Pet door with built in alarm
First Claim
1. A pet door assembly, comprising:
- i. a frame having an opening defined therein;
ii. a flap mounted to the frame for covering the opening and movable to allow a pet to pass therethrough;
iii. a cover removably mounted to the frame to cover the opening and prevent passage through the opening;
iv. a detector mounted to the frame, and means on the cover proximate the detector to which the detector is responsive, for detecting when the cover has been removed; and
v. an alarm sound generator mounted to the frame for generating a sound in response to the detector detecting removal of the cover.
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Abstract
A pet door assembly has a frame having an opening defined therein, a flap mounted to the frame for covering the opening and movable to allow a pet to pass therethrough, a cover removably mounted to the frame to cover the opening and prevent passage through the opening, a detector mounted to the frame for detecting when the cover has been removed, and an alarm sound generator mounted to the frame for generating a sound in response to the detector detecting removal of the cover. In another embodiment, there is a cover for a pet door having an alarm which cover may be retrofit onto a pet door assembly of a type having a frame with an opening defined therein, and a flap for covering the opening. The cover is sized to replace an existing cover for the door, and has an alarm assembly mounted on it. The alarm assembly has a detector for detecting when the cover has been removed, and an alarm sound generator for generating a sound in response to the detector detecting removal of the cover. There is also a detector element mountable on the frame for being placed in the proximity of the detector when the cover is mounted on the frame.
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20 Claims
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1. A pet door assembly, comprising:
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i. a frame having an opening defined therein;
ii. a flap mounted to the frame for covering the opening and movable to allow a pet to pass therethrough;
iii. a cover removably mounted to the frame to cover the opening and prevent passage through the opening;
iv. a detector mounted to the frame, and means on the cover proximate the detector to which the detector is responsive, for detecting when the cover has been removed; and
v. an alarm sound generator mounted to the frame for generating a sound in response to the detector detecting removal of the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A cover with an alarm for a pet door assembly of a type having a frame with an opening defined therein, a flap for covering the opening, wherein the cover with the alarm comprises:
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i. a cover member sized for covering the opening; and
ii. an alarm assembly mounted on the cover member comprising a detector for detecting when the cover member has been removed, and an alarm sound generator for generating a sound in response to the detector detecting removal of the cover member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An alarm retrofit kit for a pet door assembly of a type having a frame with an opening defined therein, a flap for covering the opening, and an existing cover member for closing the opening, wherein the alarm retrofit kit comprises:
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i. a replacement cover member sized the same as the size of the existing cover member for covering the opening;
ii. an alarm assembly mounted on the replacement cover member comprising a detector for detecting when the replacement cover member has been removed from covering the opening, and an alarm sound generator for generating a sound in response to the detector detecting removal of the replacement cover member; and
iii. a detector element mountable on the frame of the existing pet door for being placed in the proximity of the detector when the replacement cover member is on the frame. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of retrofitting an existing installed pet door assembly of a type having a frame with an opening defined therein, a flap for covering the opening, and an existing cover member for closing the opening, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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i. making a replacement cover with alarm components housed on the replacement cover, and the replacement cover sized the same as the existing cover member, so as to fit an existing installed pet door, wherein the alarm components comprise a detector for detecting when the replacement cover member has been removed from covering the opening, and an alarm sound generator for generating a sound in response to the detector detecting removal of the replacement cover member;
ii. replacing the existing cover member with the replacement cover member; and
iii. fixing a detector element to the existing pet door frame of the already installed pet door opposite where the detector is on the replacement cover member when the replacement cover member with alarm is put in place in the existing pet door. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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