US 12,480,361 B1
Gated barrier with one hand latch apparatus
Mark A. Flannery, Longboat Key, FL (US); Kasey L. Pipo, Elko New Market, MN (US); Matthew A. Willms, Woodbury, MN (US); and Nicholas E. Beattie, Saint Paul, MN (US)
Assigned to Regalo International, LLC, Longboat Key, FL (US)
Filed by Regalo International, LLC, Burnsville, MN (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/388,838.
Application 18/388,838 is a continuation of application No. 17/352,287, filed on Jun. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,814,892.
Application 17/352,287 is a continuation of application No. 16/297,552, filed on Mar. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,041,340, issued on Jun. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/642,495, filed on Mar. 13, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E06B 11/02 (2006.01); E05B 13/00 (2006.01); E05B 65/00 (2006.01); E05C 1/12 (2006.01); E06B 7/32 (2006.01); E06B 9/02 (2006.01); E06B 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 11/02 (2013.01) [E05B 13/002 (2013.01); E05B 65/0007 (2013.01); E05B 65/0014 (2013.01); E05C 1/12 (2013.01); E06B 7/32 (2013.01); E06B 9/02 (2013.01); E06B 11/022 (2013.01); E06B 2009/002 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gated barrier comprising:
a) a frame comprising first and second end frame portions;
b) a gate swingably engaged to the first end frame portion, the gate having first and second ends, the first end being adjacent to an axis on which the gate swings, the second end being opposite of the first end;
c) a latch receiver engaged to the second end frame portion;
d) a latch apparatus engaged to the second end of the gate;
e) the latch apparatus having a latch apparatus housing;
f) the latch apparatus having a latch that slides at least partially into the latch receiver in a first direction, that slides at least partially out of the latch receiver in a second direction, that slides at least partially out of the latch apparatus housing in the first direction, and that slides at least partially into the latch apparatus housing in the second direction;
g) the latch apparatus having a latch pusher engaged to the latch apparatus housing, the latch pusher engagable to the latch such that the pushing the latch pusher slides the latch in the second direction;
h) the latch apparatus having a latch release that is pivotally engaged to the latch apparatus housing, the latch release being pivotable between open and closed positions, the latch release being biased to the closed position, the latch release having a stop that engages the latch pusher when the latch release is in the closed position, the latch release being pivotable away from the closed position such that the stop pivots away from an engagement with the latch pusher to permit the latch pusher to slide the latch in the second direction;
i) such that pivoting the latch release permits the latch pusher to slide the latch in the second direction to disengage the latch from the latch receiver such that the gate may be swung open.