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VARIABLE-WIDTH SECURITY GATE UNIT

  • US 20150101250A1
  • Filed: 10/09/2014
  • Published: 04/16/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A gate unit comprisingan extensible gate adapted to be widened or narrowed to block openings of various widths, the extensible gate including a first panel and a slidable second panel supported for lateral sliding movement relative to the first panel to vary the width of the extensible gate,a variable-width gate mount adapted to mate with a door frame bordering a doorway, the variable-width gate mount including an extensible foundation arranged to underlie the extensible gate and adapted to extend along a floor in the doorway, a first side post arranged to extend upwardly from a first end of the extensible foundation and adapted to mate with a first vertical doorjamb included in the door frame and to carry a hinge to support the extensible gate for pivotable movement about a gate-pivot axis relative to the variable-width gate mount between opened and closed positions, and a second side post arranged to extend upwardly from a second end of the extensible foundation bar to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side post and adapted to mate with the extensible gate to retain the extensible gate in the closed position, wherein the extensible foundation includes a first rail associated with the first side post, a second rail associated with the second side post and mounted to slide relative to the first rail to vary the width of the variable-width gate mount, and a rail lock mounted on the first rail and arranged to engage the second rail to retain in a selected stationary position relative to the first rail at the option of a caregiver to establish and fix the width of the variable-width gate mount.

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