Patent ID: 6536163
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: E05B,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A child safety barrier comprising:a receptacle assembly rigidly mountable to a structural element on one side of a passageway; a gate comprising a latch housing, the gate being mountable to a structural element on an opposite side of the passageway and positionable to span across the passageway; a retractable plunger assembly disposed at least partially within the latch housing and extendable from the latch housing to engage the receptacle assembly and retain the gate in a closed position; and a knob exposed at a surface of the latch housing for manipulation by an operator, the knob moving in a first sense to a first position and then moving from the first position in a second sense, different from the first sense, to cause the plunger assembly to retract from the receptacle assembly to release the gate for opening.