Patent ID: 6027104
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A panel usable in pluralities for forming a security enclosure for children and pets, the panel comprising:a panel body having opposed inner and outer faces and first and second opposite sides;first hinge means disposed on said first side, said first hinge means comprising first and second hinge members disposed on said first side of the panel body in vertically spaced relation; andsecond hinge means disposed on said second side, said second hinge means comprising a third hinge member having a vertical dimension the approximates the vertically spaced distance between the first and second hinge members;wherein one of the first and third hinge members comprises a first spindle and the other comprises a first spindle opening sized to receive the first spindle;the second hinge member comprises a stationary receptacle member and a telescoping spring loaded moveable engagement member having an outer diameter that is slightly less than the inside diameter of the second hinge member that is normally urged outward of said receptacle and capable of being forcibly retracted into said receptacle; andone of the engagement member and third hinge members comprises a second spindle and the other comprises a second spindle opening sized and disposed to receive the second spindle, the engagement member being retracted when the second spindle is forcibly placed into the second spindle opening, permitting the first spindle to be placed into the first spindle opening.