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UNITED STAT-ES PATENT @rrrcng GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,451, dated July 5, 1892.

Application filed February 18, 1892. Serial No. 422,050. (No model.)

My invention'relates to an improvement in gates, and more particularly to that class of gates employedon farms, the object being to provide means for increasing the opening when it is desired to accommodate vehicles or machinery of unusual size or of a size too large to pass through an ordinary farm-gate.

A further object is to construct and arrange the gates in such manner that one of said gates will act as an abutment for the other.

With these ends in View my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a viewembodying myi'nvention, showing the gates closed; and Fig. 2 is a view of a modification. A A represents two sections of a fence, and B B the posts thereof, to which latter gates C C are hinged at their outer edges. To one side of the post Bis located a post a, to which is secured brace E, which extends diagonally upward and is supported between its ends by the post B. The upper end of said brace E is provided with a pulley b. At a point between the ends of post 13 an arm E is secured, which latter extends upwardly and is provided on its outer or free end with a pulley b. Opposite post a is located a post a, to which is securedan upwardly-proj ectin g arm E the outer end of which is provided with a pulley a A continuous piece of Wire 9 is secured to the brace E and arms E and E in the manner shown in the drawings, which serves to tie said arms together and brace the same.

A rope d is first passed through pulley b, thence through pulley b, and then through a staple located near the upper part of the free end of gate 0, and is finally fastened to the latch f, which latter works in a keeper g, lo cated on the free end of gate 0'. The other or free end of said rope is provided with a handle h. A rope d is passed through the pulley a and is securedto rope (Z in close proximity to the pulley b, and its outer end is provided with a handle h. v

The posts B B are provided with brackets D D, in which is supported a rail or bar F, one

end of which is pivotally connected to the free edge of the smaller gate 0, said rail projectinga slight distance beyond the edge of gate 0' to form an abutment for the larger gate 0. The lowerend of the outer rail or strip of the small gate 0' is provided with a hook 7', which engages a staple is, located in the upper end of post Z, for the purpose of locking the gate against an inward movement, said post Z also serving as an abutment for the smaller gate 0. Tothe lower edge of the upright or strip of the small gate an overlapping plate 0 may be secured to serve as an abutment for the larger gate 0 and prevent any tendency of the gates to swing inward.

In themodification shown in Fig. 2, m is a post provided on one side near its top with a staple m for the reception of a hook m secured to one end of a brace 72, the opposite end of said brace being pivotally attached to the upright portion of the free end of the gate 0.

When it is desired to allow the passage of ordinary vehicles through the gate, it is only necessary to open the large gate, which is accomplished by applying power or pulling on either of the handles it or it; but should it be necessary to increase the opening to accommodate vehicles or machinery larger than the open space afforded by gate 0, the smaller gate 0 will be opened, which is done by simply releasing the railor bar F (or hook m in the modified form) and unhooking the gate from the post Z, when the gate will swing to its open position.

It is evident that changes in the construction and relative arrangement of the several parts might be made Without avoiding my invention, and henceIWould have it understood that Ido not restrict myself to the particular construction and arrangementof parts shown and described; but,

gate hinged at their outer edges and a latch carried by the larger gate, of a keeper on the smaller gate for the reception of said latch, and a pivoted bar for independently locking said smaller gate, said bar constituting an abutment for the larger gate, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a fence and two gates hinged thereto, of a locking-bar connected with one gate and with the fence and forming an abutmentfor the other gate, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this ing witnesses.

JOSEPH N. MORGAN. Witnesses:

A. L. SPINNi'ne, PHILLIP KELLER.

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