Product Description

Keep your child in sight at all times with the Evenflo Expansion Swing Gate. It is one of best gates in terms of safety and convenience. The standout feature on the Evenflo Expansion Gate Swing is that it will expand from 24 inches to 60 inches. Talk about coverage! This Evenflo gate is also great because it fits in with most home décor. The Evenflo Expansion Swing Gate is perfect for wide areas. Five feet will certainly cover most household doorways. The Expansion Swing Gate includes a four-point hardware mounting system. It also features a one-hand release latch which will come in handy while holding a pet or another child. The hardware mounting system will keep wall damage to a minimum. This is one Evenflo product which certainly lives up to the hype. The Evenflo Expansion Swing Gate features an exclusive telescoping plastic safety rail which is designed to eliminate openings at the top of the gate.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #963 in Baby Product
• Brand: Evenflo
• Model: 160C
• Released on: 2007-06-01
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 24.00" w x 33.00" l, 7.00 pounds

Features

• Four-poit hardware mounting system is easy to instal and easily removed
• Exclusive telescoping plastic safety rail eliminates opening at top of gate
• Expands from 24" to 60" wide and 29" to 32" tall (depending on how wide the gate is expanded) to fit a variety of doorways

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Customer Reviews

Difficult to use
This gate serves its purpose for large openings, but the spring latch is very difficult to use. I have pinched my fingers on it many times. It is also difficult to close because you have to fit a small piece into an eyehook to secure the bottom of the gate. If you miss this, the bottom of the gate will move quite a bit if pushed. Overall, it will work if you do not go in an out of it too much, but is not good for high traffic areas.

Love it.
I have 3 of these gate in my house. I like that they open from either side and swing either way. They expand to faily wide yet compress when not in use. It was extremely easy to install - great for places that will not accommodate the tension kind.

Great gate for pets
4 stars instead of 5 because I think this gate is ideal for pets (5 stars), but I believe it would have serious limitations for use with toddlers (3 stars). Frankly, I'd invest more bucks and get a more secure gate if this was being purchased to protect a child. That said, this gate was very quick to install, and we found that the latching mechanism was easy to work. Once unlatched, the super lightweight gate lifts up and out of eye hooks and swings open. Seems like an adventurous kid could climb this gate, but to keep our dogs from using the living room as their own private crash pad... it's been perfect. I love how this gate expands to accommodate a wide range of doorway sizes. So if you're looking for a cheap, versatile gate to restrict pet access, this is a terrific one.

One year later, I'd like to add to my review:
We just bought a second one of these gates to block access to another room. If you're using these for pets, and therefore a toddler's safety is NOT a factor, you can use a screwdriver to wedge the latch into a permanently open position. This way you can lift the gate up and out of the top eye hook without having to fuss with the latch each time. Makes for an ultra easy gate to live with. But please, I'm only suggesting this for PET usage. In NO WAY should anyone fiddle with the latch if they're using this for a child.