128 results about "Pet door" patented technology

A pet door comprising a flap defining a pet access opening, a door flap pivotally mounted in the opening about a pivot axis located at an upper edge of the door flap, a latch mechanism to bar the door flap from opening in at least one direction, and a control mechanism for disabling the latch mechanism to permit the door flap to open in the said at least one direction, the control mechanism including an infrared radiation detector which is mounted above a lower edge of the pet access opening and defines a downwardly directed receiving zone for infrared radiation.

A window mounted automatic pet door device having a pet-specific identification component whereby only authorized animals are permitted to access the pet door. The device includes an automatically operated interally sliding door to accommodate pet ingress and egress. The device is intended to solve problems inherent in the prior art by providing for installation and use of the device in a window, including upper floor windows, without significantly modifying the window unit, thereby increasing the availability of suitable installation locations and appealing to pet owners who do not wish to structurally modify their homes. It also provides a pet access platform component to give a pet a convenient structure for approaching the device.

A portable self erecting pet enclosure which provides protection to domesticated animals when the animals are introduced into hostile or new environments. The pet enclosure design has a support system and a nylon webbing cover. The support system is constructed of two concentric flat spring wire loops each having substantially the same diameter. The support system has a foundational bottom loop and a supporting frame loop. The foundational bottom loop defines the outer perimeter of the floor and the supporting frame loop is arranged in a saddleback configuration to support the roof. The supports are contained within support sleeves which are sewn onto the nylon webbing. The pet enclosure apparatus has a small insertion port and a large extraction port. The small insertion port is for easily inserting the animal into the enclosure. The large extraction port is designed so that the pet owner can easily remove the animal. The nylon webbing has a weave spacing which is narrow enough to prevent the animal's paws or jaws from extending out of the pet enclosure, but provides enough space for the cat to pull on the webbing which acts as a modified scratching post. The webbing is strong enough to resist tearing and or ripping of the fibers. The portable self-erecting pet enclosures can be arranged in groups and connected to one another or to a pet door of an existing house through the use of a conduit constructed of the same material.

A portable self erecting pet enclosure which provides protection to domesticated animals when the animals are introduced into hostile or new environments. The pet enclosure design has a support system and a nylon webbing cover. The support system is constructed of two concentric flat spring wire loops each having substantially the same diameter. The support system has a foundational bottom loop and a supporting frame loop. The foundational bottom loop defines the outer perimeter of the floor and the supporting frame loop is arranged in a saddleback configuration to support the roof. The supports are contained within support sleeves which are sewn onto the nylon webbing. The pet enclosure apparatus has a small insertion port and a large extraction port. The small insertion port is for easily inserting the animal into the enclosure. The large extraction port is designed so that the pet owner can easily remove the animal. The nylon webbing has a weave spacing which is narrow enough to prevent the animal's paws or jaws from extending out of the pet enclosure, but provides enough space for the cat to pull on the webbing which acts as a modified scratching post. The webbing is strong enough to resist tearing and or ripping of the fibers. The portable self-erecting pet enclosures can be arranged in groups and connected to one another or to a pet door of an existing house through the use of a conduit constructed of the same material.

A pet door including a retracting exterior door revealing a passageway when open and an inner flexible door that covers the passageway.

A pet door with locking flaps, or lockable pet door. The lockable pet door includes a barrier flap surrounded by one or more locking flaps mounted in the pet door frame. The locking flaps, the barrier flap, and the pet door frame cooperate to provide selective direction control allowing ingress, egress, both, or neither. Each locking flap is independently and selectively attached to the frame of the pet door to prevent movement of the locking flap. Each locking flap defines a through opening. In use, the animal passes through the locking flap on the entry side of the pet door and the locking flap on the exit side moves with the barrier flap. When locked, each locking flap prevents the barrier flap from pivoting to that side of the pet door blocking passage in that direction.

A pet vestibule configured for being attached to a door and to swing open with the door. Vestibule provides a protected shelter area for pets and animals to come and go into a structure without the need for human assistance, while also inhibiting rain, snow, and other inclement weather from entering the structure through the pet door.

