Patent ID: 6944990

Claim:
A pet door device, comprising a casing, having a housing component; a pet access platform component; a window mount component; a door positioning component; and an identification component; wherein the casing contains a pet access aperture through which a pet may pass and a laterally sliding door suitably adapted for covering and uncovering the pet access aperture, the pet access platform component is situated adjacent to the pet access aperture providing the pet with a platform next to the door on which to stand, the window mount component secures the device to a double hung window and permits operation of both the device and the window, the door positioning component is situated within the housing component, is electrically powered, is activated by the pet, and moves the door laterally to cover and uncover the pet access aperture, and the identification component diserns between individual animals and permits access through the pet access aperture only to designated pets under predetermined conditions.