Minimized gate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11530572-B2
Application number	US-202117187800-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2021
Priority date	Jun 28, 2017
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

A barrier having a gate and a frame where each of the frame and gate is reduced in at least one of a height and length dimension so as to be shipped and stored in a box of minimal size.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gated barrier comprising:
a) a frame having a first end and a second end and a cross piece traversing the first and second ends; and
b) a gate in the frame, the gate confronting the first end, the second end, and the cross piece;
c) the frame being reducible in each of a height dimension and a length dimension;
d) the gate being reducible in the height dimension;
e) the gate including a first gate unit and a second gate unit;
f) the first gate unit comprising:
i) a first lowermost traversing gate support member;
ii) a first uppermost traversing gate support member;
iii) a first left end upright gate support member;
iv) a first right end upright gate support member; and
v) at least one first interior upright gate support member disposed between the first left end upright gate support member and the first right end upright gate support member;

g) the second gate unit comprising:
i) a second lowermost traversing gate support member;
ii) a second uppermost traversing gate support member;
iii) a second left end upright gate support member;
iv) a second right end upright gate support member; and
v) at least one second interior upright support member disposed between the first left end upright gate support member and the first right end upright gate support member;

h) wherein the first and second gate units are removably engagable to each other such that the first and second gate units define a plane;
i) wherein the first and second gate units are removably engagable to each other by the first lowermost traversing gate support member of the first gate unit and the second uppermost traversing gate support member of the second gate unit being removably engagable to each other;
j) wherein the frame includes a first frame unit, a second frame unit, a third frame unit, and a fourth frame unit;
k) wherein the first gate unit is swingably engagable to the first frame unit;
l) wherein the first gate unit is latchably engagable to the second frame unit;
m) wherein the second gate unit is swingably engagable to the third frame unit; and
n) wherein the second gate unit is latchably engagable to the fourth frame unit.

2. A gated barrier comprising:
a) a frame having a first end and a second end and a cross portion traversing the first and second ends;
b) a gate in the frame, the gate confronting the first end, the second end, and the cross portion;
c) the frame being reducible in each of a height dimension and a length dimension;
d) the gate being reducible in the height dimension;
e) the frame including a first frame unit, a second frame unit, a third frame unit, and a fourth frame unit;
f) the gate being swingably engagable to the first frame unit;
g) the gate being swingably engagable to the third frame unit;
h) the gate being latchably engagable to the second frame unit;
i) the gate being latchably engagable to the fourth frame unit;
j) the third frame unit comprising a first L-shaped portion;
k) the fourth frame unit comprising a second L-shaped portion;
l) wherein the first L-shaped portion of the third frame unit is removably engagable to the second L-shaped portion of the fourth frame unit;
m) wherein the first frame unit further comprises a first lowermost traversing frame support member, wherein the third frame unit further comprises a third uppermost traversing frame support member, and wherein the first and third frame units are removably engagable to each other by the first lowermost traversing frame support member and the third uppermost traversing frame support member being removably engagable to each other; and
n) wherein the second frame unit further comprises a second lowermost traversing frame support member, wherein the fourth frame unit further comprises a fourth uppermost traversing frame support member, and wherein the second and fourth frame units are removably engagable to each other by the second lowermost traversing frame support member and the fourth uppermost traversing frame support member being removably engagable to each other.

3. A gated barrier comprising:
a) a frame having a first end and a second end and a cross portion traversing the first and second ends;
b) a gate in the frame, the gate confronting the first end, the second end, and the cross portion;
c) the frame being reducible in each of a height dimension and a length dimension;
d) the gate being reducible in the height dimension;
e) the frame including a first frame unit, a second frame unit, a third frame unit, and a fourth frame unit;
f) the gate being swingably engagable to the first frame unit;
g) the gate being swingably engagable to the third frame unit;
h) the gate being latchably engagable to the second frame unit;
i) the gate being latchably engagable to the fourth frame unit;
j) the first frame unit comprising a first vertically extending portion adjacent to the gate;
k) the second frame unit comprising a second vertically extending portion adjacent to the gate;
l) the third frame unit comprising a third vertically extending portion adjacent to the gate;
m) the fourth frame unit comprising a fourth vertically extending portion adjacent to the gate;
n) a first U-shaped piece engaging each of the first and third vertically extending portions of the first and third frame units, the first U-shaped piece being adjacent to the gate;
o) a second U-shaped piece engaging each of the second and third vertically extending portions of the second and fourth frame units, the second U-shaped piece being adjacent to the gate;
p) the third frame unit further comprising a first horizontally extending portion adjacent to the gate;
q) the fourth frame unit further comprising a second horizontally extending portion adjacent to the gate; and
r) a third U-shaped piece engaging each of the first and second horizontally extending portions of the third and fourth frame units, the third U-shaped piece being adjacent to the gate.

Assignees

• Regalo Int Llc

Inventors

• Flannery Mark A
• Schultze Gary T
• Daggy Timothy C
• Beattie Nicholas E
• Willms Matthew A
• Lane Michael P

Classifications

• E06B9/06 Primary

  collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type (bellows-type doors E06B3/94; roll-type grilles E06B9/18) · CPC title

• E06B9/04 Primary

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

• E06B2009/002

  Safety guards or gates · CPC title

• E06B11/02

  Gates; Doors · CPC title