Systems and apparatuses for providing a pet pressure mat and proximity indicator to provide a notification to a pet owner when a pet is near a door are disclosed. The proximity indicator, in response to a signal from the mat, provides an indication of the pet being positioned on the mat. The mat may include a power source, a bottom exterior layer, and a top exterior layer attached to the bottom layer to substantially enclose the mat. A single layer of dielectric spacer having one or more openings may be positioned between the top layer and the bottom layer. Two conductive foil sheets may be separated when no external compressive force exists and may contact each other within an opening of the spacer when a sufficient external compressive force is applied to the mat. A signal is generated when the two conductive foil sheets contact each other.

A system for controlling escape of pets during emergency, such as a fire, smoke, gas or odor emission, includes a passageway from the inside of the enclosure to the outside thereof. The passageway is normally closed by a door and an apparatus is provided for enabling opening of such door during emergency. A pre-recorded message urges the pet or pets to the open passageway only when the alarm device annunciating such emergency is intermittently disabled. A control apparatus is also provided for enabling passage of the pet or pets through the passageway and annunciates location of the pet or pets with respect to interior or exterior of the enclosure. A method is disclosed for remote operation of the controlled pet door to enhance safety of the pet owner attempting to enter residential dwelling.

A pet door assembly has a frame having an opening defined therein, a flap mounted to the frame for covering the opening and movable to allow a pet to pass therethrough, a cover removably mounted to the frame to cover the opening and prevent passage through the opening, a detector mounted to the frame for detecting when the cover has been removed, and an alarm sound generator mounted to the frame for generating a sound in response to the detector detecting removal of the cover. In another embodiment, there is a cover for a pet door having an alarm which cover may be retrofit onto a pet door assembly of a type having a frame with an opening defined therein, and a flap for covering the opening. The cover is sized to replace an existing cover for the door, and has an alarm assembly mounted on it. The alarm assembly has a detector for detecting when the cover has been removed, and an alarm sound generator for generating a sound in response to the detector detecting removal of the cover. There is also a detector element mountable on the frame for being placed in the proximity of the detector when the cover is mounted on the frame.

A pet door offering ingress or egress through a structural member. A lock mechanism in the pet door allows the pet owner to restrict ingress and / or egress as desired. The pet door features a dual control system that simplifies the setting of the lock. Each control corresponds to movement of the flap in one direction. The dual control system is also designed to be easier to access than a conventional pet door lock mechanism and to be less susceptible to unintentional adjustment resulting from incidental contact with the controls.

A pet door having a locking mechanism for normally limiting ingress and egress, the pet door being adapted communicate with a conventional environmental detector to unlock the locking mechanism when a hazard environmental condition is detected. The pet door is adapted to work in cooperation with either a conventional smoke detector or an improved smoke detector. In one embodiment, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter is used in cooperation with a conventional smoke detector to communicate with a pet door of the present invention. In either embodiment, when the smoke detector detects an event such as the presence of smoke and / or fire such that an audible alarm is sounded, the pet door locking mechanism is unlocked. The pet door is also useful in cooperation with other detectors such as a carbon monoxide detector or a security alarm.

A coded pet specific proximity sensor incorporates a specific coded sensor or transmitter which is removably worn by or attached to a pet. The sensor limits or encourages access of the pet to certain pet items, such as feeding dishes, pet doors, litter boxes, pet toys, pet beds, etc. These pet items comprises corresponding tags which read when the pet is in proximity of them. The sensors can be preprogrammed to let pets access these items at certain times of day only or they can be individually coded to let only certain pets access them in multiple-pet homes.

The present invention relates to a pet door suitable for use in a window, and more particularly to a pet door having a substantially planar profile. In at least one embodiment, the pet door includes a frame which is cooperative with stationary side panels. The frame carries a moveable door through which an animal may enter and exit. Moveable side panels are housed within, and extendible from, the stationary side panels for securing the pet door within a window frame.

