Patent Application
20140190641
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a safety gate, and more particularly to an adjustable safety gate that can be adjusted to vary its width to suit different conditions and requirements.
2. Description of the Related Art
A safety gate is a harrier designed to prevent children or pets from accessing certain areas of a home. The safety gate may be secured across a doorway or stairway.
However, the width of the conventional safety gate cannot be varied. Different safety gates must be purchased for different conditions and requirements.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides an adjustable safety gate to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The present invention provides an adjustable safety gate that can be adjusted to vary its width to suit different conditions and requirements.
An adjustable safety gate in accordance with the presentation comprises a first panel, a second panel, at least one top holder, a least one bottom holder and a fastening device. The first panel has a front surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, an inner side and a screw hole. The screw hole is formed in the front surface adjacent to the inner side of the first panel. The second panel partially overlaps the first panel and is slidable laterally relative to the first panel. The second panel has a top edge, a bottom edge and a horizontal slot. The slot is formed through the second panel. The at least one top holder holds the top edges of the first and second panels together. The at least one bottom holder holds the bottom edges of the first and second panels together. The fastening device is used to secure the second panel to the first panel. The fastening device includes a carriage and a fastener. The carriage is slidably mounted along the slot of the second panel. The carriage has a through hole formed therein. The fastener has a threaded shank extending through the through hole in the carriage and the slot in the second panel, and selectively engaging and disengaging the screw hole in the first panel. When the fastener is loosened to permit disengagement of the threaded shank from the screw hole, the carriage and fastener are freely slidable along the slot such that the second panel is free to slide relative to the first panel. When the fastener is tightened to draw the threaded shank into the screw hole, the first and second panels will be fixed in position. Therefore, the safety gate is operable to expand and retract to provide a variable width to suit different conditions and requirements.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The first panel 10 may be a fence and may be constructed of metal, wood or plastic. The first panel 10 has a front surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, an inner side 11, an outer side 12 and a screw hole 13. The screw hole 13 is formed in a central portion of the front surface adjacent to the inner side 11 of the first panel 10.
The second panel 20 partially overlaps the first panel 10 and is slidable laterally relative to the first panel 10, thus varying the overall width of the safety gate. The second panel 20 may be a fence and may be constructed of metal, wood or plastic. The second panel 20 has a top edge, a bottom edge, a central portion, an inner side 21, an outer side 22 and a horizontal slot 23. The slot 23 is formed through the central portion of the second panel 20.
The at least one top holder 30 holds the top edges of the first and second panels 10, 20 together, and the at least one bottom holder 30A holds the bottom edges of the first and second panels 10, 20 together. The first and second panels 10, 20 are thus adjacent and are still slidable relative to each other. In a preferred embodiment, two spaced top holders 30 hold the top edges of the first and second panels 10, 20 and two spaced bottom holders 30A hold the bottom edges of the first and second panels 10, 20.
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Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
