Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
  • A61G17/00—Coffins; Funeral wrappings; Funeral urns
  • A61G17/06—Sacks for corpses; Corpse wrappings
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
  • A61G17/00—Coffins; Funeral wrappings; Funeral urns
  • A61G17/007—Coffins; Funeral wrappings; Funeral urns characterised by the construction material used, e.g. biodegradable material; Use of several materials
  • A61G17/0136—Plastic material

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of body bags for animals.
• the present invention relates more particularly to a body bag both:
• One of the objects of the present invention is therefore aimed at a foldable body bag, adaptable to the morphology of the animal's corpse and whose design facilitates handling and transport operations.
• animal body bag within the meaning of the present invention, is meant throughout the following description a flexible container suitable for temporarily or prolonged storage of the corpse of a dead animal under satisfactory storage conditions.
• a bag is appreciated for transporting dead animals from a veterinary clinic to an animal incinerator, for example.
• Such a bag can be used in particular by veterinarians in morgues before incineration.
• bellows is advantageous in that it facilitates the adaptability of the bag to the morphology of the different shapes and sizes of the corpses of animals.
• gussets also make it possible to have a foldable bag whose bulk is reduced for storing the bag when the latter is not in use.
• Handling errors can also cause the corpse to tip over on one of the edges of the bag, causing the sides to come off accidentally between them.
• the Applicant considers that the solutions of the prior art do not fully meet the requirements imposed in the field of body bags to respect the dignity of dead animals and to facilitate the work of the operators in charge of handling and carrying bags.
• the present invention aims to improve the situation described above.
• the present invention aims more particularly to remedy the various drawbacks mentioned above by proposing a body bag for animals, the collapsible design of which allows adaptability for receiving animals having different morphologies while offering operators means facilitating handling.
• the body bag comprises: a) an upper face and a lower face which are assembled together at the side edges of the bag, the side edges having a determined length L1, and b) gussets arranged on the edges longitudinal edges of the bag, each gusset having a fold line extending parallel to the longitudinal edges.
• the bellows are able to present at least two states including:
• each bellows in the flattened state, extends in depth relative to the longitudinal edge which is associated with it at a distance L2 of between a quarter and half of the length L1 of the edges side.
• Such a depth distance L2 allows the distal ends of the bellows to define, in the deployed state, with the longitudinal edges, gripping zones facilitating gripping of the bag.
• Such a zone created by a distance from the fold line relative to the edge makes it possible to form at the end of the bellows a surplus of material facilitating gripping and avoiding a reduction in the internal reception volume.
• bag falls or bag cracks are significantly limited when the body tips into the bag towards an edge.
• the upper and lower faces are assembled together by sewing.
• seams are more robust than the classic gluing achieved in the existing solutions of the prior art.
• the upper face comprises an opening to access the internal reception volume.
• an opening is provided for the passage of an animal.
• the double-closure is configured to allow locking by means of a padlock.
• the upper face comprises a viewing window opening onto the internal receiving volume to view the inside of the bag.
• this viewing window is arranged on the flap, for example in the central part.
• the bag according to the present invention comprises a pocket, accessible on the upper face, configured to receive identification documents of the dead animal positioned inside. of the bag.
• This pocket may have a translucent part to facilitate the reading of the documents or, on the contrary, will remain totally or partially opaque to preserve confidentiality.
• the lower face comprises at least one reinforcing strap comprising at its ends loops at the side edges for gripping said bag.
• the lower face comprises two reinforcement straps sewn with the lower face using stitches arranged only at the side edges to form straps.
• At least the upper and lower faces as well as the bellows are made at least partially of a textile material having sealing properties and/or mechanical resistance suitable for temporary storage and/or transport of a dead animal.
• At least the upper and lower faces as well as the bellows are made of a textile material of the polypropylene type, preferably non-woven, coated on the inside with a layer of polyethylene.
