JP2000279048A - Portable toilet for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable toilet for pets capable of compactly constructing without spoiling portability even though a dropping-receiving part made wider than that of the usual one and disposing droppings without requiring for an owner a big motion such as bending down and the like. SOLUTION: A vessel body 21 is swingably pivoted under side of a main rod 10 extending downward from a grip 12. An opening and closing rod 30 for swinging the vessel body 21 between a using position in which the opening in directing forward and a portable position in which the opening is directed upward is installed. A lids 22 is installed to be rotatable on a downside opening rim of the vessel body 21 in using position around a shaft center along the rim. A linking material 40, which swings the lid 22 from the opened state in the using position to a state covering the vessel body 21, is installed to be interlocking with the swinging of the vessel body 21 to the portable position by the opening and closing rod 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable urinal for accommodating pet feces such as dogs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a dog is kept as a pet, a daily walk is indispensable because it is necessary to keep the dog connected. It is the owner's responsibility to clean up the dung while walking. In the past, as a general disposal of feces, after excreting it on the ground, picking it up with a scoop and putting it in a plastic bag and bringing it back, it is necessary not only to soil the ground but also to handle the feces near hand It was uncomfortable. In order to eliminate such discomfort, various portable toilets for pets have been proposed. For example, grasp the lever of the gripping part, open the lid of the container holding part attached to the tip of the handle, catch the feces in the disposable container arranged inside,
A structure in which the lid is closed by releasing the lever (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-56908), a hemispherical lid at the tip of a handle is opened and closed by the movement of a handle of a gripper, and feces are held in a bag inside the same. With a structure that receives or discards feces by opening and closing the upper and lower lids of a cylindrical container that is fixed to the lower end and has upper and lower lids using levers and buttons at the upper end of the pipe (special feature) No. 10-165030).

[0003]

However, in each of the above-mentioned portable urinals for pets, if a portion for receiving feces is widened so that the pet can easily excrete the pets, the size becomes large and it is difficult to carry the pets. If the part for receiving feces is made small to keep it, there is a problem that the operation of receiving feces becomes extremely difficult. In addition, in order to adjust the container to the dropping position of the droppings, there is a case where a person needs to drop his / her waist down, which often causes annoyance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to make the portion for receiving feces wider than before and to make it compact without impairing portability. Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable toilet for pets that can dispose of feces without the owner performing a large motion such as crouching.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable toilet for pets, wherein a container body 21 is rotatably supported on a lower side of a body rod 10 provided with a grip portion 12 so as to be rotatable. Operating means 30 for rotating the opening between a use position where the opening is directed forward and a portable position where the opening is directed upward, and a lower opening of the container body 21 which is in the use position. A lid 22 is provided on the edge so as to be rotatable around an axis along the edge, and the lid 22 is linked with the rotation of the container body 21 to the portable position by the operating means 30,
An interlocking mechanism 40 for rotating the container body 21 from the open state at the use position to the cover state is provided.

In the portable urinal for pets according to the first aspect, when the container main body 21 is located at the use position, the lid 22 is opened, so that the vicinity of the opening of the container main body 21 and the lid 22 Feces can be received on each inside. When the container body 21 is rotated to the portable position by the operation of the operation means 30, the lid 22 rotates in a direction covering the opening of the container body 21 in conjunction therewith. 22. As described above, since not only the container body 21 but also the lid 22 is used as a portion for receiving feces, the portion for receiving feces can be made wider than before. In addition, since the lid 22 is folded to cover the opening of the container body 21 when carrying, the lid 22 is compact and convenient to carry. In addition, the operation of the operation means 30 allows the rotation operation between the use position and the portable position of the container body 21 and the opening and closing operation of the lid 22 to be performed at the same time, so that the owner does not need to perform a large operation such as crouching. It is possible to dispose of the dung.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the interlocking mechanism comprises a link member, one end of which is pivotally attached to the main body rod at a position near the pivot of the container main body. On the other hand, the other end side is characterized in that it is pivotally attached to the lid 22 at a position above the rotation axis thereof.

According to the portable toilet for pets of the second aspect, a reliable operation state can be obtained with a simple structure.

Further, in the portable urinal for pets according to claim 3, the operating means is an opening / closing rod 30 pivotally attached to a side surface of the container main body 21. It is characterized in that engaging portions 13 and 14 for locking the opening / closing rod 30 to the main body rod 10 are provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the simple structure, a reliable operation state can be obtained, and the rotation of the container body 21 is stopped between the use position and the portable position. Is convenient for its use.

