초록 ▼

A pet door hood is adapted to partially enclose the exterior and/or interior of a pet door or other animal access opening. The pet door hood may be formed to protect the pet door from weather, from entry by stray animals, and/or from entry or access by humans. The pet door hood may be formed integra

A pet door hood is adapted to partially enclose the exterior and/or interior of a pet door or other animal access opening. The pet door hood may be formed to protect the pet door from weather, from entry by stray animals, and/or from entry or access by humans. The pet door hood may be formed integrally with a pet door or optionally integrally with a panel having a pet door. Optionally, the pet door hood may be formed separately from the pet door or aperture, or panel having a pet door therein The pet door hood may be adapted for assembly with a pet door or aperture.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A pet door hood system, comprising: a pet door including: a frame defining a first rectangular aperture, the first rectangular aperture having a height and a width, the frame being configured to be inserted in a second rectangular aperture formed in a vertical panel separating an indoor volume fr

1. A pet door hood system, comprising: a pet door including: a frame defining a first rectangular aperture, the first rectangular aperture having a height and a width, the frame being configured to be inserted in a second rectangular aperture formed in a vertical panel separating an indoor volume from an outdoor volume; anda flap operatively coupled to the frame and operable to sequentially swing open and closed inward and outward through a substantially vertical plane defined by the first rectangular aperture; anda pet door hood including: a mount configured to mount the pet door hood onto an external surface of the vertical panel peripheral to the first rectangular aperture, the mount including a top portion configured to mount above a top of the first rectangular aperture and two side portions configured to mount adjacent to sides of the first rectangular aperture, wherein the two side portions are defined by a vertical dimension greater than the height of the first rectangular aperture such that the two side portions extend beyond the top and a bottom of the first rectangular aperture; anda shell operatively coupled to and protruding outward from the mount, the shell including: two shell sides configured to extend outward from the respective two side portions of the mount, such that the two shell sides extend beyond the top and the bottom of the first rectangular aperture at the respective two side portions of the mount;a shell top configured to extend outwards from the top portion of the mount and across the top of the first rectangular aperture such that the shell top is contiguous with or coupled to the two shell sides; anda shell front contiguous with or coupled to the shell top and the two shell sides, the shell front having a height less than the height of the first rectangular aperture and the shell front being vertically located such that a bottom edge of the shell front is higher than the bottom of the first rectangular aperture, wherein the two shell sides extend downward from the bottom edge of the shell front to the respective two side portions of the mount;wherein the shell sides, shell top, and shell front form a partially enclosed volume having an open bottom, the partially enclosed volume being sufficiently large to allow the flap to swing into the volume responsive to pressure from a pet passing through the first aperture to exit the indoor volume, and to allow the pet to pass through when entering the indoor volume. 2. The pet door hood system of claim 1 wherein the shell extends to prevent access to the first rectangular aperture from outside the shell along an axis normal to the plane defined by the first rectangular aperture. 3. The pet door hood system of claim 1, wherein the frame, the mount, and the shell are formed as a single contiguous part. 4. The pet door hood system of claim 1, wherein the mount further comprises a flange; and wherein the flange is contiguous with the shell. 5. The pet door hood system of claim 4, wherein the flange and the shell are formed as a single injection molded part. 6. The pet door hood system of claim 1, wherein the mount and the two shell sides are configured to extend along the entirety of the height of the sides of the first rectangular aperture. 7. The pet door hood system of claim 1, wherein: the shell top extends down from the top portion of the mount to a top of the shell front; andthe two shell sides each have respective top edges that are contiguous or coupled to the shell top and that extend outward and down from the respective two side portions of the mount to the shell front such that the shell top is slanted. 8. The pet door hood system of claim 1, wherein the partially enclosed volume is further configured to prevent access to the pet door by a second animal larger than the pet. 9. The pet door hood system of claim 1, wherein the shell is configured to substantially prevent adverse weather from impinging upon the pet door. 10. A pet door hood configured for mounting over a pet door having a height and width in a vertical panel separating an indoor volume from an outdoor volume, comprising: a mount configured for attachment onto an external surface of the vertical panel peripheral to the pet door, the mount including a top portion configured to mount above a top of the pet door and two side portions configured to mount adjacent to sides of the pet door, wherein the two side portions are configured with a vertical dimension greater than the height of the pet door such that the two side portions of the mount extend beyond the top and a bottom of the pet door; anda shell operatively coupled to and protruding outward from the mount, the shell including: two shell sides configured to extend outward from the respective two side portions of the mount, such that the two shell sides extend beyond the to and the bottom of the pet door at the respective two side portions of the mount;a shell top configured to extend outwards from the to portion of the mount and across the width of the top of the pet door such that the shell top is contiguous with or coupled to the two shell sides; anda shell front contiguous with or coupled to the shell top and two shell sides, the shell front having a height less than the height of the pet door and the shell front being vertically located such that a bottom edge of the shell front is higher than the bottom of the pet door, wherein the two shell sides extend downward from the bottom edge of the shell front to the respective two side portions of the mount;wherein the two shell sides, the shell top, and the shell front form a partially enclosed volume having an open bottom, the partially enclosed volume being sufficiently large to allow a pet to pass through the pet door to enter or exit the indoor volume. 11. The pet door hood of claim 10, wherein the mount is a flange. 12. The pet door hood of claim 11, wherein the flange is configured to be coupled to the vertical panel with screws. 13. The pet door hood of claim 10, wherein the shell and the mount are formed from a single injection molded plastic part. 14. The pet door hood of claim 10, wherein the shell is configured to prevent access to the pet door from the outdoor volume from directions equal to or above the height of the pet door.