JP2002136239A - Tool and auxiliary sheet for getting rid of dog dung - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tool for getting rid of dog dung, which is hygienic, easy to carry out aftertreatment, has a simple structure and is simply handleable by utilizing a time sufficient for a predictive action of dung discharge in taking a walk with a dog and catching a discharged dung in the middle of drop. SOLUTION: A grip part 12 and a ring-shaped frame 15 constituting a tool body are integrally formed from a synthetic resin material. The grip part 12 is provided with a cut groove 13 while leaving a bridge 14 at a part of the grip part. Consequently, the grip part 12 is constituted of a pair of gripping materials 12A and 12A openable and closable through the bridge 14 part. Each gripping material 12A is integrally furnished with a semicircular material 15A and the ring-shaped frame 15 composed of a pair of the frame materials is provided with a storage bag 19 having a ring-shaped tubular part 19A on the upper edge by inserting a free end 16 of the frame material by using a slit 21 attached to the tubular part 19A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dog dropping device frequently used when a dog walks and an auxiliary sheet therefor, and more particularly, to catching and collecting dog droppings immediately before falling on the ground. The present invention relates to a tool and an auxiliary sheet member for preventing the trouble and the surroundings from being stained.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various tools have been proposed for catching dog droppings immediately before the dog dropping on the ground after the dog droppings. The basic configuration of this type of tool is described in, for example, JP-A-2000-217.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 461, an annular receiving frame body which has a racket shape for tennis and which supports an opening edge of a bag body in an opening shape is integrally fixed to a tip portion of a handle bar.

[0003] Further, there has been proposed a tool which takes into account the miniaturization and the deodorized surface after treatment so as to be portable without changing the basic structure. For example, JP-A-9-14
The dog droppings receiver disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 9739 is bilaterally symmetrically divided into two parts at the front of both handles 1, 1 'connected by hinges 2 so as to be openable and closable left and right as shown in FIG. And side wall 5
One side of the bag mounting frames 5, 5 'having A, 5A' is mounted using brackets 3, 3 ', respectively. Both ends of both bag mounting frames 5, 5 'are connected to support shafts 7, 6 via brackets 6, 6'.
The connection is made openable and closable at 7 '. When the bag mounting frames 5, 5 'are opened between the two bag mounting frames 5, 5', they are located below the support shaft 7,
The bag mounting frames 5, 5 'are always pulled in the opening direction. When the bag mounting frames 5, 5' are closed, they are located above the support shaft 7, and the bag mounting frames 5, 5 'are always pulled in the closing direction. An elastic body 8 having an action is stretched. Attach / detach an elastic body 9 having elasticity which is wound around the outer walls 5A, 5A 'of the bag mounting frames 5, 5' and fixes the upper part of the plastic bag to the outer walls 5A, 5A 'of the bag mounting frames 5, 5'. If possible on the outer wall of the bag mounting frame,
It consists of a configuration.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The aforementioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-14 / 1991
The invention disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 9739 can be expected to have remarkable effects in terms of hygiene, weight reduction of the tool and its operation, but it is a small tool itself,
Its structure is quite complicated, its construction requires a large number of parts and its assembly is troublesome, and the attachment and detachment of the storage bag to and from the device is not easy.

In this regard, the disposing device according to the present invention has an annular frame for attaching a storage bag and a longitudinal handle portion constituting the main body, which are integrally formed in a single body, and has an annular shape as a whole. In the case of an annular frame, a part is provided with a dividing portion, and the presence of a pair of free ends relatively constituted by the portion makes it possible to easily attach and detach the storage bag to and from the annular frame. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved dog dropping tool that can provide a remarkable effect.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following configuration. That is, the main body of the dog dropping tool according to the present invention is composed of a long handle portion and an annular frame into which a storage bag attached to the distal end is attached. The handle portion and the annular frame are formed integrally with a member having appropriate rigidity in a series, and the handle portion and the annular frame are each formed from a combination of a pair of handle materials and a half-arc-shaped frame member connected to the tip thereof. The free ends of the pair of frame members are abutted to form an annular frame, while the pair of handle members are connected via a band-shaped bridge, and the handle portions and the annular frame are configured to be foldable.

