Patent Publication Number: US-11041340-B1

Title: Gated barrier with one hand latch apparatus

Description:
This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of the U.S. provisional application No. 62/642,495 filed Mar. 13, 2018, which provisional application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this application. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to gated barriers, and particularly to gated barriers for home residential use. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A gated barrier for home use may have a latch apparatus that takes two hands to operate, a latch apparatus with a one step action to open a latch, a latch apparatus that employs two pivoting actions, a latch apparatus that employs two sliding actions, vertical support members that have a circular section, an arch separate from a latch apparatus, wall cups limiting lateral movement of the disk but not inwardly axial or inwardly longitudinal movement of the disk, interior vertical support members with no pattern supporting an arch on a gate, and no three dimensional information about the gate. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of an open top U-shaped frame having first and second end frame portions and a threshold frame portion between the first and second end frame portions. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of a gate swingably engaged to the first end frame portion, where the gate includes first and second ends, where the first end is adjacent to an axis on which the gate swings, and where the second end is opposite of the first end. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of a latch receiver engaged to the second end frame portion. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of a latch apparatus engaged to the second end of the gate. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch apparatus having a latch apparatus housing. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch apparatus having a latch that slides at least partially into the latch receiver in a first direction, that slides at least partially out of the latch receiver in a second direction, that slides at least partially out of the latch apparatus housing in the first direction, and that slides at least partially into the latch apparatus housing in the second direction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch apparatus having a latch puller slidingly engaged to the latch apparatus housing, where the latch puller is engaged to the latch such that the sliding the latch puller in the second direction slides the latch in the second direction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch apparatus having a latch release that is pivotally engaged to the latch apparatus housing, where the latch release is pivotable between open and closed positions, where the latch release is biased to the closed position, where the latch release includes a stop that engages the latch puller when the latch release is in the closed position, where the latch release is pivotable away from the closed position such that the stop pivots away from an engagement with the latch puller to permit the latch puller to slide in the second direction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of a pivoting of the latch release permitting the latch puller to slide the latch in the second direction to disengage the latch from the latch receiver such that the gate may be swung open. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the gate including first and second frame portions, where the first and second frame portions are engaged to each other at a junction, where the first and second frame portions are offset from each other at the junction, and where the latch apparatus housing is engaged to the gate at the junction and hides from visible sight the junction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch apparatus housing being engaged to each of the first and second frame portions and being further engaged over the first frame portion to hide from visible sight the first frame portion. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the gate including first and second frame portions, where the first and second frame portions are engaged to each other at a junction, where the first frame portion is straight, where the second frame portion is curved, and where the latch apparatus housing is engaged to the gate at the junction and hides from visible sight said junction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch apparatus housing being engaged to each of the first and second frame portions and being further engaged over the first frame portion that is straight to hide from visible sight the first straight frame portion. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch being independent of the latch release such that the latch may be pushed in the second direction when the latch release is in the closed position and such that the latch may be pushed in the second direction when the latch release is in the open position. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the gate including a first frame portion, wherein the latch includes a latch body that is U-shaped and rides on the first frame portion in the first and second directions. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch puller being engaged to the latch in an interior of the latch body. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch puller including a latch puller body, where the latch puller body includes a U-shaped portion that slides on top of the latch. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the stop of the latch release being in an interior of the latch apparatus housing, where the stop of the latch release engages the latch puller in an interior of the latch apparatus housing. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch release pivoting at least partially into the latch apparatus housing and at least partially out of the latch apparatus housing. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch puller sliding at least partially into the latch apparatus housing and at least partially out of the latch apparatus housing. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of, when the latch release is in the closed position, the latch puller being engaged by the latch release thereby preventing the latch puller from sliding and from pulling the latch in the second direction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of, when the latch release is in the closed position, the latch being slidable in the first and second directions. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch puller including a fully engaged position where the latch puller has engaged the latch and has fully pulled the latch in the second direction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch including a fully latched position in the latch receiver and a fully unlatched position out of the latch receiver, and of the latch being in the fully unlatched position when the latch puller is in the fully engaged position, with the latch being restrained from sliding in the first direction toward the latch receiver when the latch puller is in the fully engaged position. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch release being held against pivoting from the open position to the closed position by the latch puller when the latch puller is in the fully engaged position. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the gate including first and second frame portions, where the first and second frame portions are engaged to each other at a junction, and where the latch apparatus housing is engaged to the gate at the junction and hides from visible sight the junction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the first and second frame portions being offset from each other at the junction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the first frame portion being straight and of the second frame portion being curved. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch apparatus housing being further engaged over the first frame portion and hiding from sight the first frame portion. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the second end of the gate including an end vertical support member, where the latch apparatus housing engages each of the first frame portion, the second frame portion, and the end vertical support member. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the latch apparatus housing including a rear end portion and a front end portion and an upper surface running from the rear end portion to the front end portion, of the upper surface having a rear horizontal section at the rear end portion, of the upper surface having a front horizontal section at the front end portion, and of the upper surface being oblique from the rear horizontal section to the front horizontal section to track a curve of the second frame portion. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the gate including an uppermost frame member that includes an arch frame portion, and of the arch frame portion extending from the first end of the gate and terminating short of the second end of the gate. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of a straight frame portion extending from the second end of the gate to the arch frame portion. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the first gate including an uppermost frame member, a lowermost frame member, and a first vertical frame member extending from the uppermost frame member to the lowermost frame member, and of the first vertical frame member being tubular and having an oblong shape in section from the uppermost frame member to the lowermost frame member. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the oblong shape including two spaced apart and opposing parallel sides and two spaced apart and opposing curved sides. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the two spaced apart and opposing curved sides being circular. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of a second gate within the first gate, where the second gate is swingable relative to the first gate, where the second gate is coplanar with the first gate when the second gate is closed, where the second gate includes a top and bottom and a second vertical frame member extending from the top to the bottom of the second gate, and where the second vertical frame member is tubular and includes an oblong shape in section from the top to the bottom of the second gate. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of a frame extension, where the frame extension is engagable to one of the first and second end frame portions, where the frame extension includes a top and bottom and a third vertical frame member extending from the top to the bottom of the frame extension, and where the third vertical frame member is tubular and includes an oblong shape in section from the top to the bottom of the frame extension. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of a set of first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus, the first hand wheel apparatus engaging the first end frame portion, the second hand wheel apparatus engaging the second end frame portion, the third hand wheel apparatus engaging one of the first end frame portion and threshold frame portion, the fourth hand wheel apparatus engaging one of the second end frame portion and threshold frame portion, of each of the first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus comprising a threaded shaft, a hand wheel turnable on and threadingly engaged to the threaded shaft, and a disk engaged to an end of the threaded shaft, of a set of first, second, third, and fourth wall cups for engaging said disks of the first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus, of the first and third wall cups engaging the first structure, the second and fourth wall cups engaging the second structure, and of each of the first, second, third, and fourth wall cups including a back wall portion, a front wall portion, and a sidewall portion between the back and front wall portions, where the sidewall portion and front wall portion define a socket for seating the disk, where the disk is between the back and front wall portions when seated in the socket to minimize chances that the disk is disengaged in an axial direction from the wall cup. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the front wall portion of the wall cup including an upper edge, where the upper edge defines a straight line that traverses a diameter of the wall cup and intersects a center of the wall cup such that substantially one-half of the disk is seated in the socket to maximize surface area of the disk that can be entrapped by the socket. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the front wall portion of the wall cup including a slot such that an end user can see the disk in the socket. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the sidewall portion of the wall cup being circular. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the gate including a foot opening defined in part by a horizontal frame portion, where the gate is vertically slideable downwardly when a foot is placed in the foot opening and the horizontal frame portion is pressed down by the foot, and where the latch receiver is bottomless such that the latch disengages from the latch receiver in a downward direction. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the gated barrier being a pressure gated barrier where the first and second end frame portions are brought into a parallel relationship by operation of one or more of first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus, of the pressure gated barrier having a state prior to set up where the first and second end frame portions are in a nonparallel relationship, of a tag extending from the second end frame portion, to the gate, through the gate, and back to the second end frame portion when the pressure gate barrier is in the state prior to set up where the first and second end frame portions are in a nonparallel relationship, and of the tag having a printed warning thereon. 
     Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a gated barrier, of the gate including an uppermost frame portion, where the uppermost frame portion includes an arch section, and where the gate includes a lowermost frame member, of the gate including a first end vertical member at the first end of the gate, where the gate includes a second end vertical member at the second end of the gate, and of the gate including a set of interior vertical support members, where the interior vertical support members extend from the lowermost frame portion to the arch section of the uppermost frame portion, and where two of the interior vertical support members have the same height. 
     An advantage of the present invention is that the latch apparatus may be operated by one hand. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that the hand that operates the latch apparatus may at the same time swing open the gate. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that the latch apparatus requires two steps to draw back the latch. First, the latch release must be squeezed to unlock the latch puller. Second, the latch puller must be drawn back to draw back the latch. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that the two steps required to draw back the latch are overlapping. The latch release must not only be squeezed but also held in the squeezed position while the latch puller is being drawn back to draw back the latch. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that the first step of operating the latch release is against tension. Hence, if the latch release is not held at its open position, the latch release automatically reverts to its closed position where the latch release locks the latch puller against sliding. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that the second step of operating the latch puller is against tension. Thus, the latch puller must be held in an open position until the gate is being opened. Otherwise the gate automatically reverts to a locked position where the latch again resides in the latch receiver. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that the two step mechanical process of operating the present latch apparatus and opening the present gate is a relatively easy process for an adult or older child and, at the same time, a relatively difficult process for a toddler. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that the latch, if in its extended position out of the latch apparatus housing, is automatically retractable regardless of whether the latch release is in the open or closed position, such that the gate may be closed from an open position where the latch is in an extended position. Such feature, along with the oblique faces of the latch receiver, permits the gate to be closed without operating the latch apparatus. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is aesthetics. The present invention includes an uppermost frame member that runs from one end of the gate to the other end of the gate. It would appear that this uppermost frame member is an arch. However, only a first portion of the uppermost frame member is an arch. A second and final portion of the uppermost frame member is a straight portion. The first frame portion, the arched portion, and the second frame portion, the straight portion, are engaged at a junction. This junction and the second frame member, the straight portion, are tucked inside of the latch apparatus housing so as to make it appear that the arch travels from the top of one end of the gate to the top of the second end of the gate and to make it appear that the arch is a perfect arch. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that the gated barrier is strong and light. This combination of features is provided by vertical support members that are oblong in section. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is that the gate barrier includes wall cups that trap the disk of the hand wheel apparatus in the longitudinal direction as well as the lateral direction. The entrapment is accomplished by employing a front half wall on the wall cup so as to counter an inner longitudinal force placed on the disk such as by gates that are opened by a foot pressing down upon a frame member to draw a latch downwardly out of a bottomless latch receiver. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is the unique placement of a warning tag on a gate. A pressurized gated barrier includes a pressure gate where, to set up the gate properly, end frame members of the gate are brought from a nonparallel relationship to a parallel relationship. In such a pressure gate, prior to set up, the latch and latch receiver are spaced apart from each other such that it appears that the gate is defective when in fact it is not. To draw the latch and latch receiver together, the nonparallel end frame portions are brought into a parallel relationship by setting up the gate and operating hand wheel apparatus to draw the end frame portions into a parallel relationship. To inform the end user of such, a tag extends from one end frame portion, to and through the gate, and back to the end frame portion. This is a three dimensional piece of information or three dimensional warning. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is the combination of an arched uppermost support member and interior vertical support members of the same height to support the arched uppermost support member. By employing one set of two interior vertical support members of a first height and a second set of two interior vertical support members of a second height, manufacturing costs are reduced. One pattern that may be employed is, in sequence, an interior support member of height A, and interior support member of height B, an interior support member of height C, and interior support member of height B, and an interior support member of height A, where height C is greater than height B, and where height B is greater than height C. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the gated barrier of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2A  is a perspective section view of a portion of gated barrier of  FIG. 1 , showing a portion of the frame of the gate without a latch apparatus. 
