IMPROVEMENTS IN GATE LATCHES
Year: 1885

page_text: EDWARD JONES Builder's Foreman Micheldever Road Lee Kent. I, the said
E. Jones do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
GATE LATCHES to be as follows:-
The latch is formed with a club bolt and is worked by a spiral spring round the
shank of same, with bow handle for pulling bolt back.
Fig. 1 shows side view of same, while Fig. 2 is plan, or longitudinal section
The shank of bolt can be shortened or lengthened out between front plate F. P.
and back plate B. P. to suit stiles of various sizes.
The club bolt B will allow of gate or door swinging both ways.
By putting the fingers in inner handle I, with the palm of hand resting against
outer handle O, a purchase is obtained, and so allows the latch to be opened very
easily.
The space marked P. L between the inner handle I and the outer handle O
will admit of shackle of padlock, so that latch bolt can be securely locked out
if desired:
Fig. 3, shows front plate through which the club bolt passes, and represents end
view when fixed to stile of gate.
Fig. 4, represents striking plate of which S¹ is front view, while S' is side view
or section.
I claim for this invention simplicity of construction, easy mode of fixture and
durability.
Dated this 16th day of September 1885

page_text: I, EDWARD JONES Builder's Foreman Micheldever Road Lee Kent 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:
The latch is formed with a club bolt, and is worked by a spiral spring round
the shank of same, with a bow handle for pulling bolt back.
Fig. 1 shows side view of complete latch, while Fig. 2. is plan or longitudinal
section of same. The shank of bolt can be shortened or lengthened out between
front plate F. P. and back plate B. P. to suit stiles of gate, by means of screwed
end of shank, which connects same to the club bolt B. The club bolt will allow
of gate (if required) to swing both ways.
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By putting the fingers in inner handle I. with the palm of hand resting on
outer handle O. a purchase is obtained, and so allows the latch to be opened very
easily.
The space P. L. between the inner handle I. and the outer handle O. will admit
the shackle of a padlock, so that latch bolt can be securely locked if desired.
Fig. 3 shows front plate through which the club bolt passes and represents end
view when fixed to the gate.
Fig. 4 represents the striking plate of which S¹ is front view, while S2 is side
view or section.
a, a, and b, b, are a ferrule and washer to prevent the spiral spring being jammed
on square portion of shank which works in a square hole in B. P. to avoid shank
becoming unscrewed after being fixed on the gate.
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,
First, Form and combination of the two bow handles, whereby I obtain the
purchase for ease in opening or unfastening gate.
Second, Form of striking plate, by means of which the gate is swung and self-
fastened from either direction, thus reducing the strain to the gate from concussion
to a minimum.
Third, The mode of shortening or lengthening shank of bolt, whereby the latch
is made adaptable to various sized stiles of gates.
Fourth, The construction of the latch whereby all the parts are interchangeable
and renewable without the necessity of a new latch.
Lastly, I claim for this invention simplicity of construction, easy mode of fixing,
and durability.
Dated this 14th day of June One Thousand eight hundred and eighty six.