A system for controlling escape of pets during emergency, such as a fire, smoke, gas or odor emission, includes a passageway from the inside of the enclosure to the outside thereof. The passageway is normally closed by a door and an apparatus is provided for enabling opening of such door during emergency. A pre-recorded message urges the pet or pets to the open passageway only when the alarm device annunciating such emergency is intermittently disabled. A control apparatus is also provided for enabling passage of the pet or pets through the passageway and annunciates location of the pet or pets with respect to interior or exterior of the enclosure. A method is disclosed for remote operation of the controlled pet door to enhance safety of the pet owner attempting to enter residential dwelling.

A pet access door assembly mounts on the screen member of an outer screen door in a residential dwelling structure. The pet access door assembly includes a pair of frame members positionable on opposing sides of the screen member to trap the screening material between the frame members. The frame members are provided with both snap pins and removable fasteners that interengage the opposing frame members to place a high clamping load on the screening material between the frame members. A solid pliable door flap is clamped between the frame members by both the snap pins and the fasteners to allow a hinged movement for ingress and egress of the pet. A security panel is selectively mounted in a grooved receptacle on the inner frame member to prevent passage through the pet door assembly. A magnet secures the bottom of the door flap against the security panel.

A pet door panel insert which has a vertically expandable panel assembly in the upper region thereof installs in a sliding glass patio door or other entity arrangement simply without complicated tools. A positionable structure in the expandable panel assembly is controllingly spaced from a stationary structure of the expandable panel assembly and is actuated upwardly to engage the upper structure of a door frame to sturdily affix the pet door panel insert within the door frame. Opposed vertically adjustable front and rear cover slide plates are frictionally engaged by the upper region of a framework to seal the expandable panel assembly against the outside environment.

A gyro-stabilized automatic pet door is installed in a hinged door and is actuated by a magnet worn by a pet. The automatic pet door prevents unintended openings caused by the Earth's ambient magnetic field that may trigger a magnetic detector that responds to the magnet worn by the pet. A microelectromechanical systems gyro disposed on the hinged door generates a signal in response to a movement of the hinged door that engages a lockout timer overriding the signal from the magnetic detector and preventing the pet door from opening.

An adjustable pet door having decorative and customizable aesthetic features. The pet door includes subframe assemblies that are connected to each other with fasteners that extend through an aperture defined by a door. The pet door can be adjusted to fit doors of various sizes by varying the number of module core frames disposed between the subframe assemblies. The core frames extend laterally between the subframe assemblies and define a passageway through the door. Decorative frames are releasably attached to the subframe assemblies and can be removed or replaced without having to remove the subframe assemblies from the door. A security panel can be secured to one of the subframe assemblies to prevent animals and intruders from entering a residence through the pet door.

Described is a pet door for providing ingress or egress, for a pet, through a structural member, such as a wall or door. The pet door also offers a weather-resisting feature that prevents the integration of the exterior environment and the interior environment. Because the weather-resisting feature includes a flap that presents potential to entangle a pet, the pet door provides a snap fastener oriented release mechanism for the potentially injurious flap.

A dog train & track system for tracking a pet using a GPS. The system is housed inside a collar made of waterproof material to house all of the components necessary to use and power the system. The software accompanying the collar permits the owner to set boundaries and send a notification to the owner through the software on a computer or smart device in the event the pet leaves the boundary. Furthermore, the system notifies the owner and others in cases were the pet may become distressed. The system may also communicate with a pet door allowing entry into the owner's home using proximity detection within the collar.

The present pet door panel or module comprises an interior pocket flap assembly cassette opening and an external frame forming a security panel track permitting a flap assembly cassette and security panel to be slidably received or removed to facilitate changing the height of the portal opening in the pet door panel or module to accommodate various size pets in the field by the consumer without the need for tools. This methodology can be applied to existing pet door panels currently in the market with modifications to framing members in the lowermost portion of their one piece aluminum frame construction; thereby permitting the use of a universal module or frame with changeable flap assembly cassettes for different types and sizes of pets during manufacture or in the field by consumers. In this manner consumers need not purchase a new pet door when they change a pet, they need only purchase / replace the flap assembly cassette.

