Antonio Fernandes

US Patent:

6536163, Mar 25, 2003

Filed:

Oct 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/975805

Inventors:

Robert D. Monahan - Canton MA
Antonio S. Fernandes - Fall River MA
Brian DAmelio - Maynard MA
Jon R. Rossman - Chelmsford MA
Thomas A. Hagerty - Somerville MA
Bryan R. Hotaling - Arlington MA

Assignee:

First Years Inc. - DE

International Classification:

E05C 2102

US Classification:

49465, 49 50, 292 34, 2923363

Abstract:

A child safety barrier is disclosed, including a receptacle assembly rigidly mountable to a structural element on one side of a passageway, a gate comprising a latch housing, the gate being mountable to a structural element on an opposite side of the passageway and positionable to span across the passageway, a retractable plunger assembly disposed at least partially within the latch housing and extendable from the latch housing to engage the receptacle assembly and retain the gate in a closed position, and a knob exposed at a surface of the latch housing for manipulation by an operator, the knob being movable in a first sense to a first position and movable from the first position in a second sense to cause the plunger assembly to retract from the receptacle assembly to release the gate for opening.