Pet door

A pet door is a small opening on a front door, which is closed with a vibrating in one or two directions flap.

It allows pets which is independent of the people entering and leaving of houses, apartments and interiors. Usually the cats ( cat flap / door cats ) and dogs ( dog flap ).

Technology

4-way closure

Many pet flaps, a mechanism exists that controls the access. So can be adjusted by slider or lever, the direction in which the door will open.

Possible settings are:

  • Into and out of
  • Only inside
  • Just out
  • Closed

Access control

More recently, "intelligent" pet flaps are increasingly used. The pet helps a collar with an infrared transmitter, magnetic key or an RFID transponder. A corresponding receiver in the flap are then only this single pet the way. This allows other animals are locked out. The latest invention in this sector uses to identify the now very often under the animal skin in the neck or shoulder area implanted for animal registration by the veterinarian animal chips. With the use of chip - pet flap, the problem of the risk of injury is dispelled by the collars previously used for access control. In addition, some modern electronic cat flaps have a twilight sensor that locks on request in the dark the door to the outside.

  • Domestic Cat
  • Door (component )
  • Dog Accessories
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