Adjustable width doorway safety gate apparatus
First Claim
1. Adjustable Width doorway safety gate apparatus wherein the improvement comprises:
- a--two gate half segments aligned and attached together for lateral sliding of one gate half segment on the other, andb--said two gate half segments having aligned lateral slots inc--top bar sections and bottom bar sections in each gate segment andd--double headed cross pins extending through said lateral slots of aligned gate segments ande--top bar sections, center bar sections and bottom bar sections of said two gate segments fitting together in matching tongues and grooves, for lateral sliding, andf--rack gear teeth mounted for length and parallel to slot of top bar section, andg--one gate half segment mounted on hinges comprised of downward projecting hinge pins mounted on outer vertical gate half segment andh--said hinge pins mounting into hinge pin sockets andi--said hinge pin sockets attached to a face plate mounted on a door frame pillar, andj--a bottom foot on hinged gate half segment.
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Abstract
Adjustable width doorway safety gate apparatus comprising two gate segments, one segment of which is laterally slidable on the other or hinged gate half segment, and the gate half segments having tongues and grooves and held in lateral sliding position by means of double headed pins extending through slots in top and bottom bar sections and spring section latch means of stiffly flexible plastic material to lock the gates in adjusted width and the gate is mounted on hinges of downward pointing hinge pin fitting in hinge pin socket and the hinge pin sockets attached to a face plate assembled of two sections one having slits and the other section having offset fingers and the fingers fitting in the slits and side wings on face plate with adjusting screws in the side wings of the face plate to attach the face plate to a doorway pillar.
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8 Claims
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1. Adjustable Width doorway safety gate apparatus wherein the improvement comprises:
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a--two gate half segments aligned and attached together for lateral sliding of one gate half segment on the other, and b--said two gate half segments having aligned lateral slots in c--top bar sections and bottom bar sections in each gate segment and d--double headed cross pins extending through said lateral slots of aligned gate segments and e--top bar sections, center bar sections and bottom bar sections of said two gate segments fitting together in matching tongues and grooves, for lateral sliding, and f--rack gear teeth mounted for length and parallel to slot of top bar section, and g--one gate half segment mounted on hinges comprised of downward projecting hinge pins mounted on outer vertical gate half segment and h--said hinge pins mounting into hinge pin sockets and i--said hinge pin sockets attached to a face plate mounted on a door frame pillar, and j--a bottom foot on hinged gate half segment.
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2. Adjustable width doorway safety gate apparatus wherein the improvement comprises:
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a--two gate half segments, one segment mounted on hinges and one segment mounted for lateral sliding on said segment mounted on hinges and b--matching lateral slots in said two gate segments of c--top bar sections and bottom bar sections and d--double headed cross pins extending through said lateral slots of aligned gate segments and e--top bar sections, center bar sections and bottom bar sections of said two gate half segments fitting together in matching tongues and grooves, for lateral sliding, and f--rack gear teeth mounted in top bar section of gate segment mounted on hinges and g--gate latch lock means to engage said rack gear teeth mounted in top bar section of said gate half section mounted on hinges and h--said gate latch lock means consisting of gear teeth section meshing with rack gear teeth of said gate segment mounted on hinges, and i--said gear teeth section attached to spring means and said spring means j--attached to inner end of lateral slot in top bar section of gate segment mounted for lateral sliding on gate half segment mounted on hinges and k--release lever attached to said gate latch lock spring means l--for release of meshing of gate latch lock gear teeth section with rack gear teeth to allow lateral inward movement of said sliding gate segment, m--and said gear teeth section sliding freely over gear rack teeth when sliding gate half segment moves laterally outward. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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