Soft lock for foldable wooden baby/kid/pet gate

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version 1.2: * 3 mm shorter as there is no need for it to be this long and its easier to engage/remove * added some structural supports in the form of a slant Used to soft lock the foldable/retractable wooden child/baby/kid/pet gate. By soft lock I mean is that if your kids learned to press down on the latching mechanics and knows how to open this this will add another layer of complexity blocking the mechanics from being pressed down. It simply slides under the plastic bit that is pressed down So its kind of a soft lock for the unlocking mechanics. That is until your toddler levels up and puts more points into intelligence or observes you removing/placing this peace of plastic =). The print in the pictures (PLA) came out very badly (lots of under extrusion and remains of red filament in the white print). Despite this it works quite well! After improving with version 1.2 I printed with PETG so its less brittle and can flex a little. Works much better. Yes, I am aware this gate is the safest for kids due to the issue of fingers getting stuck and it being folded.