Barrier Gate for Pets and Babies with Integrated Safety Features

A baby/household pet barrier gate with integrated safety features, the barrier gate comprising:

• a plurality of modular wall elements each configured to couple to one another to form a barrier of a desired length;
• two or more mounting mechanisms for securing either side of the barrier formed by the wall elements across a passage in a home;
• a gate frame configured to couple on either side to one of the wall elements, the gate frame comprising:
• a gate mounted in the frame and coupled to a first side of the gate frame by a hinged joint;
• at least one sensor for detecting an indication of a fire hazard;
• a power source;
• an electronically operable locking mechanism configured to secure the gate in a closed position when engaged with a latch on an opposing second side of the gate element;
• a spring disposed on the second side of the gate element, the spring being arranged, upon the locking mechanism becoming disengaged form the latch, to cause the gate to swing open towards a first direction;
• and
• a controller, the controller being configured to, upon receiving an alarm signal from the sensor, automatically cause the locking mechanism to disengage from the latch.