We have a glass sliding door in our kitchen. Our cats and dogs learned how to open that door with their paws but we don’t want them to go into the kitchen when we are not there.
That’s why I designed this magnetic autolock. With this installed, there is some initial resistance when opening the sliding door that is to strong for cats, dogs or small kids. If you need some even stronger resistance you may install two or three of these magnetic auto locks, but normally one should be enough. No drilling in the glass is necessary. It can be removed residue-free from the door. Only four small holes for the base have to be drilled in the wall.
The mechanism consists of several parts:
Instructions for Assembly:
I would be glad, if someone finds this useful, too. Our dog and cats now cannot enter the kitchen, when we don’t want them to but we (the humans) can use the sliding door as usual without any mechanism to operate.
Please show me your results and send me fotos of your makes. I like to see how you use this model. If you have ideas for improvement don’t hesitate to send them to me in the comments. I will try to incorporate your suggestions and will modify the model for special needs if you ask me to do so.
And of course a like ♥ or a rating ⭐ of the design are always welcome.
happy printing, clamikra
The author marked this model as their own original creation.