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US 11,702,885 B1Granted
Securable pet door
OwnerLisa Harringtoninventor
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Abstract
An interchangeable pet door is disclosed. The interchangeable pet door comprises a door, a knob, a plurality of windows, a frame, and a hinge. The knob comprises a latch for securely closing the door. When the interchangeable pet door comprises a hinge, inserting the hinge into a hinge recess securely locks the door. The different elements of the interchangeable pet door are configured to be oriented in a predetermined, interchangeable, or customizable manner. The door is configured to open from, slide into, revolve within, or move in some other non-limiting equivalent way from or relative to a frame.
Claims20
An interchangeable pet door comprising:
- a first frame, wherein the first frame is configured to partially embed within a first external surface;
- a first connector, wherein the first connector is attached to the first frame to provide an interchangeable connection;
- an interchangeable hinge, wherein the interchangeable hinge is configured to pivot along a pivot axis defined by the first frame;
- a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to secure a fixed interface between the interchangeable hinge and the first frame, the locking mechanism further comprising:
- a positioning mechanism, wherein the positioning mechanism limits the rotation of the interchangeable hinge to align with the pivot axis defined by the first frame and allow for locking;
- a latching mechanism, wherein the latching mechanism is configured to maintain the position of the interchangeable hinge and the first frame in a secured union;
- a door, wherein at least one edge connects to the interchangeable hinge;
- a second connector, wherein the second connector is a portion of the door that connects to the interchangeable hinge by connecting to the first connector;
- a knob, wherein the knob is attached to a surface of the door;
- a latch, wherein the latch extends from a rotational axis of the knob and interfaces with the first frame;
- a first connector frame extending from the first frame, wherein the first connector frame is configured to be fully embedded within the first external surface;
- a second frame, wherein the second frame is configured to partially embed within a second external surface, wherein partially embedding the first frame within the first external service and partially embedding the second frame within the second external service forms a portal from the first external surface to the second external surface;
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- a second connector frame extending from the second frame, wherein the second connector frame is connectable on a distal end to the first connector frame.
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An interchangeable pet door comprising:
- a first recessed frame, wherein the first recessed frame is configured to recess into a first external surface;
- a first connector, wherein the first connector is attached to the first recessed frame to provide an interchangeable connection;
- a first interchangeable hinge, wherein the interchangeable hinge pivots along a pivot axis defined by a first side of the first recessed frame;
- a first locking mechanism, wherein the first locking mechanism is configured to secure a fixed interface between the first interchangeable hinge and the first recessed frame, the first locking mechanism further comprising:
- a first positioning mechanism, wherein the first positioning mechanism limits the rotation of the first interchangeable hinge to align with the pivot axis defined by the first recessed frame and allow for locking;
- a first latching mechanism, wherein the first latching mechanism is configured to maintain the position of the interchangeable hinge and the first recessed frame in a secured union;
- a first door, wherein at least one edge connects to the first interchangeable hinge;
- a second connector, wherein the second connector comprises a portion of the first door that connects to the interchangeable hinge by connecting to the first connector;
- a first knob, wherein the first knob is attached to a surface of the first door;
- a second interchangeable hinge, wherein the hinge pivots along a pivot axis defined by a second side of the first recessed frame;
- a second door, wherein at least one edge connects to the second interchangeable hinge;
- a second knob, wherein the second knob is attached to a surface of the second door;
- a first connector frame, wherein the first connector frame is attached to the first recessed frame;
- a second connector frame, wherein the second connector frame is configured to connect to the first connector frame;
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- a second recessed frame configured to recess into a second external surface, wherein the second recessed frame extends distally from the second connector frame and wherein recession of the first recessed frame into the first external surface and recession of the second recessed frame into the second external surface forms a portal from the first external surface to the second external surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.