         FIG. 2B  is a perspective view of the latch apparatus of the gated barrier of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded perspective view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 2B  without the latch receiver. 
         FIG. 4A  is a side view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 3 , showing the latch apparatus in a locked state. 
         FIG. 4B  is a side view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 4A , showing the depression of a latch release for the latch. 
         FIG. 4C  is a side view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 4A , showing the continued depression of a latch release for the latch and a retraction of the latch puller and latch. 
         FIG. 5A  is a side perspective partially broken away view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 4A , showing the latch apparatus in a locked state. 
         FIG. 5B  is a side perspective partially broken away view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 5A , showing the depression of a latch release for the latch. 
         FIG. 5C  is a side perspective partially broken away view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 5A , showing the continued depression of a latch release for the latch and a retraction of the latch puller and latch. 
         FIG. 6A  is a side partially broken away view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 4A , showing the latch apparatus in a locked state. 
         FIG. 6B  is a side partially broken away view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 6A , showing the depression of a latch release for the latch. 
         FIG. 6C  is a side partially broken away view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 6A , showing the continued depression of a latch release for the latch and a retraction of the latch puller and latch. 
         FIG. 7A  is a perspective view of the outside of the left hand housing portion of the housing for the latch apparatus of  FIG. 2B . 
         FIG. 7B  is a top view of the left hand housing portion of  FIG. 7A . 
         FIG. 7C  is an inside elevation view of the left hand housing portion of  FIG. 7A . 
         FIG. 7D  is a front end elevation view of the left hand housing portion of  FIG. 7A . 
         FIG. 7E  is an outside elevation view of the left hand housing portion of  FIG. 7A . 
         FIG. 7F  is a rear end elevation view of the left hand housing portion of  FIG. 7A . 
         FIG. 7G  is a bottom view of the left hand housing portion of  FIG. 7A . 
         FIG. 7H  is a perspective view of the inside of the left hand housing portion of  FIG. 7A  from a first angle. 
         FIG. 7I  is a perspective view of the inside of the left hand housing portion of  FIG. 7A  from a second angle. 
         FIG. 8A  is a perspective view of the outside of the right hand housing portion of the housing for the latch apparatus of  FIG. 2B . 
         FIG. 8B  is a top view of the right hand housing portion of  FIG. 8A . 
         FIG. 8C  is an inside elevation view of the right hand housing portion of  FIG. 8A . 
         FIG. 8D  is a front end elevation view of the right hand housing portion of  FIG. 8A . 
         FIG. 8E  is an outside elevation view of the right hand housing portion of  FIG. 8A . 
         FIG. 8F  is a rear end elevation view of the right hand housing portion of  FIG. 8A . 
         FIG. 8G  is a bottom view of the right hand housing portion of  FIG. 8A . 
         FIG. 8H  is a perspective view of the inside of the right hand housing position of  FIG. 8A . 
         FIG. 9A  is a perspective view of the latch of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 2B . 
         FIG. 9B  is a top view of the latch of  FIG. 9A . 
         FIG. 9C  is an rear elevation view of the latch of  FIG. 9A . 
         FIG. 9D  is a side elevation view of the latch of  FIG. 9A . 
         FIG. 9E  is a front end elevation view of the latch of  FIG. 9A . 
         FIG. 10A  is a perspective view of the latch puller of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 2B . 
         FIG. 10B  is a top view of the latch puller of  FIG. 10A . 
         FIG. 10C  is a rear end elevation view of the latch puller of  FIG. 10A . 
         FIG. 10D  is a side elevation view of the latch puller of  FIG. 10A . 
         FIG. 11A  is a perspective view of the latch release of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 2B . 
         FIG. 11B  is a top view of the latch release of  FIG. 11A . 
         FIG. 11C  is a side elevation view of the latch release of  FIG. 11A . 
         FIG. 11D  is a front end elevation view of the latch release of  FIG. 11A . 
         FIG. 12A  is a perspective view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 2B . 
         FIG. 12B  is a top view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 12A . 
         FIG. 12C  is a rear end view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 12A . 
         FIG. 12D  is a side elevation view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 12A . 
         FIG. 12E  is a front elevation view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 12A . 
         FIG. 12F  is a bottom view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 12A . 
         FIG. 13  is a perspective section view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 2B . 
         FIG. 14  is a side section view of the latch apparatus of  FIG. 2B . 
         FIG. 15  is a front elevation view of the gated barrier of  FIG. 1 , with the view showing the latch apparatus and the latch receiver. 
         FIG. 16  is a front elevation view of the gate barrier of  FIG. 15 , with the latch apparatus removed, and with the latch receiver present. 
         FIG. 17A  is a front elevation view of the gate barrier of  FIG. 15  and shows where the section views of  17 B,  17 C, and  17 D are taken. 
         FIG. 17B  is a section view at lines  17 B- 17 B of  FIG. 17A  showing oblong sections of tubular vertical support members. 
         FIG. 17C  is a section view at lines  17 C- 17 C of  FIG. 17A  showing oblong sections of tubular vertical support members. 
         FIG. 17D  is a section view at lines  17 D- 17 D of  FIG. 17A  showing oblong sections of tubular vertical support members. 
         FIG. 18A  is a detail section view of the oblong tubes of  FIGS. 17A, 17B, 17C, and 17D . 
         FIG. 18B  is a detail section view of an alternate embodiment for the oblong tubes of  FIGS. 17A, 17B, 17C , and  17 D, and shows an oblong tube having a wall thickness greater than the thickness of the wall of  FIG. 18A . 
         FIG. 18C  is a detail section view of an alternate embodiment for the oblong tubes of  FIGS. 17A, 17B, 17C , and  17 D, and shows a tubular vertical support member having an oval section. 
         FIG. 18D  is a detail section view of an alternate embodiment for the oblong tubes of  FIGS. 17A, 17B, 17C , and  17 D, and shows a tubular vertical support member having a section defining a rectangle with radius corners. 
         FIG. 19A  is a front elevation view of the gated barrier of  FIG. 1 , where the gated barrier includes a second gate such that  FIG. 19A  shows a small gate within a big gate within a barrier. 
         FIG. 19B  is a section at lines  19 B- 19 B of  FIG. 19A  and illustrates that each of the small gate, big gate, and barrier includes tubular vertical support members with oblong sections. 
         FIG. 20A  is a perspective view of the gated barrier of  FIG. 19A . 
         FIG. 20B  is a partial view of the gated barrier of  FIG. 20A  and shows a detail perspective view of the small gate of  FIG. 20A . 
         FIG. 20C  is a partial view of the gated barrier of  FIG. 20A  and shows a detail elevation view of the small gate of  FIG. 20A . 
         FIG. 21  is a front elevation view of a gated barrier having some of the features of the gated barrier of  FIG. 1 , including the latch apparatus, and arched upper traversing support member, and shows wall cups for the hand wheel apparatus. 
         FIG. 22  shows a portion of the gated barrier of  FIG. 21 , including the bottomless latch receiver for the latch apparatus of  FIG. 21 . 
         FIG. 23A  is a perspective view of the wall cup of  FIG. 21 . 
         FIG. 23B  is a top view of the wall cup of  FIG. 23A . 
         FIG. 23C  is a front elevation view of the wall cup of  FIG. 23A . 
         FIG. 23D  is a side elevation view of the wall cup of  FIG. 23A . 
         FIG. 24  is a front elevation view of the gated barrier of  FIG. 1  in a non-pressurized state and shows a flexible warning tag advising the end user that the gated barrier is in the non-pressurized state. 
         FIG. 25  is a front detail elevation view of the flexible warning tag of  FIG. 24 . 
         FIG. 26  is a perspective view of the gated barrier of  FIG. 24  and shows the flexible warning tag of  FIG. 24 . 
         FIG. 27  is a detail perspective view of the flexible warning tag of  FIG. 26 . 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , a gated barrier is indicated by the reference number  10 . Gated barrier  10  includes a barrier frame  12 , a gate  14 , a latch apparatus  16 , and a latch receiver  18 . 
     The barrier frame  12  is one-piece and integral and includes a first upright standard  20 , a second standard  22  and a horizontally extending lowermost threshold frame member  24 . The standards  20 ,  22  and threshold  24  form an upright U-shape so as to include an open top. Standards  20 ,  22 , and threshold  24  are tubular and formed of metal such as steel or aluminum. Standards  20 ,  22  and threshold  24  are rectangular in section. Standard  20  is offset from one end of threshold  24 . Standard  22  is offset from the other end of threshold  24 . 
     Barrier frame  12  includes an outwardly extending horizontal upper frame member  26  that extends in a one-piece and integral fashion outwardly from the top of standard  20 . Barrier frame  12  includes an outwardly extending horizontal upper frame member  28  that extends in a one-piece and integral fashion outwardly from the top of standard  22 . Upper frame members  26 ,  28  are square in section and tubular and formed of metal such as steel or aluminum. 
     Barrier frame  12  includes a vertically extending frame member  30  extending to and between the upper frame member  26  and the threshold  24 . Vertical frame member  30  runs parallel to standard  20 . Vertical frame member  30  is one-piece and integral with upper frame member  26  and threshold  24 . Vertical frame member  30  is oblong shaped in section from the upper frame member  26  to the threshold  24 . Vertical frame member  30  is tubular and formed of metal, such as steel or aluminum. Vertical frame member  30  is spaced inwardly from the outer end of upper frame member  26  and its respective outer end of the threshold  24 . Vertical frame member  30  is adjacent to and spaced apart from standard  20 . Vertical frame member  30  is set outwardly of standard  20 . 