A portable toilet for pets according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a detachable waterproof sheet 27 is provided inside each of the container body 21 and the lid 22.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the feces can be discarded together with the waterproof sheet 27, it is easy to treat the feces after being brought back, and the inside of the container body 21 and the lid 22 can be easily treated. Cleaning is easy and sanitary.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a specific embodiment of a portable toilet for pets according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a plan view and a side view showing a use state of the portable toilet for pets. In this portable toilet for pets, a pivot 1 is protruded laterally from a lower end of a main body rod 10 extending obliquely up and down, and a storage portion 20 is pivotally supported by the pivot 1 so as to be rotatable. ing. The storage section 20
Is composed of a container body 21 and a lid 22 capable of closing an opening of the container body 21. This container body 2
As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom of the container body 1 is formed in a substantially L-shape.
Numeral 1 is open diagonally forward and upward. A pair of mounting brackets 24 are mounted on the back of the container main body 21. The pivot shaft 1 is loosely fitted into a mounting hole provided in the mounting bracket 24, and this structure allows the main body rod 10 to be fitted.
The container body 21 is rotatably supported on the container.

When the container body 21 is in the use position (FIGS. 1 and 2), the lower opening edge of the container body 21 is formed along the edge and parallel to the pivot shaft 1. A lid 22 is attached by a hinge 23 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis. Although the lid 22 can close the opening of the container body 21 as described above, in the use position shown in FIGS.
Is in a state of extending substantially horizontally forward, that is, in a state in which the opening is opened.

On the other hand, at the lower end of the main body rod 10,
The bracket 11 protrudes forward, and the bracket 11 and the lid 22 are connected by a link member 40. That is, one end of the link member 40 is connected to the bracket 11 via the first pin 3, and the other end is connected to the side surface 26 of the lid 22 via the second pin 4. It should be noted here that the first pin 3 is located in the vicinity of the pivot 1, in this case below the pivot 1, and the second pin 4 is above the hinge 23. With this structure, when the container body 21 rotates clockwise in FIG. 2, the lid 22 covers the opening of the container body 21 with the link member 40. It is made to rotate.

A lower end of an opening / closing rod 30 is connected to a side surface 25 of the container main body 21 on the side of the main body rod 10 via a pivotal support 2. By pulling up the opening / closing rod 30, the container main body 21 is moved. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, it is possible to rotate between a use position in which the opening is directed forward and a portable position (FIG. 4) in which the opening is directed upward.

The upper end of the main body rod 10 is bent to form a grip portion 12 for easy holding, and a lower engaging portion 13 and an opening engaging portion 14
Is provided. Each of the engaging portions 13 and 14 is composed of a pair of engaging claws 15. On the other hand, the upper end of the opening / closing rod 30 is
It has a T-shape that can be engaged with 15 and is fixed to the open engagement portion 14 in the use position shown in FIGS.

A waterproof sheet 27 is attached to the inside of the container body 21 and the inside of the lid 22 as a whole. The waterproof sheet 27 is detachable, and vinyl, waterproof paper, or the like is used as a material.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the upper end of the opening / closing rod 30 is pulled up from the open engagement portion 14 to the closed engagement portion 13.
Movement of the container body 21, the lid 22, and the link member 40;
The operation | movement schematic diagram which looked at the position change of the pivot shaft 1, the 1st pin 3, the 2nd pin 4, and the hinge 23 from the side is shown. When the opening / closing rod 30 is pulled upward, the container body 21 is
Around the center. In FIG. 3A, the opening / closing rod 30 is pulled up, and the container body 21 is moved around the pivot 1 by one.
It is operation | movement schematic diagram rotated only 5 degrees. The hinge 23 rotates about the pivot shaft 15 by 15 degrees together with the container body 21, but the lid 22 is pulled toward the first pin 3 by the link member 40. That is, the lid 22 slightly rotates rearward around the hinge 23, and the lid 22 is slightly closed with respect to the container body 21. FIG. 3B is the same as FIG.
It is operation | movement schematic diagram which lifted the opening / closing rod 30 further upward and rotated the container main body 30 degrees. Here, the lid 22 is further rotated about the hinge 23 by the action of the link member 40 as compared with the case of FIG. That is, the lid 22 is further closed with respect to the container body 21. Similarly, FIGS. 3C and 3D are operation schematic diagrams in which the container main body 21 is rotated by 45 degrees and 60 degrees.
Close the opening of 1. Further, the container body 21 is rotated, and when the rotation angle becomes 75 degrees as shown in FIG. 3E, the lid 22 comes into contact with the container body 21, and the opening of the container body 21 is completely covered with the lid 22. Then, the inside of the storage unit 20 is sealed.

