Lockable pet door
AssigneeRadio Systems Corporation
InventorsRyan E. Johnson, Kurt J. Steinbacher, William S. Groh
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Abstract
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.
Claims13
A lockable pet door comprising:
- a frame adapted to encompass an opening in a structural member, said frame defining a passageway;
- a flap pivotably connected to said frame within said passageway, said flap being substantially rigid and having a first face and an opposing second face, said first face including a first socket, said second face including a second socket;
- a first bolt adapted to be received within said first socket, said first bolt being movable to a unlocked position, a restricted position, and a locked position;
- a first control that when operated moves said first bolt between said first position, said second position, and said third position;
- a first linkage operably connecting said first control and said first bolt;
- a second bolt adapted to be received within said second socket, said second bolt being movable to a unlocked position, a restricted position, and a locked position;
- a second control that when operated moves said first bolt between said first position, said second position, and said third position;
- a second linkage operably connecting said second control and said second bolt;
- whereby said first control and said first bolt cooperate to control movement through said passageway in one direction and said second control and said second bolt cooperate to control movement through said passageway in an opposite direction.
A lockable pet door comprising:
- a frame defining a passageway;
- a flap being substantially rigid having a first face and an opposing second face and adapted to swing freely within said passageway in a first direction and an opposing second direction;
- a first bolt movable between a first position and a second position, wherein when said first bolt is in said first position, said first bolt does not obstruct said flap thereby allowing said flap to swing freely in both of said first direction and said second direction and wherein when said first bolt is in said second position, said first bolt obstructing said flap on one side thereby allowing said flap to swing freely in said first direction while being prevented from swinging in said second direction;
- a first control mounted on said frame, actuation of said first control moving said first bolt between said first position and said second position;
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- a first linkage operably connecting said first control and said first bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.