Patent ID: 8991470
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A47D,G08B

Abstract:
1. A portable gate assembly comprising: a pair of spaced posts; a flexible net coupled to and extending between said posts, said net having a first end and a second end wherein a first one of said posts is coupled to said first end and a second one of said posts is coupled to said second end, said net being aligned with a front edge of each of said posts, said net comprising an open-weaved portion and a closed-weaved portion wherein said open-weaved portion has a plurality of gaps positioned therein, said closed-weaved portion being coupled to a top edge and a bottom edge of said open-weaved portion, an upper edge of said net being aligned with a top end of said posts, a lower edge of said net being aligned with a lower end of said posts, said net being selectively positionable between an extended position and a storage position wherein said net is rotatably mounted around a selectable one of said posts when said net is in the storage position; a pair of first hooks being coupled to each of said posts, each of said first hooks comprising an upper hook and a lower hook, said upper hooks being positioned proximate said top end of said posts, said lower hooks being positioned proximate said lower end of said posts, said first hooks being centrally positioned between said front edge and a back edge of each of said posts, each of said first hooks having a straight portion and an arcuate portion, a first end of said straight portion being coupled to and extending outwardly from said posts, said arcuate portion comprising a first end, a second end, and a medial portion extending between said first and second ends of said arcuate portion, a second end of said straight portion being coupled to said first end of said arcuate portion, said second end of said arcuate portion of each of said upper hooks being directed toward an associated one of said lower hooks, said second end of said arcuate portion of each of said lower hooks being directed toward a ground surface; a plurality of eye hooks being coupled to a structure around a structural opening, said eye hooks comprising a first pair of eye hooks coupled to a first side of the structure and a second pair of eye hooks coupled to a second side of the structure, each of said eye hooks being aligned with an associated one of said first hooks, each of said first hooks being couplable to said associated one of said eye hooks wherein said first hooks and said eye hooks are configured to secure said net in a position covering the structural opening, said second end of said arcuate portion of said first hooks being insertable into said associated one of said eye hooks; a storage bag having an open top end, a closed bottom end, and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from said closed bottom end, said closed bottom end and said perimeter wall defining an interior space configured for receiving said net when said net is in the storage position, a perimeter edge of said open top end defining an opening into said interior space; a strap coupled to an exterior of said storage bag wherein said strap is configured to facilitate carrying said storage bag, a first end and a second end of said strap being coupled to said storage bag, said strap having a medial portion extending between said first end and said second end of said strap, said medial portion of said strap extending outwardly from said storage bag wherein a space is formed between said medial portion of said strap and said perimeter wall of said storage bag; a sound emitter coupled to said net, said sound emitter having a sensor positioned therein, said sound emitter being operationally coupled to said sensor wherein said sound emitter emits an audible indicator upon said sensor sending a proximity signal to said sound emitter when an object or a user is within a predetermined distance of said net, said sound emitter being positioned on a first side of said net, said sound emitter extending downwardly from said top edge of said open-weaved portion, said sound emitter being centrally positioned between each of said posts; a plurality of support rods being coupled to said net, said support rods being coupled to one of said first side and a second side of said net, said support rods extending between said top edge and said bottom edge of said open-weaved portion, an upper end of said support rods extending upwardly above said upper edge of said net wherein said support rods are configured to attach to and hold open a garage door, a lower end of said support rods extending downwardly below said lower edge of said net, said support rods being spaced and positioned parallel to said posts; a panel removably coupled to said net, said panel being positioned opposite said support rods on one of said first side and said second side of said net, said panel being centrally positioned between said posts and between said upper and lower edges of said net; a plurality of fasteners coupling said panel to said net, said fasteners being positioned around a perimeter of said panel; and indicia positioned on said panel, said indicia being positioned on an exterior surface of said panel such that said indicia is configured for viewing when a user is positioned to face said exterior surface of said panel.