North States Supergate Easy Close Metal Gate

by North States Industries

• Swings fully open both ways with one hand
• Ideal for bottom of stairs and between rooms
• Made from heavy duty metal construction
• No assembly required
• Can be used for pets

Product Description

Color: White

From the Manufacturer

The North States Supergate Easy-Close Gate Metal keeps your child or pet always safe and secure. Gate swings open both ways and offers double locking system with easy one hand operation. Gate is 29" high and fits openings 28" to 31.5" wide. Expands to 38.5" wide with two extensions included. Gate is pressure mounted and easy to install using tension knobs to secure the gate in opening. No hardware required. Ideal in a variety of room openings or at the bottom of stairs. Designed in a white powder coated metal construction, the North States Supergate Easy Close Gate Metal will give you a lot of durable service.

Product Description

Deluxe heavy-duty, pressure-mount walk-through metal gate offers excellent separation from pets and restricted areas. Includes: Two-way swing-to-open, Dimensions L x W x H (in.): 28 x 2 x 29 1/4, Weather Resistant: Yes, Water Resistant: Yes, Assembly Required: Yes, Adjustable Fit: Yes, Common Usage: Pet barrier, Compatible With: Doorway openings, Material Type: Metal

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

260 of 262 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice gate October 24, 2009

By J. Le

Color Name:White|Amazon Verified Purchase

I want to say first that my purpose of buying this gate was to restrict my PETS from a certain area. Although, it might work just as good for toddlers. I am extremely satisfied with this gate. I've had this gate for two and a half weeks now and it works for me altough it feels like I've had this gate for a much longer time...

ASEMBLY:
My doorway is 37.5" wide, and I had to use extensions. Other gates may not provide extensions and might not even fit properly after installation, but, this gate came with two extensions and they fitted perfectly. It is really not hard to install at all. There was little to assemble and it was fairly easy. All I had to do was literally insert a couple of rods on each side of the gate, attach the extensions, insert the tension rods, then tighten the four tension rods to my doorway. Easy as that.

THE THING ABOUT THE WALL CUPS:
Even though, the instructions says to NEVER use the gate without the provided wall cups, I've shook the gate many times to see if it was stable without it and the gate worked fine without them. If you do decide to use the wall cups though, durable double-sided tape or screws are both provided. By the way, the reviewer who gave this gate a 1 star, stated that this gate is was hard to install, not really pressure-mount and had to be screwed in. I believe he was talking about using the wall cups. I just want to say that this gate is indeed pressure mount and we are given an option to use the provided double-sided tape if we chose not to screw the wall cups in if we even decided to use the wall cups at all. And as i have stated before, There was little to assemble. Installation should have been easy. The small noise the gate makes when closing is nothing to be bothered by at all.

DIMENSION OF GATE:
I find that other reviews forget to mention the width of the gate's doorway. This one is about 17"-18" wide, which is a decent size. Not one of my guests or family members have ever gotten caught between gate. This gate also sits at 29" tall. At a height comfortable for adults to open.

LOCKING MECHANISM:
What I love about this gate is that it opens in both directions. It is either closed, or opened all the way. If you open it all the way it will stay open. if it was not opened all the way then it will swing close. It only requires 1 hand to open the gate's door. There is a switch on the knob where you open the door. All you have to do is hold the switch and lift the gate up. the switch unlocks the piece on top of the gate, and the lifting lifts the small rod at the bottom of the door that keeps the door closed in place. Twist the knob sideways and it will lock the switch in place AND prevent you from lifting the door to open it. A plus for extra security.

FYI:
There's a rail about 2" tall at the bottom of the gate that holds the gate together. It's not a problem as it becomes second nature to step over it. Don't be fooled when you first receive this gate. Before installing it to your doorway, the product will look misaligned, the door will not close, and you may think the product is defective. Don't worry because it looks like that on purpose. As you twist the tension knobs, the gate's door will come together and close properly due to the pressure.

