Improvements in and relating to Hinges and Catches for Doors and Gates.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Hinges and Catches for Doors and
Gates.
HORATIO MERRYWEATHER, 15, Gloucester Street, Salford, in the County of
Lancaster, Art Metal Worker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:
The invention relates to a means of affixing doors and gates. to. brick stone or
other walls. The object of this invention is to facilitate and reduce the cost of
erection of doors and gates; by dispensing with the necessity of fitting the
gudgeons, upon which a door or gate is hung; by means of bands or other devices.
into stone blocks in which holes have to be cut; and the gudgeons or catches
secured therein with lead.
In the accompanying drawing:
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Fig. I shews the pin or screwed gudgeon A for a door-band; which is built into
wall and held in position by plates on either side, BB, which are clamped together
by two bolts C, C, the pin or gudgeon forming part of one of said bolts, DD are
two pins which are built into wall transversely, to give stability.
Fig. II shews all parts in position as fixed in wall."
Fig. III relates to method of attaching catches for doors and gates; which
catches may be of the form E; wherein F is a moveable lever, by means of
which the door-latch G, may be locked in catcli E and so dispensing with necessity.
for separate bolt to secure door; or of the form H, to receive catch and bolt or
other preferred form.
In applying my invention the bolts are built into the wall; one of which bolts
also forms the gudgeon if needed; as are also the pins D D; but in a vertical
direction. The plates B B are bolted on & the whole thus held firmly together.
As the parts are all interchangeable: this invention may be used for right
or left-handed doors without necessity for special fittings.
Dated this Seventh day of July 1899.
HORATIO MERRYWEATHER,
15, Gloucester Street, Salford.
Improvements.in and relating to Hinges and Catches for Doors and
Gates:
I, HORATIO MERRYWEATHER, of 15; Gloucester Street, Salford, in the County of
Lancaster, Art Metal Worker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
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page_text: 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 a means for affixing doors and gates to brick or stone
walls. The object of this invention is to facilitate and reduce the cost of the
erection of said doors and gates; by dispensing with the fitting of the gudgeous
or fixings upon which a door or gate is hung; by means of bands or other devices
and also the door catches or staples; into stone blocks; which for this purpose
it is usual to build into the wall; and in which the gudgeons and catenes are
inserted into holes cut for the purpose; and secured therein with lead'; also to
dispense with separate catch for bolt; or to dispense with bolt entirely in securing
said door or gate.
I attain this object by the means hereinafter described and as shewn in the draw-
ings which were left with the Provisional Specification; in which
Fig. 1. Shews the soparate parts of my improved attachment,..in. which A is
the gudgeon which is secured to wall, during erection by means of slates B, B,
which are held together by bolts C, C, of which A forms part of one.
1) Dare
two pins. built vertically into wall to aid in consolidating the whole; when
tightened up by means of the nuts shewn on bolts C, C..
Fig. 2. Shews the gudgeon and all parts in position as built into wall; or the
position of A may be reversed to suit right or left handed door or gate.
Fig. 3. Shews the catch or husp for latch, and means of dispensing with bolt
for securing door or gate. In which E is the catch and Fa inoveable part which
can be turned forward over latch G as shewn; to prevent its being raised or
I construct catch in manner as shewn in II to hold bolt as well as latch:
I do not confine myself to precise form of parts or their means of attachment
to each other; as said parts may be modified to suit any particular construction of
wall or place; but:-
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
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1st. In the fixing of doors and gates by means of bands and other devices; the
construction and use of gudgeous supporting said. bands, or bolts as C Cand
attached to wall or other structure by means of the other parts as shewn and herein
before described.
2nd. In the fixing of doors and gates the use of catches or hasps into which the
latch fastens or engages; fixed as herein before described to the wall; constructed
with a moveable part F as a means of securing the same without the need of
a separate fitting for a bolt; as herein before described:
3rd. In the fixing and securing of doors and gates the use of a catch formed
as H, to engage both latch and bolt in the manner as substantially herein before
described.
Dated this 2fitli day of March 1900