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UNiTED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM MADISON LOWE, OF APPLEBY, TEXAS.
RAILWAY-GATE.No. 817,259.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, WILLIAM MADISON
LowE, a citizen of the United States, residing
at Appleby, in the county of Nacogdoches,
5 Texas, have invented a Railway-Gate Used
Instead of a Stock-Guard, of .which the fol-
lowing is a specification.
My invention relates to improvements in
railway-gates, and has for its object the pro-
io vision of a device of this character adapted
to serve as a cattle-guard or to prevent the
passage of persons over trestles or other rail-
way-bridges and so arranged that the gate
will automatically be opened upon the ap-
15 proach of a train and will automatically close
upon the passage of the train.
Further objects and advantages of the in-
vention will be set forth in the detailed de-
scription which now follows.
20 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is
a perspective view of a railroad-gate con-.
structed in accordance with the invention.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, show-
ing the parts in the position they occupy
25 when the gates are open, said section being
taken upon one side of the railroad-track
proper; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view
of a plate which will be hereinafter described.
Like letters designate corresponding parts
30 in all of the figures of the drawings.
My invention comprises a rectangular
frame comprising the side members B .and
the end members B'. Secured to the base-
frame intermediate the ends thereof are the
35 vertical posts P P, to the inner face of which
are hinged the gates G G, as at X. Extend-
ing transversely of the base-frame is a pivot-
rod K, upon which is mounted for oscillatory
movement an L-shaped frame consisting of
40 the inwardly-extending U-shaped bar Z and
the vertically- extending rods a, provided
with eyes M. Secured to the upper ends of
the rods a are links 0, having the down-
turned ends 0', which engage broad staples
45 or keepers E, carried by gates G G. Pivoted
at N upon the member B' are rock-frames n,
which carry short sections of the rails T.
Extending from the tops of the posts P P are
springs S, the lower ends of which are secured
5o. to the U-shaped bar Z. Stop-pins g g limit.
the movement of the gates in one direction.
Secured to the under face of the rock-frame n,
as at t, is a plate C, the end c of which extendsPatented April 10, 1906.
under the end of the other rock-frame u.
Braces D aid in strengthening the device. 55
The lower portions of the gates are cut away,
as at b', to permit said gates to close over the
rails T.
The operation of the device is as follows:
Upon the approach of a train the weight of 6o
such train upon the short sections of the rails
will depress the rock-frame n, the inner end
of which rests upon the U-shaped bar Z. This
will in turn throw the rods A to the position
illustrated in Fig. 2, thereby opening the 65
gates, as will be readily understood. After
a train has passed the gates the springs S S
draw the U-shaped bar Z into the position
illustrated in Fig. 1. This throws rods a to
the right until said rods, through the links 0, 70
draw the gates G G against the stops g.
Since the transversely-disposed rod of the U-
shaped member G underlies one of the frames
n, it follows that said frame and the short sec-
tions of the rails will be drawn upwardly to 75'
the position illustrated in Fig. 1. The plate
C, carried by the said frame n, acts when this
is done to elevate the other frame n to a like
position.
From the foregoing description it will be 8o
seen that simple and efficient means are here-
in provided for accomplishing the objects of
the invention.
While the elements herein shown and de-
scribed are well adapted to serve the purpose 85
for which they are intended, it is to be un-
derstood that the invention is not limited to
the precise construction set forth, but that
changes within the scope of the appended
claims may be resorted to without departure 90
from said invention.
Having described my invention, what I
claim is-
1. In a device of the character described,
the combination of oppdsitely-disposed posts, 95
of gates hinged to said posts, a frame pivoted
adjacent said posts, springs secured to said
posts and engaging a portion of said frame in
such manner as to actuate said frame in one
direction, connections between said frame 100
and the gates and movable sections of rails
which overlie a portion of said frame.
2. In a device of the character described,
the combination with oppositely - disposed
posts, of a pair of gates hinged to said posts, an 105
oscillatory frame pivoted adjacent said postsSpecification of Letters Patent.
Application filed October 16, 1905. Serial No. 283,040.
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Lowe, William Madison. Railway Gate, patent, April 10, 1906; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508418/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.