GB2334425A - Stationary exercise ball - Google Patents
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- GB2334425A GB2334425A GB9903391A GB9903391A GB2334425A GB 2334425 A GB2334425 A GB 2334425A GB 9903391 A GB9903391 A GB 9903391A GB 9903391 A GB9903391 A GB 9903391A GB 2334425 A GB2334425 A GB 2334425A
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- sphere
- exercise device
- animal
- mounting
- exercise ball
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- 241001465754 Metazoa Species 0.000 claims abstract description 20
- 241000699800 Cricetinae Species 0.000 description 2
- 241000699694 Gerbillinae Species 0.000 description 2
- 241000699670 Mus sp. Species 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K15/00—Devices for taming animals, e.g. nose-rings or hobbles; Devices for overturning animals in general; Training or exercising equipment; Covering boxes
- A01K15/02—Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals ; Electric shock devices ; Toys specially adapted for animals
- A01K15/025—Toys specially adapted for animals
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- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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- Animal Husbandry (AREA)
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Abstract
An exercise deuce for small animals, consisting of a hollow sphere 1 mounted in a gimballed support 3,5 that the sphere can rotate freely.
Description
STATIONARY ROTATING EXERCISE BALL
FOR SMALL ANIMALS
The present invention relates to devices for the exercising of small animals and more specifically to such devices incorporating a hollow sphere in which an animal to be exercised can be placed.
Irrespective of the size of an animal it is necessary for the animal to be exercised regularly. A known device for the exercising of small animals such as mice, hamsters or gerbils is a transparent hollow sphere in which the animal is placed by means of a securable hatch. The sphere is placed upon the ground and as the animal moves within the sphere, so the sphere moves over the ground. However, the sphere has to be watched to ensure that it does not become trapped under furniture or that the hatch does not become opened, so enabling the animal to escape.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved exercise ball for small animals.
According to the present invention, there is provided an exercise ball for a small animal comprising a hollow sphere including a securable hatch by means of which an appropriately sized animal can be placed in or removed from the sphere and a support structure for the sphere including a mounting for the sphere adapted to allow the sphere to rotate freely about at least two orthogonal axes.
A suitable mounting for the sphere is a gimbal structure. Preferably the sphere is transparent.
In one embodiment of the invention the mounting comprises a two-ring gimbal system the outer ring of which is fixed in relation to the base member and to the inner ring of which the sphere rotatably attached.
The invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a sectional view of an exercise ball for small animals,
embodying the invention,
Figure 2 is a plan view of the exercise ball shown in Figure 1,
Figure 3 is a section of one axle system incorporated in the exercise
ball of Figure 1,
Figure 3.1 is a section of a second axle system incorporated in the
exercise ball of Figure 1, and
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a base member forming part of the
embodiment of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings, an exercise ball for small animals includes a hollow ventilated transparent sphere 1 which has a securable access hatch 2 by means of which a small animal such as a hamster or gerbil to be exercised can be placed in or removed from the sphere 1. The sphere 1 is journaled to an inner ring 3 of a gimbal arrangement by pivot pins 4a and 4b. The inner ring 3 is journaled to an outer ring 5 of the gimbal structure by pivot pins 6a and 6b. The outer ring 5 of the gimbal structure is integral with one part 7 of a cruciform base member 8. The base member 8 is assembled as shown in Figure 4.
In a second embodiment of the invention, which is not illustrated, the gimbal structure is replaced by a horizontal ring having four regularly spaced rollers upon which the sphere containing the sphere sits.
In both embodiments of the invention the animal is enabled to exercise freely without moving from the position in which the device is placed, so removing the need to watch continually its activity.
Claims (5)
- CLAIMS 1. An exercise device for a small animal comprising a hollow sphere including a securable hatch by means of which an appropriately sized animal can be placed or removed from the sphere and a support structure for the sphere including a mounting for the sphere adapted to allow the sphere to rotate freely about at least two orthogonal axes.
- 2. An exercise device according to claim 1 wherein the mounting for the sphere comprises a gimbal structure.
- 3. An exercise device according to claim 2 wherein the gimbal structure is a two-ring gimbal with the sphere pivotally mounted on the inner ring thereof.
- 4. An exercise device according to claim 1 wherein the mounting for the sphere comprises a horizontal ring incorporating four regularly spaced horizontally journaled rollers.
- 5. An exercise device for a small animal substantially as hereinbefore described and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBGB9803476.2A GB9803476D0 (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1998-02-20 | The stationary revolving exercise ball for small animals |
Publications (2)
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|---|---|
| GB9903391D0 GB9903391D0 (en) | 1999-04-07 |
| GB2334425A true GB2334425A (en) | 1999-08-25 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GBGB9803476.2A Ceased GB9803476D0 (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1998-02-20 | The stationary revolving exercise ball for small animals |
| GB9903391A Withdrawn GB2334425A (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1999-02-15 | Stationary exercise ball |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GBGB9803476.2A Ceased GB9803476D0 (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1998-02-20 | The stationary revolving exercise ball for small animals |
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| GB (2) | GB9803476D0 (en) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2011135371A1 (en) * | 2010-04-29 | 2011-11-03 | Talisker Bay International Limited | Toy |
| CN102879989A (en) * | 2012-10-17 | 2013-01-16 | 中国人民解放军第四军医大学 | Wide-view-angle virtual reality projecting device for animal experiments |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4489932A (en) * | 1982-10-22 | 1984-12-25 | Young Gary L | Amusement device |
| WO1990003727A1 (en) * | 1988-10-13 | 1990-04-19 | Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System | Animal cage |
| EP0839559A1 (en) * | 1995-07-14 | 1998-05-06 | Nurakhmed Nurislamovich Latypov | Method of surrounding a user with virtual reality and a device for carrying out the method |
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1998
- 1998-02-20 GB GBGB9803476.2A patent/GB9803476D0/en not_active Ceased
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- 1999-02-15 GB GB9903391A patent/GB2334425A/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4489932A (en) * | 1982-10-22 | 1984-12-25 | Young Gary L | Amusement device |
| WO1990003727A1 (en) * | 1988-10-13 | 1990-04-19 | Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System | Animal cage |
| EP0839559A1 (en) * | 1995-07-14 | 1998-05-06 | Nurakhmed Nurislamovich Latypov | Method of surrounding a user with virtual reality and a device for carrying out the method |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2011135371A1 (en) * | 2010-04-29 | 2011-11-03 | Talisker Bay International Limited | Toy |
| CN102879989A (en) * | 2012-10-17 | 2013-01-16 | 中国人民解放军第四军医大学 | Wide-view-angle virtual reality projecting device for animal experiments |
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| GB9903391D0 (en) | 1999-04-07 |
| GB9803476D0 (en) | 1998-04-15 |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |