Patent ID: 7322153

Claim:
A passageway gate assembly for a passageway having opposed sides, the sides being defined by a first and second newel post, the gate assembly comprising: a gate; a first mounting assembly including a mount face plate and a first mounting means for mounting the face plate to one of the first and second newel post; a hinge defining a hinge axle, the hinge coupling the gate to the face plate and permitting pivotal movement of the gate about the hinge axis between first and second open positions and through a closed position, the gate being substantially parallel to the face plate when in the closed position; a latch assembly having a plunger with a distal end and a receptacle, the plunger mounted on the gate for movement between an extended position and a retracted position, the receptacle sized for receiving the distal end of the plunger and mounted on the other of the opposed sides of the passageway; wherein the latch assembly further includes a spring for biasing the plunger toward the extended position; wherein the latch assembly further includes a plunger housing having a generally C-shaped channel therein and having a guide and extending radially therefrom, the guide arm received through the channel, the guide arm and channel co-operably functioning to lock the plunger into one of the extended or retracted positions; wherein the gate assembly further includes a second mounting assembly including a second mount face plate and a second mounting means for mounting the second face plate to another one of the first and second newel post; and a flange coupled to the second mounting assembly which moves between at least one position restricting pivotal movement of the gate and another position permitting full pivotal movement of the gate.