Door for a pet enclosure
View Patent ↗A door for a pet enclosure is disclosed herein. The door is vertically and rotatably traversable with dual axes connectors. The door may be vertically traversed to unlatch hooks and wire rods from each other so that the door may thereafter be rotatably traversed to the opened position where the door is disposed on top of the top panel.
1. An enclosure for a pet, the enclosure comprising:
a plurality of side panels defining an enclosed area, each side panel formed from a plurality of horizontal and vertical wire rods, a first side panel of the plurality of side panels having a door opening for ingress and egress of the pet into and out of the enclosed area and defining a vertical plane;
a door pivotally attached to a first wire rod of the first side panel disposed in an upper corner region of the first side panel and a top panel of the plurality of side panels, the door being traversable between a closed position and an opened position, the door at least partially overlapping the horizontal wire rods of the first side panel and covering the door opening to prevent ingress and egress of the pet through the door opening when the door is traversed to the closed position;
a pivot attachment mechanism having first and second pivot grooves defining first and second pivot axes which are parallel to each other and set apart by a first distance, the first pivot groove accepting the first wire rod of the first side panel and the second pivot groove accepting an upper wire rod of the door so that the first pivot groove is aligned with the vertical plane of the first side panel and the second pivot groove is offset from the vertical plane when the enclosure is in an upright and installed state;
a vertical latch fixedly attached to the door or the first side panel so that the vertical latch remains stationary with respect to the door or the first side panel while the door is operated between an opened position and a closed position, the vertical latch being engaged with a second horizontal wire rod of the first side panel or the door when the door is in the closed position, the vertical latch being disengaged with the second horizontal wire rod of the first side panel or the door when the door is in the opened position; the first distance between the first and second axes of the pivot attachment mechanism providing for vertical traversal of the door so that the latch vertically clears the second horizontal wire rod of the door or the first side panel to disengage the vertical latch from the second horizontal wire rod of the first side panel or the door to traverse the door to the opened position; and
a latching mechanism disposed on one of the door and the top panel, the latching mechanism being slidable to a position between the first and second pivot axes of the pivot attachment mechanism to prevent traversal of the door.
2. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein
the vertical latch is an upright hook attached to the door which is removably engageable to the second horizontal wire rod of the first side panel.
3. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein
the vertical latch is an inverted tab attached to the door which is removably engageable to the second wire rod of the first side panel.
4. An enclosure for a pet, the enclosure comprising:
a plurality of side panels defining an enclosed area, each side panel formed from a plurality of horizontal and vertical wire rods, a first side panel of the plurality of side panels having a door opening for ingress and egress of the pet into and out of the enclosed area and defining a vertical plane;
a door pivotally attached to a first wire rod of the first side panel disposed in an upper corner region of the first side panel and a top panel of the plurality of side panels, the door being traversable between a closed position and an opened position, the door at least partially overlapping the horizontal wire rods of the first side panel and covering the door opening to prevent ingress and egress of the pet through the door opening when the door is traversed to the closed position;
a pivot attachment mechanism having first and second pivot grooves defining first and second pivot axes which are parallel to each other and set apart by a first distance, the first pivot groove accepting the first wire rod of the first side panel and the second pivot groove accepting an upper wire rod of the door so that the first pivot groove is aligned with the vertical plane of the first side panel and the second pivot groove is offset from the vertical plane when the enclosure is in an upright and installed state;
a vertical latch fixedly attached to the first side panel so that the vertical latch remains stationary with respect to the first side panel while the door is operated between an opened position and a closed position, the vertical latch being engaged with a second horizontal wire rod of the door when the door is in the closed position, the vertical latch being disengaged with the second horizontal wire rod of the door when the door is in the opened position; the first distance between the first and second axes of the pivot attachment mechanism providing for vertical traversal of the door so that the latch vertically clears the second horizontal wire rod of the door to disengage the vertical latch from the second horizontal wire rod of the door to traverse the door to the opened position, the vertical latch being an upright tab attached to the first side panel which is removably engageable to the second wire rod of the door; and
a latching mechanism disposed on one of the door and the top panel, the latching mechanism being slidable to a position between the first and second pivot axes of the pivot attachment mechanism to prevent traversal of the door.
5. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein
the vertical latch includes an inverted hook, and the first distance between the first and second grooves is ½ or more a depth of an opening of the inverted hook so that the inverted hook clears the second horizontal wire rod when vertically traversing the door.
6. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein
a plurality of pivot attachment mechanisms pivotally attach the door to the upper corner region, a plurality of the vertical latches are disposed about the left and right sides of the door or door opening and at least one of the plurality of vertical latches is disposed adjacent to a lower edge portion of the door for providing reinforcement to all four sides of the door.
7. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein
the first wire rod is rotatably and snap fitably disposed within the first groove and the upper wire rod of the door is rotatably and snap fitably disposed within the second groove.
8. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein
the door pivots about the pivot attachment mechanism during vertical traversal of the door.
9. An enclosure for a pet, the enclosure comprising:
a plurality of side panels defining an enclosed area, each side panel formed from a plurality of horizontal and vertical wire rods, a first side panel of the plurality of side panels having a door opening for ingress and egress of the pet into and out of the enclosed area and defining a vertical plane;
a door pivotally attached to a first wire rod of the first side panel disposed in an upper corner region of the first side panel and a top panel of the plurality of side panels, the door being traversable between a closed position and an opened position, the door at least partially overlapping the horizontal wire rods of the first side panel and covering the door opening to prevent ingress and egress of the pet through the door opening when the door is traversed to the closed position;
a pivot attachment mechanism having first and second pivot grooves defining first and second pivot axes which are parallel to each other and set apart by a first distance, the first pivot groove accepting the first wire rod of the first side panel and the second pivot groove accepting an upper wire rod of the door, the first pivot groove being aligned with the vertical plane of the first side panel, the second pivot groove being offset from the vertical plane when the enclosure is in an upright and installed state; and
a latching mechanism disposed on one of the door and the top panel, the latching mechanism being slidable to a position between the first and second pivot axes of the pivot attachment mechanism to prevent traversal of the door.
10. The enclosure for a pet of claim 9 , wherein
a portion of the latching mechanism is fixedly disposed on the top panel.
11. The enclosure for a pet of claim 10 , wherein
the latching mechanism includes a tab, the tab being slidable between the first and second pivot axes of the pivot attachment mechanism to prevent traversal of the door.