     Barrier frame  12  includes a vertically extending frame member  32  extending to and between the upper frame member  28  and the threshold  24 . Vertical frame member  32  runs parallel to standard  22 . Vertical frame member  32  is one-piece and integral with upper frame member  28  and threshold  24 . Vertical frame member  32  is oblong shaped in section from the upper frame member  28  to the threshold  24 . Vertical frame member  32  is tubular and formed of metal, such as steel or aluminum. Vertical frame member  32  is spaced inwardly from the outer end of upper frame member  28  and its respective outer end of the threshold  24 . Vertical frame member  32  is adjacent to and spaced apart from standard  22 . Vertical frame member  32  is set outwardly of standard  22 . 
     Barrier frame  12  includes an upper inwardly extending piece  34  that is one-piece with the barrier frame  12  and is formed of plastic. Piece  34  includes a receiver formed therein for receiving an upper and inner corner of standard  20 . The receiver extends upwardly from a bottom of the piece  34  and inwardly from an outer side of the piece  34 . The receiver is internal of piece  34 . 
     Barrier frame  12  includes the latch receiver  18 . Latch receiver  18  is an upper inwardly extending piece that is one-piece with the barrier frame  12  and is formed of plastic. Latch receiver  18  includes a receiver formed therein for receiving an upper and inner corner of standard  22 . The receiver extends upwardly from a bottom of the latch receiver  18  and inwardly from an outer side of the latch receiver  18 . The receiver is internal of the latch receiver  18 . 
     Gated barrier  10  is a pressure gate. That is, at the factory the barrier frame  12  is manufactured so as to naturally space the latch receiver  18  from the latch apparatus  16 . One way to achieve such a result is to fabricate the inside angle between the threshold  24  and the standard  22  to be obtuse. Obtuse means greater than a ninety degree angle. Another way to achieve such a result is to fabricate the inside angle between the threshold  24  and standard  20  to be obtuse. Another way to achieve such a result is to fabricate the barrier frame  12  such that both such inside angles are obtuse. Such inside angles are the angles between the inner edges of the standards  20 ,  22  and the upper edge of the threshold  24 . At the time up set up, the end user operates the hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42  to fix the gated barrier  10  between two opposing vertical surfaces. Namely, the end user operates hand wheel apparatus  40  to push the latch receiver  18  into an operating relationship with the latch apparatus  16 . A proper operating state of the gated barrier  10  is where, for example, the axis of standard  20  is drawn or pushed to become parallel with the axis of standard  22  or where, for example, the axis of standard  22  is drawn or pushed into a right angle with the axis of threshold  24  or where, for example, the axis of standard  20  is drawn or pushed into a right angle relationship with the axis of threshold  24  or where, for example, the axis of standard  20  and the axis of standard  22  is drawn or pushed into a right angle relationship with the axis of threshold  24 . The pressure bias of the pressure gate or gated barrier  10  is maintained naturally over the life of the gated barrier  10  such that when the hand wheels  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42  are operated so as to take down the gated barrier  10 , the latch receiver  18  will naturally draw apart from the latch apparatus  16 . In other words, one or more of such inside angles will return to the obtuse state in which it was fabricated. 
     Frame  12  may include frame extensions  44  and  46 . Each of the frame extensions  44 ,  46  includes upper and lower horizontally extending frame members  48 ,  50 . Upper frame member  48  is square in section, tubular, formed of metal such as steel or aluminum, and includes the same depth and height as upper frame member  26 . Lower frame member  50  is rectangular in section, tubular, formed of metal such as steel or aluminum, and includes the same depth and height as the threshold  24 . Integral and one-piece with the upper and lower frame members  48 ,  50  are a pair of vertically extending frame members  52 ,  54 . Each of the vertically extending frame members  52 ,  54  are oblong in section from the upper frame member  48  to the lower frame member  50 , tubular, and formed of metal such as steel or aluminum. Vertical frame member  52  is an outer frame member. Vertical frame member  54  is an inner frame member. Vertical frame members  52 ,  54  are adjacent to and spaced apart from each other. Vertical frame member  52  is spaced inwardly from the outer ends of frame members  48 ,  50 . Vertical frame member  54  is spaced outwardly from the inner ends of frame members  48 ,  50 . Inner vertical frame member  54  is adjacent to and spaced apart from standard  20 . Each of the inner ends of each of the upper and lower frame members  48 ,  50  includes a rod rigidly affixed thereto and extending inwardly. The rod is inserted into an opening in a piece or plug  56  that closes off the otherwise open outer end of the threshold  24  and upper frame member  26  or  28 . Piece or plug  56  is shown in  FIG. 14 . The opening in this piece or plug  56  is the opening that receives a shaft of one of the hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42 . Such piece or plug  56  may be frictionally set in such open end or may be welded to such open end. This piece or plug  56  closes off the a) the otherwise open outer ends of the threshold  24 , b) the otherwise open outer end of the upper horizontal frame member  26 , c) the otherwise open outer end of upper horizontal frame member  28 , d) the otherwise open inner ends of upper frame members  48 , e) the otherwise open inner ends of the lower frame members  50 , f) the otherwise open outer ends of the upper frame members  48 , and g) the otherwise open outer ends of the lower frame members  50 . All pieces or plugs  56  include a circular opening. In the pieces or plugs  56  found on the inner ends of upper and lower frame members  48 ,  50 , the above mentioned rod that is rigidly affixed to such inner ends extends through the circular opening found in such pieces or plugs  56 . Such rod then extends through the circular opening in the adjacent piece or plug  56  found 1) on the outer ends of the threshold  24 , 2) the outer end of upper frame member  265 , and 3) the outer end of upper frame member  28 . 
     The gated barrier  10  includes the hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42 . Each of the hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42  includes a threaded shaft  57 , a hand wheel  58  turnable on and threadingly engaged to the threaded shaft  57 , and a disk  60  fixedly engaged to the outer end of the threaded shaft  57 . The threaded shaft  57  slidingly engages the circular opening in the piece or plug  56  without threadingly engaging such circular opening. The hand wheel  58  includes an inner face that brings pressure to bear on the piece or plug  56  or on any outer end of 1) upper frame member  26 , 2) upper frame member  28 , 3) any of the upper frame members  48 , 4) the threshold  24 , and 5) any of the lower frame members  50 . The disk  60  may be received in a wall cup  62  that is anchored to a vertical surface by, for example, a pin connector  64 . When the hand wheel  58  is turned so as to travel axially inwardly, the hand wheel  58  lengthens the effective distance of the threaded shaft  57  between the vertical surface and the gated barrier  10 , thereby pressurizing the gated barrier  10  and pushing in the latch receiver  18  to the latch apparatus  16 . 
     Gate  14  includes a gate frame  66 . Gate frame  66  includes a vertically extending end frame member  68  that defines the swing or pivot axis of the gate  14 . Vertical frame member  68  is pivotally engaged between piece  34  and the upper face of threshold  24 . Vertical frame member  68  is tubular, square in section, and formed of a metal such as steel or aluminum. A pin engages the upper end of vertical frame member  68  to piece  34  and another pin engages the lower end of vertical frame member  68  to the threshold  24 . Opposite of vertical end frame member  68 , gate frame  66  includes a vertically extending end frame member  70  that is tubular, square in section, and formed of a metal such as steel or aluminum. 
     Vertical end frame members  68 ,  70  are engaged to each other by an uppermost frame member  72  and a lowermost frame member  74 . Frame members  72 ,  74  are tubular, square in section, and formed of metal such as steel or aluminum. Uppermost frame member  72  extends from an upper portion of vertical frame member  68 , through the latch apparatus  16 , to an upper portion of vertical end frame member  70 . Lowermost frame member  74  extends from a lower portion of vertical frame member  68  to an L-shaped piece  75  that is fixed to and between ends of lowermost frame member  74  and vertical frame member  70 . 
     Gate frame  66  includes a pair of internal vertical support members  76  that are equal in height. Gate frame  66  includes a pair of internal vertical support members  78  that are equal in height and have a longer length than internal vertical support members  76 . Gate frame  66  includes a single internal vertical support member  80  that is longer length than internal vertical support members  76  and  78 . Each of the internal vertical support members  76 ,  78 ,  80  are oblong in section, tubular, and formed of a metal such as steel or aluminum. Each of the internal vertical support members  76 ,  78 ,  80  are engaged to and between the uppermost frame member  72  and the lowermost frame member  74 . Vertical support members  68 ,  70 ,  76 ,  78 ,  80  are adjacent to and spaced apart from at least one other vertical support member  68 ,  70 ,  76 ,  78 ,  80 . End vertical support members  68 ,  70  are adjacent to and spaced apart from standards  20 ,  22 , respectively. 
     Gate  14  includes a pair of turn up and turn down arms  82  that are pivotally affixed to the L-shaped piece  75 . The arms  82  may be independent of each other, such that arms  82  may be turned up and down independently of the other arm  82 . The arms  82  may be fixed to each other such that turning one arm  82  necessarily turns the other arm  82 . The arms  82  engage opposing faces of the threshold  24  to prevent swinging of the gate  14  both ways or one way. 
       FIG. 2A  shows the uppermost frame member  72 . Uppermost frame member  72  includes an arched portion  84  and a straight portion  86 . Arched portion  84  and straight portion  86  are one-piece and integral with each other. Arched portion  84  is square in section, tubular, and formed of a metal such as steel or aluminum. Straight portion  86  is square in section, tubular, and formed of a metal such as steel or aluminum. A vertical plate  88  is welded to and between adjacent ends of the arched portion  84  and straight portion  86 . 
     The axis of the arched portion  84  includes an apex where the arched portion  84  intersects with the vertical axis of central vertical frame member  80 . The axis of the arched portion  84  then curves or depends symmetrically from such apex to the intersection with the axis of vertical frame members  78 , then further curves or depends symmetrically to the intersection with the axis of vertical frame members  76 , and then further curves or depends symmetrically to the intersection with the axis of end vertical frame member  68  with end vertical frame member  70 , even though such axis, of course, does not include an associated physical component where the straight portion  86  extends from the end vertical support member  70  to the vertical plate  88 . Straight portion  86  is set upon or welded upon the top of end vertical support member  70 . Opposing outer and inner faces of end vertical support member  70  define opposing planes that, in turn, define a square section  90  of straight portion  86  when the opposing planes are imagined to extend upwardly. 
     The arched portion  84  includes an upper surface. This upper surface is adjacent to the upper surface of end vertical support member  68 . This upper surface defines an arc such that this arc intersects end vertical support member  68  at a point adjacent to the upper surface or top of end vertical support member  68 . This arc, on the other side of the gate  14 , intersects the square section  90  of the straight portion  86  at a point adjacent to the upper surface or top of the square section  90 . Since such arc intersects the end vertical support member  68  and the square section  90  at points adjacent to the upper surfaces or tops of the end vertical support member  68  and square section  90 , the arc and its arched portion  84  are perched symmetrically on the gate  14 . The center of such arc is on the axis of center vertical support member  80 . 
