receive and support my spring catch, but
sometimes attach the screw of the catch-plate to the floor direct, particularly when
the floor is composed of hard wood, stone or other material not likely to offer much
resistance to the sliding movement of my improved spring catch-plate. When
applying my invention to gates I do not alter the method of construction in any
way but provide a spring plate of greater strength and depth to suit the particular
requirement, and in some instances when a heavy gate is to be held I mount my
spring catch plate upon rollers so that free sliding and yielding may be effected.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings
Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved door and gate holder A, mounted upon
the sole plate or frame plate B, and having a central holding down screw C to retain
and secure the spring check to the surface of the floor.
Figure 2 is a plan and Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same.
Figure 4 is an elevation of my improved door holder when screwed down to
permit of only a slight movement being given to the spring when arranged to retain
doors having but a little clearance space between the floor and the bottom of the
door.
The sole plate B I construct out of any suitable metal by pressing, stamping or
casting it into the shape shown; and I secure it to the floor of the room or building
by means of screws D D' as shown in Figure 4.
I press or fashion the spring plate or catch A into the shape shown such that the

page_text: hollow or grooved portion A' permits of the ready attachment of the screw C and
also provides for the travel or yielding of the upper bearing portions A² of the
spring.
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 construction of spring sliding door and gate holders, substantially as and
for the purposes herein before described and as set forth.
2. The construction of springing or yielding door and gate holders, combined
with a sole plate or bearing plate, substantially as hereinbefore described and as
Bet forth.
3. The construction of sole plates or bearing plates for use with door holders,.
substantially as hereinbefore described and as set forth.
Dated this 19th day of February 1891.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicant.