Locking Mechanism for a Child Safety Barrier
AssigneeBaby Dan A/S
InventorFinn Andersen
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Abstract
A locking mechanism for a child safety barrier (1) may be activated by a foot pedal (6) which can only be operated when an auxiliary lock (8) has been activated. The auxiliary lock (8) is formed by a mechanical unit, which has an electrical receiver (8a) which, when receiving an electrical signal, e.g. an electromagnetic signal from a transmitter (9), can activate the auxiliary lock (8), following which the foot pedal (6) may be activated. The transmitter (9) may be incorporated in a remote control unit of the hand-held type, or it may be mounted on a wall, where an adult can activate the transmitter, e.g. by an elbow. The transmitter may also be a unit which continuously transmits electromagnetic signals which activate the auxiliary lock when they are interrupted.
Claims7
A child safety barrier (1) with a lock arrangement comprising a lock that may be activated by a foot, and wherein the lock is locked and unlocked by a mechanical auxiliary lock (8) which ensures in a locked state that the foot cannot activate the lock, wherein the foot pedal can be activated during a given interval of time after the mechanical auxiliary lock has been unlocked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.