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Evenflo SimpleStep Pressure Gate Taupe
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Product Description
SimpleStep Metal Pressure Gate is safety at the tip of your fingers.
Features:
- Pressure mounted
- Red/Green lock indicator
- Slide-Loctm
- Slam latch close
- Easy to install, requires no hardware, won't damage door frames and is easily movable
- See at a glance whether gate is shut
- One hand operation to open the gate
- A gentle push locks the gate
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #6537 in Baby Product
- Brand: Evenflo
- Model: 4311010
- Released on: 2007-03-02
- Dimensions: 32.75" h x 30.75" w x 1.75" l, 12.80 pounds
Features
- One-hand Slide-Loc mechanism: Simply squeeze the handle and slide back to open
- Red/Green indicator shows whether gate is properly locked. Close gate with a gentle push.
- Door swings open for easy walk-thru
- 30” tall, expands from 29” – 39.5” with 1 included extension panel
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Reviews
With so many other hassles to worry about, a gate should be worry-free and easy. Using the simplicity-by-design approach, the Evenflo SimpleStep pressure gate makes cordoning off stairways and rooms easy as cake. The pressure-mounted gate takes 20 minutes to install with no tools needed and is much easier than its wall-anchored counterparts. Once you install the gate, the most difficult part is over. The walk through door employs a squeeze, slide, and swing action that can be done with one hand. The red/green gate indicator tells you when the gate is properly locked. Be sure to measure your doorways before purchasing--the Evenflo gate is made for either 29-inch or 39.5-inch (with the included extension panel) openings, and the pressure mounts give you a tiny bit of slack. The Evenflo SimpleStep pressure gate is 30.5 inches in height, and the manufacturer recommended age use for children is six months to two years. --Scott Teal
Amazon.com Product Description
Before you know it, your sweetly immobile infant will be a non-stop exploring machine. Take steps now to make your home safer for your little adventurer. The Evenflo SimpleStep Pressure Gate will make doorways and stairs inaccessible to your child while providing a convenient design that makes life easier for parents. This gate is ideal for children ages 6 to 24 months and is recommended for use in doorways or at the bottom of stairways.
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 With the one-hand Slide-Loc mechanism, you simply squeeze the handle and slide back to open. |
The Evenflo SimpleStep Pressure Gate is a sturdy, lightweight metal gate in a neutral color that blends in with any décor. It is 30 inches tall and expands from 29 inches to 39-1/2 inches with the included extension panel. Featuring a a pressure-mounting system, the gate is designed for quick and easy installation: no tools, no permanent hardware to damage your walls. The pressure-mounting system also allows for more versatile installation at stairway banisters or other unusual openings.
The gate is just as easy to use as it is to install. It easily opens with a special one-handed "Slide-Loc" mechanism: simply squeeze and slide the handle to open the gate. The gate also swings open, making it much easier for baby-toting parents to use. It then latches shut with a simple push.
Super Safety Features
The Evenflo SimpleStep Pressure Gate's red/green indicator shows whether the gate is properly locked, to give you additional peace of mind. Its slats are less than three inches apart, which is the recommended spacing for safety. To maximize the gate's safety features, make sure it is installed less than three inches from the floor. It is also recommended for use at the bottom of stairways only; the top of the stairway should be cordoned with a hardware-mounted gate.
From the Manufacturer
SimpleStep pressure gate is 30 tall and expands from 29 ¿ 39.5 with 1 included extension panel.
Customer Reviews
Gate did not fit 34 inch door opening (see details below)
Here's a word of warning to anyone who wants to use this gate: the online product details say that the gate fits 29 inches through 37.5, but the assembly instructions show that the gate without the extension fits 29 to 33.5 inches and with the extension fits 35 to 37.5 inches, thus there is an 1.5 inch gap (33.5 to 35 inches)that isn't covered.
I tried to get it to fit my 34 inch door opening but the pressure points were restricted from unscrewing that far because it maxed out at 33.5 inches or maybe a little less. I tried using small blocks to narrow the area but that did not work well. This less than desirable workaround caused the gate to keep falling down, so I had to return it.
My question is: why design a gate that has an 1.5 inch gap in coverage???
Exactly what I was looking for
This really is a great gate--I disagree with the 1 star reviews. I bought this gate to keep our dogs contained on our deck and it is perfect. It is the only gate that is tall enough but not too tall, is pressure mounted, and is metal. Yes, there is a bar at the bottom, but the only solution to there being a bar is the ramp of the First Years Hands Free gate--and a foot pedal to release the door won't do me much good with two big dogs who jump a bit--they would figure it out! Also, the lock/release is a bit stiff, but I would rather it be a little difficult than too easy!
Over all, I do not feel that this product deserves the bad reviews. This is a good gate.
Very nice gate
I believe the other reviewer is mistaken. I too thought that the gate was bent at the top when we got one (two of them actually). Then I realized that the gate is manufactured like this on purpose. By having the top of the gate be wider than the bottom you can force the gate into the opening which keeps the top of the gate very snug in the doorway. I really like this feature. Since there is no top bar (when the gate is open) this also means the gate has no wobble when it's open. This and the version of the gate with the opener on the bottom (that you step on) are quick solid gates that I would recommend. I will, however, point out that the other review is right, the instructions do not make it clear that gate being "too wide" at the top is by design (and quite a good design I might add).
