Pet entrance pager

• US 5,303,677 A
• Filed: 03/31/1993
• Issued: 04/19/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George D. Jones
• Original Assignee: George D. Jones
• Inventors: Jones, George D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): Manahan, Todd E.
• Application Number:
  US08/041,042
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 119/29, 119/19, 119/174, 119/15, 340/573, 340/286.11, 340/384 E, 340/546
• US Class Current: 119/174
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/02 Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals A01K15/04 takes precedence; Electric shock devices circuits therefor H03K3/537; Toys specially adapted for animals
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 119/905 Breaking or training method

Abstract

A pet entrance pager in the form of a channel like member designed to be fitted over the vertical edge of a door and held tightly against the sides by a non-skid material. The rear of the channel is fitted with an alarm assembly activated by a cover plate spring mounted on one of the channel sides and having a switch, which when activated by an animal pushing on the cover plate trips the alarm assembly. To attract the animal the pager is sprayed with scent. In the event the door is not of standard size inserts are placed channel and the door.

Claims

1. A pet entrance pager that attracts the attention of a person to allow an animal to gain access to the entrance of a building comprising:

A. a channel that fits tightly around the vertical edge of a door adjacent the side of the door that contains a handle, said door having an inner and an outer panel;

B. said channel having inner sides and an edge therebetween, outer sides and four corners respectively adjacent said inner and outer door panel, a non-skid rubber material bonded to said inner sides, said non-skid material frictionally adhering to said inner and outer door panels;

C. aligned front and rear slits in each of the channel sides, a first band of conductive material having a tab extending outwardly of the channel, said band having a hole in the tab and bent section that extends inwardly and skirts the sides of said channel legs and edge of the channel and emerges through said rear slit, a second conductive band in the form of an inverted "z" fastened below said rear slit and adjacent said first band, said bands being electrically connected to an alarm assembly;

D. said alarm assembly being encased in a housing having a flanged wall fastened to one of said outer sides of said channel on the inner door panel, said housing having a wall opposite said flange wall, said opposite wall having slits therein to aid in diffusion of sound when the alarm assembly is contacted; and

E. a plastic cover plate having an inner and outer side and spring mounted to said channel outer side away from said outer door panel, a contactor switch screwed to the inner side of said cover plate, said switch being fastened to said first conductive band having a tab, said contactor switch making electrical contact with said second adjacent band when said cover plate is pushed inwardly by said animal.

2. The pet entrance pager of claim 1 wherein said alarm assembly includes a battery and horn, said first band having a tab located outwardly from said rear slit electrically connected to the positive pole of the battery, said second band having a tab electrically connected to said horn and additional ontacting means extending from said horn to the negative pole of the battery.

3. The pet pager of claim 1 wherein said non-skid material is of the same dimensions as said channel inner sides, is 1/8" thick and has rectangular cut-outs adjacent the top and bottom of the non-skid material.

4. The pet pager of claim 1 further comprising inserts to compensate for a diminished door thickness, said inserts being placed between said channel outer side away from the outer door panel and said cover plate, said inserts having the dimensions 5"×

11"×

1/4" and having rectangular cut-outs adjacent the top and bottom of said insert.

5. The pet pager of claim 4 wherein said non-skid material is adhesively bonded to said insert on a side adjacent said outer door panel, said insert frictionally adhering to said outer door panel and said inner side of said channel leg.

6. The pet pager of claim 1 having means for spring mounting the cover plate to said channel comprising threaded studs arranged adjacent the four corners of said channel next to said outer door panel, said studs extending outwardly from the side of the channel facing the outer door panel, said studs being smoothed and recessed and soldered to said channel, a spring and washer placed over the studs, said cover plate being flexibly secured to said channel after fastening by cap nuts.

7. The pet pager of claim 1 wherein a scent favored by the animal is sprayed on said cover plate, said spraying being administered periodically.