Retractable Baby Gate Overview
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Top Advantages
- JPMA certified for top or bottom of stairs
- iParenting Media Award Winner
- Parent Tested Parent Approved Award Winner
- Automatically and quietly rewinds to a small roll
- Engineered for high traffic areas
- Locks open or closed with childproof lock
- Two models to choose: cover up to 52 or 72 inches
- 34 inch tall mesh
- Easy, one-hand operation
- Allows you to walk through without completely opening
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Retract-A-Gate has earned these Awards/Certifications:
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iParenting Award
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PTPA Seal of Approval
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How does it work?
Stylish and compact, Retract-A-Gate is a safety gate which winds up automatically into a small roll when you don't need it - no manual winding. Then, to block an area, the gate easily unrolls by pulling the mesh across the opening to cover any width up to its maximum, and locks securely in place.
Two low-profile brackets, which the baby gate hooks into, are attached to both sides of the opening. The reel side of the gate snaps into one pair of brackets. Then the handle side - the side you pull out - hooks into the brackets across the opening. The lock is a simple push-and-turn mechanism; easy for adults to use, but safe for small children. Retract-A-Gate is the only baby gate in its class which offers one hand operation as easy as 1...2...3...
1) Pull the handle across, hooking it into the brackets.
2) Lock the gate to secure it in place.
3) Throw out every other baby gate you own.
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Simple Installation
The Retract-A-Gate retractable baby gate was designed to be easy to install, as well as use. Retract-A-Gate can be installed inside a walk-way, around the corner of a walk-way, at the top of stairs, the bottom of stairs, or even on an angle. No other safety gate in its class offers the same durability, simplicity, and ease of installation.
For installation, there are four identical brackets you will install; two on either side of the opening. The brackets mount at 3 and 31 inches off the floor and need about 2.5 inches of flat surface to attach to. When done, the horizontal distance (across the opening) between upper and lower brackets must be identical. This keeps the baby gate square and properly fit. All that's left is to snap the gate into the brackets and that's it!...the safety gate is ready to use. See below for the full Users Guide.
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Basic Dimensions
• Brackets: 2.5 inches wide; 1.25 inches high
• Gate Retracted: About 3 inches in diameter
• Standard Length: 52 or 72 inches (includes the brackets)
• Mesh: 34 inches tall
• Height to the top of the lock: 38 inches
• Brackets mount at 3 and 31 inches off the floor
Items you may need
(For more information, or to purchase, click here)
• Wall Spacers: Used under brackets to keep them
spaced equally across the opening, or to avoid
interference of the gate with a baseboard molding
• Banister Adapter Kit: To attach the gate to a stair
post or spindle without drilling holes
• Additional Wall Bracket Kit: If you want to move
one gate to an additional location
• Drywall Anchor Kit: To install the brackets over drywall
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Some of Our Customer Feedback
I think your gate is the BEST on the market. I have a home daycare
and care for 12 infants and toddlers a day. My staff of three and
I go through Retract-A-Gate about 50 times a day, five days a week.
It is a very good gate. I will buy another Retract-A-Gate from
you soon to replace one of my other gates.
Elizabeth G. - Fredericksburg, TX
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Your retractable baby gate is fantastic. It was easy to install,
looks nice, and retracts easily. It was perfectly suited for our
needs. We needed a good baby gate for our twins since they now move
almost as fast as I can!
Wendy B. - Berkeley, CA
I love the way there's no button to hold in
while unwinding and winding like the other
baby gate we have. Thanks.
Tom W. - Lockport, IL
We love Retract-A-Gate as it fit perfectly in the corner out of the way. It is not big and bulky
like so many of the other baby gates. Thank you so much. I am glad we found your product!
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Some Frequent Questions
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Can you make a custom gate wider than 72 inches?
