G96-1287 Design of a Spring-Loaded Gate Latch For Swine Breeding Facilities

Authors

• Donald G. Levis, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Charlie Gilmore, Pork Producer, Linn Grove, IA
• Gerald R. Bodman, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Date of this Version

1996

Document Type

Article

Comments

© 1996. The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

This publication offers plans and discussion of the spring-loaded gate latch used in swine breeding facilities. Swine breeding facilities function more smoothly when gates have latches that can be worked easily and quickly. A gate latch should be designed so the latch can be released (or fastened) and the gate opened (or closed) with a continuous motion using only one hand. The illustrated gate latch design has worked well in a swine breeding facility. The latch design allows a gate in the partition between two breeding pens to swing into either breeding pen.