US Patent Issued on June 17 for "Reversible surface-mounted sliding security gate" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,583, issued on June 17.

"Reversible surface-mounted sliding security gate" was invented by Rodney Hale Martin (Ponce de Leon, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a sliding security gate that can be surface mounted to a wall or door trim. These surface-mounted sliding security gates can be installed across any doorway opening of one's home for the protection of babies/toddlers, pets, and disabled elderly. On one hand, the Reversible Surface-Mounted Sliding Security Gate can be used as a dual functioned component that can be opened from either the left-hand or right-hand side of any wall or door trim; on the ot...