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US 11,767,711 B2Granted
Barrier with structurally different corner gate connections
AssigneeRegalo International, LLC
InventorsMark A. Flannery, Matthew A. Willms
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Abstract
A barrier that includes four structurally different corner connections for fixing a gate frame of the barrier to and between opposing vertical surfaces. A first connection includes a headed straight pin engaging a pivot hook and socket, a second connection includes a headed straight pin engaging a socket, a third connection includes headless bent pin engaging a socket and a limiter, and a fourth connection includes a headless bent pin engaging a socket.
Claims14
A connection comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a limiter, the limiter being U-shaped;
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- c) a pin, the pin having a first pin portion and a second pin portion, the first and second pin portions forming an L-shape;
- d) wherein the base includes a foundation having an upper foundation portion and a lower foundation portion, the upper foundation portion including a pin hole, the lower foundation portion including a pin hole;
- e) wherein the base includes a block having a pin receptor for receiving one of the first and second pin portions of the pin, the pin receptor being vertically oriented;
- f) wherein the base further includes first and second channels oriented vertically, each of the first and second channels including upper and lower limiter receptors;
- g) wherein the limiter includes first and second legs and a forwardly extending portion, each of the first and second legs includes a lower leg portion having a protrusion, the protrusion extending inwardly, the protrusion of the first leg engagable with each of the upper and lower limiter receptors of the first channel, the protrusion of the second leg engagable with each of the upper and lower limiter receptors of the second channel;
- h) wherein, when the pin is engaged in the pin receptor and the protrusions are engaged with the lower limiter receptors of the first and second channels, the forwardly extending portion of the limiter i) permits vertical travel of the pin, ii) limits vertical travel of the pin, iii) permits swinging of the pin, and iv) prevents removal of the pin from the pin receptor;
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- i) wherein, when the pin is engaged in the pin receptor such that the protrusions are engaged with the upper limiter receptors of the first and second channels, the pin is freely insertable and removable from the pin receptor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.