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Smartlight Stair Gate - Eye bolt Problem


I could not believe that this part would break. Actually, anything can break; I just did not think that this would break as easy. I had read the review that this had happened but thought it would be a one time deal. I was walking by holding my son in my arms and happened to bump into the gate when the gate was open. I barely touched the gate and from the slight force that was put on the gate, the eyes separated from the bolts. After further examination and calming my son down (the gate ended up falling down the hard wood stairs scaring him) there is no doubt that there is a manufacturing defect with these bolts. The bolts were rusted in between the bolt and the eye. Even though the bolt had a beautiful finish to it and did not appear to be rusting, it was. I am an M.E. and this is free advice for the company. Just fix it and the gate is perfect. The bolts are made of two parts: one thick washer (the eye part) and the bolt (the threaded part). These parts are welded together to create an eye bolt. Safety1st needs to address one thing to make sure that this does not happen. Make sure that there is a good weld. If there is a good weld then rust would not be able to form. If you look at the photos that I have of the bolts you can see that the weld is not solid allowing rust to form. www.angelfire.com/electronic/ride/gate.html There are other ways that could be effective in solving this issue. But Safety1st can figure it out if they want to. Questions? email me @ mrmenngo@hotmail.com