Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1887.
Specification Accepted, 29th Apr., 1887.
I DAVID JESSE OLINGER of Anson in the County of Jones, and State of Texas one
of the United States of America, Farmer, 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 is an improvement in gate-hinges; and it consists in certain features
of construction and novel combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and
claimed.
In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front view of a part of a gate provided with my
improved hinge. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of same, with the gate closed in full and
open in dotted lines. Fig. 3 represents the post or base section of the hinge in detail,
and Fig. 4 represents the gate-section of such hinge in detail, as will be described.
The gate and post may be of any desired construction, and the upper hinge, A,
may be of any suitable construction which will permit the elevation of the gate usually
incident to the use of my hinge.
While the invention is especially intended for use on gates, in which connection I
will now describe it, it is manifest it might be used in connection with window blinds
or shutters, and in other similar relations.
The section B of my improved hinge, which section will preferable be made of
malleable metal-such as malleable iron-will, for convenience of reference, be
termed the "post" or "base" section. It is adapted for connection with the post,
preferably, by forming it with a back plate, b, having screw-holes, as shown; but
manifestly it might be provided with a screw-shank or other suitable construction to
facilitate its attachment to the post. The construction as shown, however, is preferred.
In this construction the body C of such post section is secured to and projected
outwardly from the lower edge of the plate b. The side edges of such body are bent
up at c, forming inclines on which move the gate-section, presently described. These
inclines c mect at their lower ends at the front of the body C, and their edges are
slightly turned, as shown, forming flanges 1, to provide a broad bearing for the gate-
section in its movements, and so avoid any great wear of the parts, and at the same
time provide such broad bearing without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the
section B.

page_text: At the upper end of the incline c, I form notches or seats 2, fitted to receive the
gate-section. It will be noticed that spaces 3 are left. between the inner edges of the
inclines and the post, so that water, trash, etc., will not accumulate in the base B.
The gate-section is in practice secured to the gate, and is engaged with the base-
section B. In the construction shown, this engagement is effected by forming the
section d with a depending arın, 4, which enters an opening or socket, 5, in the base.
This section D is formed, near its outer end, with a shoulder, 6, and the roller E is
journalled on the body of section D, and bears against the shoulder 6. It is usual to
arrange a washer, 7, between the roller 6 and the gate, as shown in Fig. 1.
The operation will be simple and readily understood. When the gate is closed, its
gate-section will rest between the lower ends of the inclines, and when pushed to
either side it will resume its closed position on being released unless it be pushed so
far as to cause its section 1) to enter one of the notches 2, when the gate will be held
open until forcibly pushed out of such notches, when it will close by reason of the
inclines, as will be readily understood.
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 :-
1. In a gate-hinge, a post or base section, B, having a body-plate, C, having its
side edges bent up at c, and having such bent-up edges provided with flanges I and
notches 2, substantially as set forth.
2. The improved gate-hinge consisting of the post or base section, having a
perforated plate, C, the edges of which are bent up at c, and formed with flanges 1
and notches 2, and provided with the plate, connected with the body of plate C, and
separated at 3 from the portion c thereof, the gate-section D having a depending arm,
fitted to enter the perforation in the base U, and having a second arm fitted for
connection with the gate, and the roller E, journalled on said second arm substantially
as set forth.
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3. The gate-section D, comprising a main portion provided with a shoulder, 6, and
an arm, 4, depending from the outer end of said main portion, combined with a
roller, E, journalled on said main portion up against the shoulder 6, and the post or
base section provided with an opening or socket fitted to receive the arm 4, and with
an incline, substantially as described, and for the purposes specified.
Dad alá, ɔ tik day of March 1887
HORN & SON,
Agents on behalf of Applicant.