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US 2024/0141728 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.
Claims14
A latch and latch receiver combination:
- a) a latch having a latch end;
- b) a latch receiver that receives the latch end of the latch;
- c) the latch receiver comprising:
- i) a receiver top side, the receiver top side being closed;
- ii) a receiver bottom side, the receiver bottom side being opposite of the receiver top side, the receiver bottom side having an opening with a length and width greater than a length and width of the latch end;
- iii) a receiver end opening that has a height and width greater than a height and width of the latch end;
- iv) a receiver end side that is opposite of the receiver end opening, the receiver end side being closed;
- v) a receiver first side, the receiver first side being closed;
- and
- vi) a receiver second side that is opposite to the receiver first side, the receiver second side being closed.
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A latch and latch receiver combination:
- a) a latch having a latch end;
- b) a latch receiver that receives the latch end of the latch;
- c) the latch receiver comprising:
- i) a receiver top side, the receiver top side being closed;
- ii) a receiver bottom side, the receiver bottom side being directly opposite of the receiver top side, the receiver bottom side having an opening with a length and width greater than a length and width of the latch end;
- iii) a receiver end opening that has a height and width greater than a height and width of the latch end;
- iv) a receiver end side that is directly opposite of the receiver end opening, the receiver end side being closed;
- v) a receiver first side, the receiver first side being closed;
- vi) a receiver second side that is directly opposite to the receiver first side, the receiver second side being closed;
- vii) the receiver top side being adjacent to the receiver first side and being further adjacent to the receiver second side;
- and
- viii) the receiver bottom side being adjacent to the receiver first side and being further adjacent to the receiver second side.
9 more elements
A latch and latch receiver combination:
- a) a latch having a latch end;
- b) a latch receiver that receives the latch end of the latch;
- c) the latch receiver comprising:
- i) a receiver top side, the receiver top side being closed relative to the latch end;
- ii) a receiver bottom side, the receiver bottom side being directly opposite of the receiver top side, the receiver bottom side having an opening with a length and width greater than a length and width of the latch end;
- iii) a receiver end opening that has a height and width greater than a height and width of the latch end;
- iv) a receiver end side that is directly opposite of the receiver end opening, the receiver end side being closed relative to the latch end;
- v) a receiver first side, the receiver first side being closed relative to the latch end;
- vi) a receiver second side that is directly opposite to the receiver first side, the receiver second side being closed relative to the latch end;
- vii) the receiver top side being adjacent to the receiver first side and being further adjacent to the receiver second side;
- viii) the receiver bottom side being adjacent to the receiver first side and being further adjacent to the receiver second side;
- ix) receiver top side being engaged to the receiver first side and being further engaged to the receiver second side;
- and
- x) the receiver bottom side being engaged to the receiver first side and being further engaged to the receiver second side.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.