Evenflo Summit Pressure Mounted Metal Gate

by Evenflo

Product Features

• Childproof, one hand release handle
• Red green lock indicator
• Door swing open in both directions
• Locks with a gentle push
• 30" tall, expands from 29" to 39.5"

Product Details

User's Guide [1.02mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 30.5 x 33.2 inches ; 13.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001H0GF24
• UPC: 032884150403
• Item model number: 4482100
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,056 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (135 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Summit Pressure Gate is a simple to install metal pressure gate. Neutral styling and color allow this gate to blend with most home decors. With a childproof, one hand release handle and a red green lock indicator you can be sure in a glance that this gate is locked. The Summit Pressure Gate closes with a gentle push and swings open in both directions for easy walk thru. It is 30" tall, and expands from 29" to 33.5", and includes an additional 6" extension panel, increasing the width to 39.5". Please note that pressure mounted gates may seem defective in first glance, but they will work fine if they are installed correctly as per the printed instructions.

Product Description

Evenflo Summit Pressure Mounted Metal GateThe Summit Pressure Gate is a simple to install metal pressure gate. Neutral styling and color allow this gate to blend with most home decors. With a childproof, one hand release handle and a red green lock indicator you can be sure in a glance that this gate is locked. The Summit Pressure Gate closes with a gentle push and swings open in both directions for easy walk thru. It is 30" tall, and expands from 29" to 33.5".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst baby gate I have ever bought., June 7, 2009

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A. Arumugham "Akilan" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This gate was purchased at a local baby store - it installs in just a few minutes, but broke the first time we tried to open it. All forces applied against the gate when closed are focused on a tiny plastic peg about 1/3 inch in diameter. This snapped off instantly. Upon examination the piece is actually hollow! We called evenflo who sent us another gate. This gate arrived broken - in the exact same place! If I could give negative or at least 0 stars, I would. It is a horrible design and of very poor quality.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love It!, April 27, 2009

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S. H. "wolfbear" (colorado springs, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Evenflo Summit Pressure Mounted Metal Gate (Baby Product)

I needed something for the bottom of the stairs- but because of railings and trim, I needed something that could differ a little bit in width(top and bottom). Because you can adjust all 4 mounts, it fit perfectly! My dogs can't get thru it, its taller than the wooden gates so they can't jump it, and you can leave the gate in an open position when its not needed. It takes a little getting used to as far as opening with one hand, but overall it's great. i plan on ordering more!

50 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My little (four-legged) escape artist can escape no more!, April 18, 2009

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A. Taylor (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Evenflo Summit Pressure Mounted Metal Gate (Baby Product)

I am the owner of a 15 lb miniature pinscher with a major napoleon complex and a surprisingly high vertical leap. I adopted him 2 years ago with the intention of leaving him out in the house when I went to work, as I have been able to do with my dogs throughout my life. Unfortunately, he had severe separation anxiety and had to be crated when alone.

Initially unwilling to accept this, I decided to baby-gate him into the kitchen (for easy "accident" clean-up on the tile floor) and thus invested in 2 standard baby gates (the wooden frame, crisscrossing plastic mesh type) and much to my surprise he hopped it with no problem. I decided to try TWO baby gates in the doorway, one atop another. Although impractical, it seemed there was no way he'd be able to leap over the fortress wall. You can imagine my surprise when I came home one afternoon to find him scaling the mesh like spiderman, near the top of the second gate, calculating HOW he could get over the top and have pure freedom. Clearly this wasn't working.

On visits back and forth to my parent's house, we had to separate the dogs as their great dane thought my dog was "snacktime" ... and my dad invested in a gate very similar to the evenflo, for about twice the price. The benefits of that gate were as follows:

1) vertical "jail bars" meant my dog couldn't climb his way over to freedom
2) it was exceptionally tall which prevented our dane from being able to peek over (we covered it with blankets so it didn't drive him crazy to see the little dog running around on the other side)

...a few months ago I relocated to a new house on a busy road, and after three near-escapes, I decided it was time to create a separation between the back and front part of the house so the dog didn't end up getting killed if he finally managed to run past someone.

I found the evenflo gate at Meijers, and was pleasantly surprised that it seemed to offer all the benefits of the more expensive gate, but at half the price. Other features I enjoy about this gate include:

1) NO automatically closing door. While auto-close may be helpful for people with kids, my gate is left open 99% of the time. The gate is positioned in a walk-through area and it would be a HUGE pain to have to open it every time I wanted to walk from one side of the house to another. The only time I close the date is if I need to leave the door open (taking out trash, etc.) and then I make sure the dog is on the other side of the gate, close it, and go about my business.
2) vertical jail bars mean no impromptu climbing expeditions
3) pressure-mount --- I will admit the first time we installed a pressure mount gate it was a pain and a headache, but once you get it, its a snap.

I will give a word of warning, however. My doorway is the minimum size for this gate (29 inches I believe) and it BARELY BARELY fits. If your doorway is undersized or even slightly smaller than the minimum, don't waste your money. There is really no way to rig these gates if you can't squeeze it into your doorway level.