Safety gate locking strap and a safety gate assembly including the same
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E06B-009/02
E05C-019/18
E06B-009/00
E06B-009/01
E06B-011/04
E06B-009/06
E05C-019/10
출원번호
US-0524167
(2014-10-27)
등록번호
US-9187939
(2015-11-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Bishop, Jason David
출원인 / 주소
Bishop, Jason David
대리인 / 주소
The Law Office of Patrick F. O'Reilly, III, LLC
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A safety gate locking strap configured to prevent an opening of a safety gate by a child or pet is disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, the safety gate locking strap includes a strap portion having a first end portion and an oppositely disposed second end portion; a fastening member coupled
A safety gate locking strap configured to prevent an opening of a safety gate by a child or pet is disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, the safety gate locking strap includes a strap portion having a first end portion and an oppositely disposed second end portion; a fastening member coupled to the strap portion, which is configured to enable the first end portion of the strap portion to be engaged to, and disengaged from, the second end portion of the strap portion by a user; and a protrusion extending from the strap portion, the protrusion configured to engage with a groove in a component of a safety gate so as to prevent the safety gate from being opened by a child or a pet. A safety gate assembly and method of securing a safety gate, each of which utilize the safety gate locking strap, are also disclosed herein.
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1. A safety gate assembly configured to prevent a child or a pet from entering a particular room in a dwelling structure, said safety gate assembly comprising: a safety gate configured to extend across a door opening or other opening into a room, said safety gate including a body portion with a firs
1. A safety gate assembly configured to prevent a child or a pet from entering a particular room in a dwelling structure, said safety gate assembly comprising: a safety gate configured to extend across a door opening or other opening into a room, said safety gate including a body portion with a first securement component and a second securement component, at least one of said first securement component and said second securement component of said safety gate comprising at least one groove formed therein; anda safety gate locking strap configured to prevent an opening of said safety gate by a child or pet, said safety gate locking strap including: a strap portion having a first inner side and a second outer side, said first inner side configured to face towards said first and second securement components of said safety gate, said second outer side configured to face away from said first and second securement components of said safety gate and being disposed opposite to said first inner side, said strap portion further including a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion of said strap portion being disposed opposite to said second end portion;a fastening member coupled to said strap portion, said fastening member configured to enable said first end portion of said strap portion to be engaged to, and disengaged from, said second end portion of said strap portion by a user; anda protrusion extending from said first inner side of said strap portion;wherein, when said first end portion of said strap portion is engaged with said second end portion by said fastener member, said strap portion of said safety gate locking strap is configured to circumscribe said first and second securement components of said safety gate so as to prevent said first and second securement components from becoming disengaged from one another and thereby prevent said safety gate from being opened, and said protrusion is configured to engage with said at least one groove formed in said at least one of said first securement component and said second securement component so as to further prevent said first and second securement components from becoming disengaged from one another and said safety gate from being opened. 2. The safety gate assembly according to claim 1, wherein said at least one groove formed in said at least one of said first securement component and said second securement component comprises a plurality of grooves spaced-apart along a length of said at least one of said first securement component and said second securement component, said protrusion of said safety gate locking strap configured to engage with a selected one of said plurality of spaced-apart grooves. 3. The safety gate assembly according to claim 1, wherein said safety gate locking strap further comprises a base plate disposed proximate to a base of said protrusion, said protrusion coupled to, and extending from, said base plate, said base plate being disposed against said first inner side of said strap portion. 4. The safety gate assembly according to claim 3, wherein said safety gate locking strap further comprises a fastener member attaching said base plate to said strap portion, said fastener member including a head portion and a shaft portion, said head portion of said fastener member being disposed on said second outer side of said strap portion, and said shaft portion of said fastener member either forming said protrusion or said shaft portion of said fastener member attaching said protrusion to said strap portion. 5. The safety gate assembly according to claim 4, wherein said fastener member of said safety gate locking strap comprises one of: (i) a rivet, (ii) a screw, and (iii) a locking pin. 6. The safety gate assembly according to claim 1, wherein said body portion of said safety gate further comprises a first section and a second section, at least one of said first section and said second section being slidable relative to the other so as to allow a width of said safety gate to be selectively adjusted by a user so as to accommodate for different room opening widths. 