     When gate  14  is closed, the gated barrier  10  defines a plane. Gate  14  defines a plane. Standards  20  and  22  define a plane. Vertical support members  68 ,  70 ,  76 ,  78  and  80  define a plane. Frame extension  44  defines a plane. Frame extension  46  defines a plane. Gated barrier  10  and frame extensions  44 ,  46 , when engaged to the threshold  24  and upper horizontal support members  26 ,  28 , define a plane. Threshold  24  and upper horizontal support members  26 ,  28  define a plane. 
     Lowermost horizontal frame member  74  is straight, is set at a right angle to end vertical support members  68 , and is further set at a right angle to end vertical support member  70 . Uppermost frame member  72  completes the periphery that includes the lowermost horizontal frame member  74  and end vertical support members  68  and  70 . Uppermost frame member  72  includes the arched portion  84  and the straight portion  86 . The arched portion  84  and the straight portion  86  make up the uppermost frame member  72 . This periphery includes the latch apparatus  16 . As shown by a comparison of  FIGS. 2A and 2B , the latch apparatus  16  hides the break in the arc or hides the hard transition from the arched portion  84  to the straight portion  86 . The latch apparatus  16  wholly encapsulates the straight portion  86 . The latch apparatus  16  encapsulates a section of the arched portion  84 . 
     A broken apart view of the latch apparatus  16  is shown in  FIG. 3 . Latch apparatus  16  includes a left housing portion  92 , right housing portion  94 , latch  96 , latch puller  98 , latch release  100 , latch return coil spring  102 , latch release return coil spring  104 , and pin connectors  106 ,  108 , and  110 . 
       FIG. 4A  shows the latch apparatus  16  in a locked position. Coil spring  104  is in a fully extended state that keeps the latch release  100  in a position to prevent the latch  96  from being pulled back by the latch puller  98 . Coil spring  102  in in a fully extended state to keep the latch  96  in a fully extended state and to keep the latch puller  98  in a fully extended state. In this locked position of  FIG. 4A , the latch  96  is independently retractable of the latch puller  98  such as when the gate  14  is closed and the latch  96  hits the oblique face of the latch receiver  18 , whereupon the latch  96  is pushed rearwardly until the gate  14  fully closes, whereupon the coil spring  102  fully extends and, in doing so, pushes the latch  96  out to a fully extended position. 
       FIG. 4B  shows the latch apparatus  16  with the latch release  100  having been fully depressed so as to permit the latch puller  98  to retract to retract the latch  96 . In  FIG. 4B , coil spring  104  is in a fully compressed state and coil spring  102  is in a fully extended state. 
       FIG. 4C  shows the latch apparatus  16  with the latch release  100  having been fully depressed so as to permit the latch puller  98  to retract to pull back the latch  96 .  FIG. 4C  further shows that the latch puller  98  has been retracted to as to retract the latch  96 .  FIG. 4C  shows the latch puller  98  fully retracted and the latch  96  fully retracted. In  FIG. 4C , coil spring  104  is in a fully compressed state and coil spring  102  is in a fully compressed state.  FIG. 4C  shows that the outer end of the latch  96  does not fully retract into the latch apparatus  16  when the coil spring  102  is fully compressed. 
       FIG. 5A  corresponds to  FIG. 4A  that has been described above.  FIG. 5A  shows that the pivot release  100  includes a right hand stop  112  that confronts a right hand stop  114  of the latch puller  98 . The latch release  100  and latch puller  98  also include left hand stops  116 ,  118 , respectively. The latch puller  98  is not fixedly engaged to the latch  96 . When the latch puller  98  is retracted, the latch  96  is retracted by the latch puller  98 . When the coil spring  102  is extended to bring pressure on the latch  96 , the latch puller  98  at the same time is also extended. When the latch  96  is pushed in by pressure being exerted on an outer end portion of the latch  96  such as when the gate  14  is closed, the latch  96  retracts but the latch puller  98  does not retract. 
       FIG. 5B  corresponds to  FIG. 4B  that has been described above.  FIG. 5B  shows that the latch release stop  112  has been pivoted away from the latch puller lock stop  114  and pivoted against a right upper pivot stop  120  formed on the latch puller  98 . Latch puller  98  also includes a left upper pivot stop  122 . 
       FIG. 5C  corresponds to  FIG. 4C  that has been described above.  FIG. 5C  shows that the latch puller  98  has been retracted, that the latch  96  has been retracted, and that the latch puller lock stop  114  has been retracted away from the latch release stop  112 , which has been received in a right hand space  124  formed by the latch puller  98 . Latch puller  98  also includes a left hand space  126  that receives left hand stop  116  of the latch release  100 . Each of the spaces  124 ,  126  is defined by an oblique edge  125  that slowly returns the latch release  100  from the closed position to the open position when the latch puller  98  is being returned to a home, relatively unbiased position by the latch coil spring  102 . 
       FIG. 6A  corresponds to  FIGS. 4A and 5A .  FIG. 6A  shows that a front face of stop  112  of pivot release  100  abuts a rear face of stop  114  of latch puller  98 . 
       FIG. 6B  corresponds to  FIGS. 4B and 5B .  FIG. 6B  shows that an inside portion of stop  112  of pivot release  100  confronts an underface of stop  120  of latch puller  98 . 
       FIG. 6C  corresponds to  FIGS. 4C and 5C .  FIG. 6C  shows that stop  112  of latch release  100  slides off of the underface of stop  120  when the latch puller  98  is retracted and slides onto a right hand second undersurface  128  of the latch puller  98  that is flush with the undersurface of stop  120 . Latch puller  98  also includes a left hand second undersurface  130  that is flush with the undersurface of stop  122 . 
       FIGS. 7A-H  show the left hand housing portion  92  and  FIGS. 8A-8G  show the right hand housing portion  94 . 
     Left hand housing portion  92  and right hand housing portion  94 , when engaged to each other, make up a housing  132 . Housing  132  is fixed to gate  14  by employing the arched portion  84  and straight portion  86  of the uppermost frame member  72  of the gate  14 . Housing  132  includes peripheral elements for engaging gate  14  and internal structure for engaging gate  14 . Peripheral elements of the housing  132  include a rear square opening  134  and a bottom square opening  138 . The rear square opening  134 , for receiving arched frame portion  84 , is formed by side edges and upper and lower edges of the periphery of housing  132  such that side-to-side and up and down movement of housing  132  is minimized. The bottom square opening  138 , for receiving vertical frame member  70 , is formed by front, rear and side edges to minimize side-to-side and front-to-back movement of the housing  132  relative to the gate frame  66 . Internal elements of the housing  132  to engage the gate frame  66  include a) laterally extending vertical plates  136  having respective right angle cut-outs for capturing portions of the upper face and side faces of the straight frame portion  86  to minimize side-to-side and downward movement of the housing  132  relative to the gate frame  66 , b) laterally extending vertical plates  140  for abutting a front face of the vertical frame member  70 , c) laterally extending pin receivers  142  tangentially abutting front face portions of the vertical frame member  70  to minimize, in combination with the front faces of laterally extending vertical plates  140 , front-to-back movement of the latch apparatus  16 , d) the upper edges of lateral plates  140  that abut lower face portions of the straight frame portion  86 , e) upper faces of horizontal plates  146  that abut lower face portions of the straight frame portion  86 , f) vertical edges of lateral and vertical plates  148  that about side faces of straight frame portion  86 , g) horizontal plates  150  that locate the lower face portions of an end section of arched portion  84  where such lower face portions forms a junction with the rear face of vertical plate  88 , h) rear faces of lateral and vertical plate  136  that are adjacent to and may abut the front face of the vertical and lateral plate  88 . In other words, the housing  132  captures each of the vertical frame member  70 , straight frame portion  86 , and arched frame portion  84  by engaging all four faces of the vertical frame member  70 , all four faces of the straight frame portion  86 , and all four faces of the arched frame portion  84  with a combination of peripheral and internal structure. 
       FIGS. 9A-E  show the latch  96 . Latch  96  includes an inverted U-shaped body  152  and further includes a front wall  154  closing off the U-shaped body  152 . Horizontal coil spring or latch return spring  102  is set inside of open ended straight frame portion  86  with one end abutting the vertical plate  88  and with the other end abutting the rear face of the front wall  154 . The inverted U-shaped body  152  rides on the upper and side faces of the straight frame portion  86 . The ceiling of the inverted U-shaped body  152  includes an opening  156 . Opening  156  is partially defined by a rear tab  158  projecting upwardly beyond the upper face of the ceiling of the U-shaped body  152 . Latch  96  further includes, extending forwardly of the front face of the front wall  154 , a ribbed latch projection  160 . Each of the sides of the projection  160  includes three ribs and two grooves. A front portion of each of the three ribs is U-shaped so as to maximize an easy retraction of the latch  96  into the latch apparatus  16  when the U-shaped portion hits the oblique or angle face  162  of the latch receiver  18 . Latch  96  extends through opening  163  in housing  132 . 
     The inverted U-shaped body  152  of the latch  96  is received within the latch puller  98 . Latch puller  98  includes lower sidewalls  164  depending from a platform  166 . The body  152  slides against an inner face of the lower sidewalls  164  and against an underface of platform  166 . Latch puller  98  includes a pulling tab  168  depending from a ribbed vertical wall  170 . Pulling tab  168  and vertical wall  170  share a vertical rib  172 . A rear face of the vertical rib  172  engages a front face of tab  158  on latch  96  when the latch  96  is retracted by the latch puller  98 . Ribbed vertical wall  170 , a pair of upper opposing sidewalls  174 , and a front U-shaped wall  176  support a roughened thumb seat  178  for being engaged by the thumb of a hand of a user for pulling the latch puller  98  rearwardly for pulling the latch  96  rearwardly. Extending rearwardly from the thumb seat  178  is a slide plate section  180  having an inverted U-shaped floor  182 . Housing  132  includes an upper opening  184  through which extends the thumb seat  178  and portions of upper sidewalls  174  and front wall  176 . The upper face of slide plate section  180  abuts and slides against horizontal edges  186  of the housing portions  92 ,  94 . A lower face of tab  168  and a lower face of rib  172  ride on the upper face of straight frame portion  86 . An upper face of platform  166  rides on a lower face of horizontal and lateral plate section  140  and further rides on under and inner faces of front portions  188  of housing  132 . 
     The pivoting latch release  100  is swingably mounted to housing  132  through pin openings  190  formed in ears  192 . The pin openings  190  engage a cylindrical mount  194  that extends from an inside of right hand housing portion  92  to an inside of left hand housing portion  94 . A latch release body  196  with generally triangular sides  198  extends through an opening  200  formed in the bottom of housing  132 . A post  202  within and integral with the body  196  mounts one end of the vertical coil spring or latch release return spring  104 . The other end of the latch release return spring  104  abuts the bottom face of straight frame portion  86 . Stops  112 ,  116  on latch release  100  are mounted on a U-shaped wing  204  that spans a greater lateral distance than the body  196 . Bottom opening  200  has a lateral width about the lateral width of the body  196  such that U-shaped wing  204  is stopped by internal housing portions of housing  132  about the opening  200  when pivoted in the downward and rearward direction by the latch release return spring  104 . 
