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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=198270617-02032009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>No more excuses.. you tell hubby he wants to ever sleep in a
regular bed again.. he'll go out and get something like
this...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=198270617-02032009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Its a spring loaded hinge, designed to cause the gate to
close behind you. While that one, I think, is for opening the gate one way
only... I know for a fact that there ARE self closing hinges that work *both*
ways, as well as there is an automatic latch that allows latching/locking from
both ways as well!! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=198270617-02032009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Here's an industrial strength latch .. doubtful a basset could
open..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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href="http://www.hooverfence.com/catalog/hardware/Latches/unilatch.htm">http://www.hooverfence.com/catalog/hardware/Latches/unilatch.htm</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=198270617-02032009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>so your gate swings closed, the latch bolt is spring loaded
and clicks back into the locked position behind the hubby, the nice neighbor
coming to borrow sugar, the rotten little kid next door that seems to always get
his ball or frisbe or something over the gate... ... uh.. ahem..
:)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=198270617-02032009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>This is the one that I've seen in action a "Butterfly
Latch"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=198270617-02032009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>allows the standard gate to open either direction and latch
closed behind you. word of caution though.. this type of latch could be
"nosed" upward by a smart hound!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=198270617-02032009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Child "proof" latches for pool type areas, might also make the
issue better!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><BR><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Lots of
options.. just need to find them and choose what will work best for
you!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left></SPAN><SPAN class=198270617-02032009><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>-Robert</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>Subject:</B> [Dailydrool] Tyler escapes
again!<BR></FONT><BR>Mistake two was not replacing the lock on the front
gate.<BR></DIV>
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