7. The safety gate assembly according to claim 1, wherein said safety gate further comprises a primary latching device for preventing said opening of said safety gate by said child or pet, and wherein said safety gate locking strap comprises a secondary or supplemental latching device for further preventing said opening of said safety gate by said child or pet so that said safety gate is not capable of being opened even if said primary latching device is disengaged by said child or pet. 8. The safety gate assembly according to claim 1, wherein said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap comprises a strap buckle with a first buckle portion and a second buckle portion, said first buckle portion configured to be engaged to, and disengaged from, said second buckle portion. 9. The safety gate assembly according to claim 8, wherein said first buckle portion of said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap comprises a tongue member and said second buckle portion of said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap comprises a recess for receiving said tongue member of said first buckle portion. 10. The safety gate assembly according to claim 8, wherein said first buckle portion of said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap comprises a first strap retention portion attaching said first end portion of said strap portion to said first buckle portion, and said second buckle portion of said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap comprises a second strap retention portion attaching said second end portion of said strap portion to said second buckle portion, said second strap retention portion comprising a strap hanger member about which said second end portion of said strap portion is attached in a closed-loop manner; and wherein said first end portion of said strap portion is adjustable relative to said first strap retention portion. 11. The safety gate assembly according to claim 8, wherein said first buckle portion of said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap comprises at least one resilient locking tab and said second buckle portion of said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap comprises at least one tab receiving aperture, said first buckle portion configured to be engaged to, and disengaged from, said second buckle portion by means of a selective engagement between said at least one resilient locking tab and said at least one tab receiving aperture. 12. The safety gate assembly according to claim 11, wherein said at least one resilient locking tab of said first buckle portion of said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap comprises a pair of resilient locking tabs, each of said pair of resilient locking tabs being disposed on an opposite side of said tongue member of said first buckle portion; and wherein said at least one tab receiving aperture of said second buckle portion of said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap comprises a pair of tab receiving apertures, each of said pair of tab receiving apertures being disposed on an opposite side of said recess of said second buckle portion, and each of said pair of tab receiving apertures being configured to receive a respective one of said pair of resilient locking tabs of said first buckle portion. 13. The safety gate assembly according to claim 1, wherein said protrusion of said safety gate locking strap comprises an axial length that is substantially equal to a groove depth of said at least one groove formed in said at least one of said first securement component and said second securement component. 14. A method of securing a safety gate so as to prevent an opening of the safety gate by a child or pet, said method comprising the steps of: providing a safety gate configured to extend across a door opening or other opening into a room, said safety gate including a body portion with a first securement component and a second securement component, at least one of said first securement component and said second securement component of said safety gate comprising at least one groove formed therein;providing a safety gate locking strap configured to prevent an opening of said safety gate by a child or pet, said safety gate locking strap including: a strap portion having a first inner side and a second outer side, said first inner side configured to face towards said first and second securement components of said safety gate, said second outer side configured to face away from said first and second securement components of said safety gate and being disposed opposite to said first inner side, said strap portion further including a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion of said strap portion being disposed opposite to said second end portion;a fastening member coupled to said strap portion, said fastening member configured to enable said first end portion of said strap portion to be engaged to, and disengaged from, said second end portion of said strap portion by a user; anda protrusion extending from said first inner side of said strap portion;circumscribing a cross-section of said first securement component and said second securement component of said body portion of said safety gate using said strap portion of said safety gate locking strap;engaging said first end portion of said strap portion of said safety gate locking strap with said second end portion of said strap portion using said fastening member of said safety gate locking strap so as to secure said first securement component of said safety gate to said second securement component of said safety gate and prevent said opening of said safety gate by said child or pet; andengaging said protrusion of said safety gate locking strap with said at least one groove formed in said at least one of said first securement component and said second securement component of said body portion of said safety gate so as to further prevent said first and second securement components from becoming disengaged from one another and said safety gate from being opened.
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