Patent ID: 8205388

Claim:
A gate assembly including: barrier means locatable in an opening defined by one or more frame surfaces in use and movable between open and closed positions with respect to the opening; and handle means to allow movement of said barrier means between said open and closed positions, said handle means comprising: an inner housing mounted to the barrier means; an outer housing slidably mounted on the inner housing, the outer housing slidably movable vertically from a raised position to a lowered position relative to the inner housing in use; and at least one latch member having a first end pivotably mounted to the inner housing and a second end movable between a latched position and an unlatched position with respect to one of the frame surfaces, and wherein downward movement of the outer housing moves a lower end of the outer housing into engagement with a top wall of the latch member adjacent the second end, thereby causing the second end of the latch member to move in a downwardly direction from the latched position, where the barrier means is in the closed position, to the unlatched position, where the barrier means can be moved to the open position.