Patent ID: 7341020

Claim:
The housing structure comprising: a hull defining a pet receiving cavity; a door operative to provide a pet-access with a self-selectable access to and exit from the pet receiving cavity; the hull being shaped and dimensioned to replicate an exterior of an air-conditioner, and to fit a wall or window installation for the air-conditioner, so that the housing structure has an appearance of the air conditioner; a power source mounted to an exterior of the hull so that the power source is located outside a room upon insertion of the hull into the opening of the wall or window installation for the air conditioner, an air-stream generating unit mounted within the hull and coupled to the power source, a light source unit mounted within the hull and coupled to the power source, and a sensor operative to detect displacement of the door upon entering of the pet into the pet receiving cavity and generate a signal in response to the detection, the sensor being coupled to the source unit so that the light source is turned on upon generating the signal by the sensor.