When pets such as dogs are made to drop feces in the pet toilet constructed as described above, the vicinity of the opening of the container body 21 is determined in the open position of the lid 22 shown in FIGS. The droppings are made to fall on the inside of the lid body 22 in a substantially dust-like shape. Next, the opening / closing rod 30
Is removed from the open engaging portion 14 and pulled up to the closed engaging portion 13. In the body rod 10, the container body 2
The closing engagement portion 13 is provided at a position where the upper end of the opening / closing rod 30 reaches when the opening portion 1 is completely covered with the lid 22 and the inside of the storage portion 20 is sealed. .
When the upper end is fixed to the closing engagement portion 13 and carried in a suspended state, as shown in FIG. 4, the opening and the lid 22 are substantially horizontal, and the storage portion 20 is viewed from the side. Since the inverted triangular shape is formed, feces do not fall out of the storage unit 20. Also, of course, the state of FIG. 4 is at the time of carrying before dropping feces. The feces housed in this manner are brought back to the house in a sealed state, removed together with the waterproof sheet 27 from the inside of the housing part 20, and discarded.

According to the above-mentioned portable toilet for pets, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, not only the vicinity of the opening of the container body 21 but also the entire inside of the lid 22 is provided as a portion capable of receiving feces. Can also be used, so that excretion and containment can be performed without failure, and pet droppings can be easily done. In addition, for the user, with the opening / closing rod 30 standing still.
The lid 22 can be opened and closed simply by moving the, so that not only the operation is easy but also it is not necessary to approach the feces. Further, after storing the feces, the storage part 20 is sealed, so that an unpleasant odor or dropping of the feces can be prevented. Further, since the entire waterproof sheet 27 can be discarded, it is easy to treat feces after being brought back, and the inside of the storage section 20 can be easily and sanitarily cleaned. As described above, the use of the above-mentioned portable toilet for pets facilitates the treatment of feces, and can greatly reduce discomfort associated with the work.

Next, a modified example of the portable toilet for pets will be described. In the above-described FIGS. 1 to 4, an example in which the storage unit 20 is configured by the two members of the container body 21 and the lid 22 has been described.
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), a three-member structure is also used as the first member.
It can be used similarly to the embodiment. The main part of this modified example will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment. The storage section 20 includes a container main body 21, a first lid 51, and a second lid 52.
The rear edge of the lid 51, the front edge of the first lid 51, and the rear edge of the second lid 52 are connected via hinges 23, 23, respectively. In the use position of FIG. 5A, both lids 51 and 52 are in a horizontal state in which the inside faces upward. The bracket 11 of the main body rod 10 and the first
The side surface of the lid 51 on the side of the main body rod 10 is
Are connected via A bracket 28 projects forward from the lower front end of the side surface 25 of the container main body 21, and the bracket 28 and the side surface of the second lid 52 on the main body rod 10 side are connected to each other via a link member 40. .
In this case, the interlocking relationship of the first lid 51 with respect to the rotation of the container body 21 and the second lid 5 with respect to the rotation of the first lid 51.
The interlocking relationship of 2 is the same as the interlocking relationship of the lid 22 with respect to the container body 21 in the above embodiment.

When the opening / closing rod 30 is pulled up in the state of use as shown in FIG. 5A, the first lid 51 is rotated upward by the rotation of the container body 21. With the rotation of the first lid 51, the link member 40
As a result, the second lid 52 pivots upward about the hinge 23 between the second lid 52 and the first lid 51. That is, the first lid 51 is slightly closed with respect to the container body 21, and the second lid 52 is slightly closed with respect to the first lid 51. Then, the opening / closing rod 30 is further pulled up, and its upper end is closed engagement portion 1.
3 (not shown), the container main body 21 is covered with the lids 51 and 52 as shown in FIG. The opening edge of the container body 21 is
The insides of the first and the second 52 are formed in a shape that is easy to contact.