OVERALL:
I really like this gate and I think it is worth the money considering it is durable, it looks nice and it has a door, unlike some of the regular wooden gates that almost costs just as much.It was a great investment and I would definitely recommend this gate to others. If you are reading this, I'm sure you are considering to buy this product. Hopefully, I was much help to you.

68 of 69 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Baby Out, Toddler In--Perfect! September 4, 2010

By A. Gough

Color Name:White|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this gate for our bathroom door to keep my 15 month old baby out. He gets in, climbs on the stool, turns on the water, gets in the toilet, unrolls the TP--typical but annoying. But I have a 3 year old who can get herself to the bathroom, wash her hands, etc. by herself and I was hoping we'd be able to continue that. This gate looks nice, it keeps the baby out, and after just installing it this morning, she can already operate it almost all the time. In a day or two, I'm sure she'll be at 100%. If you don't want your 3 year old going through the gate, know that we really had to work with her to teach her how to slide the small (invisible) button and pull up at the same time (she has to use 2 hands to do it). If we hadn't shown her how to work it, I'm not very confident she would have figured it out on her own. And we don't have to take it down when company comes over or ask them to step over it. We recently had an elderly lady here that couldn't do that. Now we just open the door and she can walk right through.

The other very nice thing is that my doorways are wide: 36". This gate worked out of the box--I just used both extensions they provided. There was another gate I was looking at and while the two gates were priced similarly, the other sold extensions separately for $15 each.

As others have said, you can screw it into the wall. I did not. And you don't need to. I have a strong 15 month old pulling on it and it's not going anywhere.

I wanted to see how I'd like this one before committing to another spot in our house. It was the cheapest (another plus!) but I feared that as a result it would be flimsy or just poor quality. It is not. I will be ordering another one today.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Supergate vs Regalo vs Dreambaby January 3, 2012

By Chanho Kwak

Color Name:White|Amazon Verified Purchase

Our son started walking at around 10 months and we live in a two floor house so we needed gates for the stairs because he started to climb the stairs on his own. At first, I bought two different types of gates at Babies R Us and for some reason both were defective and had to return them. I don't remember the names of those gates. Going back and forth trying to find the right gate was too time consuming so I just ordered the top gates that were reviewed on Amazon. I purchased the supergate, regalo, and the dreambaby knowing that one of these gates would work out for us. So here's the review on these three gates for those of you who are researching and looking for a gate.

WORST: Regalo ($36.99)
Even though this is highly rated on Amazon, in comparison to the other two gates this gate didn't seem as sturdy. The attachments to the wall didn't feel as sturdy and the plastic components felt flimsy. I'm sure it would've done it's job but we just didn't feel comfortable with this gate in place because our son loves to hang on to the gate and play monkey all day.

PRETTY GOOD: Dreambaby Swing Close Gate with Extensions, Black ($45)
The dreambaby was sturdy and we liked it just as much as the supergate but there was one design feature that was more practical on the supergate than the dreambaby. The metal and plastic components on both the dreambaby and supergate were comparable. I would say that they were nearly identical in material and the feel of sturdiness and durability. The only difference was that the dreambaby had the latch to open the gate on the top-side of the handle area, which made it difficult to open when you were coming down from the stairs while carrying a baby. Both gates have a locking mechanism where you have to slide the latch and slightly lift the gate to open it and since you have to lift the gate having the latch on the bottom portion on the handle makes it much easier to do. I'm sure others will have a different opinion but my wife and I felt that the supergate was easier to open and just as sturdy. Our son shakes and hangs on the bars all day and we feel comfortable knowing that it will hold up.

BEST: Supergate, white ($42.50)
Easier to use latching mechanism than the dreambaby. We bought another one for the top of the stairs because we liked this one the best.
Easy to install, sturdy, pretty good design and comes with extension. Please read dreambaby review on why we chose this one.