First, the structure of the main body of the first disposing device is such that the handle portion and the annular frame are formed integrally and integrally from a synthetic resin having appropriate rigidity and flexibility. The overall shape is flat, and the handle is composed of a pair of foldable handle materials through a notch groove formed in the back side longitudinal direction, through a band-shaped bridge left in part of the handle. Have been.

Next, the construction of the main body of the second disposing tool is made of a cardboard or a synthetic resin having an appropriate rigidity, which has been subjected to a water-resistant treatment. The semicircular frame material, which is a half member of the annular frame connected integrally, is in a state in which the free ends of the frame material abut each other.
The pair of handle members are connected by an adhesive tape adhered to their surfaces, and the handle portions are configured to be foldable via a band-like bridge portion having the tape.

The annular frame formed by assembling the free front ends of a pair of semi-circular frame members connected to the distal ends of the grip portions constituting the first and second disassembly bodies has high flexibility. A dog droppings bag is attached.

The storage bag has an upper opening formed with a wide tubular portion over the entire periphery thereof, and a slit into which a free end of the semicircular frame member is inserted in a part of the tubular portion. Is formed, and the upper side of the cylindrical portion is gradually curved outward.

When the pair of handle members constituting the long plate-like handle portion are folded in two, the semicircular frame members also overlap, and in this state, each free end of the semicircular frame members is accommodated. Inserted in different directions from each other through a slit provided in the tubular portion of the bag, the insertion depth is increased, the insertion of the frame material is completed over the entire circumference of the tubular portion, the pair of handle materials are expanded, In response, the pair of frame members is also expanded, whereby the storage bag is attached to the annular frame with its opening fully opened. In order to facilitate the smooth insertion of the semicircularly curved frame material into the cylindrical portion, this cylindrical portion is wide enough so that the curved frame material that is expanded at the opening of the storage bag fits well. The upper edge of the cylindrical portion adopts a shape that is gently curved outward.

When dropping a dog, dog droppings are received in the storage bag during dropping. Instead of directly storing dog droppings in the storage bag, a water-soluble insole sheet is placed in the storage bag. By receiving through the, a more hygienic cleaning can be performed later. This insole sheet always receives it at the central part of the sheet when excreting feces, and if the peripheral part of the sheet is rising upward in the storage bag, the sheet holding this sheet peripheral part It is easier to dispose of the wastewater in the flush toilet.

[0013] By slightly folding the insole sheet and performing bonding and crimping work such as molding and crimping on a part thereof,
Simplification of the dumping operation is realized. That is, among the four triangular corners of the substantially square water-soluble sheet, three corner triangular tongues are folded on the back side of the sheet, and the corners of the overlapping triangular tongues are spotted by molding and crimping means. By temporarily fixing, a bag portion is formed on the back side of the sheet. Further, the remaining one corner triangular tongue is folded in a zigzag shape on the front side of the sheet and overlapped to form an auxiliary sheet for an insole in advance. In the bag formed on the back side of the folded sheet, insert the annular frame of the disassembly state of the disposing device with the storage bag attached, and in the disposing device equipped with the insole auxiliary sheet, first, in the center of the sheet When the dog feces are received at, the temporary fixing portion of the sheet is released due to the weight of the dog feces, and during the process of dropping the sheet into the storage bag, the sheet is guided by the storage bag and the peripheral portion of the sheet is In particular, the triangular corner tongues face upward and fall into the storage bag, which facilitates subsequent removal of this sheet from the storage bag.

