Improved Apparatus for Closing Gates and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification left 29th Jan 1900 Accented
3rd Mar
1000
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Closing Gates and the like.
I, JAMES HOLDEN, of 9, Thurlestone Road, West Norwood, in the County of
London, Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
My invention embraces apparatus for closing gates and the like characterised
by the use of a weighted lever for effecting the desired movement.
As applied to a garden or area gate such apparatus consists of a lever pivoted,
so that it may move in a vertical plane, to a suitable projection fixed to, or formed
on, the post to which the gate is hinged. On one end of the lever is mounted
an adjustable, and if desired a variable, weight, whilst its opposite end is suit-
ably curved and connected by a chain or its equivalent to a crank piece clamped
or otherwise secured to, or formed on, the axis of the gate. Thus as the gate
is opened the weighted end of the lever is raised and in returning to its original
position when the gate is released, will effect the closing of the latter.
Dato this th
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CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
I, JAMES HOLDEN, of 9, Thurlestone Road, West Norwood, in the County of
London, Builder, 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 embraces apparatus for closing gates and the like characterised
by the use of a weighted lever for effecting the desired movement.
As applied to a garden or area gate, such apparatus consists of a lever pivoted
to a suitable projection, fixed to, or formed on, the post to which the gate is
hinged, so that it may move in a vertical plane. On one end of the lever is
mounted an adjustable, and if desired at variable, weight, whilst its opposite end
is suitably curved and connected by a chain or its equivalent to a crank piece
clamped or otherwise secured to, or formed on, the axis of the gate.
Thus, as the gate is opened the weighted end of the lever is raised and in
returning to its original position will effect the closing of the gate when it is
released.

page_text: The accompanying drawings illustrate how my invention may be carried into
practical effect.
Of these drawings, Fig. 1 is a back view, and Fig. 2 a side view on line A-A,
Fig. 1, of a gate fitted with my invention, and Figs. 3 and 4 are details on an
enlarged scale.
As shown, Figs. 1 and 2, the part to which the gate is hinged has pivoted to
it a lever a fitted at one end with an adjustable, and if desired, variable,
weight and connected at its opposite end, which may be suitably curved or
bent, by a chain c or its equivalent, to a projecting armd clamped or otherwise
attached to, or formed on, the gate axis, the whole being so arranged that when
the gate is opened, the weighted end of the lever a will be raised, so that the
fall of this will tend to close the gate when it is released.
may be
The projecting arm id may be formed in two parts, as shown in Fig. 3, so
that it may be clamped to the gate by means of bolts d' which also hold the
eye-piece for connecting it to the chain, or its equivalent e, or it
formed in one with the gate, or otherwise, as found most suitable and convenient.
The lever a is pivoted to an arm such as a¹, Fig. 4, bolted to, or cast on,
the gate post, and the weight b may be provided with a screw such as 6 to
enable it to be fixed in the desired position.
Where desired, however, the weight may be replaced by a spring or attached
to one end of a cord, or its equivalent, working over a pulley and connected at
its opposite end to the lever a, or other similar modifications may be introduced,
as found convenient, and I do not, as a consequence, confine my invention to
the particular arrangement shown in the illustration.
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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Apparatus for closing gates, and the like, consisting of a projection such as a
on the gate connected to a counterweight or spring at its free end substantially
as described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
1000
Dated this ty
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.