     Latch receiver  18  includes a central slot  206  for receiving latch projection  160 . The oblique or angled faces  162  lead into the open end of the slot  206 . The body of latch receiver  18  includes a cut-out in the shape of a corner and is fixedly engaged to the inner and upper corner of standard  22 . 
     Left hand housing has an inner peripheral edge sections with underlapping and right hand housing has an inner peripheral edge sections with overlapping, and such edge sections engage each other to form housing  132 . Left hand peripheral edge section  206  is stepped, includes an underlap, and engages right hand peripheral edge section  208  that is stepped and includes an overlap. Left hand peripheral edge section  210  is stepped, includes an underlap, and engages right hand peripheral edge section  212  that is stepped and includes an overlap. Left hand peripheral edge section  214  is stepped, includes an underlap, and engages right hand peripheral edge section  216  that is stepped and includes an overlap. Left hand peripheral edge section  218  is stepped, includes an underlap, and engages right hand peripheral edge section  220  that is stepped and includes an overlap. Left hand peripheral edge section  222  is stepped, includes an underlap, and engages right hand peripheral edge section  224  that is stepped and includes an overlap. 
     The left hand and right hand housing portions  92 ,  94  are secured together by pin connectors  106 ,  108 , and  110 . Pin connector  106  is engaged in cylindrical mounts  226  of housing portions  92 ,  96 . Cylindrical mounts  226  are of the same length and have interior ends that abut each other when the housing portions  92 ,  94  are engaged to each other. Pin connector  108  is engaged in cylindrical pin mount  194  and its associated cylindrical pin mount  228 . Cylindrical pin mount  194  is of greater length than cylindrical pin mount  228 . Cylindrical pin mount  194  engages the pivot openings  190  of the latch release  100 . Inner ends of cylindrical pin mounts  194 ,  228  abut each other when the housing portions  92 ,  94  are engaged to each other. Pin connector  110  is engaged in cylindrical pin mounts  142 . Inner ends of cylindrical pin mounts  142  engage each other when the housing portions  92 ,  94  are engaged to each other. 
     When the left hand and right hand housing portions  92 ,  94  are engaged to each other, the following five openings are formed: a) opening  134  for the arched frame portion  84 , b) opening  184  for the latch puller  98 , c) opening  163  for the latch  96 , d) opening  138  for the end vertical support member  70 , and e) opening  200  for the latch release  100 . 
     Prior to the left hand and right hand housing portions  92 ,  94  being joined to each other, coil spring  102  is placed in the open end of straight frame portion  86 . Then the latch  96  is placed over the straight frame portion  86 , with the front wall  154  of the latch  96  keeping the coil spring  102  in the straight frame portion  86 . Then the latch puller  98  is located on top of the latch  96 . Then the left hand housing portion  92  is slid sideways onto the arched frame portion  84 , end vertical frame member  70 , latch puller  98 , latch  96 , and straight frame portion  86 . Then the latch release  100  is engaged to the cylindrical pin mount  194 , which also serves as the pivot base for the latch release  100 . Then the coil spring  104  is located on post  202  and between post  202  and the bottom face of the straight frame portion  86 . Then the right hand housing portion  94  is slid sideways onto the arched frame portion  84 , the end vertical frame member  70 , latch puller  98 , latch  96 , straight frame portion  86 , and latch release  100 . Then the pin connectors  106 ,  108 ,  110  are engaged and tightened so as to engage the housing portions  92 ,  94  to each other and to engage therein the latch  96 , the latch puller  98 , the latch release  100 , and the coil springs  102 ,  104 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 12A-F , housing  132  includes six sides: a left hand side  230 , a right hand side  232 , a top  234 , a bottom  236 , a front  238 , and a rear  240 . The top  234  includes a rear horizontal portion  242 , a front horizontal portion  244 , and an oblique upper surface  246  between the rear and front portions  242 ,  244 . The junction between the oblique upper surface  246  and the front horizontal portion  244  is in or adjacent to a plane defined by the outer face of the end vertical support member  70 . Oblique upper surface  246  includes the opening  184  for the latch puller  98 . Latch puller  98  includes the roughened thumb seat  178  that is oblique. Both the roughened thumb seat  178  and the oblique upper surface  246  angle downwardly and frontwardly in a direction from the rear  240  of the housing  132  to the front  238  of the housing  132  to aesthetically follow the track of the arched frame portion  84 . 
     The bottom  236  of the housing  132  includes a front horizontal portion  248  and a rear oblique portion  250  that extends between the front horizontal portion  248  and the rear  240  of the housing  132 . The rear oblique portion  250  angles downwardly and frontwardly in a direction from the rear  240  of the housing  132  to the front  238  of the housing  132 . 
     The latch release  100  includes an oblique undersurface  252  upon which one or more fingers of the end user press when pushing in the latch release  100  to release the latch  96 . This oblique undersurface  252  is oblique when the latch release  100  is in each of the pushed in state, where the latch puller  98  is released, and in the pushed out state, where the latch puller  98  is locked. 
     Oblique undersurface  252  of latch release  100 , rear oblique surface portion  250  of housing bottom  236 , oblique upper surface portion  246  of housing top  234 , and the oblique thumb seat  178 , are all oblique relative to a horizontal axis of straight frame portion  86 . Such obliqueness makes it appear that the arched frame portion  84  extends without break to end vertical support member  70 . Such obliqueness makes it appear that there is no straight frame portion  86 . 
     The rear  240  of housing  132  is vertically oriented and runs at a right angle to the horizontal axis of straight frame portion  86 . 
     The front  238  of housing  132  includes a pair of tapering surface portions  254  that taper from the sides  230 ,  232  inwardly toward opening  162  for the latch  96 . The tapering surface portions  254  taper toward each other. One of the tapering surface portions  254  is on the left hand housing portion  92  and the other of the tapering surface portions  254  is on the right hand housing portion  94 . 
     Plate sections  144  integrally engage and extend inwardly from their respective housing sides  230 ,  232 . Plate sections  144  integrally engage and extend rearwardly from their respective housing top oblique upper surfaces  246 . Plate sections  136  integrally engage and extend inwardly from their respective housing sides  230 ,  232 . Plate sections  136  integrally engage and integrally connect and support pin connector mounts  226 . Pin connector mounts  226  integrally engage and extend inwardly from their respective housing sides  230 ,  232 . Plate sections  150  integrally engage and extend inwardly from their respective housing sides  230 ,  232 . Plate sections  150  integrally engage and extend forwardly from housing rear  240 . Pin connector mount  228  integrally engages and extends inwardly from housing side  232 . Plate sections  146  integrally engage and extend inwardly from their respective housing sides  230 ,  232 . Plate sections  148  integrally engage and extend inwardly from their respective housing sides  230 ,  232 . Plate sections  148  integrally engage and extend upwardly from plate sections  146 . Plate sections  140  integrally engage and extend inwardly from respective housing sides  230 ,  232 . Plate sections  140  integrally engage and extend upwardly from housing bottom  236  and integrally support their respective peripheral edge sections  214 ,  216 . Right angled plate sections  256  integrally extend inwardly from respective housing sides  230 ,  232  and further integrally engage pin connector mounts  142 . Right angled inner edges of plate sections  256  abut side faces of end vertical support member  70  to minimize side to side movement of the latch apparatus  16  relative to the gate  14 . Cylindrical pin connector mounts  142  engage and extend integrally from respective housing sides  230 ,  232 . It is noted that the bosses are found at the outer ends of cylindrical pin connector mounts  142 ,  226  in right hand housing portion  94  and are not present at the outer ends of cylindrical pin connector mounts  142 ,  226  in left hand housing portion  92 . Such bosses are part of their respective pin mounts  142 ,  226  and accept the heads of pins  106 ,  110 . 
     As to the latch apparatus  16 : 
     a) when the latch release  100  is in the closed position, the latch puller  98  is engaged by the latch release  100  thereby preventing the latch puller  98  from sliding and from pulling the latch  96  in the second direction; 
     b) when the latch release  100  is in the closed position, the latch  96  can slide in the first and second directions; 
     c) the latch puller  98  includes a fully engaged position where the latch puller  98  has engaged and fully pulled the latch  96  in the second direction; 
     d) the latch  96  includes a fully latched position in the latch receiver  18  and a fully unlatched position out of the latch receiver  18 ; 
     e) the latch  96  is in the fully unlatched position when the latch puller  98  is in the fully engaged position, with the latch  96  being restrained from sliding in the first direction toward the latch receiver  18  when the latch puller  98  is in the fully engaged position; and 
     f) the latch release  100  is held against pivoting from the open position to the closed position by the latch puller  98  when the latch puller  98  is in the fully engaged position. 
     In operation, latch release  100  is squeezed, such as with a finger in the nature of a trigger, to pivot the latch release  100  from a closed position to an open position. In the closed position stops  112 ,  116  engage the stops  114 ,  118  of the latch puller  98 . As the latch release  100  is squeezed, the latch release stops  112 ,  116  pivot upwardly and out-of-the-way of the latch puller stops  114 ,  118 . As the latch release  100  is squeezed and begins to pivot, latch release coil spring  104  begins to be compressed. When the latch puller stops  114 ,  118  are free of the latch release stops  112 ,  116 , the latch puller  98  may be slid rearwardly away from latch receiver  18 . As the latch puller  98  is slid rearwardly, the pulling tab  168  of the latch puller  98  engages the latch tab  158  of the latch  96  thereby pulling the latch  96  out of the latch receiver  18 . As the latch  96  is pulled to a fully open position, the latch coil spring  102  is compressed. As the latch puller  98  pulls the latch  96  to a fully open position, the latch puller  98  keeps the latch release  100  in an open position by trapping the latch release stops  112 ,  116  in respective spaces  124 ,  126  of the latch puller  98 . Then the gate  14  may be swung open. After the gate  14  has been swung open, the thumb pulling back on the latch puller  98  may release the latch puller  98 , whereupon the latch coil spring  102  extends to push the latch  96  forwardly. As the latch  96  is pushed forwardly, the latch tab  158  pushes the pulling tab  168  of the latch puller  98  so as to push the latch puller  98  back to a closed and home position. As the latch puller  98  is pushed back to its closed and home position, the latch release stops  112 ,  116  slide down oblique edges  125  of the latch puller  100  thereby relatively slowly returning the latch release  100  to a closed position where the latch release stops  112 ,  116  again engage the latch puller stops  114 ,  118 . 
     Whereas  FIG. 1  shows the gated barrier  10  in a perspective view,  FIG. 15  shows a front elevation view.  FIG. 15  shows that the gated barrier  10  is in a pressurized state. In other words, standards  20  and  22  are parallel to each other and the horizontally extending lowermost threshold frame member  24  is at a right angle to each of the standards  20 ,  22  when the gated barrier  10  is in a pressurized state. Vertical frame member  68  of gate  14  is parallel to vertical frame member  70  of gate  14  when the gated barrier  10  is in the non-pressurized state and when the gated barrier  10  is in the pressurized state. When the gated barrier  10  is in the pressurized state, then vertical frame members  68 ,  70  are parallel to standards  20 ,  22  and are at a right angle to horizontally extending lowermost threshold frame member  24 . 
