Protecting your children, grandkids and pets is of paramount importance. Keep inquisitive children and pets at a safe distance from the heat source. These are high quality child guards. The extra heavy duty steel frame provide additional resistance to toddlers and pets pushing against the guard. The mesh prevents children passing their arms between bars and touching your heat source The mesh still allows the warmth to project into the room. The child guards come with spreader bars so they can be free-standing, and / or they have wall hooks for a more permanent fixture. They are easy to assemble and install, or disassemble and store Heavy duty steel mesh is fitted between the frame and a welded strip Frame is 12mm x 25mm rectangular tubular steel Can be opened by removing the hinge pin on either side ?For households with smaller pets and / or toddlers the mesh child guards are recommended. The rod guards will prevent accidental touching of the heat source but they won't prevent a small arm reaching through the gaps. Black