A panel pet door comprises a lower panel and an upper panel disposed above the lower panel to form the panel pet door, a pet flap inserted into the lower panel, the lower and upper panels each having a hinge mechanism on one side thereof so as to have a common hinged edge of the panel pet door, the lower and upper panels being separate, whereby they can be independently opened about the respective hinge mechanism when fitted by the hinged mechanisms within an opening in a patio door, and an upper locking member located along an upper edge of the upper panel and a lower locking member located along a lower edge of the lower panel. The hinge mechanism accommodates an outwardly protruding handle on the patio door and permits the panel pet door to be folded back fully so as to be substantially against the patio door. The panel pet door may be provided as a kit of parts.

A pet door weather guard device to limit the effects of wind, snow, rain, sleet, ice and other weather problems on the operational performance of a pet door. The device provides some limit to snow buildup in front of the pet door, so that pets may enter and exit with less restriction. The device is in the form of a protective cover, which is designed to be secured to a flat surface, such as door or wall, around the frame of a commercially available pet door.

The invention discloses a wooden door with a pet door. The wooden door comprises a door plate (1). The door plate (1) is fixedly provided with hinges (2) connected with a door frame on the right side or the left side; a door lock (3) and a door handle (3) are arranged on the door plate (1); a pet baffle (5) is hinged to the back of the door plate (1) and covers a through hole (11) which is formed in the middle of the bottom part of the door plate (1); a pet pattern (51) is painted on the front face of the pet baffle (5). The wooden door with the pet door is simple in structure, can be used as an ordinary door, and can also be used as a door for allowing a pet to enter a house unidirectionally, and the safety of the pet and a user is improved.

In a pet door system designed to allow a user to control a pet door to manage access inside and outside of a space, a speaker that plays a first phrase in response to a first trigger. The pet door system comprises at least a sensor, a pet door, and a door opener. The sensor detects a pet entering an area about the pet door in response to the first phrase. The door opener opens a pet door when the sensor detects the pet entering the area about the pet door.

The present pet door panel or module includes an interior pocket flap assembly cassette opening and an external frame forming a security panel track permitting a flap assembly cassette and security panel to be slidably received or removed to facilitate changing the height of the portal opening in the pet door panel or module to accommodate various size pets in the field by the consumer without the need for tools.

A door section for fitting in a sliding door frame is preferably made of plastic, e.g., PVC. The door section contains a built in pet door. The door section is formed by tubular sides and cross members, and has plastic brackets that press fit within the tubular members and preferably also may be screwed in place, or otherwise fixed in place, e.g., using epoxy, or both screws and epoxy. The door section has brackets on its side edges for hanging or connecting to the inside of the sliding door frame, and the door section may also have a bracket or catch on the other side edge from which the door section connects to the frame. This bracket or catch is for the existing sliding door's lock. Preferably, insulation strips are provided and preferably an H-shaped vertical section may fit on top of the door section and inside the frame for a fit with less play, and for a smoother or cleaner look. Rubber or rubbery elements may be placed over the sliding door's bottom track, for the door section to sit more securely. The door section preferably also has a glass or other clear material in it above the pet door.

A pet door system is provided including a casing configured to attach the pet door system to a building and a flexible door attached to the casing. In some embodiments, the door is segmented and comprises a plurality of interlocking segments that are rotatable with respect to each other. In some embodiments, the pet door system further includes a rotating cylinder attached to the flexible door and rotatably connected to the casing and a motor comprising a gear head, where the gear head is attached to the rotating cylinder, such that when the motor is activated, the gear head is rotatable in a first direction to wind the flexible door around the rotating cylinder. In some embodiments, the pet door system may be operated by a pet-worn collar and / or may be remotely controlled via a mobile device.

A pet door assembly that includes a support structure that defines an access opening through which a pet can pass. A connecting arrangement is positioned on the support structure to permit the support structure to be connected to at least one connector fastenable to an inwardly facing surface of a closure frame. A self-closing door is mounted on the support structure to be displaceable between a closed position in which the door closes the access opening and an open position.