Retractable flexible gate
US12338681B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B2009/002
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A manually pullable out and automatically retractable flexible barrier apparatus for engagement between first and second surfaces having a base that includes a foot, a head, and a spool portion between the foot and the head that spools in and spools out the flexible barrier. A coil spring is wound about a nonrotatable support tube in the spool, is fixed to the top of the nonrotatable support tube, and is further fixed to a lower cap in the spool that rotates with the spool. An upper cap in the spool, rotating with the spool, is lockable and unlockable to a rotating control knob in the head.
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