Spring operated gate

Claim 1

A SELF-CLOSING GATE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF UPRIGHT POSTS DISPOSED IN SPACED ALIGNED RELATION, A GATE MEMBER DISPOSED BETWEEN THE POSTS, MEANS AT THE LOWER EDGE OF THE GATE MEMBER HINGEDLY SUPPORTING THE GATE MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS FROM A VERTICAL CLOSED POSITION BETWEEN THE POSTS TO A HORIZONTAL OPEN POSITION, SPRING MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE GATE MEMBER AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID POSTS FOR RETURNING THE GATE MEMBER TO A VERTICAL POSITION, A STATIONARY SUPPORT SPACED FROM ONE OF THE POSTS, AND SPRING MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE GATE MEMBER AND SAID STATIONARY SUPPORT FOR DAMPENING OSCILLATION OF THE GATE WHEN IT RETURNS TO ITS CLOSED POSITION, SAID DAMPENING SPRING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY EXTENDING COIL SPRINGS ATTACHED TO THE GATE MEMBER ADJACENT THE LOWER EDGE THEREOF, AND PIVOTAL ARMS MOUNTED ON THE STATIONARY SUPPORT AND ENGAGING THE ENDS OF THE SPRINGS, AND MEANS LIMITING THE INWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF THE ARMS WHEREBY SPRINGS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE GATE WILL BE TENSIONED AS THE GATE OSCILLATES TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF ITS VERTICAL CLOSED POSITION.