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upon the wire upfilling, its too great tenuity, which renders the wires liable toderangement on being loaded with any cross strain, such as a person attemptingto climb over the gate, and set-ting foot on the wires. A diagonalwire undergoing such treatmentwill be liable to stretch, and there-by lose its effects. Could suchaccidents bo effectually guardedagainst, these gates might be re-garded as almost perfect.
1540. Iron Side-Gate.' —In fig.
787 we give a form of wicket orside-gate to a farmhouse, construct-ed of malleable-iron ; the pillars areof cast-iron, supported upon stonestandards. The price is from 25s.to 30s., and the posts 26s. the pair.
1541. In fig. 788 we givea form of “ foot-gate” for afootpath, manufactured bythe St Pancras Iron Com-pany, London .
1542. Corrugated Iron Slid-ing-Gate. — In fig. 789 wegive a part front elevation ofa sliding-gate, in which the
WROOOET-iaON SIDE-GATE-SCALE,
INCH TO THE FOOT.
Fig. 788.
framing a a ,
angle
a is of
iron; the upfilling b b, ofcorrugated iron. The wheelsc c are supported by brack-ets d d riveted to the upperangle-iron. The rim in anotch made in the under sideof the wooden beam e e ; / isthe side-post, against whichthe door or gate b b stopswhen pulled out to its great-est traverse. In fig. 790 wegive a s*ection of top and bot-tom rail of gate, in which ais the upper beam, in the sloton the under side of whichthe wheel b moves; c is thestandard carrying the wheelriveted to the upper angle-iron d\ e the corrugated plato of the gate; / thelower angle-iron. Instead of a beam a , on which the wheel b moves, a plate ofiron may be bolted to the w'all at its extreme ends by bolts and nuts—the wheelrunning on its lower edge. Fig. 791 shows a section and elevation of themode of hanging a sliding-gate : a a part of the gate, b b the side stop, c c thebar on which the pulleys slide. In the section, d d is part of the wall, e the barcorresponding to c c, secured to the w T all by the stud / and bolt and nut g ;h the pulley, with the strap i riveted to the gate k, which is a section of a a.
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TOP OF B LID IK 0-0 ATE OF CORRUGATED IROK-
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IKCH TO THE FOOT.
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