Patent ID: 9670718
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: E05B,E06B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A pressure-mountable gate for positioning between two stationary objects, the pressure-mountable gate comprising: a first gate panel; a second gate panel slidably coupled to the first gate panel, the first and second gate panels together forming the pressure-mountable gate having opposite ends, the first and second gate panels being adjustable to set the pressure-mountable gate at a selected gate width; bumpers at the opposite ends of the pressure-mountable gate, the bumpers being positioned to engage the stationary objects when the pressure-mountable gate is mounted between the stationary objects; a lever arm arrangement comprising a first arm and a second arm, the first arm comprising a first end and a second end and a plurality of notches disposed between the first end and the second end, the first arm being pivotally attached to the first gate panel at a first pivot point, and the second arm being pivotally attached to the second gate panel at a second pivot point; a pivot slide arrangement mounted on the first and second arms, the pivot slide arrangement having a pivotable connection on the second arm and a slidable connection with the first arm, the pivot slide arrangement including a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism including: a first portion of the first arm extending between the first pivot point of the first arm and the pivot slide arrangement, and a second portion of the first arm extending between the pivot slide arrangement and the second end of the first arm; wherein, as the second portion of the first arm is pivoted away from the second arm, the pressure-mountable gate shortens a distance between the first and second pivot points and the opposite ends of the pressure-mountable gate move toward one another; wherein, as the second portion of the first arm is pivoted toward the second arm, the pressure-mountable gate lengthens the distance between the first and second pivot points and the opposite ends of the pressure-mountable gate move away from one another; the locking mechanism, when in a locked configuration, having the pivotable pawl resiliently biased into the selected one of the plurality of notches; and as the first arm is pivoted less than a threshold distance away from the second arm, the pressure-mountable gate shortens adequately to release mounting pressure sufficiently for disengagement from the stationary objects while maintaining the pivotable pawl biased into the selected one of the plurality of notches, and without adjusting the selected gate width; and the locking mechanism, when in an unlocked configuration, allowing for adjustment of the selected gate width.