Presently, we only make retractable gates for openings up to 72 inches. If you would like information about covering wider openings, click here
Option 1
The best option would be to connect multiple Retract-A-Gates together using zip ties. How this would work is the handle rod of one gate would connect to the rod of the reel section on the next gate (see slideshow below). This can be repeated with as many gates as you would need to cover your opening. The benefit of this solution is that you can still easily use one hand to open or close the gates. If you decide to use this solution, make sure to always lock ALL gates connected together. This solution is only for special situations such as non-critical applications or where only a visual barrier is needed. Hooking multiple gates together with zip ties has not been tested or certified for use with children. It is just a special option for certain non-critical applications. There are 17 inch zip ties (Additional Railing Guard Straps) available for purchase on the "Prices/Buy" page if you decide to use this option.
This use of Retract-A-Gate is for
special circumstances only.
Option 2
Some customers have hooked two Retract-A-Gates together using two S-hooks in order to cover up to 104"/144". Each retractable safety gate mounts to either side of the opening, and then the handle rods hook together in the middle with the S-hooks. One S-hook would be used in the top cutouts and one S-hook would be used in the bottom cutouts (see slideshow). This solution is really for special situations such as low traffic areas, non-critical applications, or where only a visual barrier is all that is needed. Retract-A-Gate is very easy to operate with one hand; however, when using this option, you would need two hands and the process will be a little slower.
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This use of Retract-A-Gate is for
special circumstances only.
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The S-hook solution has not been tested or certified for use with children, it's just a special option for certain non-critical applications. If you decide to use this option to cover an opening wider than 72 inches, a set of S-hooks is available for purchase on the "Prices/Buy" page. |
Option 3
The only other option to allow the safety gate to span a wider distance would be to put up a partition to close the gap and then attach Retract-A-Gate to that. You could then paint or stain the structure to match the surroundings
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Retract-A-Gate is “JPMA Certified”; what does that mean?
The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JPMA) is a national trade organization chartered in 1962 that is dedicated to educating consumers on the safe use and selection of juvenile products. JPMA developed an extensive Certification Program to help guide consumers toward purchasing juvenile products that are built with safety in mind.
To become JPMA Certified, Retract-A-Gate was professionally tested by an independent testing facility for compliance with the specific American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) standards. Once a product passes the tests, JPMA allows the manufacturer to label it with the JPMA Certified Seal. Our baby gates are re-tested every year to maintain their certification. Additionally, Retract-A-Gate also exceeds the Canadian Safety Standards for baby gates.
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Can Retract-A-Gate be used at the top or bottom of stairs?
Retract-A-Gate is certified for use at the top and bottom of the stairs, has been tested for that application, and can withstand a push out force of up to 200 pounds.
We recommend that you mount the retractable safety gate a minimum of 6 inches back from the edge of the top step; being close to an edge can create a gap. If this is a problem for you, Retract-A-Gate is very unique in that it can be installed diagonally, at any angle, which can help achieve the 6 inch requirement by angling it away from the stairs. Another option would be to block off near-by areas which still restrict access to the stairs.
For the bottom of the stairs we recommend mounting the Retract-A-Gate on the floor and not up on a step. If the safety gate was mounted up on a step, a child would have farther to fall if they stepped up and then fell backwards.
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Will my child be able to climb over the gate?
With a mesh height of 34 inches, Retract-A-Gate is one of the tallest retractable safety gates available. When locked, the mesh is held taut, so it is difficult to push down. The Retract-A-Gate baby gate doesn’t have any large openings or places where little ones can step up onto, so climbing over the baby safety gate would be difficult.
Why is Retract-A-Gate better than the competitors’ gates?
Retract-A-Gate is the only retractable gate which offers the best combination of safety, durability, ease-of-use, and ease-of-installation. Retract-A-Gate can truly be operated with one hand, offers an easy, smooth operation, and can be used in multiple locations using an additional set of brackets. Retract-A-Gate is also unique in that its operation is quiet; you don't need to worry about waking up your baby or just simply being annoyed by a noisy gate. The Retract-A-Gate is so easy to use, it will be the first gate you own that you won't want to climb over.
If you would like to read more Frequently Asked Questions
about Retract-A-Gate, click here.
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