Hinge Guards For Gates Made To keep Your Child’s Fingers In One Piece

Hinge Guards

Hinge Guards could not be more simple; one 250mm wide strip of EPDM flexible rubber like material is clamped by two pieces of aluminium to the surface of the gate or piers. This shields the hinge and prevents people from getting hands or fingers trapped in this closing space.

The great advantage is how simply and reliably it solves a problem that in the past could only be remedied by the costly re-manufacture of the gate hinges.

Health and Safety Executive Report: Salford Council prosecuted & fined £20K after child loses fingertips in school gate (4th April 2014). Salford City Council has been fined £20,000 after a six-year-old boy with autism and learning difficulties lost the tips of three fingers when his hand was trapped in a school gate… Sadly reports like this are becoming more common. Gate hinge protection is a great way to simply and cheaply solve these problems and protect gate users.

At Gate Automation we have always known that a product that prevents accidents is preferable to one that reduces the damage. For this reason we very highly rate Hinge Guard products.

In recent years more and more schools and local authorities have been moving towards Hinge Guards as a simple solution to a potentially very dangerous problem.

Why EPDM flexible rubber? 

EPDM rubber is thick flexible and isn’t effected by sunlight . It will keep protecting your gates for years to come without need fro replacement.  Lightweight internal door protectors are often used by gate engineers, these thin rubber products are easily split and become brittle in sunlight needing regular replacement.  Don’t chose any material the isn’t EPDM sunlight protected. 

 

How to fit a Hinge Guard
How to fit a Hinge Guard

Fitting Instructions for Hinge Guard
Hinge Guard Diagram

Hinge Guard fitted at a block of flats
Hinge Guard fitted at a block of flats

Hinge Guard on swing gate
Hinge Guard on swing gate

Rubber Hinge Protector
Rubber Hinge Protector