DE9203156U1 - Dog waste container - Google Patents

Description

Dr. Werner Hassler

Patent Attorney

Asenberg 62 9 March 1992

5880 Lüdenscheid A 92 066

Registrant: Hans-Dieter Menn An der Steinert 6 5880 Lüdenscheid

Dog waste container Description

The utility model relates to a dog waste container with a bowl-shaped receptacle.

Bag-like dog waste containers are known that can be filled with a scoop-like instrument. Handling these dog waste containers is difficult.

The purpose of the utility model is to provide a dog waste container that is easy to handle and always ready for use.

This problem is solved according to the utility model in that two half-shells connected to one another in an articulated manner have butt-fitting receiving walls and that the half-shells have clamping elements which pre-tension the receiving walls against one another.

The utility model differs from the state of the art in that the half-shells are arranged so that they can be folded against each other and thus form an interior space that is closed on all sides when collecting dog excrement. The hinged half-shells ensure that the container closes when collecting dog excrement.

A perfect joint connection is ensured by the fact that roller sections and channel sections are provided on the half shells in pairs that match each other.

An identical design of both half-shells is achieved by arranging the roller sections and channel sections alternately in accordance with the central plane.

A tight seal on all sides of the dog waste container is achieved by the half-shells having closing edges in a division plane defined by the roller joint axis and the abutting edge of the collecting walls.

Safe operation of the dog waste container is ensured by the fact that each half-shell has a handle aligned at an acute angle to the dividing plane.

The grip is ensured by the fact that the handles have aligned openings.

A sufficient closing force is ensured by the fact that a spreading leg spring is arranged around the joint axis and rests on the outer sides of the half shells.

Symmetrical clamping is ensured by the fact that expansion leg springs are inserted into a circular slot in the half shells at both ends of the joint axis.

Cleaning the dog waste container is made easier by the fact that the slits are open in the axial direction.

An embodiment of the utility model is explained below with reference to the drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 a view of the dog waste container, Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a view of a half shell with expansion leg springs.

The dog waste container consists of two identical half-shells 1 and 2, which delimit an interior space that is closed on all sides. Each half-shell 1 or 2 has alternating roller sections 3, 4 and channel sections 5, 6 on one edge, which are arranged alternately in accordance with the central plane and fit into each other in pairs to form a roller joint. A receiving wall 7 is formed on each opposite edge, with the receiving walls 7 abutting against each other.

Each half-shell 1 and 2 also has a handle 8 with an opening 9 as a handle. The handles 8 are aligned at an acute angle to the plane defined by the axis of the roller joint and the edge of the receiving walls, so that the handles protrude from each other in the closed position of the half-shells, as shown in solid lines in Fig. 2.

At the base of each handle 8 there is a slot 10 which accommodates a ring section of a spreading leg spring 11, the legs of which rest against the outer surfaces of the half-shells 1 and 2. The spreading leg springs 11 tension the half-shells 1 and 2 against each other in the closed position, see the illustration in solid lines in Fig. 2.

To use the dog waste container, the handles 8 are moved towards each other in the dot-dash position shown in Fig. 2 so that the half shells are opened. This movement takes place against the pre-tension

The opening of the spreading legs springs 11. Now the opening of the half shells can be placed over the dog excrement to be collected. The handles 11 are released so that the half shells 1 and 2 close and the collecting walls 7 are moved against each other. This traps the dog excrement in the interior.

To dispose of the dog waste, the dog waste container is opened over a waste container, a waste bag or the like. To clean it, the expansion leg springs 11 are pulled out in the axial direction of the joint. The half shells 1 and 2 can be separated from each other and cleaned individually. The dog waste container is then reassembled.

Claims (9)

Dr. Werner Haßler Patent Attorney Asenberg 62 9 March 1992 5880 Lüdenscheid A 92 066 Applicant: Hans-Dieter Menn An der Steinert 6 5880 Lüdenscheid Dog waste container Claims 1. Dog waste container with a bowl-shaped receiver, characterized in that two half-shells (1, 2) connected to one another in an articulated manner have receiver walls (7) which abut one another and that the half-shells have clamping elements which pre-tension the receiver walls against one another. 2. Dog waste container according to claim 1, characterized in that on the half shells (1, 2) matching roller sections (3, 4) and channel sections (5, 6) are provided. 3. Dog waste container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the roller sections (3, 4) and the channel sections (5, 6) are arranged alternately in correspondence with the central plane. 4. Dog waste container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the half-shells (1, 2) have closing abutting edges in a dividing plane defined by the roller joint axis and the abutting edge of the receiving walls (7). 5. Dog waste container according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that on each half-shell (1, 2) there is a handle (8) aligned at an acute angle to the dividing plane. 6. Dog waste container according to claim 5, characterized in that the handles (8) have openings (9) aligned with one another. 7. Dog waste container according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a spreading leg spring (11) is arranged around the hinge axis and rests against the outer sides of the half-shells (1, 2). 8. Dog waste container according to claim 7, characterized in that spreading leg springs (11) inserted into a slot (10) of the half shells are arranged at both ends of the joint axis. 9. Dog waste container according to claim 8, characterized in that the slots (11) in the axial seal are open.