Patent ID: 6516568
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: E05B,E05C,E06B

Abstract:
A safety door barrier, comprising:a barrier post having an elongated shape with upper and lower ends, with upper and lower seats at the upper and lower ends respectively, the upper seat having an upper stop with an upwardly slanted bottom and a lower stop with a downwardly slanted top, the lower stop having a lower stop hole, and the lower seat at a top thereof having a lower seat hole; a barrier body having a height corresponding to a height of the barrier post, the barrier body having upper and lower projections corresponding to the lower stop and the lower seat respectively, an upper pivot and a lower pivot extending downwardly from the upper and the lower projections and engaging the lower stop hole and the lower seat hole, respectively, so as to pivotally attach the barrier body to the barrier post such that the barrier body is vertically and pivotally movable relative to the barrier post between a closed position and an open position; an elongated stopper having a height corresponding to the height of the barrier body and being located adjacent to the barrier body, the stopper having a stop head with a lock hole and a T-shaped latch hole; a manually operated lock on the barrier body and operable so as to engage and disengage the lock hole in the stopper; and, an automatic latch device on the barrier body including a protruding latch member, the latch member only engaging a generally vertically extending portion of the latch hole in the stopper when the barrier body is in the closed position so as to prevent pivoting of the barrier body relative to the barrier post, and disengaging the latch hole when the barrier body is moved to the open position thereby permitting pivoting of the barrier body relative to the barrier post.