     As can be seen in the front elevation view of  FIG. 15 , gate frame  66  includes a) a pair of internal vertical support members  76  that are equal in height, b) a pair of internal vertical support members  78  that are equal in height and have a longer length than internal vertical support members  76 , and c) a single internal vertical support member  80  that is longer length than internal vertical support members  76  and  78 . The members  76 ,  78 , and  80  are parallel to each other when the gated barrier  10  is in each of the pressurized and non-pressurized state, are parallel to end vertical support members  68  and  70  when the gated barrier  10  is in each of the pressurized and non-pressurized state, and are parallel to standards  20 ,  22  when the gated barrier  10  is in the pressurized state. Arched frame portion  84  of uppermost frame member  72  defines an arch that is symmetrical with respect to a) standards  20 ,  22 , b) end vertical support members  68 ,  70 , c) interior vertical support members  76  and  76 , and d) interior vertical support member  78  and  78 . Arch frame portion  84  has an apex, or highest point, and it is at the apex that arch frame portion  84  intersects the middle single internal vertical support member  80 . An arch defined by arch frame portion  84  intersects a) standards  20 ,  22  at the same height, b) end vertical support members  68 ,  70  at the same height, c) vertical support members  76  and  76  at the same height, and d) vertical support member  78  and  78  at the same height. 
       FIG. 15  shows the gate  14  having the latch apparatus  16  and shows the latch apparatus  16  covering the junction between the arched frame portion  84  and the straight frame portion  86 .  FIG. 16  shows the gate  14  without the latch apparatus  16  such that the junction between the arched portion  84  and straight portion  86  is visible. The junction includes the vertical plate  88 . Straight frame portion  86  is a tubular horizontal support having a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, a ceiling, and a floor, and an edge of each of such front sidewall, rear sidewall, ceiling and floor is engaged, such as by welding, to one face of the vertical plate  88 . Three of such edges are shown in the section view of  FIG. 2A . Arched frame portion  84  is a tubular traversing support having a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, a ceiling, and a floor, and an edge of each of such front sidewall, rear sidewall, ceiling, and floor is engaged, such as by welding, to the other face of the vertical plate  88 . Three of such edges are shown in the section view of  FIG. 2A . The ceiling of straight frame portion  86  is welded to the vertical plate  88  intermediate of the ceiling and floor of the arched frame portion  84 . The floor of arched tube portion  84  is welded to vertical plate  88  intermediate of the ceiling and floor of the straight frame portion  86 . Vertical plate  88  is disposed intermediate the end vertical support member  70  and the vertical support member  76  that is adjacent to end vertical support member  70 . Vertical plate  88  is housed within latch apparatus  16  such that vertical plate  88  is not visible to the end user of the gated barrier  10 . Straight frame portion  86  is housed within latch apparatus  16  such that straight frame portion  86  is not visible to the end user of the gated barrier  10 . The latch apparatus  16  masks or covers completely each of the vertical plate  88  and straight tube portion  86 . Latch apparatus  16  encapsulates or receives an end section of arched frame portion  84 . Arched frame portion  84  extends obliquely, relative to the horizontal axis of the straight frame portion  86 , into the latch apparatus  16  in a direction from the housing rear  240  to the housing front  238  and the latch apparatus  16  aesthetically follows such obliqueness through the oblique structures of: the oblique upper surface portion  246  of housing top  234 , the oblique thumb seat  178 , the oblique undersurface  252  of latch release  100 , and the rear oblique surface portion  250  of housing bottom  236 . 
       FIG. 17A  shows the gated barrier  10  of  FIG. 1  with three section lines  17 B,  17 C, and  17 D. These section lines and their respective  FIGS. 17B, 17C, and 17D  show that vertical support members  20 ,  32 ,  76 ,  78 , and  80  are oblong in section, and are oblong for their entire lengths. In other words, end vertical support members  30 ,  32  of the U-shaped open top barrier frame  12  are oblong in section from their respective upper frame members  26 ,  28  to the threshold  24 . “Oblong” means: a) deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by elongation in one dimension, b) elongated, usually from the square or circular form, c) a shape that is longer than it is wide, d) longer than broad; elongated, e) deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction, and f) deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by being elongated in one direction. With the above definitions as a basis, a horizontal section anywhere on any of the vertical support members  30 ,  32 ,  76 ,  78 , and  80  defines: a shape having opposing circular ends and opposing parallel sides, a shape that is longer than it is wide, a shape that deviates from a circular form by being elongate in one direction, a shape that is elongate from a circular form, a shape that is longer than broad, and an elongated shape, as shown in  FIG. 18A . Vertical support members  52 ,  54  of frame extensions  44 ,  46  are also oblong for their entire lengths, as shown in  FIG. 18A . For a given amount of material and for a given thickness, oblong tubing is stronger than tubing of a circular cross-section. 
     Each of vertical support members  30 ,  32 ,  52 ,  54 ,  76 ,  78 , and  80  includes two opposing and spaced apart parallel sides and two opposing and spaced apart rounded, curved, or circular sides. If not circular, the rounded or curved sides may be elliptical or oval or some other noncircular shape. 
     If desired, vertical support members  30 ,  32 ,  52 ,  54 ,  76 ,  78 , and  80  may have a section as shown in  FIG. 18B , where the wall of tubing  258  is of thickness greater, relative to its lateral or longitudinal width, than the wall of the tubing in  FIG. 18A . 
     If desired, vertical support members  30 ,  32 ,  52 ,  54 ,  76 ,  78 , and  80  may have a section as shown in  FIG. 18C , where tubing  260  is oval in section. 
     If desired, vertical support members  30 ,  32 ,  52 ,  54 ,  76 ,  78 , and  80  may have a section as shown in  FIG. 18D , where tubing  262  in section defines a rectangle with radius or rounded corners. 
       FIGS. 19A, 19B, 20A, 20B, and 20C  show a gated barrier  264  that is identical to the gated barrier  10  of  FIG. 1  except that gated barrier  264  has a gate  266  instead of the gate  14 . Gate  266  is identical to gate  14  of gated barrier  10  except that gate  266  includes six vertical support members  268 ,  270 , and  272 , and a pet door  274 . Vertical support members  268 ,  270 , and  272  have an oblong section as shown in  FIG. 18A . Vertical support members  268  have the same height, vertical support members  270  have the same height, and vertical support members  272  have the same height. Vertical support members  268  and  270  run from lowermost frame member  74  to arch support member portion  84 . Vertical support members  272  run from a horizontal support member  276  to the arch support member portion  84 . Vertical support members  268  have the same height. Vertical support members  270  have the same height. Vertical support members  272  have the same height. Horizontal support member  276  is engaged to and between vertical support members  270 . Pet door  274  includes a rectangular frame  278  having a pair of vertical support members  280 ,  282  and a pair of lower and upper horizontal support members  284 ,  286 . Vertical support member  280  defines a pivot axis for pet door  274 . Ends of the lower and upper horizontal support members  284 ,  286  that engage vertical support member  280  are pivotally engaged to support members  74 , and  276 , respectively. Latch  288  is engaged to vertical support member  288  and slides into and out of engagement with vertical support member  270  that runs adjacent to vertical support member  282 . Latch  288  includes a spring that biases a pin into an engaged position with such vertical support member  282 . Latch  288  slides horizontally into and out of an engaged position with vertical support member  270 . Pet door  272  includes a pair of vertical support members  290  that are oblong in section as shown in  FIG. 18A  and  FIG. 19B . Vertical support members  290  are coaxial or in line with vertical support members  272  that are engaged between horizontal support member  276  and arched support member  84 . Pet door  274  can swing open to either side of gated barrier  264 , with vertical support member  280  defining a swing axis. Vertical support members  290  are engaged to and between the lower and upper horizontal support members  284 ,  286 . Pet door  274  is defined by lower and upper horizontal support members  284 ,  286 , vertical support members  280 ,  282 , and internal vertical support members  290 . Vertical support members  290  are vertically aligned and share a vertical axis with vertical support members  272 . A pet door opening is defined by horizontal support member  276 , a portion of horizontal support member  74 , and a portion of each of vertical support members  270 . In the gated barrier  264 , the following vertical support members are oblong in section so as to have the shape shown in  FIG. 18A : vertical support members  30 ,  32 ,  268 ,  270 ,  272 , and  290 . 
       FIG. 21  shows a gated barrier  292 . As to the gate barrier  292 , the following U.S. Patents are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties: 1) the Flannery et al. U.S. Pat. No. 9,388,603 B2 issued Jul. 12, 2016 and entitled Hands Free Gate, and 2) the Flannery et al. U.S. Pat. No. 9,822,585 B2 issued Nov. 21, 2017 and entitled Hands Free Gate. 
     Gated barrier  292  is a gate where hands or feet may be employed to open the gate. Gated barrier  292  may be referred to as a combination hands free gate/feet free gate or a combination hands optional gate/feet optional gate. 
     Gated barrier  292  includes an open top U-shaped frame  294  having an inner standard  296  and an inner standard  298 . A standard is a vertical support adjacent to a gate that provides good rigid support for an axis side of the gate and the latch side of the gate. Standards  296 ,  298  are engaged to threshold  300 . 
     Gated barrier  292  further includes outer standards  302 ,  304 . Standard  302  is adjacent to and spaced apart from standard  296  and is on the axis side of the gate. Outer standard  304  is adjacent to and spaced apart from standard  298  and is on the latch side of the gate. Standards  302 ,  304  are engaged to threshold  300 . 
     Standards  296 ,  298 ,  302 ,  304  are equal in height, width and depth. Standards  296 ,  298 ,  302 ,  304  are square in section and tubular. 
     Standards  296 ,  302  are further engaged to an upper horizontally extending tubular frame member  306 . Standards  298 ,  304  are further engaged to an upper horizontally extending tubular frame member  308 . 
     Standard  296  mounts an upper compression spring mechanism  310  and a lower compression spring mechanism  312 . Standard  298  mounts a bottomless latch receiver  314 . 
     Gated barrier  292  includes a gate  316 . The upper and lower compression spring mechanisms  310 ,  312  define an axis about which a gate  316  swings forwardly and rearwardly when disengaged from the latch receiver  314 . 
     Gate  316  includes the arched frame portion  84  and the straight frame portion  86  within the latch apparatus  16 . Gate  316  further includes a peripheral frame  318  that includes an end vertical frame member  320  adjacent to the swing axis of the gate  316 , an end vertical frame member  322  in the nature of vertical frame member  70  of gated barrier  10 , and a lowermost frame member  324 . Peripheral frame  318  further includes the arched frame portion  84  and the straight frame portion  86  within the latch apparatus  16 . 
