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receive the- lower end of the tension rod
24 and when the said rod is positioned there-
in, the angular cut-away portion of the rod
will engage the similar angular recessed edge
5 of the latch member 7, and the nose 29 will
engage the recessed portion 25, of the said
rod, to firmly hold the rod upon the latch
member 7.
By this construction, it is obvious that the
10 tubular member 21, and the tension rod 24
extend diagonally across the bracket member
8, and connect the latch member 7 and the
operating rod 6, and in this connection it
may be stated that no screws, bolts, rivets,
15 or other connection means are employed for
attaching the tension rod to the latch mem-
ber, and the tubular member 21 to the op-
erating rod 6.
By recessing the operating rod to form
20 the flat web portion 20, and by diagonally
cutting the rod at its lower part to form a
beveled lower wall to accommodate the di-
agonally cut furcations of the tubular mem-
ber, sharp contact edges 30 are thereby
25 formed on the said operating rod. 6 at the
said web portion, and a perfect joint is as-
sured between the operating rod and the tu-
bular member 21. A coil spring 31 is dis-
posed within the tubular member 21, and is
30 adapted for engagement with the inner end
of the tension rod 24, serving to normally
tension said rod downwardly into engage-
ment with the outer portion of .the latch
member 7, so that the outer end of the said
35 latch member will be tensioned downwardly
and the operating rod 6, whichiis detachably
mounted on the opposite end of the latch
member, will be tensioned upwardly.
It is obvious that upon pressure upon the.
40 operating rod 6, the latch member 7 will be
rocked against the tension of the spring 3,1
within 'the said tubular membe. A keeper
32 comprising the strap members 33, is pro-
vided with the spaced bars 34, and forming
45 an opening therebetween, adapted for the
passage of the outer end of the latch mem-
ber 7, and screws are passed through open-
ings in the strap members for securing the
said keeper to the gate. This keeper is
50 adapted to limit the movement of the outer
end of the latch member 7, and is arranged
on the outer vertical rail of the gate adjacent
the extreme outer end thereof.
A catch 35 of the ordinary construction
55 is secured to the gate post 36 and has the
usual beveled edge portion 37 and slot adapt-
ed for the reception of the lower edge of the
latch member for holding the same against
displacement therein. A keeper chain 38
60 has its end links disposed in apertures-in the
tension rod 24 and the tubular member 21,
and at its central- portion is secured to the
angular portion of the bracket 10, serving
to prevent the displacement of the tension
C rod and -the tubular member, or to preventthe surreptitious removal of the same from
the gate bracket.
Secured in the inner end of the latch mem-
ber 7 is a chain pull 39, the same being
adapted to be pulled downvardly in order to 70
throw the, latch member on its pivotal con-
nection. This chain pull is primarily adapt-
ed for use by children who would not be able
to reach the operating rod 6 and actuate
same to open the gate, by the downward 75
pull upon the chain, and such downward
pull upon the chain will rock the said latch
member and elevate the outer end of the
latch member from engagement with the
catch member 35. It is obvious by this con- 80
struction that the tension rod 24 and the tu-
bular member 21 can be removed from the
bracket and the said latch 7 actuated di-
rectly from the operating rod 6, and by this
construction I can readily detach the above 85
mentioned parts from the operating rod and
latch member by merely pulling the tension
rod and disengaging the slotted ends from
the web portion of the operating rod and
the slotted portion of the latch 'member. 90
From the foregoing description, taken in
connection with the accompanying drawing,
the advantages of the construction and the
method of operation will be readily appar-
ent to those skilled in the art to which the 95
invention appertains, and while I have de-
scribed the principle of operation of the in-
vention, together with the device which I
now consider to be the embodiment thereof,
I desire to have it understood that the de- 100
vice shown is merely illustrative, and that
such changes may be made when desired as
are within the scope of the claims appended
hereto.
laying thus described the invention, what 105
is claimed as new, is:
1. A gate latch comprising a bracket pro-
vided with spaced vertically alined ears, a
latch lever pivotally mounted to the lower
part of the bracket, the fulcrum of said le- 110
ver -being located intermediate its ends, a
rod slidable through said ears and engaging
the rear end of the latch lever, and a spring
tensioned telescopic member connected at
one end to the rod intermediate its end and 115
at the other end to the outer end of said
latch lever.
2. A gate latch comprising a bracket hav-
ing spaced vertically alined ears, a latch le-
ver pivoted intermediate its ends to the 120
lower part of the bracket, the rear end of
said latch member lying below and in aline-
ment with the lowermost ear, a rod passing
through said ears and having a bifurcated
lower end engaging the rear end of the latch 125
lever, a bifurcated rod engaging the first
rod intermediate the ends of the latter, a
sleeve mounted on the last-mentioned rod
and directed downwardly and outwardly to-
ward the front end of the latch lever, a 130
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Howard, Frank L. Gate Latch., patent, February 13, 1917; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859661/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.