• the textile material has:
• the present invention provides body bags for animals that are practical, foldable and whose design facilitates handling and transport operations while respecting the dignity of dead animals.
• FIGS. 1 to 6 illustrate two embodiments devoid of any limiting character and in which:
• FIG. 1 represents a schematic top view of a body bag according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
• Figure 2 shows a schematic bottom view of a body bag according to the example of Figure 1;
• FIG. 3 represents a schematic top view of a body bag according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 4 shows a schematic bottom view of a body bag according to the example of Figure 3;
• Figure 5 shows a schematic view of a cross section of the bag in the unfolded state
• Figure 6 shows a schematic view of a cross section of the bag in the flattened state.
• a body bag 100 for animals there is a body bag 100 for animals.
• a bag 100 can have several dimensions depending in particular on the type of dead animal and its morphology.
• the bag 100 conventionally comprises an upper face 10 and a lower face 20, these faces 10 and 20 being assembled together at the level of the side edges 17 of the bag 100. It will be preferred here an assembly of these faces 10 and 20 by seam 17a along the side edges 17. Such an assembly by sewing is preferable to the assembly by gluing provided for in the prior art cited in the preamble.
• the glues used in fact tend not to resist over time, in particular when excessive stresses are exerted on the edges or on the glue points.
• Such bellows 30 form together with the upper 10 and lower 20 surfaces an internal reception volume V which allows, when the bellows are in the deployed state E2, to receive the corpse of the dead animal (see FIG. 5).
• bellows 30 facilitate flat storage of the bag in the flattened state El.
• bellows 30 also make it possible to adapt the internal reception volume V according to the morphology of the animal. It is in fact understood that the bellows 30, when deployed, make it possible to adapt to the size of the animal's corpse.
• an opening 12 is provided.
• this opening 12 extends substantially over the entire length of the bag.
• This opening 12 is preferably closed by a flap 11 and a double closure 13 arranged between the flap 11 and a curved edge 12a of the opening 12.
• This double closure 13 could optionally be locked by a padlock (not shown here).
• the upper face 10 comprises at the level of the flap 11 in the central part a viewing window 15 leading to the internal receiving volume V to view the inside of the bag 100. It will be understood that It is thus possible to visualize the corpse placed inside the bag.
• the operator in charge of the transport , the veterinarian or still the person in charge of the incineration can thus recover in this pocket 16 the information relating to the identity of the animal.
• the veterinarian or his assistant grasps a bag 100 as described above in the flattened state El. He lifts the flap 11 to access the opening 12 and positions the corpse of the dead animal in the internal reception volume V. The bellows 30 will then deploy in the E2 state to adapt the internal reception volume V according to the morphology of the animal's corpse.
• the veterinarian or his assistant closes the bag 100 by folding the flap 11 against the curved edge 12a, then activates the double-closure 13 and seal the closure using a padlock or equivalent.
• seal values are calculated according to the ISO 13934-2 standard with a pressure increase rate equal to 612 mm per minute.
• non-woven polypropylene coated with a layer of polyethylene is used for the upper 10 and lower 20 faces as well as for the bellows 30.
• Such a material covered with this coating is particularly suitable for the present use.
• the bellows 30 described above are characteristic of the present invention.
• the present invention provides for the design of a body bag 100 for animals aimed at facilitating handling and transport operations, one of the objectives of the present invention being in particular to prevent operators from having to fully grasp hand part of the animal's corpse placed inside the bag 100.
• the side edges 17 have a determined length L1. It will be understood that the dimensions of the bag 100 and in particular the length 1 will depend in particular on the type of animal.
• the concept underlying the present invention is to provide bellows 30 whose design allows the formation of gripping zones 40 in the unfolded state E2.
• the bellows 30 each have a fold line 31 which extends in depth relative to the longitudinal edge 18 which is associated with it at a distance L2 which is between a quarter and half of the length L1 of the side edges.
• the body bag as described above therefore makes it possible to satisfy the requirements expected in this field.

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