     End vertical frame member  320  mounts a portion of each of the upper and lower compression spring mechanisms  310 ,  312 . Vertical frame member  322 , arched frame portion  84 , and straight frame portion  86  mount the latch apparatus  16 . 
     Gate  316  includes interior vertical support members  326 ,  328 ,  330 ,  332 ,  334 , and  336 . Vertical support members  326  and  336  terminate at the same altitude at the arched frame portion  84 . Vertical support members  328 ,  334  terminate at the same altitude at the arched frame portion  84 . Vertical support members  330 ,  332  terminate at the same altitude at the arched frame portion  84 . 
     Gate  316  includes a rectangular foot opening  338  in a corner of the gate  316 . Foot opening  338  is defined by lowermost horizontal frame member  324 , end vertical frame member  320 , and an L-shaped tubular frame member  340 . 
     Gate  316  includes a two ended swinging stop apparatus  342 . Swinging stop apparatus  342  is swingably fixed between an end of lowermost frame member  324  and a lower end of end vertical frame member  320 . Lowermost frame member  324  includes a pin that extends from the tubular end of lowermost frame member  324  to the lower end of end vertical frame member  320 , and swinging stop apparatus  342  is engaged by such pin. At one end, usually an upper end, swinging stop apparatus  342  includes a foot pedal  344 . At the other end, usually a lower end, swinging stop apparatus  342  includes a weighted stop  346 . Weighted stop  346  prevents an an unintended lowering of gate  316  by hitting the upper face of the threshold  300  when an end user presses down on the gate  316  without pushing against foot pedal  344  to swing the weighted stop  342  out of the way. Weighted stop  346  is normally disposed at a lower altitude than the swinging pedal  344  by the relative weights of the swinging stop  342  and pedal  344 . The swinging stop  342  has a greater mass or weight than the pedal  344 . 
     Gate  316  includes a non-slip foot receiver  348  that is engaged to the side faces and upper face of lowermost frame member  324 . Receiver  348  visibly communicates with the end user as to where the end user places his or her foot to push against the pedal  344  and, generally at the same time, push downwardly upon the non-slip foot receiver  348 , to draw down the gate  316  downwardly with the swinging stop  342  out of the way. 
     Gate  316  includes a pet door  350 . Pet door  350  is swingable on an axis to a front of the gate  316  and to a back of the gate  316 . Pet door  350  is swingable in a pet door opening  352  defined by the lowermost frame member  324 , end vertical frame member  322 , interior vertical frame member  332 , and a horizontal interior frame member  354 . Horizontal interior frame member  354  is engaged to and between interior vertical frame member  332  and end vertical frame member  322 . Pet door  350  is rectangular. Pet door opening  352  is rectangular. Pet door  350  includes an end vertical frame member  356  on or adjacent to the swing axis of the pet door  350 , an opposite end vertical frame member  358  that mounts a latch apparatus  360 , a top horizontal frame member  362 , and a bottom horizontal frame member  364  such that members  356 ,  358 ,  362 , and  364  make up a peripheral frame for the pet door  350 . Pet door  350  swings on vertical pins where an upper vertical pin is disposed between horizontal frame member  362  and horizontal frame member  354  at a location adjacent to the upper end of vertical frame member  356  and where a lower vertical pin is disposed between horizontal frame member  364  and lowermost frame member  324  at a location adjacent to the lower end of vertical frame member  356 . Latch apparatus  360  includes a spring biased latch pin that communicates with a hole in the inner face of end vertical frame member  322 . Pet door  350  further includes interior vertical frame members  366 ,  368 . Pet door  350  and pet door opening  352 , along with gate  316  as a whole, moves vertically down and up when foot receiver  348  is stepped upon and released. 
     Interior vertical frame members  326 ,  328  and  330  extend to and between the L-shaped member  340  and the arched frame portion  84 . Interior vertical frame member  332  extends to and between the lowermost frame member  324  and the arched frame portion  84 . Interior vertical frame members  334 ,  336  extend to and between the interior vertical frame member  354  and the arched frame portion  84 . 
     Gated barrier  292  includes hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 , and  42 . Each of the hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42  engages a wall cup  370 . 
       FIG. 22  shows the bottomless latch receiver  314 . Bottomless latch receiver  314  includes a slot  372  in the nature of slot  206  of latch receiver  18  except that slot  206  includes a bottom  374  (shown in  FIG. 2A ) and slot  372  does not include a bottom such that latch  96  and gate  316  as a whole can be disengaged from latch receiver  314  by being drawn vertically downwardly. Slot  372  is defined by a closed upper side, an open bottom side opposite to the closed upper side, a closed front side, a closed rear side opposite to the closed front side, a closed end side, and an open end side opposite to the closed end side. The closed upper side of the slot  372  is opposite of the open bottom where latch  96  slides downwardly out of the bottomless latch receiver  314 . The closed end side is opposite of the open end side where the latch  96  slides laterally in and out. Latch receiver  314  has a body  376  fixed to the upper end of vertical support member  298 . Body  376  includes a pair of front and rear oblique faces  378  tapering inwardly toward each other and toward latch  96 . Oblique faces  378  are in the nature of faces  162  that urge the latch  96  inwardly into the latch apparatus  16  when the gate  316  is being closed from either the front of the gated barrier  292  or the rear of the gated barrier  292 . When the gate  316  comes into a substantially co-planar arrangement with U-shaped frame  294  from an open position, spring biased latch  96  pops into the slot  372  to lock the gate  316  to the U-shaped frame  294 . 
     Each of the compression mechanisms  310 ,  312  includes an internal compression or coil spring  378  shown schematically in  FIG. 21 . When gate  316  is drawn downwardly such as by an end user pressing down on foot receiver  348  with his or her foot, compression springs  378  are compressed and latch  96  is drawn downwardly out of the bottomless latch receiver  314 . When the end user lifts his or her foot off foot receiver  348 , the gate  316  is drawn upwardly by the natural extension of the compression springs  378 . This drawing downwardly of gate  316  places a first force upon wall cups  370 . A swinging of gate  316  to the front and rear of the U-shaped frame  294  places a second force upon wall cups  370 . The first and second forces are different. 
       FIGS. 23A, 23B, 23C, and 23D  show, respectively, perspective, top, front, and side views of the wall cup  370  shown in  FIG. 21  with the hands free/feet free gated barrier  292 . Wall cup  370  is integral and one-piece. 
     Wall cup  370  includes a base  380  that is solid except for opening  382  and a pair of openings  384 . Opening  382  is for a pin connector to engage the wall cup  370  to a structure such as a wall. Opening  382  is defined by a frustoconical portion  388  leading into a cylindrical portion  390 . Frustoconical portion  388  provides a seat for a head of the pin connector and cylindrical portion  390  provides a snug guide for the shaft of the pin connector. Openings  384  are generally triangular shaped. 
     Base  380  includes a semi-circular upper portion  392  and a Y-shaped lower post  394 . The Y-shaped post  394  leads integrally into the semi-circular portion  392  about the frustoconical portion  388 . Base  380  includes a semi-circular lip  396  projecting forwardly of the semi-circular portion  392 . Lip  396  seats or retains the top half of the disk  60  of the hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42 . 
     Wall cup  370  further includes a socket  398  defined by a semi-circular U-shaped floor  400  and two triangular shaped retaining walls  402 . The socket  398  is further defined by the Y-shaped post  394 . The retaining walls  402  extend at a ninety degree angle relative to the U-shaped circular floor  400 . The distance between semi-circular portion or face  392  and the rear or inner faces of retaining walls  402  is slightly greater than the thickness of disk  60 . 
     Each of the retaining walls  402  includes an upper and inner rounded corner  404 . Corners  404  provide space for the threaded shaft  57  of the hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42 . The corners  404  are adjacent to and spaced from the threaded shaft  57  when the disk  60  is seated in the wall cup  370 . Corners  404  lead into vertical edges  405  that form a slot  406 . Slot  406  is further defined by the upper surface of floor  400 . Slot  406 , rounded corners  404 , and opening  382  (where a pin connector would be located) provides a visual clue or visual guide for the end user looking to locate the disk  60  of one of the hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42 . Slot  406  provides a visual clue or visual guide as to whether the disk  60  has been seated upon the floor  400 . Each of the retaining walls  402  is further defined by an upper horizontal edge  408  and a circular edge portion  410 . Openings  384  are the same shape as their respective retaining walls  402 . Openings  384  may provide the end user with a visual clue or visual guide as to features of the exact location on the structure upon which the wall cup  370  is being mounted, as to whether the wall cup  370  is lying flat upon such structure, and may also provide the end user with edges to make markings so that the socket  398  invites a straight vertical drop-in of the disk  60 , where edge portions  408  run horizontal, instead of a skewed drop in off to one side, where edge portions  408  would run obliquely. 
     Circular edge portion  410  and semi-circular lip  396  are co-axial and have as an axis the axis that extends from center opening  382 . Horizontal straight edge portions  408  extend laterally, are aligned with each other, and intersect the axis extending from center opening  382 . Floor  400  includes upper horizontal and longitudinally extending edges  412  that are parallel to each other and that run at right angles to horizontal straight edge portions  408 . 
     Disk  60  confronts a number of structures in the wall cup  370 . First, disk  60  is seated within, confronts, and is adjacent to semi-circular lip  396 . Semi-circular lip  396  limits upper and sideways movement of the disk  60  relative to the wall cup  370 . Second, disk  60  confronts and is adjacent to the semi-circular portion or face  392 , which limits longitudinal or axial movement of the disk  60  in a direction away from the gated barrier  292 . Third, the disk  60  is seated on the U-shaped floor  400 , which limits downward and sideways movement of the disk relative to the wall cup  370 . Fourth, the disk  60  confronts and is adjacent to the inner faces of retaining walls  402 , which limit axial or longitudinal movement in a direction toward the gated barrier  292 . 
     The retaining walls  402  extend upwardly to a plane defined the edge portions  408 ,  412  so as to maximize the seating of the disk  60 . Disk  60  is circular or disk shaped and has a circular periphery that extends for 360 degrees. One-half of the disk  60  is semi-circular and has a periphery that extends for 180 degrees. The other half of the disk  60  is semi-circular and has a periphery that extends for 180 degrees. About one-half of the disk  60  extends below the plane defined by edge portions  408 ,  412 , and about one-half of the disk  60  extends above the plane defined by edge portions  408 ,  412 . The entire disk  60  is seated between the peripheral lip  396  and the floor  400 . 
     The retaining walls  402  retain the disk  60  in the socket  398  when the gate  316  of the gated barrier  292  is opened with a foot. When a foot presses down upon nonslip receiver  348 , an inward longitudinal force tends to draw the disks  60  inwardly. This inward longitudinal force is countered by the retaining walls  402 . 
       FIG. 24  shows an elevation front view of the gated barrier  10  of  FIG. 1  having a flexible warning tag  414 . On each of its sides, tag  414  has the following printed message: “ATTENTION! You will notice a slight gap between the gate door latch and the frame tube. THIS IS NOT A DEFECT! Your gate is a pressure mounted gate and this gap will disappear once you tighten your gate in the doorway opening. Note: For ease of installation leave on until properly installed.” 
