Security gate
AssigneeSafety 1st, Inc.
InventorsDavid W. Crossley, Keith R. Wruck, Randy L. Abrams
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Abstract
A security gate for children having a pair of gate sections that slide relative to each other to vary the effective width of the gate. The sections carry bumpers on their outer vertical side rails, and the bumpers on one side rail are extendable so that they force the bumpers to frictionally engage the sides of an opening to be closed by the gate. Independent of the bumpers brackets are provided on the vertical outer side rails and the sides of the opening to position the gate in the opening and resist the gate from being pushed out of the opening. The gate may be permanently mounted in the opening by hinges or may be removable from the opening.
Claims17
An adjustable width safety gate for children for closing a doorway or railing opening comprising
- a pair of gate sections each having top and bottom rails and slidably attached together at their top and bottom rails so that their effective combined width can be varied to fill the width of doorways or railing openings of different widths,
- each of said pair of gate sections also having inner and outer generally vertical side rails,
- a movable bumper mounted on one of the outer side rails and movable between extended and retracted positions,
- a second bumper mounted on the other of the outer side rails,
- said bumpers on the outer side rails being adapted to bear against and frictionally engage the opposite sides of a doorway or rail opening when the movable bumper is moved to its extended position,
- a drive assembly movable vertically on the outer side rail carrying the movable bumper for moving it between extended and retracted positions,
- and a handle mounted on the top rail of the gate section having the movable bumper and connected to the drive assembly for raising and lowering said assembly enabling a user to operate the drive assembly to move the movable bumper between extended and retracted positions.
A security gate for children adapted to be mounted in an opening such as a doorway or passageway comprising
- a frame including a pair of outer side rails, a top rail, and a bottom rail,
- a screen secured to the rails for preventing passage through the frame,
- at least one movable bumper mounted on and movable with respect to one of the side rails and movable between retracted and extended positions on its rail for bearing against and frictionally engaging one side of the opening in which the gate is mounted when the bumper is extended,
- an actuating mechanism including a handle mounted on the top rail of the frame and connected to the movable bumper for extending and retracting the movable bumper so that the gate may be mounted in and removed from the opening,
- means provided in the gate frame independent of the bumpers for positioning the gate in position within the opening, and
- the means includes a first bracket assembly mounted in the one outer side rail and a bracket for mounting on the one side of the opening and engaging the first bracket assembly.
A bracket assembly for supporting a gate in a doorway or an opening in a railing comprising
- a first bracket section to be mounted vertically on an end of a gate,
- a second bracket section to be mounted on the end of the gate above and in close proximity to the first bracket section,
- and a third bracket section to be mounted on the frame of a door or vertical end post of a railing, said third bracket section having a slot for receiving either the first or second bracket section and adapted to be engaged by the other of the first and second sections for orienting the gate carrying the first and second bracket sections with the doorway or opening in the railing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.