Patent ID: 7082981

Claim:
A retractable pet guard for retractably extending across the lower portion of a doorway assembly between the door and door frame, the pet guard comprising: a flexible barrier having a lower edge, an upper edge opposite the lower edge, an extension edge, and a roller attachment portion opposite the extension edge; a housing adapted for being removably secured to the lower portion of the doorway assembly, and having an upper end and a lower end opposite the upper end; a barrier winding roller disposed within said housing and extending between the upper end and the lower end of said housing, the roller attachment portion of said barrier being attached to said barrier winding roller; a retraction spring disposed within said housing, biasing said barrier winding roller and said barrier to a retracted state; a retractable door stop extending downwardly from said housing; said retractable door stop comprising a fixed sleeve having an axially disposed slot with opposed semicircumferential extensions formed therein, a bolt slidably disposed within said sleeve, and a radially disposed pin extending from said bolt, said bolt being captured within said slot of said sleeve; and at least one barrier extension edge attachment clip adapted for being permanently secured to the doorway assembly opposite said housing; whereby the extension edge of said barrier is temporarily and removably secured to said barrier extension edge attachment clip and said barrier is extended from said housing across the doorway as the door is opened, thereby preventing escape of pets and small children through the open doorway and allowing transactions to take place through the open doorway above said barrier.