DE8334692U1 - Collector for dog excrement and other dirt - Google Patents

Description

Dr. Giesela Clauß, Mainzer Str. 12, 1000 Berlin 31 Peter Heermann, Bitscher Str. 4, 1006 Berlin 33 Werner Asch, Eisackstr. 38, 1000 Berlin 62

Collector for dog excrement and other dirt

The invention relates to a collecting device for dog excrement and other dirt particles according to the preamble of claim 1.

Such a collecting device is known from DE-GM 76 07 873, in which the frame with its four frame parts is glued to the opening of the collecting container in such a way that the axis of the collecting container is perpendicular to the plane of the frame. One frame part is provided with a flap that can be folded around an edge into the interior of the collecting container and through which the dog excrement can be pushed into the collecting container. Handles are attached to two opposite frame parts. In this known collecting device, only the collecting container can be folded up to the level of the frame, so that a large volume is required even when folded. Furthermore, the handling of the collecting device is easy with one-

The flap is not ideal because the device has to be held with both hands on the two opposite handles. Furthermore, the frame is not rigid, so that the part of the frame with the flap can easily deform, which means that the dog excrement cannot be collected properly. Finally, it is not possible to close the collecting device without the operator getting dirty, because the flap has to be folded back up to the level of the frame to close it, which means reaching into the container that is dirty with dog excrement.

The invention is based on the object of creating a receiving device of the generic type in which the frame can be opened as easily as possible in order to form a rigid opening of the receiving container and at the same time to form the handle.

The solution to this problem arises from the characterizing features of patent claim 1. According to the invention, three of the frame parts are put together to form a rigid triangle, whereas the fourth frame part is formed into a handle by folding its two legs against each other by 180°. This is located in the middle of and above the receiving edge of the rigid triangle, which forms the opening for the receiving container. This provides a rigid opening for the receiving container. Furthermore, a favorable force transmission from the handle via the rigid triangle to the frame part resting on the floor is possible. The receiving device can easily be folded up small, since the four frame parts can be laid flat on top of each other.

The invention is explained in more detail below using three exemplary embodiments of a device for collecting dog excrement. They show:

Flg. ^&Lgr; a perspective view of the recording device in the first embodiment,

Fig. 2 shows a development of the recording device in the first embodiment,

Fig. 3 the recording device in the first embodiment in flat folded state,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the recording device In the second embodiment,

Fig. 5 shows a development of the frame according to the second embodiment,

Fig. 6 shows the flat folded container in the second embodiment with the frame only partially glued on»

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the recording device In the third embodiment and

Fig. 8 shows the receiving opening of the receiving container of the third embodiment with the frame folded flat.

The dog excrement collection device consists of a moisture-proof, collapsible collection container 10 in the form of a bag made of strong paper and a frame 20 connected to the opening of the container and provided with a handle 11, consisting of four frame parts 1, 2, 3 and 4, which can be folded around folding lines 5, 6, 7 and 8 lying parallel to one another. The three frame parts 1, 2 and 3 can be folded out to form a rigid triangle that forms the opening of the collection container 10. The fourth frame part 4 has a fold line 9 approximately in the middle, around which its two legs 12, 13 formed on either side of the fold line 9 are formed to form the handle.

11 can be folded against each other by 180°.

In the first embodiment according to Figs. 1 to 3 , the receiving container 10 is formed from a flat paper blank (Fig. 2) whose side walls 14/15 and 16 are firmly glued to one another and to a triangular base part 17 via adhesive strips 18 and 19, respectively. Edge regions 24 of the frame parts 1 and 2 are firmly glued to inner edge regions of the side walls 14 and 15. The frame parts 3 and 4 remain freely movable over the fold lines 6/7 and 8. A flap 21 movable around the fold line 7 is connected to the freely movable frame part 3. Locking slots 22/23 are made in the fold lines 7 and 8 on the side of the receiving container 10. The receiving container 10 is folded flat for packaging in a box (Fig. 3) and can be rolled up around the frame 12. To set up the receiving container 10, the frame 12 is unfolded into a rigid triangle as shown in Fig. 1 and the movable frame part 3 with its locking slot ?-2 is pushed over the edge of the opening of the receiving container 10. The legs 12/13 are folded around the fold line 9 to form the handle 11 and laid down around the flap 21.

In the second embodiment according to Fig. 4 to 6, the frame 20' comprises five parts of equal length, namely the frame parts 1' to 4' and the additional frame part 25. A narrow adhesive tab 26 is attached in front of the frame part 1*. A perforation line 27 is formed between the frame part 4" and the frame part 25 in order to be able to tear the strip part 25 off the frame part 4'.

Narrow edge areas of the adhesive flap 26 and the frame parts T to 4' are provided as adhesive edges 29 (Fig. 5 and 6). These are firmly connected to the adhesive edge 30 of the receiving container 10*, whereby the circumference of the opening of the receiving container

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10' is equal to the total length of the four frame parts 1 ¹ to 4 ¹ . The adhesive flap 26 is glued to a narrow edge area of the frame part 4 ¹ , specifically to its leg 13. Only the frame part 25 remains freely movable over the perforation line 27.

