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US 2021/0227784 A1Published application
Latching mechanism for pet enclosure
AssigneeDoskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsDavid LINK, Hongkun LIANG
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Abstract
A method of opening a door of a pet enclosure includes pushing a tab of a latch toward an interior of the pet enclosure with a first hand so that the door of the pet enclosure is vertically displaceable. The method further includes vertically lifting the door with a second hand so that a horizontal wire rod of the door is traversed in front of the tab. The method further includes rotating the door from a closed position to an opened position.
Claims8
A method of opening a door of a pet enclosure, the method comprising:
- pushing a tab of a latch toward an interior of the pet enclosure with a first hand so that the door of the pet enclosure is vertically displaceable;
- vertically lifting the door with a second hand so that a horizontal wire rod of the door is traversed in front of the tab;
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- rotating the door from a closed position to an opened position.
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A method of closing a door of a pet enclosure, the method comprising:
- gripping the door with the door is in an opened position;
- laterally traversing the door about a vertical axis defined by a vertical wire rod of a panel of the pet enclosure;
- pressing the door against a latch;
- lowering the door while pressing the door against the latch so that a tab of the latch is traversed inward to allow the door to be fully lowered and a lock is engaged.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.