Pet door
A pet door including a retracting exterior door revealing a passageway when open and an inner flexible door that covers the passageway.
1 . A pet door, comprising:
a retracting exterior door revealing a passageway when open; and
an inner flexible door that covers said passageway.
2 . The pet door of claim 1 , further comprising a keyed entry system associated with said retracting exterior door.
3 . The pet door of claim 1 , wherein said retracting exterior door includes:
a plurality of slats each interconnected with at least one adjacent one of said plurality of slats; and
a rotating mechanism to accommodate the rolling of said plurality of slats thereonto and therefrom.
4 . The pet door of claim 3 , wherein said retracting exterior door includes a weather-proof seal.
5 . The pet door of claim 3 , wherein said inner flexible door includes a thermal insulation portion.
6 . The pet door of claim 3 , further comprising a control assembly for actuating said rotating mechanism, said control assembly receptive to a keyed transmission.
7 . The pet door of claim 6 , wherein said keyed transmission is at least one of an electromagnetic transmission and an optical transmission.
8 . The pet door of claim 7 , wherein said keyed transmission includes an identification signal.
9 . A door assembly, comprising:
an exterior entryway door; and
a pet door installed in a lower portion of said exterior entryway door, said pet door including:
a retracting exterior door revealing a passageway when open; and
an inner flexible door that covers said passageway.
10 . The door assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a keyed entry system associated with said retracting exterior door.
11 . The door assembly of claim 10 , wherein said retracting exterior door includes:
a plurality of slats each interconnected with at least one adjacent one of said plurality of slats; and
a rotating mechanism to accommodate the rolling of said plurality of slats thereonto and therefrom.
12 . The door assembly of claim 11 , wherein said retracting exterior door includes a weather-proof seal.
13 . The door assembly of claim 11 , wherein said inner flexible door includes a thermal insulation portion.
14 . The door assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a control assembly for actuating said rotating mechanism, said control assembly receptive to a keyed transmission.
15 . The door assembly of claim 14 , wherein said keyed transmission is at least one of an electromagnetic transmission and an optical transmission.
16 . The door assembly of claim 15 , wherein said keyed transmission includes an identification signal.
17 . A method of operating a pet door, comprising the steps of:
receiving an actuating signal to open a retracting exterior door;
opening said retracting exterior door, thereby revealing a passageway when open; and
keeping said passageway covered by way of an inner flexible door until a pet pushes against said inner flexible door.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein said opening step includes rotating a plurality of slat members of said exterior door around a rotating mechanism.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein said actuating signal is at least one of an electromagnetic transmission and an optical transmission.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein said actuating signal includes an identification signal.