All frame parts 1' to 4 ^' are of the same length, so that when the receiving container 10 is opened, a square receiving opening is created. The two legs 12, 13 of the fourth frame part 4 ^' are folded towards each other by 180° in the direction of the receiving opening of the receiving container 10, so that they form the handle 11, enclosing part of the receiving container 10'. The remaining three frame parts 1' to 3' are brought together to form a rigid triangle. The fifth frame part 25 can easily be torn off at the perforation line 27. This serves as a spatula for pushing dog excrement into the receiving container 10. The receiving container 10' | can be easily returned to its original position with a square receiving opening after releasing the handle 11 formed by the legs 12,13 of the fourth frame part 4' _, which can be easily used to close the

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7 and 8, the four frame parts 1 ¹ ' to 4 ' are formed from a strip 30 of solid material, the width of which corresponds to twice the width of a frame part 1' ¹ to 4 ''. The frame parts 1' ¹ and 2' ¹ lie parallel to and opposite the frame parts 4 ¹ ' and 3 ^M< respectively and are separated from one another by a longitudinal slit 31 in the strip 30. The two frame parts 1'*, 2" and 3· ·, 4" are connected to one another by tabs 32 which bridge the longitudinal slit 31. These are provided with fold lines 33 in extension of the longitudinal slit 31. The two frame parts 1 ¹ ', 2' ¹ and 3'·, 4·' are glued to the inner sides 34, 35 of edge regions of the receiving container 10.

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and 2 '' around the line of the longitudinal slot '31 and the fold lines 33 of the tabs 32 under the frame parts 3' ¹ and 4 ¹¹ , whereupon the recording device can be set up in the same way as that of the second embodiment with the recording opening formed into a rigid triangle with handle 11.

A spatula 36 can be attached to the strip 30 and can be torn off along a perforation line 37. The spatula 36 can be bent along a fold line 38, which is formed as an extension of the fold lines 5 and 7, after being torn off.

One inner side of the receiving container 10" can be designed as a closure bottle 34', which forms an extension of the corresponding inner side of the receiving container 10*'. The closure bottle 34', which clings to the side walls when the receiving device is in the set-up state according to Fig.7, can be used to cover the dirty frame part 2'' after the receiving device has been used.

In all three embodiments, the frame parts 1 to 4 are glued flat to the wall of the receiving container 10, so that the frame parts 1 to 4 are always arranged in the plane of the wall of the receiving container 10.

The type and design of the receiving containers 10 themselves is optional; these can be bags made of moisture-proof paper or fine cardboard as well as bags made of plastic.

The frame parts 1 to 4 can also be individual parts that are not connected to one another, with the fold lines 5 to 4 then being formed from the material of the receiving container 10.

Claims (4)

/ff nclaims 1. A device for collecting dog excrement and other dirt consisting of a moisture-proof, collapsible container, such as a bag or sack, and a frame connected to the opening of the container, which is foldable and has at least one handle and consists of four frame parts, characterized in that the four frame parts (1 to 4) are arranged parallel to the side walls of the receiving container (10) and can be folded against each other about folding lines (5 to 8) lying parallel to each other, that three successive frame parts (1 to 3) can be set up to form a rigid triangle forming the opening of the receiving container (10), and that the fourth frame* part (4) has a folding line (9) approximately in the middle and parallel to its folding lines (7, 8), around which its two legs (12, 13) formed on either side of the folding line (9) can be folded against each other by 180° to form the handle (11). 2. Recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that two consecutive frame parts (1, 2) are firmly connected with their edge areas to the receiving container (10) by adhesive and that the third frame part (3) can be set up to form the rigid triangle via a locking slot (22) formed in the fold line (7), whereby the fourth frame part (4) can be folded around a tab (21) attached to the third frame part (3) to form the handle (11). 3. Recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that the four frame parts (1 ¹ to 4 ¹ ) are firmly connected to the peripheral edge (30) of the receiving container (10') by edge regions (29), that three consecutive frame parts d · t · -2- (1 ¹ to 3 ¹ ) can be folded out to form a rigid triangle forming the opening of the receiving container (10'), and that the fourth frame part (4 ¹ J, including the areas of the receiving container (10') firmly connected thereto, can be folded between its legs (12, 13) to form the handle (11) is foldable. 4. Recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that the four frame parts (1 ¹¹ to 4 ¹ ') are formed from a strip (30) of solid material, the width of which is twice as large as the width of a frame part (V' to 4 ¹¹ ), that the strip (30) is divided by a longitudinal slot (31) into two frame strips made up of the frame parts (1'', 2'' and 3'' and 4 ¹¹ ), which are connected at their ends by two tabs (32) which are provided with fold lines (33) running in the direction of the longitudinal slot (31), that the two frame strips (1", 2" and 3", 4") are firmly glued to the inner edge regions (34, 35) of the receiving container (10"), and that the frame (30) after the frame parts (1 ¹¹ , 2") have been folded over around the longitudinal slot (31) and around the fold lines (33) under the frame parts (3 ¹¹ , 4' ¹ ) to form a rigid triangle formed from the frame parts (1' ¹ ' to 3·' ) with the fourth frame part (4 ¹¹ ) forming the handle (11). t * ■ &diams; · · «&bull;ti·· 0 * · 4