Patent ID: 6233874
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: E05B,E06B

Abstract:
A free-standing juvenile safety gate for children characterized by facile placement and displacement in a passageway comprising adjustably connected frame sections, includinga) a hinge frame (110) and frame supporting platform (120) with a hinge standpost (112) being fixed to the platform;b) an extendible latch frame (130) attached to the hinge frame (110), with a latch handle (140) atop said latch frame (130), said latch handle having intermediate pivot connection to the latch frame by means of pivoted connectors (144-144') joining the latch handle to a lever yoke (146), said lever yoke being connected at a lower end to a moveable bracket (148), whereby, upon closure of the latch handle (140) transverse movement of said bracket and pressure bar (150) is forced into registry with one extreme of the passageway against resistance of a standpost on an opposite extreme of the passageway;c) a caster (160) supporting the latch frame in extension of the hinge frame during positions of passageway closure and opening, the supporting by hinge and latch frames balancing the gate irrespective of its open and closed positioning in the passageway.