Mesh barrier assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10081980-B2
Application number	US-201514818017-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2015
Priority date	Sep 5, 2014
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

A pressure fit mesh gate having an outer casing and a mesh barrier door. The outer casing has a pair of upright frame elements connected to a lower cross element. The mesh barrier door is positioned within the outer casing. The mesh barrier door is hingedly connected to one of the upright frame elements. The barrier door has a frame including a first side member and a second side member friction fit connected at their ends by corner joints to an upper member and a lower member. At least one of the corner joints is a two-part corner joint. The two-part corner joint has a first extension that is friction fit into a first end of one of the members, and a second extension friction fit into an adjacent end of another one of the members.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A gate, comprising:
an outer casing having a pair of upright frame elements connected to a lower cross element; and
a barrier door positioned within the outer casing and hingedly connected to one of the upright frame elements,
wherein, the barrier door comprises:
a frame including a first side member and a second side member connected at ends by corner joints that are friction fit connected to an upper member and a lower member,
a mesh panel with a fold along an edge, wherein the fold forms an elongated pocket having openings, wherein a rod is inserted into the pocket through the openings;
wherein the first side member, the second side member, the upper member and the lower member comprise hollow structures with tracks that are adapted to accommodate the rod within the elongated pocket;
wherein a first corner joint has a first pair of separable interacting arms, including a first arm friction fit into a first end of the first side member or the second side member, and a separate second arm friction fit into an adjacent end of the upper member or the lower member, and
wherein the first arm has an aperture and is interconnected with the second arm to secure the first arm to the second arm, such that the second arm is friction fit into the aperture of the first arm.

2. The gate recited in claim 1 , wherein the barrier door has a second corner joint comprising:
a second pair of interacting arms, including a first arm and a second arm,
wherein the second joint first arm is friction fit into another first end of the first side member or the second side member, and the second joint second arm is friction fit into another adjacent end of the upper or the lower member.

3. The gate recited in claim 2 , wherein the first joint second arm is simultaneously received and secured via a tongue and groove friction fit mating assembly between the first joint first arm and the first joint second arm.

4. The gate recited in claim 2 , wherein the first joint second arm is simultaneously received and secured via a projection and channel mating assembly between the first joint first arm and the first joint second arm.

5. The gate recited in claim 2 , wherein the first joint first arm, the first joint second arm and a rotating stopper are fixed to each other by a fastener, wherein the rotating stopper can determine the opening and closing direction of the barrier door.

6. The gate recited in claim 2 , wherein second corner joint has a hinge integrated therein.

7. A gate, comprising:
an outer casing having a pair of upright frame elements connected to a lower cross element; and
a barrier door having a mesh panel positioned within the outer casing, the barrier door hingedly connected to one of the upright frame elements,
wherein, the barrier door comprises:
a frame including a first side member and a second side member connected at ends by corner joints that are friction fit connected to an upper member and a lower member,
wherein the mesh panel includes a fold along an edge, wherein the fold forms an elongated pocket having openings, wherein a rod is inserted into the pocket through the openings;
wherein the first side member, the second side member, the upper member and the lower member comprise hollow structures with tracks that are adapted to accommodate the rod within the elongated pocket;
wherein a first corner joint is a two-part corner joint and has a first extension that is friction fit into a first end of one of the members, and a second extension friction fit into an adjacent end of another one of the members, and
wherein the first extension has a first friction fit element in a first base defining an elongated protrusion that is friction fit into and secured to a second friction fit element on the second extension in a second base defining an elongated track.

8. The gate recited in claim 7 , wherein the barrier door has a second corner joint comprising:
a first arm and a second arm,
wherein the first arm is friction fit into another first end of the first side member or the second side member, and the second arm is friction fit into another adjacent end of the upper or the lower member.

9. The gate recited in claim 7 , wherein the second extension is simultaneously received and secured via a tongue and groove friction fit mating assembly between the first extension and the second extension.

10. The gate recited in claim 7 , wherein the second extension is simultaneously received and secured via a projection and channel mating assembly between the first extension and the second extension.

11. The gate recited in claim 7 , wherein the first extension and the second extension are locked to each other by a fastener,
wherein the fastener also secures a rotating stopper that can determine the opening and closing direction of the barrier door.

12. A mesh gate, comprising:
an outer casing having a pair of upright frame elements connected to a lower cross element; and
a barrier door hingedly connected to one of the upright frame elements of the outer casing, the barrier door comprising:
a frame comprising:
a first side member;
a second side member;
an upper member;
a lower member;
a two-part corner joint; and
a mirrored set of corner joints,
wherein the first side member is friction fit connected at ends by the mirrored set of corner joints to the upper member and the lower member and the second side member is friction fit connected at an end by the two-part corner joint to the upper member or the lower member; and

a mesh panel positioned and secured within the frame,
wherein the mesh panel includes a fold along an edge, wherein the fold forms an elongated pocket having openings, wherein a rod is inserted into the pocket through the openings;
wherein the first side member, the second side member, the upper member and the lower member comprise hollow structures with tracks that are adapted to accommodate the rod within the elongated pocket;
wherein the two-part corner joint has a first extension arm that is friction fit into a first end of one of the members, and a second extension arm friction fit into an adjacent end of another one of the members, and
wherein the first extension arm has a first friction fit element in a first base that is secured to a second friction fit element disposed in a second base on the second extension arm.

13. The mesh gate recited in claim 12 , wherein the barrier door has a second corner joint comprising:
a first extension arm and second extension arm,
wherein the second joint first extension arm is friction fit into another first end, and the second joint second extension arm is friction fit into another adjacent end.

14. The mesh gate recited in claim 12 , wherein the second extension arm is simultaneously received and secured via a tongue and groove friction fit mating assembly between the first extension arm and the second extension arm.

15. The mesh gate recited in claim 12 , wherein the second extension arm is simultaneously received and secured via a projection and channel mating assembly between the first extension arm and the second extension arm.

16. The mesh gate recited in claim 12 , wherein the first extension arm and the second extension arm are locked to each other by a fastener, wherein the fastener also secures a rotating stopper that can determine the opening and closing direction of the barrier door.

Assignees

• Munchkin Inc

Inventors

• Birkert Thomas E
• Chan Sung Yun
• Fang Ruth Hsin-Ju
• Trumbo Nicholas

Classifications

• E06B9/04 Primary

  of wing type, e.g. revolving or sliding {(trap doors; louvre doors or windows E06B7/08)} · CPC title

• E06B11/04 Primary

  characterised by the kind of suspension (suspensions per se E05D) · CPC title

• E06B2009/002

  Safety guards or gates · CPC title