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Pet Door

  • US 5,469,659 A
  • Filed: 12/07/1993
  • Issued: 11/28/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pet door with a frame defining an access aperture and an aperture-closing flap pivotally mounted therein, wherein the pet door has latch means to bar said flap from opening in at least one direction and control means for disabling said latch means to permit said flap to open in said at least one direction, said latch means comprising a catch and a collapsible support operative normally to maintain said catch in a flap-barring position, said control means comprising magnetically-responsive actuating means cooperative with said latch means normally to prevent said support from collapsing, said magnetically-responsive actuating means having a magnet means and activatable when a magnetic key means is juxtaposed therewith, to allow said support to collapse and enable said catch to be moved from the flap-barring position to permit said flap to open in said at least one direction.

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