Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Plural strip – slat – or panel type – Parallelogram type
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-28
2001-03-20
Stodola, Daniel P. (Department: 3634)
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Plural strip, slat, or panel type
Parallelogram type
C049S055000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06202729
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to child and pet excluders and more specifically, the invention relates to a wall mount (pocket) extendible gate.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
Many different types of child and pet excluders are available in the state of the art for extending the excluders across a doorway or other opening by unfolding the gate, spreading an extender rod to hold the gate on opposite sides of the opening. The basic problem with this arrangement is that the gate may be accidentally removed because of its temporary nature, pressed against the opposing door jambs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is directed to a wall mount (pocket) extendible gate. During standard construction, a doorway is prepared to receive the pre-built pet/child excluder unit. A standard, vertical wall stud is modified to accept the rear of the excluder unit. The excluder unit is installed in the pocket and fixed to the stud at the rear. The front wall stud is modified to allow the excluder unit to travel from its stored position and extended out across the doorway. A decorative trim is then fastened to, and covers the face of, the excluder unit. A pull out tab is fastened to the face and is used to pull the gate from the pocket.
A second embodiment is an externally mounted excluder unit contained within its own pocket. The front molding is cut away to permit the external unit to fit flush against the existing wall. The externally mounted unit can be mounted to the wall on a large piano hinge so that it can be folded back for storage. A top and a bottom latch are fastened to the opposite stud to fasten the excluder unit in place.
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patent: 2560410 (1951-07-01), Brown
patent: 3064305 (1962-11-01), Hill
patent: 3074475 (1963-01-01), Mc Phaden
patent: 4669521 (1987-06-01), Barnes et al.
Lukasik Frank A.
Stodola Daniel P.
Thompson Hugh B.
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