Patent ID: 6681524
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A pet door adapted to be placed over a cutout opening in a residence exterior door or wall, comprising:a) a relatively rigid, substantially rectangular interior frame having a mounting surface lying substantially in a plane and adapted to be mounted flush against a room door or wall, circumjacent to a cutout opening therein; b) said interior frame having a substantially rectangular opening through which an animal may pass; c) said interior frame having an oblique angled projection forming a continuous inner door stop along the sides and bottom of interior frame said opening; d) said interior frame having a plurality of inner door hinge knuckles along the top of said interior frame opening; e) said interior frame having a flange surrounding the sides, top, and bottom of said interior frame opening; f) a relatively rigid, substantially rectangular inner door having a plurality of inner door hinge knuckles along a top thereof; g) said inner door having a substantially rectangular opening through which an animal may pass; h) said inner door having a stop flange along the sides and bottom of said inner door opening for flush mating with an inner face of said inner door stop; i) said inner door having a plurality of outer door hinge knuckles situated below and inside of said inner door hinge knuckles; j) said inner door having an oblique angled continuous flange along the sides and bottom of said inner door opening forming an outer door stop; k) a relatively rigid, substantially rectangular outer door having one or more outer door hinge knuckles along a top thereof; l) interior face edges of said outer door being shaped to conform to an outer face of said outer door stop by flush mating; m) said outer door having edges shaped for passage clearance of said continuous flange on said interior frame when pivoting outwards or inwards.