Regalo Top of Stair Gate, White

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1607 in Baby Product
  
• Color: White
• Brand: Regalo
• Model: 1230DS
• Released on: 2011-01-21
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x
  28.00" w x
  32.00" l,
  11.00 pounds
  

Features

• Expands to fit openings 26" 42" wide and 30.5" tall
• Adapter kit included
• Meets all currents safety standards; PVC free
• Simple squeeze latch makes accessibility easy
• JPMA certified

• Expands to fit openings 26" 42" wide and 30.5" tall
• Adapter kit included
• Meets all currents safety standards; PVC free
• Simple squeeze latch makes accessibility easy
• JPMA certified

Product Description

The Regalo Top of Stair Gate offers a universal installation kit that fits 99% of stairway applications. Simple Glide Technology allows gate to expand and fit stairways 26" up to 42" and easily expand inward and outward while passing through. Easy to install. Adapter kit is included and does not require any drilling into or marking up your banister or woodwork.

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
decent, but attachments not really made for metal railing
By K. Weng
The gate seems reasonable for our purpose at the bottom of the stairs, and our young one hasn't come close to dislodging it or getting past it, but it's only been a day or two. The release mechanism will hopefully turn out to be child-proof enough when closed -- it requires pinching two separate pieces together, and then lifting the weight of the gate about 1/2 inch up well, for the physicists, the moment required to lift by one corner when the other is the fulcrum, so say half the weight). It is easy to get it jammed open accidentally if you are too aggressive when you open the gate, but that also seems easy to unjam.However, part of the reason I chose it is because there were pictures showing attachment to very thin poles/bannister.The special attachments they provide, based on velcro'ing around the pole, only work with a large diameter pole (say at least 3+ inches).We have a metal railing that is about an inch-square in cross section. To make this work we had to jury-rig all of the attachment pieces they provided to effectively make the pole much fatter. See pictures added to the product pictures list. It seems secure now, but not by their great design.This is essentially because they provide a very long piece of velcro with only a short section of hooks at the end, and no way to shorten the other end. So the only way the hooks can grip anything is if the pole is fat enough to use up the whole length of velcro as it goes around. Our metal railing, or a 1-inch round pole, would give no way for this to happen.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Good, not great
By Jjones1008
I had a really difficult time finding a baby gate that met our needs - top of the stairs, swings open and not automatic, could attach to banister without drilling, and could attach to wall with molding. This was one of three that I found. It took my engineer husband a looong time to install and though he has done so properly it seems the banister side has to constantly be tightened or it slips loose enough that it's wobbly. I do like you can open it and leave it open - nice for bringing in groceries or when baby is down for a nap. It can be opened and shut with one hand while holding baby, just takes coordination and a lot of practice.All that said, we bought a second one for our third floor ( 3 story townhouse ). I would recommend it to those who need a gate with the same criteria. If you are not as picky I'm sure there is a better gate out there.**** Update ****We bought a third one (again, bc we needed one with this criteria) and the product arrived with all the parts but clearly had been used. The pieces showed marks from being installed previously. We still installed it and its fine, but I was unhappy about it. Also- this week the first gate had a piece break off...

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Great Gate!
By doc
I bought this for my 11 month old. It has lots of install options. Comes with hardware for two banisters, two walls, or banister-wall. The bansiter mount is great! You can get it very tight. Uses strong velcro straps with a locking buckle. There is even a hex screw to tighten the strap even more. The wall side has mounting options for with or without baseboard. I used the with baseboard option. That uses the three plastic mounts with three screws for the metal bar. The gate hinge side can be installed on banister or wall side. It is easy to change after it is installed. Gate swings both ways. I installed it at an angle, no problems. It is a very sturdy metal gate. I'll upload some pics soon.Only con was the instructions suck.