Gated barrier with lift lock

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10907404-B1
Application number	US-201816191314-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 14, 2018
Priority date	Nov 27, 2017
Publication date	Feb 2, 2021
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021

Abstract

The present lift lock is employed on a gate that is swingable and liftable on a first axis. In a first position the lift lock is on the first axis and in a blocking position that prevents the gate from being lifted relative to a barrier having the gate. The lift lock is slideable away from the first position on the axis to a second position away from the axis where the lift lock is in an unblocking position, thereby permitting the gate to be lifted on the axis. The lift lock snaps into and out of the second position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gated barrier comprising:
a) a frame, the frame having an upper end portion and a lower end portion;
b) a gate engaged to the frame such that the gate is swingable relative to the frame about a first axis;
c) the gate being liftable relative to the frame such that the gate is liftable on the first axis;
d) the gate having a proximal end and a distal free end;
e) the proximal end of the gate being disposed between the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the frame, the proximal end of the gate being pivotally engaged to the frame for the swinging of the gate relative to the frame;
f) a slide on the gate, the slide having first and second positions;
g) the slide in the first position being disposed on the first axis and between the proximal end of the gate and the upper end portion of the frame such that the proximal end of the gate is not liftable to the upper end portion of the frame; and
h) the slide being slideable away from the first axis to the second position, the second position being an out-of-the-way position such that the proximal end of the gate is liftable to be adjacent to the upper end portion of the frame.

2. The gated barrier of claim 1 , wherein the gate includes:
a) a gate frame, the gate frame having an upper member and a proximal end member;
b) the upper member having an upper member axis and the proximal end member having a proximal end member axis, the upper member axis and the proximal end member axis intersecting each other;
c) the upper member having a proximal end section, the proximal end member having an upper end section, the proximal end section of the upper member being spaced from the upper end section of the proximal end member;
d) a piece extending from the proximal end section of the upper member of the gate frame to the upper end section of the proximal end member of the gate frame, the piece extending downwardly from the upper member and inwardly from the proximal end member; and
e) the piece having a slide mount for the slide, the slide being slideable to and away from a first axis on the slide mount.

3. The gated barrier of claim 1 , wherein the gate is engaged to a pivot, the pivot being engaged between the upper end portion of the frame and the lower end portion of the frame, the gate being engaged to the pivot such that the gate is swingable on the pivot, the gate being engaged to the pivot such that the gate is vertically raiseable and vertically lowerable on the pivot, and the slide sliding to and away from the pivot.

4. The gated barrier of claim 3 , wherein the slide receives the pivot.

5. The gated barrier of claim 3 , wherein the slide frictionally engages the pivot.

6. The gated barrier of claim 3 , wherein the slide snappingly engages the pivot.

7. The gated barrier of claim 3 , wherein the slide includes a slot for receiving the pivot, the slot including a neck having a width less than a diameter of the pivot, the slot including an opening inwardly of the neck and in communication with the neck, the opening being equal to or slightly larger than the diameter of the pivot, such that the pivot snaps into the opening through the neck when the slide is pushed into the first position.

8. The gated barrier of claim 2 , wherein the slide mount receives the proximal end section of the upper member of the gate.

9. The gated barrier of claim 2 , wherein the slide mount slidingly receives the proximal end section of the upper member of the gate.

10. The gated barrier of claim 8 , wherein the gate includes a vertical frame member depending from the upper member of the gate, and wherein the slide mount receives a portion of the vertical frame member.

11. The gated barrier of claim 10 , wherein the slide mount slidingly receives the proximal end section of the upper member of the gate, wherein the slide mount includes a recess formed therein for receiving the vertical frame member, wherein the slide includes a stop edge that forms a part of the recess such that when the piece is slidingly engaged to the upper member the stop edge stops the sliding of the slide mount when the stop edge abuts the vertical member.

12. The gated barrier of claim 2 , wherein the slide mount is vertically nonmovable relative to the proximal end section of the upper member of the gate frame to minimize vertical movement of the gate when the slide is in the first position.

13. The gated barrier of claim 2 , wherein the slide is vertically nonmovable relative to the slide mount to minimize vertical movement of the gate when the slide is in the first position.

14. The gated barrier of claim 2 , wherein the proximal end section of the upper member of the gate frame includes a top, a first side, a second side, and a bottom, and wherein the slide mount confronts at least a portion of each of the top, first side, second side, and bottom such that vertical movement of the slide mount relative to the proximal end section of the upper member of the gate frame is minimized such that vertical movement of the gate is minimized when the slide is in the first position.

15. The gated barrier of claim 2 , wherein the slide mount includes a top, a first side, a second side, and a bottom, and wherein the slide confronts at least a portion of each of the top, first side, second side, and bottom such that vertical movement of the slide relative to the slide mount is minimized such that vertical movement of the gate is minimized when the slide is in the first position.

16. The gated barrier of claim 1 , wherein the slide includes first and second sides, wherein each of the first and second sides includes an outer face, and wherein each of the outer faces includes a set of ribs to provide a better grip by fingers.

17. A gated barrier comprising:
a) a frame, the frame having an upper end portion and a lower end portion;
b) a gate engaged to the frame such that the gate is swingable relative to the frame about a first axis;
c) the gate having a proximal end and a distal free end;
d) the proximal end of the gate being disposed between the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the frame, the proximal end of the gate being pivotally engaged to the frame for the swinging of the gate relative to the frame;
e) a gate frame, the gate frame having an upper member and a proximal end member;
f) the upper member having an upper member axis and the proximal end member having a proximal end member axis, the upper member axis and the proximal end member axis intersecting each other;
g) the upper member having a proximal end section, the proximal end member having an upper end section, the proximal end section of the upper member being spaced from the upper end section of the proximal end member;
h) a piece extending from the proximal end section of the upper member of the gate frame to the upper end section of the proximal end member of the gate frame, the piece extending downwardly from the upper member and inwardly from the proximal end member; and
i) the gate being liftable relative to the frame such that the gate is liftable on the first axis and such that the upper end section of the proximal end member is raiseable to and lowerable from the upper end portion of the frame, wherein: a) the piece includes a slide, the slide having first and second positions; b) the slide in the first position being disposed on the first axis and between the proximal end of the gate and the upper end portion of the frame such that the proximal end of the gate is not liftable to the upper end portion of the frame; and c) the slide being slideable away from the

Assignees

• Regalo Int Llc

Inventors

• Flannery Mark A
• Schultze Gary T
• Willms Matthew A
• Lane Michael P

Classifications

• E05Y2201/22

  Locks · CPC title

• E05C19/006

  by displacement of the wing substantially in its own plane (E05F7/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E05B65/0007

  for gates (for wire gates E06B11/021) · CPC title

• E06B11/022

  characterised by the manner of movement · CPC title

• E06B3/52

  Wings requiring lifting before opening · CPC title