Adjustable and removable safety gate

• US 5,797,218 A
• Filed: 01/21/1997
• Issued: 08/25/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matthew W. Holland
• Original Assignee: Matthew W. Holland
• Inventors: Holland, Matthew W.
• Primary Examiner(s): REDMAN, JERRY E
• Application Number:
  US08/792,942
• Time in Patent Office: 581 Days
• Field of Search: 49/55, 49/50, 49/57, 49/463, 160/372, 160/381, 160/377, 160/388
• US Class Current: 49/55
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/002 Safety guards or gates
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/04 of wing type, e.g. revolving or sliding trap doors; louvre doors or windows E06B7/08

Abstract

An adjustable and removable safety gate including a wall mount frame having a pair of door jamb mounts secured to opposing door jambs of a door opening. The wall mount frame includes a telescoping bottom tube. The bottom tube includes a right portion and a left portion whereby the left portion is adjustably received within the right portion. The bottom tube extends between the pair of door jamb mounts. A gate portion is slidably and pivotally coupled with one of the door jamb mounts of the wall mount frame.

Claims

1. An adjustable and removable safety gate for preventing children and pets from entering off-limits areas comprising, in combination:

a wall mount frame having a pair of door jamb mounts, the door jamb mounts secured to opposing door jambs of a door opening, each of the door jamb mounts comprising a circular disk having a mounting aperture therethrough, a semi-circular receiving sleeve integral with an outer surface of the circular disk, the wall mount frame including a left mount and a right mount, the left mount comprising an elongated cylindrical member, the left mount having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface having a mounting knob extending outwardly of an upper end thereof, the mounting knob being removably received within one of the receiving sleeves of the door jamb mount on a left side of the door jamb, the interior surface having a rubber stop secured on a lower end thereof, the exterior surface having a pair of sleeves disposed thereon, an aperture extends through a lower end of the exterior surface, the right mount comprising an elongated cylindrical member, the right mount having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface of the right mount having a mounting knob extending outwardly of an upper end thereof, the mounting knob being removably received within one of the receiving sleeves of the door jamb mount on a right side of the door jamb, the interior surface of the right mount having a rubber stop secured on a lower end thereof, an upper end of the right jamb having a receiving recess extending downwardly thereof, the upper end having a strap secured thereto disposed on one side of the receiving recess, the strap having a female coupler on a free end thereof, a male coupler disposed on an opposing side of the receiving recess from the strap, an oval-shaped recess extends through a lower end of the exterior surface of the right jamb, the wall mount frame including a telescoping bottom tube, the bottom tube including a right portion and a left portion whereby the left portion is adjustably received within the right portion, a free end of the left portion removably received within the aperture of the exterior surface of the left mount, a free end of the right portion having an oval-shaped knob disposed thereon, the oval-shaped knob removably receiving within the oval-shaped recess of the right jamb, the right portion having a recess formed therein inwardly of the free end thereof; and

a gate portion having a generally rectangular configuration, the gate portion having a left side member, a right side member, an upper telescoping member, a lower telescoping member and four L-shaped corner brackets together forming the gate portion, the left side member having a pair of inverted L-shaped brackets disposed on an interior surface thereof, the brackets slidably and pivotally received within the pair of sleeves of the left mount of the wall mount frame, an upper right corner bracket having an extension extending outwardly thereof, the extension removably received within the receiving recess of the right mount of the wall mount frame, a lower right corner bracket having a lower extension extending downwardly therefrom, the lower extension removably received within the recess formed in the right portion of the bottom tube of the wall mount frame.

2. An adjustable and removable safety gate for preventing children and pets from entering off-limits areas comprising, in combination:

a wall mount frame having a pair of door lamb mounts secured to opposing door iambs of a door opening, the wall mount frame including a telescoping bottom tube, the bottom tube including a right portion and a left portion whereby the left portion is adjustably received within the right portion, the bottom tube extending between the pair of door jamb mounts; and

a gate portion slidably and pivotally coupled with one of the door iamb mounts of the wall mount frame;

wherein each of the door jamb mounts comprising a circular disk having a mounting aperture therethrough, a semi-circular receiving sleeve integral with an outer surface of the circular disk.

3. The safety gate as set forth in claim 2, wherein the wall mount frame including a left mount and a right mount, the left mount comprising an elongated cylindrical member, the left mount having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface having a mounting knob extending outwardly of an upper end thereof, the mounting knob being removably received within one of the receiving sleeves of the door jamb mount on a left side of the door jamb, the interior surface having a rubber stop secured on a lower end thereof, the exterior surface having a pair of sleeves disposed thereon, an aperture extends through a lower end of the exterior surface.

4. The safety gate as set forth in claim 3 wherein the right mount comprising an elongated cylindrical member, the right mount having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface of the right mount having a mounting knob extending outwardly of an upper end thereof, the mounting knob being removably received within one of the receiving sleeves of the door jamb mount on a right side of the door jamb, the interior surface of the right mount having a rubber stop secured on a lower end thereof.

5. The safety gate as set forth in claim 4 wherein an upper end of the right jamb having a receiving recess extending downwardly thereof, the upper end having a strap secured thereto disposed on one side of the receiving recess, the strap having a female coupler on a free end thereof, a male coupler disposed on an opposing side of the receiving recess from the strap, an oval-shaped recess extends through a lower end of the exterior surface of the right jamb.

6. The safety gate as set forth in claim 5 wherein a free end of the left portion removably received within the aperture of the exterior surface of the left mount, a free end of the right portion having an oval-shaped knob disposed thereon, the oval-shaped knob removably received within the oval-shaped recess of the right jamb, the right portion having a recess formed therein inwardly of the free end thereof.

7. The safety gate as set forth in claim 6 wherein the gate portion having a left side member, a right side member, an upper telescoping member, a lower telescoping member and four L-shaped corner brackets together forming the gate portion.

8. The safety gate as set forth in claim 7 wherein the left side member having a pair of inverted L-shaped brackets disposed on an interior surface thereof, the brackets slidably and pivotally received within the pair of sleeves of the left mount of the wall mount frame.

9. The safety gate as set forth in claim 8 wherein an upper right corner bracket of the gate portion having an extension extending outwardly thereof, the extension removably received within the receiving recess of the right mount of the wall mount frame.

10. The safety gate as set forth in claim 9 wherein a lower right corner bracket of the gate portion having a lower extension extending downwardly therefrom, the lower extension removably received within the recess formed in the right portion of the bottom tube of the wall mount frame.