Safety gate for pets and small children
OwnerKyle R. Losik, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A safety gate for preventing pets and small children from passing through an opening, the safety gate comprising: a frame for selective disposition in the opening, the frame defining a passageway; a cross-member for adjustable mounting to the frame so as to prevent a pet or small child from passing through the passageway; a sensor mounted to the frame for sensing data relating to the state of the safety gate; and a wireless communication system for transmitting data from the sensor to a smart device.
Claims20
A safety gate for preventing pets and small children from passing through an opening, the safety gate comprising:
- a frame for selective disposition in the opening, the frame defining a passageway;
- a cross-member for adjustable mounting to the frame so as to prevent a pet or small child from passing through the passageway;
- a sensor mounted to the frame for sensing data relating to the state of the safety gate;
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- a wireless communication system for transmitting data from the sensor to a smart device.
A method for detecting a change in the status of a safety gate disposed within an opening, the method comprising:
- providing a safety gate for preventing pets and small children from passing through the opening, the safety gate comprising:
- a frame for selective disposition in the opening, the frame defining a passageway;
- a cross-member for adjustable mounting to the frame so as to prevent a pet or small child from passing through the passageway;
- a sensor mounted to the frame for sensing data relating to the state of the safety gate;
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- a wireless communication system for transmitting data from the sensor to a smart device;
- disposing the safety gate in the opening, such that the sensor generates data concerning the status of the safety gate;
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- wirelessly communicating data from the sensor to the smart device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.