Adjustable-Width Safety Gate Covers

An adjustable-width cover for removable installation on a safety gate, the safety gate having a width defined by opposed end posts and having a predetermined height defined by a top support rod and a bottom support rod, the safety gate having a front side and a back side, comprising:

• a flexible, frameless, planar, and generally-rectangular cover member having a fixed vertical height extending between a top edge and a bottom edge and a fixed width extending between opposed side edges, wherein the fixed vertical height of the cover member is less than the predetermined height of the safety gate and wherein the fixed width of the cover member is greater than the width of the safety gate, the cover member having a main portion extending the width of the safety gate and end portions on either side of the main portion that extend a predetermined distance beyond each of the opposed end posts of the safety gate;
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• a plurality of fasteners vertically spaced along the fixed vertical height of the cover member, each of the plurality of fasteners having a pair of straps, distal ends of each of the pair of straps configured to engage each other in releasable locking manner, wherein one of the pair of straps extends from one of the opposed side edges of the cover member and the other of the pair of straps extends from the other of the opposed side edges of the cover member, wherein at least one of the pair of straps has an adjustable length;
• wherein the main portion of the cover member is positioned on the front side of the safety gate and wherein the end portions of the cover member wrap around each of the opposed end posts of the safety gate and are positioned on a portion of the back side of the safety gate, wherein, when the distal ends of each of the pair of straps are engaged with each other in releasable locking manner on the back side of the safety gate, the cover member is maintained in tension along both the front side and back side of the safety gate by tightening the adjustable length of each of the plurality of fasteners.