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US 2021/0140235 A1Published application
Hands Free Gate
AssigneeCarlson Pet Products, Inc.
InventorsMark A. Flannery, Brian G. Linehan, Elizabeth R. Volk
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Abstract
The present gate includes a barrier frame and a gate in the barrier frame. The gate is opened by inserting a foot into a foot opening in the gate, which action compresses springs disposed about pivot pins between the gate and the barrier frame and draws an extended latch downwardly and out of a latch receiver that is bottomless, which action unlatches and frees the gate from the barrier frame such that the gate can be swung open. Downward travel of the gate is minimized until a foot pushes a pivoting stop out of the way.
Claims3
A gated barrier comprising:
- a) a barrier frame, the barrier frame defining a barrier plane;
- b) a gate engaged to the barrier frame, the gate defining a gate plane, the gate movable vertically in the barrier plane, the gate swingable relative to the barrier frame such that the gate swings out of the barrier plane;
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- c) a latch between the barrier frame and gate and engaged to one of the barrier frame and gate;
- d) a latch receiver on one of the barrier frame and gate;
- e) the latch having a latch end, the latch having an extended position relative to the latch receiver, the latch having a retracted position relative to the latch receiver;
- f) the latch end being receivable in the latch receiver when the latch is in the extended position and when the latch end and latch receiver are both at a first height, the latch end being movable downwardly out of the latch receiver when the latch is in the extended position so as to place the latch at a second height;
- g) the gate being movable vertically in the barrier plane when the latch is in the extended position;
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- h) the gate being swingable when i) the latch is in the extended position, ii) the gate is in the barrier plane, and iii) the latch is disposed at said second height.
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A gated barrier comprising:
- a) a barrier frame, the barrier frame defining a barrier plane;
- b) a gate engaged to the barrier frame, the gate defining a gate plane, the gate movable vertically in the barrier plane, the gate swingable relative to the barrier frame such that the gate swings out of the barrier plane;
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- c) a latch between the barrier frame and gate and engaged to one of the barrier frame and gate;
- d) a latch receiver on one of the barrier frame and gate;
- e) the latch receiver defined by a first side, a second side, an end side, an end opening, a top side, and a bottom opening;
- f) the end opening receiving the latch, the end opening being opposite of the end side;
- g) the end side being opposite of the end opening, the end side being closed;
- h) the first side being opposite of the second side, the first side having an angled face, the first side being closed;
- i) the second side being opposite of the first side, the second side having an angled face, the second side being closed;
- j) the top side being opposite of the bottom opening, the top side being closed;
- k) the bottom opening being opposite of the top side;
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- l) the latch receiver being movable through the bottom opening when the latch and latch receiver are moved vertically relative to each other.
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A gated barrier comprising:
- a) a barrier frame, the barrier frame defining a barrier plane;
- b) a gate engaged to the barrier frame, the gate defining a gate plane, the gate movable vertically in the barrier plane, the gate swingable relative to the barrier frame such that the gate swings out of the barrier plane;
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- c) a latch between the barrier frame and gate and engaged to the gate;
- d) a latch receiver on the barrier frame;
- e) the latch receiver defined by a first side, a second side, an end side, an end opening, a top side, and a bottom opening;
- f) the end opening receiving the latch, the end opening being opposite of the end side;
- g) the end side being opposite of the end opening, the end side being closed;
- h) the first side being opposite of the second side, the first side being closed;
- i) the second side being opposite of the first side, the second side being closed;
- j) the top side being opposite of the bottom opening, the top side being closed;
- k) the bottom opening being opposite of the top side;
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- l) the latch receiver being movable through the bottom opening when the latch and latch receiver are moved vertically relative to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.