Push and slide gate handle

A combination comprising:

• a) a barrier frame;
• b) a first gate engaged to the barrier frame and having a first distal end portion;
• c) a second gate engaged to the barrier frame and having a second distal end portion;
• d) a handle between the first and second distal end portions of the first and second gates, the handle being engaged on the first distal end portion of the first gate, the handle being slideable on the first distal end portion of the first gate, the handle having a closed position where the handle receives a section of the second distal end portion of the second gate, and the handle having an open position where said handle is disengaged from said section of the second distal end portion of the second gate;
• e) the first distal end portion of the first gate having a first support member with a top face and opposing first and second sides, said top face having a top opening, said first side having a first slot and said second side having a second slot;
• f) the support member having a resilient button therein, the resilient button being aligned with said top opening and being biased to extend therethrough;
• g) the handle having a front end, a rear end, and a base extending internally through the handle from the front end to the rear end, the base having an underside riding on the top face of the first support member, the base further having a base opening alignable with the top opening of the first support member;
• h) the handle further having a top extending from the front end to the rear end, the top having a button opening;
• i) the handle further having a push button extending through the button opening when the handle is in each of the closed and open positions, the push button extendable into the base opening to push the resilient button out of the base opening such that the handle can slide from the closed position to the open position;
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• j) the handle further having a pair of first and second housing portions depending from the base, first housing portion having a first slide extending inwardly therefrom, second housing portion having a second slide extending inwardly therefrom, said first and second slides respectively engaging said first and second slots of said first support member when the handle is in the open and closed positions.