Magnetic Pet Enclosure Frame for Screen Door Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing outdoor pet enclosures are laborious and costly to install, limiting unattended access for pets between indoors and outdoors.
Innovation Solution
A pet enclosure mounting assembly that includes a first frame to circumscribe a door or window mesh screen passage and a second frame to enclose the outdoor pet enclosure, using magnets and fasteners for quick installation and easy access, with optional flap closure and collapsible design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If professional installation services are used for pet enclosures, then installation reliability is improved, but installation cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is divided into separate modular components including a door-mounted frame and an enclosure frame, allowing independent assembly and installation without requiring professional services. Each component can be installed separately by the end user.
Solution Approach 2:
The design enables end-users to install the pet enclosure themselves through simple snap-fit connections and magnet attachments, eliminating the need for professional installation services while maintaining reliable assembly.
2Reliability
If traditional pet enclosures are installed, then safety is improved, but installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The door frame and enclosure frame are pre-designed with complementary connection features including magnets and snap-fit mechanisms, allowing for rapid assembly without time-consuming fastening operations while maintaining structural integrity and safety.
Solution Approach 2:
Traditional mechanical fastening systems are replaced with magnetic attachments and snap-fit connections, dramatically reducing installation time while maintaining secure and safe assembly through strong magnetic forces and interlocking geometries.
3Stability of the object's composition
If permanent installation methods are used, then structural stability is improved, but ease of dismantling deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system transitions from permanent fixed attachments to dynamic reversible magnetic and snap-fit connections, allowing the structure to be easily assembled and disassembled multiple times while maintaining stability during use through strong magnetic forces.
Solution Approach 2:
Magnetic intermediaries are introduced between the door frame and enclosure frame to provide strong stable attachment during use, while allowing easy separation when needed, bridging the gap between structural stability and ease of dismantling.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick, easy, and safe unattended access for pets between indoors and outdoors, reducing installation costs and time, while allowing for easy dismantling and reinstallation.
Implementation Method 1
each the first frame and the second frame has a plurality of magnets configured to magnetically coupled the first frame to the second frame
Data Source
AI summary
A pet enclosure mounting assembly that can include a first frame that includes a front panel and a rear panel, the first frame configured to circumscribe an opening in a mesh screen and a second frame that is configured to circumscribe an opening in the outdoor pet enclosure. Each the first frame and the second frame have a plurality of magnets configured to magnetically coupled the first frame to the second frame. The first frame and the second frame form a passage for a pet to move from indoors into the outdoor pet enclosure and from the outdoor pet enclosure into the indoors.