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US 6,016,629 AGranted
Walk-through gate
AssigneeEvenflo Company, Inc.
InventorsScott Allen Sylvester, Clifford W. Russell
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Abstract
A pivotably-mounted extendable gate for restricting access by infants or pets through an opening defined by a pair of opposed vertical surfaces or walls. The gate is pivotably mounted via hinges pivotably attached to the gate which are slidably received within sleeves of retaining brackets mounted to one of the walls. The gate is extendable and retractable via two separate and similar gate members which are slidably coupled together. A pair of vertically-spaced-apart receptacles mounted on the opposite walls receive upper and lower portions of one of the gate members to prevent pivotable movement of the gate when so received. A latch provided on the upper portion of the gate engages with the upper receptacle to prevent sliding movement of the gate.
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A gate assembly for use with two opposed surfaces and for selective attachment thereto, the gate assembly comprising:
- a gate having two sides, the gate including an upper hinge and a lower hinge on one side thereof for pivotably coupling the gate to one of the two opposed surfaces, the gate further including a latch on the opposite side thereof for selectively coupling the gate to an opposite one of the two opposed surfaces, the latch having a nose defined on an end thereof, the gate including two separate gate members linked together, wherein the two gate members are horizontally slidable relative to each other to vary an effective width of the gate;
- an upper retaining sleeve and a lower retaining sleeve adapted for mounting to said one of the two opposed surfaces, the retaining sleeves slidably receiving the hinges from above and shaped to support the hinges and prevent the hinges from sliding entirely therethrough;
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- a latch receptacle adapted for mounting to the opposite one of the two opposed surfaces for selectively being engaged by the latch on the gate, the latch receptacle defining a peripheral boundary having four walls defining an opening into which the nose of the latch projects and is received;
- wherein the nose of the latch is slidably received within the opening of the latch receptacle, to project there into, by sliding the two gate members relative to each other to increase the effective width of the gate.
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A gate assembly for use with two opposed surfaces and for selective attachment thereto, the gate assembly comprising:
- a gate having two sides, the gate including an upper hinge and a lower hinge on one side thereof for pivotably coupling the gate to one of the two opposed surfaces, the gate further including a latch on the opposite side thereof for selectively coupling the gate to an opposite one of the two opposed surfaces;
- an upper retaining sleeve and a lower retaining sleeve adapted for mounting to said one of the two opposed surfaces, the retaining sleeves slidably receiving the hinges from above and shaped to support the hinges and prevent the hinges from sliding entirely therethrough;
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- a latch receptacle adapted for mounting to the opposite one of the two opposed surfaces for selectively being engaged by the latch on the gate, wherein the latch receptacle includes a lower lip defined thereon for engagement by the latch and two side walls for retaining the latch therebetween so that the gate cannot be pivoted out of engagement with the latch receptacle;
- wherein the latch includes a latch body with a notch defined therein for engaging the lower lip defined on the latch receptacle, the latch body being pivotably attached to the gate in a manner which allows the latch body to be pivoted between a lower position suitable for engagement with the latch receptacle and an upper position which is free from engagement with the latch receptacle, the latch further including a spring for biasing the latch body toward the lower position.
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A gate assembly for use with two opposed surfaces and for selective attachment thereto, the gate assembly comprising:
- a gate having two sides, the gate including an upper hinge and a lower hinge on one side thereof for pivotably coupling the gate to one of the two opposed surfaces, the gate further including a latch on the opposite side thereof for selectively coupling the gate to an opposite one of the two opposed surfaces;
- an upper retaining sleeve and a lower retaining sleeve adapted for mounting to said one of the two opposed surfaces, the retaining sleeves slidably receiving the hinges from above and shaped to support the hinges and prevent the hinges from sliding entirely therethrough;
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- a latch receptacle adapted for mounting to the opposite one of the two opposed surfaces for selectively being engaged by the latch on the gate;
- wherein the latch includes a latch body pivotably attached to the gate in a manner which allows the latch body to be pivoted between a lower position suitable for engagement with the latch receptacle and an upper position which is free from engagement with the latch receptacle.
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A gate assembly for use with two opposed surfaces and for selective attachment thereto, the gate assembly comprising:
- a gate having two sides, the gate including an upper hinge and a lower hinge on one side thereof for pivotably coupling the gate to one of the two opposed surfaces, the gate further including a latch on the opposite side thereof for selectively coupling the gate to an opposite one of the two opposed surfaces;
- an upper retaining sleeve and a lower retaining sleeve adapted for mounting to said one of the two opposed surfaces, the retaining sleeves slidably receiving the hinges from above and shaped to support the hinges and prevent the hinges from sliding entirely therethrough;
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- a latch receptacle adapted for mounting to the opposite one of the two opposed surfaces for selectively being engaged by the latch on the gate;
- wherein the latch includes a latch body attached to the gate in a manner which allows the latch body to be moved vertically between an upper position that is out of engagement with the latch receptacle and a lower position that is suitable for engagement with the latch receptacle, the latch body being biased toward the lower position.
