Portable pet portal with three-position flap assembly
AssigneeAccession, Inc.
InventorThomas D. Sullivan
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Abstract
A pet portal flap assembly has interior and exterior frames between which moveable flaps are mounted in a swinging door, or in a patio door insert, or in an exterior wall, to permit both ingress and egress of a pet. A handle operated mechanism is provided for selectively vertically positioning the moveable flaps in an uppermost position to permit both ingress and egress of a pet, in a mid-position for only permitting ingress of a pet, and in a lowermost position in which bottom portions of the flaps are locked between the interior and exterior frames to prevent any movement of the flaps.
Claims16
A three-position pet portal for installation in either a cutout portion in a lower section of a door, wall, or a lowermost section of an insert for a sliding patio door, said pet portal comprising:
- an interior frame for securement to circumferential side portions of said cutout portion on an interior side thereof;
- an exterior frame for securement to circumferential portions of said cutout portion on an exterior side thereof;
- a flap assembly mounted within said cutout portion between said interior and exterior frames, including:
- a flap;
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- means operatively associated with a back portion of said interior frame for selectively positioning said flap assembly in either one of three vertical positions relative to said cutout portion, namely, an uppermost position for permitting said flap to move pivotally inward or outward from openings in said interior and exterior frames to allow a pet ingress or egress relative to said portal, a middle position for only allowing said flap to move pivotally inward to allow a pet ingress through said portal, and a lowermost position to lock said flap vertically in place preventing a pet any ingress or egress through said portal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.