Baby gate catch/latch

[Britman]

My niece has asked my to make a baby gate, the gate will separate the kitchen from the dining room. She doesn't like the off the shelf things and really doesn't like the idea of having the bar across the bottom that you get with off the shelf gates.
I have a design formulating in my head but I need a bit of advice on the type of catch I should use, would a simple barrel bolt be sufficient or can I get specific catch for these type of gate?

Cheers.

 

[Bingy man]

The one thing I can say is as toddlers get older they will soon sus out a simple bolt . I’ve no idea if the these handles/ locks anre available but most of the common stair gates need two simultaneous actions to open the gate . I know they don’t always look nice but the regular shop brands are cheap and they do work . Just my opinion as my now 15 yr old had no problem defeating stair gates , socket protectors or cupboard locks etc. good luck

 

[ChaiLatte]

Every off the shelf gate (most often seen as a stair gate) has two means of unlatching. You have to open the catch and also lift the gate off its secondary means of retention.

If the manufacturers feel it necessary to do this in order not to be sued, you would need a good reason not to follow their lead.

 

[Cabinetman]

Some childproof cabinet locks are magnet activated. So, it will need some experimentation but a steel bar embedded in a slot in the gate frame which could be pulled across into the wall frame might do it, the magnetic effect acting through the timber. Magnet on an elastic cord out of reach of clever little fingers.
Ian