Fittings & Components

KATCHAKID MESH PANELS AND BINDING

Fine materials and meticulous manufacturing processes make all the difference.

• Manufactured from Textilene^®, a durable polyester woven mesh coated in a marine grade polyvinyl. The continuous knit of the Textilene^® mesh ensures uniformity, a quality appearance and a superior tensile strength. This material will not rip under normal operation and daily use.
• This material is flame retardant, heat sealable, and stable in either hot or cold temperatures. Textilene^® is resilient to abrasion, mildew and bacteria and does not hold or absorb water. The Katchakid pool fencing is resistant to fading, deterioration and or shrinkage.
• Textilene^® is regarded as one of the most effective materials for pool barrier fencing as the mesh provides no holes for little fingers and toes and is considered extremely difficult to climb.
• The Textilene^® panels are bordered at the top and bottom by a reinforced polypropylene binding that is triple-stitched with triple-bonded marine thread to ensure strength. This binding prevents the fence from relaxing and reinforces each panel while assisting to maintain the required tension levels.
• The finished mesh is held firm to the aluminum poles with a molded convex aluminum strip and secured by zinc coated aluminum screws spaced at five inch intervals. An extra set of screws is fitted at the top and bottom of each pole for extra strength.

COLOR & HEIGHT OPTIONS

• Available in two exclusive color options – Antique Bronze or Sheer Black and heights of four feet or five feet.

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Quad-Plus support poles

QUAD-PLUS SUPPORT POLES

A reliable fence requires top-grade poles, and ours are the best available. Katchakid Quad-Plus poles are manufactured from sturdy, custom extruded, aircraft-grade aluminum. Aluminum combines light weight with exceptional strength and resists environmental pollution and chemical corrosion. Because of these qualities, it is an exceptionally versatile material – used in everything from car engines and marine motors to window frames and patio furniture.

• The Katchakid Quad-Plus pole is one inch in diameter.
• The Interior core is reinforced at critical stress points by a central cross (X) which provides structural support from every angle.
• Textilene^® panel is held firmly to the pole with a convex aluminum molding, secured by zinc-coated screws spaced at five-inch intervals. We fit an extra set of screws at the top and bottom of each pole for additional strength. The support poles are completed with a color coordinating cap.
• Each 14-foot section of a Katchakid fence comprises five 33-inch panels of Textilene^® and six Quad-Plus support poles weighing approximately 12 lbs. A Quad-Plus support pole at every 33 inches enhances the strength of the fence and ensures the continuation of correct tension levels.

Quad-Plus pole in Antique Bronze or Sheer Black powder coating finish Spring-loaded Magna-Latch® gate hinge

QUAD-PLUS POLE FINISH

Katchakid Quad-Plus poles are further enhanced by a special finish of powder coating. This process gives the Quad-Plus pole an attractive, extremely durable finish which offers excellent resistance to corrosion, heat, impact, fading from sunlight and extreme weather. Powder coating has the same hardness of chrome and can take a strike without chipping.

QUAD-PLUS POLE COLOR OPTIONS ANTIQUE BRONZE:

As in stylish patio furniture, the hammer tone finish on our Antique Bronze has a natural, textured exterior. This exclusive color is perfect for yards or gardens that have lots of natural landscaping, rockery and earth tones.

SHEER BLACK:

The black powder coating of our Sheer Black color option gives the Quad-Plus pole the appearance of having been “dipped” in very high gloss paint. Always elegant, our Sheer Black finish blends unobtrusively with most garden or yard surroundings.

SELF CLOSING GATES

• The Katchakid gate is hinged, with an automatic latch; 32” inches wide, it is constructed from sturdy, custom- extruded, aircraft grade aluminum.
• The central, rectangular gate frame is firmly mounted on rigid 1” square gate posts.
• Gate hardware includes adjustable spring-loaded, self- closing hinges and a magnetic latch that is self-latching and key-lockable. This latch is in accordance with Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requirements.
• Gates can only be installed opening away from the pool according to CPSC to ensure that children cannot push the gate open to gain access to the pool area.

MAGNETIC TRIGGERING MEANS NO RESISTANCE TO CLOSURE

The Katchakid pool safety fence is installed with two Tru- Close^® hinges. Tru-Close^® safety gate hinges from the makers of the award winning Magna-Latch^® are injection-molded from special glass-fiber reinforced polymer materials. These UV-stabilized materials provide strong, rust free hinges that won’t bind, sag or stain and never require lubrication. The unique, spring-loaded adjustor within most Tru-Close^® hinges allows quick incremental tension adjustment using only a screwdriver. Easy and safe the Tru-Close^® gate hinges feature:

• Molded, reinforced polymer construction.
• Unique patented tension adjustment
• Internal stainless steel spring closer
• Weather resistant self lubricating materials
• Alignment legs for extra fitting strength
• No rusting, sagging or staining
• No unsightly external spring
• Smooth even closure

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GATE HARDWARE

Katchakid uses the world-renowned Magna-Latch® for its self- closing, self-latching gates. The Magna-Latch® is commonly regarded as the best latch available. This gate latch has won accolades and awards worldwide for its outstanding design and consistently accurate performance. The Top Pull Magna- Latch ® is adaptable and can be installed so that its release knob is out of a small child's reach.

FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Highly child resistant
• Magnetically triggered latching
• Key lockable safety
• Adjusts horizontally and vertically
• Patented lost motion technology
• Latches in the locked position
• Won’t disengage when shaken or pulled
• No mechanical jamming during closure
• Exceptional reliability
• No rusting, binding, or staining

MANUAL OPENINGS

A manual opening is defined as an opening where two fence poles come together and are connected by means of a hook-and-eye spring latch that allows the adult to have access by releasing the latch, pulling one pole out of the respective sleeve then moving that pole to another back sleeve. Once relocated to the back deck sleeve, this allows entrance into pool area. Replacement of the pole to its original sleeve and the re-attachment of the latch connects the fence again. The advantage of a manual opening is that a child cannot determine the entrance to the pool area. However there are disadvantages to a manual opening; the main shortcoming is that it increases the margin of human error as it is not self-closing. A manual opening requires two hands to connect the fence together again.

CODE COMPLIANCE

Katchakid Inc. has for decades ensured that its pool safety barriers are manufactured and installed to the most stringent safety directives. If your swimming pool is new, or you are fostering, adopting or starting a daycare facility and your pool has yet to pass an inspection it is always a good idea to research the exact code requirements for pool safety barrier height, material and installation. Although we will do our best to advise you of local requirements Katchakid, Inc. can make no prejudgment as to the suitability of its barriers for the purpose of satisfying any authority and or agency.