Swimming pool and SPA tensioned protective fence with auto lockable gate and method of installation thereof

A lightweight fence and gate for swimming pools surrounded by a deck comprising a plurality of poles adapted to be inserted into said deck adjacent said pool;

• a first length of mesh screen tensioned between said poles defining the pool fence;
• a gate in said fence including a generally U-shaped frame opening upwardly having a pair of spaced upright support members and a second length of mesh screen tensioned between said upright support members of said gate;
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• support means to which said first length of mesh screen is attached for supporting said fence and gate and latching said gate including a truss structure capable of isolating the lateral tension forces of said first length of mesh screen on opposite sides of said gate.

The method for installing a self closing gate in a tensioned removable swimming pool fence comprising a plurality of poles interconnected by flexible mesh fencing comprising:

• inserting a series of said plurality of poles into a deck surrounding a swimming pool with the flexible mesh fencing in tension to maintain the fence in tension;
• the first and last poles of said series of poles defining a gate opening;
• said first and last poles each constituting a pair of poles interconnected to each other to define a support structure capable of absorbing the tension of the flexible mesh fencing;
• fabricating a gate including a pair of side rails, a cross rail and flexible mesh tensioned between said side rails;
• hinging the first of said pair of side rails of said gate to the first of said pair of poles;
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• installing a latch between the second of said pair of side rails of said gate and said last pole of the tensioned fence;
• whereby the gate is free to open and close without interference by the tension of the mesh of said fencing.