A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
The invention relates to a child safety latch for limiting movement of moveable elements, comprising a prong assembly secured to one element, and an anchor assembly secured to the other element for capturing the terminal end of said prong, said anchor assembly including a receiver to receive and capture said terminal end to stop movement relative movement of the elements by automatic engagement of the receiver of the anchor assembly with the terminal end, the prong assembly being movable by a user between a first position in which the terminal end is captured by the receiver preventing movement of one element with respect to the other element and a second position in which the terminal end is released from the receiver permitting relative movement of the respective elements. The prong is resilient and returns to the first position after release by the user such that when one element is moved back towards the other element, the latch is automatically reactivated such that subsequent movement of one element away from the other element by the specified distance will result in re-engagement of the terminal end and the receiver. The prong assembly preferably includes a strip of resilient metal, and the terminal end of the prong assembly includes an oval shaped opening which corresponds with the receiver which is in the form of a ramp shaped catch on the anchor assembly.
The invention relates to a child safety latch for limiting movement of moveable elements, comprising a prong assembly secured to one element, and an anchor assembly secured to the other element for capturing the terminal end of said prong, said anchor assembly including a receiver to receive and capture said terminal end to stop movement relative movement of the elements by automatic engagement of the receiver of the anchor assembly with the terminal end, the prong assembly being movable by a user between a first position in which the terminal end is captured by the receiver preventing movement of one element with respect to the other element and a second position in which the terminal end is released from the receiver permitting relative movement of the respective elements. The prong is resilient and returns to the first position after release by the user such that when one element is moved back towards the other element, the latch is automatically reactivated such that subsequent movement of one element away from the other element by the specified distance will result in re-engagement of the terminal end and the receiver. The prong assembly preferably includes a strip of resilient metal, and the terminal end of the prong assembly includes an oval shaped opening which corresponds with the receiver which is in the form of a ramp shaped catch on the anchor assembly.
Child safety latch
ANDERSEN JESPER BIRK (author)
2020-11-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English