US 12,442,246 B2
Pet travel door and associated methods
Jesse Godwin, The Villages, FL (US); Ernest Donald Bame, Mullins, SC (US); and Kelvin Brad Caulder, Lakeview, SC (US)
Assigned to In & Out Products LLC, The Villages, FL (US)
Filed by In & Out Products LLC, The Villages, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/478,004.
Application 18/478,004 is a continuation of application No. 18/055,885, filed on Nov. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,859,442.
Application 18/055,885 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/667,887, filed on Feb. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,530,571.
Prior Publication US 2024/0026734 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. E06B 7/32 (2006.01); E06B 7/23 (2006.01); E06B 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 7/32 (2013.01) [E06B 7/2314 (2013.01); E06B 9/02 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pet travel door that is installable in a surface for selectable passage of animals, the pet travel door comprising:
a pet travel door frame having an interior perimeter;
a seal connected to at least a portion of the interior perimeter of the pet travel door frame;
a flap pivotally connected to an upper portion of the interior perimeter of the pet travel door frame;
at least one security panel attachable to the pet travel door frame and selectively moveable between a closed position and an opened position;
a lock comprising a locking arm and carried by the at least one security panel; and
a lock slot formed through a portion of the pet travel door frame;
wherein the lock is selectively moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
wherein the locked position of the lock is defined by the locking arm of the lock being engaged with the lock slot;
wherein the unlocked position of the lock is defined by the locking arm being positioned to disengage the lock slot; and
wherein the lock slot is angled with respect to the pet travel door frame and angled with respect to the lock to increase a pressure of an abutment of the at least one security panel against the pat travel door frame while the at least one security panel is in the closed position and the lock is moved to the locked position.