In the same manner as described above, a fourth member in which the third lid 53 is attached to the front of the second lid 52 and the first lid 51 and the third lid 53 are connected via the link member 40. FIG. 6 shows another modification of the portable toilet for pet having the storage section 20 having the configuration. In this case, the interlocking relationship of the first lid 51 with respect to the rotation of the container body 21, the interlocking relationship of the second lid 52 with the rotation of the first lid 51, and the third lid with respect to the rotation of the second lid 52. The interlocking relationship of the body 53 is the same as the interlocking relationship of the lid 22 with respect to the container body 21 in the embodiment shown in FIG. By thus further increasing the number of lids and connecting them with the link members 40, it is possible to increase the number of members having the interlocking relationship as described above. In the above-described portable toilet for a pet having the storage unit 20 configured as described above, the storage unit 20 can be closed by simply pulling up the opening / closing rod 30. By increasing the number of the lids, the area inside the lids is increased, and the excreted portion can be made wider as a whole.

Although the specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the present invention. For example, the operating means for rotating the container main body 21 around the pivot 1 can take various forms other than the method using the opening / closing rod 30 as described above. The wire is controlled by operating the lever attached to the rod 10 and the container body 21 is controlled.
May be adopted. The container body 2
As an interlocking mechanism for interlocking the rotation of 1 with the rotation of the lid 22, other mechanisms than the above-described mechanism using the link member 40 may be employed. Further, in the above description, the closing engagement portion 13 and the opening engagement portion 14 are provided, but a single spring-type opening / closing engagement portion slidable with respect to the main body rod 10 may be used, or a clip-type engagement portion. Opening / closing rod 30
It may be provided on the side.

[0027]

According to the portable urinal for pets of the first aspect, since not only the container body but also the lid is used as the portion for receiving feces, the portion for receiving feces can be made wider than before. Also, when carrying, the lid is folded and covers the opening of the container body, so
It is compact and convenient to carry. In addition, the operation of the operating means can simultaneously perform the rotation operation between the use position of the container body and the portable position and the opening / closing operation of the lid, so that the feces can be eliminated without a large operation such as the owner bending down. It is possible to In this way, by using the above-mentioned portable toilet for pets, the work of treating feces is facilitated, and the discomfort associated with the work can be greatly reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a reliable operation state can be obtained with a simple structure.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the simple structure, a reliable operation state can be obtained, and the rotation of the container body is stopped between the use position and the portable position. So it is convenient to use.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the feces can be discarded together with the waterproof sheet, it is easy to treat the feces after taking them home, and the inside of the container body and the lid can be easily cleaned. And sanitary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a use state of an embodiment of a pet portable toilet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view sequentially showing a rotating operation from a use position to a portable position in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a portable state of the embodiment,
(A) is a side view, (b) is a rear view.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are partial explanatory views showing an example having a three-member storage section in the second embodiment of the pet portable toilet according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 5A is a partial side view in a used state, and FIG. It is a partial side view of a state.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are partial explanatory views showing an example having a four-member storage section in the third embodiment of the pet portable toilet of the present invention, wherein FIG. 6A is a partial side view in a used state, and FIG. It is a partial side view of a state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body rod 12 Gripping part 13 Engaging part 14 Engaging part 21 Container main body 22 Lid 27 Waterproof sheet 30 Operating means (opening / closing rod) 40 Interlocking mechanism (link member)

Claims (4)

[Claims] A body rod (1) having a grip (12).
0), a container body (21) is pivotably supported on the lower side, and the container body (21) is used in a use position with its opening facing forward and a portable device with its opening facing upward. An operation means (30) for rotating the container body (21) between the container body (21) and a lid is provided on the lower opening edge of the container body (21) at the use position so as to be rotatable around an axis along the edge. A body (22) is provided, and the lid (22) is opened from the open position at the use position to interlock with the rotation of the container body (21) in the portable position direction by the operating means (30). A portable toilet for pets, further comprising an interlocking mechanism (40) for rotating to cover the (21). 2. The interlocking mechanism comprises a link member (40), one end of which is connected to the main body rod (10).
The container body (21) is pivotally attached to a position near a pivot portion, while the other end is pivotally attached to the lid (22) at a position above a rotation axis thereof. The portable toilet for pets according to claim 1. 3. The container according to claim 3, wherein the operating means is a container body.
An opening / closing rod (30) pivotally attached to a side surface of the container body (21). The engaging portion (30) locks the opening / closing rod (30) with the main body rod (10) in the use position and the portable position of the container body (21). 13) The portable toilet for pet according to claim 2, wherein (14) is provided. 4. The container body (21) and the lid (2)
The portable toilet for pets according to claim 3, wherein a removable waterproof sheet (27) is provided inside each of (2) and (3).