| 摘要 |
A safety gate for use in obstructing doorways, passageways and similar openings to restrict the movement of children and the like. The safety gate includes a panel that can be readily secured in and removed from the opening by extending and retracting one or more movable bumpers mounted on an outer rail of the panel. Each movable bumper is urged to the extended position in a horizontal direction by a spring that connects the bumper to a push rod which is mounted in the panel for horizontal movement in alignment with the bumper. Each push rod is connected to an actuator that is mounted in the panel for vertical movement between a lowered position and a raised position. Each movable bumper is independently urged to the extended position by its spring when its corresponding push rod is driven toward the bumper by lowering the actuator. The spring can be a compression spring having one end connected to the bumper and its opposite end connected to the push rod. Additional springs can also be provided to retract the bumpers when the actuator is raised. The panel can include a pair of gate sections that slide relative to each other to vary the effective width of the gate so as to correspond to the width of an opening that is to be obstructed by the gate. A panel locking device can be provided to secure the sections together so that the desired width does not vary. A locking handle can be carried on the top end of the actuator to easily move the actuator. A handle latching device can be provided to retain the handle and actuator in the lowered position to hold the bumpers in the extended position.
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