According to the present invention, an assembly structure of a simple configuration of a cleaning tool main body composed of an annular frame and a handle portion and a storage bag mounted on the annular frame, and a folding-type cleaning assistance sheet mounted on the cleaning tool are provided. The combination and furthermore, the folding type insole auxiliary sheet which can be widely mounted on this type of cleaning device has the feature.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the disassembly body in the expanded state, FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing another embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the disassembly body shown in FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a dog feces storage bag, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the folded insole auxiliary sheet viewed from the back side, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a disposing device equipped with the folded insole auxiliary sheet. It is.

The disposing device according to the present invention comprises a main body having a tennis racket shape as a whole and a storage bag. First, in the main body 11, the elongated handle portion 12 has a flat plate shape when expanded, and an annular frame 15 integrally formed with the handle portion 12 for mounting the storage bag is provided at the tip of the handle portion 12.
Is fixed. The longitudinal handle 12 and the annular frame 15
Are integrally formed of a synthetic resin or cardboard that has both toughness and rigidity.

The flat handle portion 12 is composed of a pair of handle members 12A, 12A divided in the longitudinal direction, and the band-like bridge 1 connecting the pair of handle materials over substantially the entire length thereof.
Through the four parts, an operation of opening and closing movement in the form of a horizontal plane and a closing movement of two folds in which the flat parts of the handle material are overlapped can be adopted.

Semi-circular frame members 15A, 15A extend from the tips of the pair of handle members 12A, 12A, respectively, in a unitary manner, in response to the horizontal movement of the handle members 12A, 12A. The pair of frame members 15A, 15A have their free ends 16, 16 substantially abutting each other, and an annular frame 15 having a circular shape as a whole is formed at the tip of the handle portion 12. Then, by the closing movement in which the pair of handle members 12A, 12A are folded, the pair of semicircular frame members 15A, 15A are also overlapped with each other, and the size is reduced. And a pair of frame materials 15A, 1
Relatively strong sheet-like permanent magnets 17A and 17B each having an N pole and an S pole are fixed at a relative position of a substantially central portion of a surface where 5A overlaps, and a closed state of a pair of overlapping frame members, In addition, it is configured to maintain the closed state of the opening of the storage bag described later.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a dog feces storage bag which is made of a material having high toughness, water resistance and excellent flexibility, for example, made of polyethylene. An annular tubular portion 19A is formed over the storage bag 19 and the upper edge of the annular tubular portion 19A is folded as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the curved portion 20 is formed gently toward the outside, and the annular tubular portion 19A is formed to have a sufficient width in the vertical width direction. Tip free ends 1 of a pair of frame members 15A, 15A constituting the annular frame 15
A slit 21 is formed as an insertion port for inserting six parts into the cylindrical part. The cylindrical portion 19 of the storage bag 19
By making the upper edge of A gently curve outward,
The semi-circular frame member 15A is easy to fit into the outer shape of the semi-circular frame member 15A, and the annular cylindrical portion is widened to form the semi-circular frame member 15A.
Can be easily inserted into the cylindrical portion.

When the storage bag 19 is mounted on the annular frame 15, a pair of grips 12 A, 12 A constituting the grip 12 are formed.
In response to the closing movement of the pair of semicircular frames 1
5A and 15A also overlap. The free ends 16 of the two frame members 15A, 15A in the superposed state are inserted into slits 21 provided in the annular cylindrical portion 19A of the storage bag 19 in different directions of the cylindrical portions, respectively. After the insertion depth of 15A, 15A is increased, the accommodation bag 19 is mounted by the pair of frame members that are opened and expanded by the annular frame 15 having a circular shape, with the upper edge thereof being open.

When going out for a dog walk, the ring frame 1
The storage bag 19 is attached to the five parts, the handle 12 and the annular frame 15 are folded in two to reduce the size of the device itself, and the device is stored in a synthetic resin pochette having excellent water resistance. During the walk, at the time when the predatory behavior of the dog's feces is started, the folded book is taken out from the pochette, the handle part 12 is expanded, and the pair of frame members 15A, 15A which are simultaneously expanded. Then, the storage bag 19 in the open state is inserted just below the anus of the dog, and is received in the storage bag during the defecation. Thereafter, by folding the handle, the pair of frame members 15A, 15A are also overlapped with the help of the magnets 17A, 17B, so that the opening of the storage bag is opened by the pair of frame members 15A, 1A.
After closing at 5A, the device is placed in a pochette, and after returning home, the storage bag is discarded together with dog droppings.

