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501,785
Fig. 2, and this movement carries upward the
brace 26 and rod 29, so as to thrust the guard
strips 30 above the track, as shown by dotted
lines in Fig. 2. The arrangement described
5 is adapted for use where the cattle are likely
to approach from one side only, but it will be
understood that if cattle are likely to ap-
proach from both sides of the gap, the appa-
ratus may be duplicated so that there will be
io a movable platform on each side of the gap,
and guard strips for each platform, these be-
ing actuated as described.
It will be understood that the sleepers or
ties may be dispensed with and the sills 11
15 arranged to support both the rails and the
platform 15, the sills being suitably recessed
and the platform cut away to permit the nec-
essary movement of the latter.
Having thus described my invention, I
20 claim as new and desire to secure by Letter
Patent-
1. The combination, with a railway track,
of a swinging platform pivoted thereon, a tilt-
ing arm arranged beneath the platform, a con-
25 nesting arm extending from one end of the
tilting arm to the platform, a brace secured
to the opposite end of the tilting arm, and
guard strips carried by the brace and adapted
to be thrust upward above the track, substan-
30 tially as specified.
2. The combination, with the railway track,
of a swinging platform arranged thereon, a
tilting arm arranged beneath the platform, a
connecting arm extending from one end ofthe saidarm to the platform, guard strips car- 35
tried by the tilting arm and adapted to be
thrust upward above the track at one edge of
the platform, and a guide rod arranged trans-
versely on the track and adjacent to the
guard strips, substantially as specified. 40
3. The combination with a pivoted platform
provided with a depending arm at its free end,
of a pivoted arm below the platform to which
the depending arm is pivoted, a brace pro-
jecting from the pivoted arm, and guard strips 45
carried at the free end of the said brace, sub-
stantially as described.
4. The combination with a pivoted platform
provided with a depending arm, of a pivoted
arm below the platform to which the depend- 50
ing arm is pivoted, a brace secured to the in-
ner end of the pivoted arm, said brace being
twisted near its center and having its lower
end widened and secured to a rod, and guard
strips secured upon the said rod, substan- 55
tially as herein shown and described.
5. The combination with a pivoted platform
provided with a depending arm at its free end,
of a pivoted arm below the platform to the
outer end of which the depending arm is piv- 6o
oted, a brace secured to the inner end of the
pivoted arm, and flexible guard strips carried
at the free end of the brace, substantially as
described.
LORENZO HILLS.
Witnesses:
ALVIN L. HILLS,
JAMES M. SMITH.
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Hills, Lorenzo. Cattle-Guard., patent, July 18, 1893; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth173466/m1/3/?q=%22Agriculture+-+Domestic+Animals+-+Cattle%22: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.