US4322913A
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Automatic door for pets
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-05-08
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Granted: 1982-04-06
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Expires: 2000-05-08
Abstract
Abstract This invention is related to an automatically opening door for pets, mounted in an opening of a building without requiring changes to the opening structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Himmer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:16
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B7/00; E06B7/28; E06B7/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
In a building having an opening, the combination comprising: a first, larger door and a second, smaller door, collectively blocking said opening, and means supporting the larger door for motion toward a position in which it unblocks at least a part of said opening; means mounting the smaller door for vertical sliding motion between a first position in which it unblocks a portion of said opening and a second position in which the smaller door blocks said portion of the opening; power means connected to the smaller door so as to be operable to move the smaller door from said second position to said first position; and a first floor-mounted pressure pad on a first side of said opening, and a second floor-mounted pressure pad on the opposite side of said opening, and means electrically connecting said pressure pads to said power means whereby each of said pressure pads is operative to energize said power means to move said smaller door from said second position to said first position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
In a building having an opening, the combination comprising: a first, larger door and a second, smaller door, collectively blocking said opening, and means supporting the larger door for motion toward a position in which it unblocks at least a part of said opening; means mounting the smaller door for vertical sliding motion between a first position in which it unblocks a portion of said opening and a second position in which the smaller door blocks said portion of the opening; power means connected to the smaller door so as to be operable to move the smaller door from said second position to said first position; and a first floor-mounted pressure pad on a first side of said opening, and a second floor-mounted pressure pad on the opposite side of said opening, and means electrically connecting said pressure pads to said power means whereby each of said pressure pads is operative to energize said power means to move said smaller door from said second position to said first position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A combination as defined in claim 1, including frame means mounted in said opening, said larger door being horizontally slidably movable in said frame means to unblock said opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A combination as defined in claim 1, including hinge means, the larger door being connected to said hinge means for motion from a position in which the larger door blocks said opening to another position in which the larger door unblocks said opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A combination as defined in claim 1, in which said power means includes a motor, and said pressure pads are electrically connected to said motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
A combination as defined in claim 1, including a motor and in which said power means includes a shaft mounted above the smaller door, a flexible line connecting the shafts to the smaller door, and means rotatably connecting the motor to the shaft whereby as the motor is actuated, the shaft is rotated to raise said smaller door.
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