US 4,630,396 AGranted

Security gate apparatus

AssigneeKendi Security, Inc.

InventorsZadok Zvi, Abraham Kendi, Emile Tal-Mor

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Abstract

Security gate apparatus for securing building openings in the nature of window and door openings are disclosed; and comprise a security gate including gate-carried locking means which, while of particularly sturdy construction and effective to render it extremely difficult if not impossible as a practical matter to open the security gate from without the building opening, are nonetheless virtually foolproof in operation, and which are very readily and conveniently openable from within the building, even by those of somewhat limited mental and/or physical capacities, in readily apparent manner to thereby insure virtually immediate exit from the building through the building opening for the building occupants in emergency situations. Fixed security means are operatively associated with the security gate, and are of readily and conveniently adjustable extent; to thereby enable the ready adjustment in situ of the size of the security gate apparatus, and provide for significant versatility of application of the security gate apparatus with regard to the range of sizes of the building openings which may be effectively secured thereby.

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Dependent claims

In security gate apparatus for securing an opening in a building and including fixed support means operatively associated with said building opening, security gate means supported from said support means and moveable relative thereto between a closed security gate means position wherein the same are operable to prevent entry to the building through the building opening, and an open security gate means position wherein the same are not so operable, and locking means operatively associated with said support means and said security gate means and operable to lock said security gate means in the closed position thereof, the improvements comprising, said locking means comprising a locking member which is generally vertically moveable between a first locking member position wherein the locking member is operable to lock said security gate means in the closed position thereof, and a second locking member position wherein the same is not so operable, locking member mounting means surrounding said locking member at least in part to deny access thereto, and locking member operating means operatively associated with said locking member and said locking member mounting means and operable to enable movement of said locking member from said first position thereof to said second position thereof, said locking member being operable when in the first position thereof to prevent movement of said security gate means into the closed position thereof, said locking member being operable to automatically move from said second position thereof to said first position thereof and remain therein to lock said security gate means upon movement of the latter into said closed position thereof.

In security gate apparatus for securing an opening in a building and including fixed support means operatively associated with said building opening, security gate means supported from said support means and moveable relative thereto between a closed security gate means position wherein the same are operable to prevent entry to the building through the building opening, and an open security gate means position wherein the same are not so operable, and locking means operatively associated with said support means and said security gate means and operable to lock said security gate means in the closed position thereof, the improvements comprising, said locking means comprising a locking member which is moveable between a first position thereof wherein the locking member is operable to lock said security gate means in the closed position thereof, and a second locking member position wherein the same is not so operable, locking member mounting means surrounding said locking member at least in part to prevent access thereto, and locking member operating means operatively associated with said locking member and said locking member mounting means and operable to enable movement of said locking member from said first position thereof to said second position thereof, said security gate means comprising a frame defining the same, said locking member mounting means comprising a generally tubular member forming part of said frame, said locking member being disposed within said tubular member, said tubular member being generally vertically oriented, said locking member being generally elongate and generally vertically oriented within said tubular member, said locking member being freely disposed in said tubular member, and being freely moveable therewithin under the influence of the force of gravity from said second locking member position to said first locking member position.

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