     Tag  414  is preferably a one piece strip of flexible yet rigid paper. Paper herein is defined as “material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material.” Tag  414  can be any flexible structure on which or from which a message may be engaged. A tag is defined as “a label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information.” 
     Tag  414  includes two end portions  416 . One end portion  416  is engaged by adhesive to the front face of standard  22 . The other end portion  416  is engaged by adhesive to the rear face of standard  22 . The tag  414  includes an innermost end portion  418  that loops about the inner vertical support member  76  of gate  14  such that tag  414  loops about end vertical support member  70  and inner vertical support member  76 . Tag  414  may loop about one or more of the end vertical support member  70 , the inner vertical support member  76  adjacent to end vertical support member  70 , the inner vertical support member  78  closest to the latch side of the gate  14 , and inner vertical support member  80 . Tag  414  engages standard  22  on the front face of the standard  22 , then extends by the front face of end vertical support member  70  without engaging the end vertical support member  70 , then loops about without engaging inner vertical support member  76  such that tag  414  extends by first the front face of inner vertical support member  76  and then the rear face of inner vertical support member  76 , then extends by the rear face of end vertical support member  70  without engaging the end vertical support member  70 , and then engages standard  22  on the rear face of standard  22 . Tag  414  extends through gate  14 . 
     Tag  414  is spaced from and adjacent to each of the latch apparatus  16  and the latch receiver  18 . Tag  414  is spaced from the latch apparatus  16  and latch receiver  18  so as to keep the latch apparatus  16  and latch receiver  18  visible. Tag  414  is adjacent to the latch apparatus  16  and latch receiver  18  because the gap or distance between standard  22  and end vertical member  70  is greater toward the top ends of the gate  14  and standard  22 . Tag  414  extends inwardly further than the latch apparatus  16  extends inwardly. Tag  414  extends horizontally. Tag  414 , if laid out flat, is rectangular. In its laid out flat form, tag  414  is longer than it is tall. In its looped form, engaged on the gated barrier  10 , one-half portion of the tag  414  is longer than it is tall such that its length is greater than its height. 
     When tag  414  is engaged on the gated barrier  10 , the paper of tag  414  is of sufficient strength and the adhesive bond between the tag  414  and the standard  22  is of sufficient strength to prevent the gate  14  from swinging to a completely open position under its own weight, such as when the gated barrier  10  is held in a horizontal position and the gate  14  is permitted to swing down under the influence of gravity when the gated barrier  10  is in a nonpressurized form. The tag  414  restricts the swinging of the gate  14 , when the gated barrier  10  is in a nonpressurized form, to preferably not more than 45 degrees to one side, more preferably not more than 40 degrees to one side, still more preferably not more than 35 degrees to one side, and even more preferably not more than 30 degrees to one side. 
     The tag  414  is employed to warn end users that the gated barrier  10  is not faulty and that the spacing between the latch receiver  18  and latch apparatus  16  will disappear when the gated barrier  10  is set up into its operating position by using the hand wheel apparatus  36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42 . 
     Tag  414  may be a flexible paper tag, a tag made of a flexible textile or flexible fabric, and/or a tag that is made of a plastic material that is flexible or rigid. Tag  414  may be a tag formed of metal links, such as a metal chain, to make the tag flexible. Tag  414  may be formed of a combination or one or more of paper, textile, fabric, wood, plastic, and metal. Tag  414  is preferably flexible, but may be rigid if desired. Tag  414  is a three dimensional warning or a three dimensional piece of information. 
     Tag  414  is preferably disengaged from the gated barrier  10  after the gated barrier  10  has obtained its operating position. Tag  414  does not interfere in the process of setting up the gate barrier  10 , i.e., taking the gated barrier  10  out of the shipping box and installing the gated barrier  10  in a doorway. When the gated barrier  10  is pressurized, the end portion  418  moves further inwardly toward the inner vertical support member  78  that is adjacent to inner vertical support member  76 . Tag  414  may be torn at any location so as to achieve an operational gate  14 , i.e., a gate that may be opened to permit passage. Tag  414  may be removed from either the front face and the rear face of standard  22  to completely remove the tag  414  from the gated barrier  10 . If desired, the outermost vertical edges of the tag  414  may extend a short distance beyond the outermost vertical edge of standard  22  such that the outermost vertical edges of tag  414  may be easily gripped to tear the tag  414  from the front and rear faces of the standard  22 . 
     Further inventions are as follows: 
     Invention 1: A gated barrier that includes: a) an open top U-shaped frame having first and second end frame portions and a threshold frame portion between the first and second end frame portions; b) a gate swingably engaged to the first end frame portion, the gate having first and second ends, the first end being adjacent to an axis on which the gate swings, the second end being opposite of the first end; c) a latch receiver engaged to the second end frame portion; d) a latch apparatus engaged to the second end of the gate; e) the latch apparatus having a latch apparatus housing; f) the latch apparatus having a latch that engages the latch receiver; and g) wherein the gate includes first and second frame portions, the first and second frame portions being engaged to each other at a junction, the latch apparatus housing engaged to the gate at the junction and hiding from visible sight said junction. 
     Invention 2: The gated barrier of invention 1, wherein the first and second frame portions are offset from each other at the junction. 
     Invention 3: The gated barrier of invention 1, wherein the first frame portion is straight and the second frame portion is curved. 
     Invention 4: The gated barrier of invention 3, wherein the latch apparatus housing is further engaged over the first frame portion and hides from sight said first frame portion. 
     Invention 5: The gated barrier of invention 1, wherein the second end of the gate includes an end vertical support member, and wherein the latch apparatus housing engages each of the first frame portion, the second frame portion, and the end vertical support member. 
     Invention 6: The gated barrier of invention 3, wherein the latch apparatus housing includes a rear end portion and a front end portion and an upper surface running from the rear end portion to the front end portion, the upper surface having a rear horizontal section at the rear end portion, the upper surface having a front horizontal section at the front end portion, and the upper surface being oblique from the rear horizontal section to the front horizontal section to track a curve of the second frame portion. 
     Invention 7: A gated barrier for being engaged between first and second opposing structures, that includes: a) an open top U-shaped frame having first and second end frame portions and a threshold frame portion between the first and second end frame portions; b) a gate swingably engaged to the first end frame portion, the first gate having first and second ends, the first end being adjacent to an axis on which the gate swings, the second end being opposite of the first end; c) a latch receiver engaged to the second end frame portion; d) a latch apparatus engaged to the second end of the gate; e) the latch apparatus having a latch that engages the latch receiver; f) a set of first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus, the first hand wheel apparatus engaging the first end frame portion, the second hand wheel apparatus engaging the second end frame portion, the third hand wheel apparatus engaging one of the first end frame portion and threshold frame portion, the fourth hand wheel apparatus engaging one of the second end frame portion and threshold frame portion; g) each of the first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus comprising a threaded shaft, a hand wheel turnable on and threadingly engaged to the threaded shaft, and a disk engaged to an end of the threaded shaft; and h) a set of first, second, third, and fourth wall cups for engaging said disks of the first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus; i) the first and third wall cups engaging the first structure, the second and fourth wall cups engaging the second structure; and j) each of the first, second, third, and fourth wall cups comprising a back wall portion, a front wall portion, and a sidewall portion between the back and front wall portions, the sidewall portion and front wall portion defining socket for seating said disk, said disk being between said back and front wall portions when seated in said socket to minimize chances that the disk is disengaged in an axial direction from the wall cup. 
     Invention 8: The gated barrier of claim  7 , wherein the front wall portion includes an upper edge, the upper edge defining a straight line that traverses a diameter of the wall cup and intersects a center of the wall cup such that substantially one-half of said disk is seated in said socket to maximize surface area of said disk that can be entrapped by said socket. 
     Invention 9: The gated barrier of invention 7, wherein the front wall portion includes a slot such that an end user can see the disk in the socket. 
     Invention 10: The gated barrier of invention 7, wherein the sidewall portion is circular. 
     Invention 11: The gated barrier of invention 7, wherein the gate includes a foot opening defined in part by a horizontal frame portion, wherein the gate is vertically slideable downwardly when a foot is placed in the foot opening and the horizontal frame portion is pressed down by the foot, and wherein the latch receiver is bottomless such that the latch disengages from the latch receiver in a downward direction. 
     Invention 12: A gated barrier for being engaged between first and second opposing structures, that includes: a) an open top U-shaped frame having first and second end frame portions and a threshold frame portion between the first and second end frame portions; b) a gate swingably engaged to the first end frame portion, the first gate having first and second ends, the first end being adjacent to an axis on which the gate swings, the second end being opposite of the first end; c) a latch receiver engaged to the second end frame portion; d) a latch apparatus engaged to the second end of the gate; e) the latch apparatus having a latch that engages the latch receiver; f) a set of first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus, the first hand wheel apparatus engaging the first end frame portion, the second hand wheel apparatus engaging the second end frame portion, the third hand wheel apparatus engaging one of the first end frame portion and threshold frame portion, the fourth hand wheel apparatus engaging one of the second end frame portion and threshold frame portion; g) each of the first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus comprising a threaded shaft, a hand wheel turnable on and threadingly engaged to the threaded shaft, and a disk engaged to an end of the threaded shaft; h) the gated barrier being a pressure gated barrier where the first and second end frame portions are brought into a parallel relationship by operation of one or more of the first, second, third, and fourth hand wheel apparatus, the pressure gated barrier having a state prior to set up where the first and second end frame portions are in a nonparallel relationship; and i) a tag extending from the second end frame portion, to the gate, through the gate, and back to the second end frame portion when the pressure gate barrier is in the state prior to set up where the first and second end frame portions are in a nonparallel relationship, the tag having a printed warning thereon. 
     Invention 13: A gated barrier that includes: a) an open top U-shaped frame having first and second end frame portions and a threshold frame portion between the first and second end frame portions; b) a gate swingably engaged to the first end frame portion, the gate having first and second ends, the first end being adjacent to an axis on which the gate swings, the second end being opposite of the first end; c) a latch receiver engaged to the second end frame portion; d) a latch apparatus engaged to the second end of the gate; e) the latch apparatus having a latch apparatus housing; f) the latch apparatus having a latch that engages the latch receiver; g) wherein the gate includes an uppermost frame portion, wherein the uppermost frame portion includes an arch section, and wherein the gate includes a lowermost frame member; h) wherein the gate includes a first end vertical member at the first end of the gate, wherein the gate includes a second end vertical member at the second end of the gate; and i) wherein the gate includes a set of interior vertical support members, wherein the interior vertical support members extend from the lowermost frame portion to the arch section of the uppermost frame portion, wherein two of said interior vertical support members have the same height. 
     Thus since the invention disclosed herein may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or general characteristics thereof, some of which forms have been indicated, the embodiments described herein are to be considered in all respects illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is to be indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.