MESH BARRIER ASSEMBLY

• Main Authors: BIRKERT THOMAS E, TRUMBO NICHOLAS, CHAN SUNG YUN, FANG RUTH HSIN-JU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.03.2016
• Subjects: DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES,FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS,BLINDS, GATES; HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS; KEYS; LADDERS; LOCKS; SAFES; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS

A pressure fit mesh gate having a outer casing and a mesh barrier door. The outer casing has a pair of upright frame elements connected to a lower cross element. The mesh barrier door is positioned within the outer casing. The mesh barrier door is hingedly connected to one of the upright frame elements. The barrier door has a frame including a first side member and a second side member friction fit connected at their ends by corner joints to an upper member and a lower member. At least one of the corner joints is a two-part corner joint. The two-part corner joint has a first extension that is friction fit into a first end of one of the members, and a second extension friction fit into an adjacent end of another one of the members. The first extension has a first friction fit element in a first base that is secured to a second friction fit element on the second extension in a second base.