GB2310248A - Access port for a door or partition - Google Patents

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GB2310248A
GB2310248A GB9603063A GB9603063A GB2310248A GB 2310248 A GB2310248 A GB 2310248A GB 9603063 A GB9603063 A GB 9603063A GB 9603063 A GB9603063 A GB 9603063A GB 2310248 A GB2310248 A GB 2310248A
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Paul Davidson
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Artform International Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
    • E06B7/28—Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners
    • E06B7/32—Serving doors; Passing-through doors ; Pet-doors

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ACCESS PORT This invention relates to ports and, more particularly, to access ports such as cat flaps or letterboxes which provide a passageway through a door or partition whereby discrete entities may transfer or be transferred from one side of the door or partition to the other side.
According to the present invention there is provided an access port allowing passage of discrete objects through a door or partition, the access port including a first member defining a passage through the door or partition and being provided with means for engaging one side of the door or partition, and a second member provided with means for engaging the other side of the door or partition and being adapted to be pushed into locking engagement with the first member.
The first member may be of any appropriate shape, for instance, it may have a square, rectangular or round cross-section.
Typical applications of the access port of the present invention are as a letterbox or a cat flap.
An access port of the present invention may be made of any suitable material, examples being plastics and metal or a combination thereof.
Preferably the outer surface of the first member is provided with integral projections or depressions and the second member has corresponding means which are capable of locking engagement with the said projections or depressions.
More preferably the first member is provided with at least one outwardly extending projection. Such a projection or projections may extend transversely about the whole of the periphery of the outer surface of the first member. For example, the projections may be in the form of a plurality of axially spaced circumferential ribs. The second member may be provided with one or more inwardly extending teeth for engagement with at least one of the said ribs.
The present invention will now be described by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, of an access port of the invention which is shown in position within a door; and Figure 2 is a perspective view, mainly in the direction of the arrow shown in Figure 1, of the access port of Figure 1.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, an access port in accordance with the present invention is formed of two members made of a plastics material. A first member 1 is in the form of a sleeve or liner which defines a passage 3. The passage is of rectangular cross-section and the cross-sectional size is such that letters or small parcels may pass through the passage, the access port being in use as a letterbox.
The outer surface of first member 1 is provided with axially spaced integral ribs 5 extending around the entire periphery of the member.
Member 1 is also provided with an outwardly extending peripheral flange set at one end thereof.
The access port also includes a second member 9 which provides a cap for the end of the first member remote from flange 7. Member 9 includes a short sleeve section 11 of a width such that the member 9 may be push-fitted over the end of the first member as indicated in the drawings. Sleeve 11 is provided with one or more inwardly directed teeth 13. In an alternative embodiment the spaced-apart teeth 13 may be replaced by a substantially continuous rib. As indicated in Figure 1, the teeth 13 are for locking engagement with one of the ribs 5 of the first member.
The second member 9 includes an integral outwardly extending flange 15 of similar dimensions to flange 7 of the first member.
The second member 9 may be open at its centre, the opening 17 being of substantially the same shape and dimension as the passage 3.
Alternatively, the second member 9 might be provided with a pivotal flap (not shown) which may be raised to pass letters through the access port and which acts as a closure means to the passage 3 when the access port is not in use.

Claims (8)

1. An access port allowing passage of discrete objects through a door or partition, the access port including a first member defining a passage through the door or partition and being provided with means for engaging one side of the door or partition, and a second member provided with means for engaging the other side of the door or partition and being adapted to be pushed into locking engagement with the first member.
2. An access port according to Claim 1 in which the first member has a square, rectangular or round cross-section.
3. An access port according to Claim 1 or Claim 2 in the form of a letterbox or a cat flap.
4. An access port according to any of the preceding claims and made of plastics or metal or a combination thereof.
5. An access port according to any of the preceding claims in which the outer surface of the first member is provided with integral projections or depressions and the second member has corresponding means which are capable of locking engagement with the said projections or depressions.
6. An access port according to Claim 5 in which the projections are in the form of a plurality of axially spaced circumferential ribs.
7. An access port according to Claim 1 and substantially as herein described.
8. An access port substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2334302A (en) * 1998-02-17 1999-08-18 Willenhall Eng Ltd Letterbox
GB2406361A (en) * 2001-06-19 2005-03-30 Royal Mail Group Plc Post box with lockable blanking plate
EP1835799A2 (en) * 2004-11-23 2007-09-26 Classy Custom Inc. Pet door having removable decorative frames
CN104675304A (en) * 2013-12-02 2015-06-03 孙世梁 Delivery tank type safety door
IT201900001547A1 (en) * 2019-02-04 2020-08-04 Alpac S R L Unipersonale FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE FOR WINDOWS AND WINDOWS FOR THE ACCESS OF ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY DOMESTIC

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1034972A (en) * 1964-07-15 1966-07-06 W W Ball & Sons Ltd A new or improved letter box
GB2142070A (en) * 1983-06-22 1985-01-09 Reilor Ltd Lockable pet door
EP0309110A1 (en) * 1987-09-25 1989-03-29 Reilor Limited Improved pet doors
US5161328A (en) * 1988-11-21 1992-11-10 Horst Traue Service hatch insertable in doors and walls

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1034972A (en) * 1964-07-15 1966-07-06 W W Ball & Sons Ltd A new or improved letter box
GB2142070A (en) * 1983-06-22 1985-01-09 Reilor Ltd Lockable pet door
EP0309110A1 (en) * 1987-09-25 1989-03-29 Reilor Limited Improved pet doors
US5161328A (en) * 1988-11-21 1992-11-10 Horst Traue Service hatch insertable in doors and walls

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2334302A (en) * 1998-02-17 1999-08-18 Willenhall Eng Ltd Letterbox
GB2406361A (en) * 2001-06-19 2005-03-30 Royal Mail Group Plc Post box with lockable blanking plate
GB2406361B (en) * 2001-06-19 2005-09-21 Royal Mail Group Plc Lockable posting slot
EP1835799A2 (en) * 2004-11-23 2007-09-26 Classy Custom Inc. Pet door having removable decorative frames
EP1835799A4 (en) * 2004-11-23 2008-09-03 Classy Custom Inc Pet door having removable decorative frames
US7886486B2 (en) 2004-11-23 2011-02-15 Classy Custom Inc. Adjustable pet door having removable decorative frames
CN104675304A (en) * 2013-12-02 2015-06-03 孙世梁 Delivery tank type safety door
CN104675304B (en) * 2013-12-02 2016-07-06 孙世梁 Receipts pass box safety door
IT201900001547A1 (en) * 2019-02-04 2020-08-04 Alpac S R L Unipersonale FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE FOR WINDOWS AND WINDOWS FOR THE ACCESS OF ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY DOMESTIC

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