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A gate assembly for use with two opposed surfaces and for selective attachment thereto, the gate assembly comprising:
- a gate having two sides, the gate including an upper hinge and a lower hinge on one side thereof for pivotably coupling the gate to one of the two opposed surfaces, the gate further including a latch on the opposite side thereof for selectively coupling the gate to an opposite one of the two opposed surfaces;
- an upper retaining sleeve and a lower retaining sleeve adapted for mounting to said one of the two opposed surfaces, the retaining sleeves slidably receiving the hinges from above and shaped to support the hinges and prevent the hinges from sliding entirely therethrough, wherein at least one of the upper and lower retaining sleeves includes a retaining clip associated therewith, the retaining clip being mounted adjacent an upper end of the at least one retaining sleeve, the retaining clip being movable between a first position which at least partially blocks an upper entrance to the at least one retaining sleeve through which the corresponding hinge is received and a second position in which the hinge is free to be slidably received into and removed from the retaining sleeve;
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- a latch receptacle adapted for mounting to the opposite one of the two opposed surfaces for selectively being engaged by the latch on the gate.
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A gate assembly for use with two opposed surfaces and for selective attachment thereto, the gate assembly comprising:
- a gate having two sides, the gate including an upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member having ends on either side thereof, the gate including a pair of hinges, one on ends of each of the upper and lower horizontal members on one side thereof for pivotably coupling the gate to one of the two opposed surfaces, the gate further including a latch on the end of the upper horizontal member on an opposite side from the hinge for selectively coupling the gate to an opposite one of the two opposed surfaces, the gate also including two separate gate members linked together, wherein the two gate members are horizontally slidable relative to each other to vary an effective width of the gate;
- an upper retaining sleeve and a lower retaining sleeve adapted for mounting to said one of the two opposed surfaces, the retaining sleeves slidably receiving the hinges from above and shaped to support the hinges and prevent the hinges from sliding entirely therethrough;
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- a pair of receptacles adapted for mounting to the opposite one of the two opposed surfaces at vertically-spaced-apart positions thereon for selectively receiving the ends of the upper and lower horizontal members, an uppermost of the pair of receptacles being engaged by the latch on the gate, the uppermost of the pair of latch receptacles defining a peripheral boundary into which the latch is received and a lowermost of the pair of latch receptacles defining a peripheral boundary into which the end of the lower horizontal member is received;
- wherein the latch is slidably received within the uppermost of the pair of latch receptacles by sliding the two gate members relative to each other to increase the effective width of the gate.
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A gate assembly for use with two opposed surfaces and for selective attachment thereto, the gate assembly comprising:
- a gate having two sides, the gate including a first gate member and a second gate member, the two gate members being slidably coupled together by a plurality of retaining devices, some of which are affixed to the first gate member and slidably receive the second gate member and some of which are affixed to the second gate member and slidably receive the first gate member, each of the gate members having an upper horizontal piece and a lower horizontal piece having ends on either side thereof, the gate including a pair of hinges, one on ends of each of the upper and lower horizontal pieces of the first gate member on one side thereof for pivotably coupling the gate to one of the two opposed surfaces, the gate further including a latch on the end of the upper horizontal piece of the second gate member on an opposite side from the hinge for selectively coupling the gate to an opposite one of the two opposed surfaces;
- an upper retaining sleeve and a lower retaining sleeve adapted for mounting to said one of the two opposed surfaces, the retaining sleeves slidably receiving the hinges from above and shaped to support the hinges and prevent the hinges from sliding entirely therethrough;
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- a pair of receptacles adapted for mounting to the opposite one of the two opposed surfaces at vertically-spaced-apart positions thereon for selectively receiving the ends of the upper and lower horizontal pieces of the second gate member, each of the receptacles having opposed side walls thereon for retaining the ends of the respective one of the upper and lower horizontal members of the second gate member therebetween so that the gate cannot be pivoted out of engagement with the receptacle, the uppermost of the pair of receptacles including a lower lip defined thereon for engagement by the latch;
- wherein the latch includes a latch body with a notch defined therein for enraging the lower lip defined on the uppermost receptacle, the latch body being pivotably attached to the gate in a manner which allows the latch body to be pivoted between a lower position suitable for engagement with the latch receptacle and an upper position which is free from engagement with the latch receptacle, the latch further including a spring for biasing the latch body toward the lower position.
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A gate assembly for use with two opposed surfaces and for selective attachment thereto, the gate assembly comprising:
- a gate having two sides, the gate having engagement surfaces defined proximate to one side thereof for pivotably coupling the gate to one of the two opposed surfaces, the gate further including a latch on the opposite side thereof for selectively coupling the gate to an opposite one of the two opposed surfaces, the latch having a lip-engaging surface including a notch defined thereon, the latch being vertically-actuable to raise and lower the lip-engaging surface having the notch;
- an upper retaining member and a lower retaining member adapted for mounting to said one of the two opposed surfaces, the retaining members having portions defined thereon for engaging with the engagement surfaces on the gate, to support the gate thereon and allow the gate to pivot relative to the retaining members;
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- a latch receptacle adapted for mounting to the opposite one of the two opposed surfaces, the latch receptacle defining an upwardly-protruding lip for selective engagement by the lip-engaging surface on the latch;
- wherein the gate is manipulated to place the latch proximate to the latch receptacle and the latch is selectively actuated by vertical actuation of the latch to engage and disengage the lip-engaging surface of the latch with the lip on the latch receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.