US 12,331,587 B1
Gated barrier with visual indicator
Mark A. Flannery, Longboat Key, FL (US); Gary T. Schultze, Savage, MN (US); Luke J. Duininck, Richfield, MN (US); Kyle J. Willette, Savage, MN (US); Matthew A. Willms, Woodbury, MN (US); Timothy C. Daggy, Shakopee, MN (US); Kasey L. Pipo, Elko New Market, MN (US); William D. Butterfield, River Falls, WI (US); and Michael P. Lane, Chaska, MN (US)
Assigned to Regalo International, LLC, Longboat Key, FL (US)
Filed by Regalo International, LLC, Burnsville, MN (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/382,501.
Application 18/382,501 is a continuation of application No. 17/384,692, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,802,439.
Application 17/384,692 is a continuation of application No. 16/258,493, filed on Jan. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,072,973, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/623,522, filed on Jan. 29, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E06B 9/00 (2006.01); E05B 65/00 (2006.01); E06B 9/04 (2006.01); E06B 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 9/04 (2013.01) [E05B 65/0007 (2013.01); E06B 11/022 (2013.01); E06B 2009/002 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pressurized gated barrier that is engaged between two opposing surfaces, comprising:
a) a frame;
b) the frame having a threshold;
c) the frame having a first standard extending upwardly from the threshold;
d) the frame having a second standard extending upwardly from the threshold;
e) a gate in the frame between the first and second standards;
f) the first standard being set at a right angle relative to the threshold;
g) the second standard being set at an oblique angle relative to the threshold at a first time, the second standard being set at a right angle relative to the threshold at a second time, the second standard being under pressure at the second time such that the gated barrier is a pressurized gated barrier; and
h) a visual indicator apparatus on at least one of the second standard and gate that visually shows that the second standard has been set at a right angle relative to the threshold;
i) wherein the visual indicator apparatus includes a first structure disposed at a first location, the first structure engaged to the second standard;
j) wherein the visual indicator apparatus includes a second structure disposed at a second location, the second structure engaged to the gate;
k) the first location being offset from the second location at the first time;
l) the first location being aligned with the second location at the second time;
m) a latch apparatus engaged to one of the second standard and gate, the latch apparatus including a latch; and
n) the visual indicator apparatus being spaced from the latch apparatus and latch, wherein the first structure includes a tongue with a mark and wherein the second structure includes a window, with the mark being offset from the window at the first time and with the mark being aligned with the window at the second time.