In place of the above-mentioned storage bag and the same means for discarding dog droppings, a supplementary insole sheet made of a water-soluble sheet is provided in advance in the storage bag, and the dog droppings are directly received by the insole sheet. Then, take out the insole auxiliary sheet wrapping the dog excrement from the storage bag, and discard this sheet in the flush toilet to achieve more sanitary disposal of the dog excrement.

However, even when the user goes out for a walk with the insole auxiliary sheet provided in the accommodation bag in advance, even if the annular frame 15 is set to the expanded state at the time of the precursor action of feces of the dog, At the same time as the opening of the bag, it is not possible to accurately receive dog droppings in the insole sheet. At worst, dog droppings may fall between the storage bag and the insole sheet. Therefore, when catching dog droppings using this tool or using a disposition tool similar to this tool, the dog droppings are always received at approximately the center of the insole sheet and similar to this tool and this tool that can wrap this A specific example of the folding type insole auxiliary sheet which can be attached to the disposing tool will be described with reference to the drawings.

The water-soluble foldable insole auxiliary sheet 22 as an auxiliary sheet for cleaning dog feces according to the present invention has a substantially square shape. Of the four corner triangular tongues of the square sheet, the three-corner triangular tongue is a sheet. The three corners of the triangular tongue 23, 24, 25, which are folded and concentrated at the substantially central portion on the back side of each other and whose triangular corners slightly overlap each other, are formed by press-fitting means, a thinner adhesive or adhesive. Local spot-like temporary fixing fixing point 2 using other appropriate means 2
7 are formed (see FIG. 5). Further, the left corner triangular tongue 26 is folded back to the opposite side of the sheet, that is, the front side of the sheet, and the folded triangular tongue 26 is further folded in a zigzag shape to form a folded tongue. I do.

Thus, on the back side of the sheet, the triangular tongue pieces 23, 24, and 25, each of which is formed by temporarily fixing the corners of the triangular tongue in a spot shape, are provided with an entrance at one location. A bag 28 is formed. The annular frame 15 in the opened state with the storage bag 19 of the present device attached thereto is inserted into the bag portion 28 of the folded insole auxiliary sheet (see FIG. 6).

The device in which the surface of the annular frame is wrapped by the insole auxiliary sheet is placed in a pochette and starts to walk the dog. The dog's fecal precursor behavior starts, and the device with the insole auxiliary sheet attached on the front side is put out at the dog dropping position. Falling droppings are received at the approximate center of the insole auxiliary sheet, and the weight of the dropping dog droppings releases the temporarily fixed state of the corners of the temporarily fixed triangular bent pieces. Falling down to the bottom of the storage bag while wrapping the insole sheet, the corner triangle of the insole sheet is bent four times, the tongue part is in contact with the storage bag when the insole sheet falls, and dog feces are guided around the center of the insole auxiliary sheet The four triangular tongue pieces are stored in the storage bag with the triangular tongue facing upward while being held in the section (see FIG. 7).

Thereafter, the magnets 17A, 17B of the annular frame 15
By closing the opening of the storage bag associated with the folding with the help of the above, the emission of odor is prevented, and the device is placed in the pochette. After returning home, the insole auxiliary sheet is lifted up at the four triangular tongue pieces located upward in the storage bag and discarded into the flush toilet.

