Patent ID: 6710714
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: A01K,G08B,Y10S

Abstract:
In a building containing at least one smoke detector that generates an alarm signal when smoke is detected, an assembly for holding an animal, comprising:a portable cage structure having an entrance, a top surface, and a carrying handle disposed on said top surface; a door, selectively positionable between an open orientation and a closed orientation, wherein said door obstructs said entrance when in said closed orientation; a lock for selectively locking said door in said closed orientation, said lock having an open condition and a closed condition, wherein said lock locks said door in said closed orientation when said door is in said closed orientation and said lock mechanism is in said closed condition; and a signal detector coupled to said lock for remotely detecting the alarm signal from the smoke detector, wherein said signal detector changes said lock from said closed condition to said open condition when the alarm signal is detected, wherein said signal detector is selected from a group consisting of audio signal detectors, radio signal detectors and infrared signal detectors.