Re: Garden gate closing hardware
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Garden gate closing hardware
- From: D* M*
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 10:09:59 -0600
>Hi friends!
>
>I was in a beautiful garden recently and there was this amazing contraption
>that automatically closed the garden gate. I believe it is a traditional
>piece of hardware, made of a length of chain and a heavy weight in the
>middle. When you open the gate, the chain is extended and when you let the
>gate go, the weight falls and pulls the chain down so the gate closes. I
>want one of these.... can anyone tell me what they are called and how to
>make one or where to buy one?
>
>Thanks
>
>Nan
>
Hi Nan,
I know the kind of closure you mean. I don't know that it has a specific
name and I've never seen anything like it commercially available. However,
with a little tinkering, it shouldn't be too difficult to construct. I've
made up a graphic of the two types that I've seen and placed it on my Web
page.
You can see it at: http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/fence.gif
These drawings aren't meant to be perfectly to scale, but could be used
help refine the concept.
Don Martinson
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
Heat Zone #4
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