[0028]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One more specific embodiment 1 of the disposing tool main body 11 comprising the above-mentioned handle portion 12 and annular frame 15,
2 will be described again below. First, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 (embodiment: 1), a handle portion 12 in which a pair of semicircular frame members 15A, 15A forming an annular frame 15 are integrally provided at a tip end thereof is entirely Is made of a synthetic resin having appropriate rigidity and having appropriate flexibility as well as flexibility, for example, polypropylene, and in particular, a part of the handle portion in the longitudinal direction of the rear center portion of the handle portion 12. By forming the cut groove 13 leaving the band-shaped bridge 14 part in the
Is relatively constituted by a pair of handle members 12A, 12A, whereby a pair of frame members 15A, 15A provided with free ends 16 at the tips are connected to a pair of handle members 12A via a band-shaped bridge 14 of the handle portion. , 12A,
The overlapping of the pair of frame members 15A, 15A is also executed.

Next, in FIG. 2 (Example: 2), a pair of semi-circular frame members 15 forming the annular frame 15 are formed.
A, a handle portion 12 provided with a frame material 15A at the tip end of 15A
12A, which is a part of the frame material 15A, 15A, is made of a cardboard or a synthetic resin having an appropriate rigidity. A surface of a pair of gripping materials 12A, 12A constituting the gripping portion 12 in a folded and expanded state in which the annular frame 15 is formed by abutting the free ends 16 on each other, is provided with a tough, preferably cloth adhesive tape (cloth gum tape). ) 18
And a strip-shaped bridge 14 formed by the tape 18 on the joint end surfaces of the pair of handle members 12A, 12A.
The pair of handle members 12A, 12A can be folded through the portion, and the pair of frame members 15A, 15A are also superimposed together.

[0030]

According to the present invention, the handle portion and the annular frame constituting the main body are integrally formed in a series, so that the structure becomes simple. In particular, the opening and closing movement of the annular frame portion interlocked with the opening and closing movement of the handle portion. Can be simplified, thereby reducing the cost of the product itself. In the aspect of simplification of the structure, in the configuration of the grip portion which assists the opening and closing movement of the pair of frame members constituting the annular frame, the connection of the pair of grip members using the band-shaped bridge and the opening and closing movement thereof are assisted By functioning as a hinge, the mechanism is simplified and no special assembling mechanism or equipment is required, so that the handling is further simplified.

Further, the annular frame as a target member to which the storage bag is to be mounted has a configuration in which a pair of semicircular frame materials are combined, so that the free front end portions of the pair of frame materials are positively engaged with the storage bag. Since it can be used for mounting, no additional members or parts are required for mounting the storage bag, and both operations of attaching and detaching the storage bag to and from the annular frame are quick, easy and reliable, and This will greatly contribute to the simplicity of disposal.

Further, a band-shaped bridge portion which connects a pair of handle members constituting a handle portion serving as a starting point of the opening and closing movement of the folding tool and serves as a center member of the folding is formed in a longitudinal direction of a central portion of the handle portion. With the use of the adhesive tape itself, which is an indispensable member for connecting a pair of gripping materials, or a part of the gripping portion relatively derived from the formation of the cut groove provided in An important member can be produced in the dismantling device, and this also contributes greatly in simplifying the mechanism of the disposing device itself.

The insole auxiliary sheet, which is folded and attached to the storage bag, reliably receives falling dog droppings at the substantially central portion of the sheet, and the four corners of the insole sheet are reduced by the weight of the falling dog droppings. The part rises upwards, the insole sheet catches the dog feces by the sheet substantially at the center, and the subsequent removal work by grasping the rising parts of the four corner triangular tongue pieces of the sheet from the storage bag becomes easy, The existence of this folding insole auxiliary sheet, of course, in terms of hygiene,
This device for the purpose of promptly disposing of dog droppings can be made more effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disposing tool main body in an annular frame expanding state.

FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the dispenser main body shown in FIG. 1 in a closed state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a dog feces storage bag attached to an annular frame portion of the disposing tool main body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the folded insole auxiliary sheet viewed from the back side.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a folding finisher with an insole sheet attached.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a folding device in which dog droppings are stored in an insole sheet.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional feces receiving device in an open state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Main body 12 Handle part 12A, 12A Handle material 13 Cut groove 14 Band-like bridge 15 Annular frame 15A, 15A Semicircular frame material 16 Free end 17A, 17B Permanent magnet 18 Adhesive tape 19 Dog feces storage bag 19A Annular cylindrical part 20 Curved Protruding part 21 Slit 22 Foldable insole auxiliary sheet 23, 24, 25, 26 Triangular tongue at corner 27 Temporary fixing part 28 Bag part

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] March 5, 2001 (2001.3.5)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0033

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Further, the insole auxiliary sheet which is folded and attached to the storage bag can securely receive falling dog excrement at the substantially central portion of the sheet, and the four corners of the insole sheet due to its own weight of the falling dog excrement The part rises upwards, the insole sheet catches the dog feces by the sheet substantially at the center, and the subsequent removal work by grasping the rising parts of the four corner triangular tongue pieces of the sheet from the storage bag becomes easy, The presence of the folding insole auxiliary sheet can further enhance the effect of the present invention for the purpose of promptly disposing of dog droppings in addition to hygiene. In the above description
Said that it mainly focused on the disposal of dog droppings, but it was necessary
If you have this equipment, you can use it for elderly or disabled
As a simple and convenient tool for unexpected and urgent stool care
Of course, diversion is also possible.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A disposing tool comprising a main body having a longitudinal handle portion and an annular frame for accommodating a storage bag at an end thereof, wherein the handle portion connects a pair of handle materials by a band-shaped bridge, and is foldable freely. The frame has a configuration in which a pair of semi-circular frame members each having a free end at the tip are formed integrally with the tip of the pair of handle members, respectively. And a dog dropping tool in which the dog droppings bag is attached by inserting the free ends of the respective frame members through slits provided in a part of an annular tubular portion provided all around the upper edge opening. 2. A handle and an annular frame constituting the main body are integrally formed of a synthetic resin in a series, and the handle is folded with a cut groove provided in a longitudinal direction on the back side thereof, leaving a band-shaped bridge. 2. The dog dropping device according to claim 1, which is freely configured. 3. A handle, which is a part of a handle part constituting said main body, and a semi-annular frame, which is a part of an annular frame connected to the tip thereof, are formed integrally, and each free end of said semi-annular frame is closed. A pair of handle members assembled in a butt-spreading shape are connected by an adhesive tape attached to the surface thereof, and are configured to be freely foldable by a band-shaped bridge portion formed by the tape. Item 1 dog droppings. 4. The disposing device according to claim 1, wherein three of the four corner triangular portions of the substantially square water-soluble insole auxiliary sheet are attached to the back side of the sheet. The corners of the folded and overlapping triangular tongues are temporarily fixed and fixed in a spot shape by crimping means etc., forming a bag part on the back side of the seat, and the remaining one corner triangular tongue is zigzag on the front side of the sheet A dog feces disposer equipped with an insole assisting sheet, wherein an annular frame portion having a storage bag for a disposing tool is inserted into the bag of the folded insole assisting sheet. 5. The main body of the disposing tool which is gently curved outwardly from the upper edge portion of the annular tubular portion formed over the entire periphery of the upper edge opening of the storage bag, and is inserted into the tubular portion. The dog dropping tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is formed wide enough to absorb the degree of curvature of the semicircular frame member forming the annular frame portion. 6. A pair of magnets each having an S pole and an N pole are disposed at relative positions of surfaces on which a pair of semicircular frame members forming the annular frame are overlapped. 1
Item 5. The dog droppings disposer according to any one of Items 1 to 4. 7. Among the four corner triangular portions of the substantially square water-soluble sheet, three corner triangular tongues are folded on the back side of the sheet, and the corners of the overlapping triangular tongues are molded together and crimped. Is temporarily fixed and fixed in the form of a spot to form a bag portion on the back side of the seat, and the remaining one corner triangular tongue is folded in a zigzag shape on the front side of the sheet and is used for a folding dog feces disposer. Auxiliary sheet.