Patent ID: 6435250
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: E06B,Y10S

Abstract:
A retractable gate device for impeding movement between first and second spaced supports, said gate device comprising:a bracket assembly including a plurality of bracket members, at least a first one of said bracket members being adapted for attaching to the first spaced support and at least a second one of said bracket members being adapted for attaching to the second spaced support; a gate support assembly being mounted to the first one of said bracket members of said bracket assembly; and a gate member being carried by said gate support assembly and being adapted to extend between the spaced supports, said gate member including screen support members and a screen being attached to said screen support members, said gate member having a free end being movable away from said gate support assembly when said gate member is extended and being movable toward said gate support assembly when said gate member is retracted; releasable mounting means for removably mounting said free end of said gate member to the second one of said bracket members of said bracket assembly; wherein said releasable mounting means comprises a protrusion extending from said free end of said gate member, and a coiled member formed on the second one of said bracket members and defining a coiled slot for receiving and trapping a portion of said protrusion on said free end for releasably securing said free end of said gate member to the second one of said bracket members.