JP2003158939A - Pet collar having luminescent element and leash - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pet collar and a leash having enhanced safety and fashionability during taking a walk for the pet in night or in bad weather. <P>SOLUTION: One or more luminescent elements 18 are installed around the collar 10 to express the presence to the surrounding and the luminescent elements 28 are installed to the leash connected in addition to the collar to provide the pet collar having the luminescent elements and/or the leash. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention adds a light emitting element to enhance safety at night for pets, especially walking with a dog, and at the same time enhance fashionability. And the drawstring (lead).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, pet collars (or trunks) and drawstrings of this type have variations in addition to the original function of keeping a pet within a predetermined range of motion, as well as variations in materials and colors. Moreover, small metal plates and tacks are attached in rows to increase the decorativeness.

Many of the conventional pet collars and trunks use leather as the main material, and are configured according to the width and length according to the color and the physique of the pet. In many cases, a buckle for mounting and an annular metal fitting for attaching a drawstring are added.

In addition to the original purpose of keeping the pet collar (collar) or body ring within a predetermined range, it is required that the pet collar is kind to the pet to be worn. Furthermore, various consideration is given according to the physique which changes with growth. In consideration of decorativeness, it is possible to add ribbons, flowers, jade decorations, etc., or add sounding elements such as storage cases for photos and cards, tags, small pochettes, and even small bells.

The drawstring (lead) is also composed of materials such as leather, metal, and plastic fibers, or is appropriately combined, and the shape thereof is widely spread, such as flat belt, twisted cord, and chain. . In addition, there is one in which flexibility is imparted so as not to excessively restrain the movement of the pet or to give friction, and further, a stretchable function or a winding mechanism is added to the drawstring.

[0006] With such a conventional collar, there is a problem in terms of safety because it is difficult for a person running a bicycle or a driver of an automobile or a motorcycle to visually recognize a pet during a walk from dusk to night.

[0007] For example, in the case of a dog, it is often too frilly to jump around when taking a walk, and when a companion is a weak child or an elderly person, it may be difficult to control due to being dragged. In addition, the player may be surprised by the large horn or the warning sound of an emergency vehicle, and may make unexpected movements. In addition, if you encounter another pet, you may behave similarly, and you cannot be alert.

Even if such an unexpected behavior of the pet occurs, there is almost no problem if it is a park, a playground, a sufficiently wide sidewalk, or the like. However, on narrow roads with no steps between the roadway and sidewalks or roads with narrow sidewalks, the possibility of contact with cars, motorcycles, bicycles, etc. approaching from the front and back cannot be ruled out and is dangerous.

[0009]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make a pet collar (collar) or a body ring and / or a drawstring (lead) which is easily visible at night and has improved safety and decoration.
To provide.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems The problems of the present invention are solved by a pet collar in which one or more light emitting elements 18 are mounted around the collar portion 10 and whose presence can be clearly shown to the surroundings. Further, by attaching the light emitting element 28 to the drawstring 20 to be connected in addition to the collar, the problem can be solved by the pet collar and / or drawstring having higher safety.

An object of the present invention is to provide a collar and / or the light emitting element 18 or 28 according to the present invention, which is a primary light emitter comprising any one or a combination of light sources such as a small light bulb, a light emitting diode and a flash light bulb. Alternatively, it is advantageously resolved by a drawstring.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the light emitting element 18,
28 is also advantageously solved by a collar and / or a drawstring, which is a secondary light emitter that emits fluorescence or phosphorescence in response to extraneous incident light.

A further object of the present invention is to provide the light emitting element 1 described above.
8, 28 are advantageously solved by a collar and / or drawstring consisting of a combination of primary and secondary light emitters.

A reel 3 similar to a tape measure is used as a drawstring.
A more advantageous solution is provided by providing 8 and making it a retractable drawstring that is elastic. In this case, a battery case is provided on the fixed part, and current can be sent and received in contact with the brush and the conductive slip ring. However, by providing the battery case on the rotating reel side, or adopting the electromagnetic induction method. Thus, it is possible to exchange electric current between the rotating portion and the fixed portion without contact.

Further, the power source for the primary luminous body is a power source built in the grip portion 26 of the drawstring, and it is advantageous to use a collar and / or a drawstring which is on / off controlled by a switch provided in the grip portion. Will be resolved. In addition, in the case where the burden on the collar does not pose a problem like a large pet, the power source for the primary light emitter is stored in the battery case provided on the collar and operated from the hand by a switch or a remote controller. Good.

Further, a manual power generator 32 (and a rechargeable battery) for generating power by a grasping operation in the drawstring grip portion.
Can be provided as a power source. Furthermore, the on / off operation of the primary light emitter can be advantageously solved by the collar and / or the drawstring, which can be executed by the receiver provided on the collar side and the remote controller provided on the drawstring grip portion.

In using the pet collar (collar) or body ring and / or the drawstring (lead) according to the present invention, the collar or body ring may be attached to the pet and the drawstring may be connected. Needless to say, usable batteries are stored in the case where the battery is stored in the grip portion or the collar of the drawstring.

Collar for pets (color) 1 according to the present invention
According to 0 or a body ring and / or a drawstring (lead) 20, the presence of a driver, such as an automobile, a motorcycle, or a bicycle, or a driver is emphasized by a light emitting operation during a night walk to help prevent an accident. Fashionability can be improved.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a pet collar (color) and / or a drawstring (lead) according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 (A) shows a collar 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1B, the drawstring 20 is shown. Figure 1
The collar 10 of (A) is a collar body 12 that can be made of, for example, leather, and includes a buckle 14 whose length can be adjusted and attached / removed, and a drawstring connecting ring (ring) 16. An appropriate number of light emitting elements 18 are attached around the periphery of 12. The light emitting elements 18 are connected to each other by a conductive wire inside the collar.

The pet's drawstring (lead) shown in FIG. 1 (B)
Is a drawstring main body 20, a connecting ring 24 with a collar, a connector 2
4C, a grip 26 is provided. In this embodiment, since a light emitting diode (LED) which is an active (primary) light emitting body is used as the light emitting element 28, a battery case (battery storage box) 26B is formed in the grip portion 26. Although not shown, the battery: the case 26B is provided with an operation switch, and a pair of conductive wires 22 further penetrates through the drawstring body 20, and is connected to the collar body 12 side via the connector 24C. Light-emitting elements 18 such as LEDs and small light bulbs provided
Is configured to light up. The electric circuit parts, the wiring method, the connecting portion, and the like can be realized by using well-known parts, and thus will not be described in detail.

Further, the light emitting elements 18 and 28 in this figure
May be at least one of a flash lamp or a flashing lamp. This is because the LED does not spread so much, and therefore it is ensured to be visually recognized by a driver of an automobile or a motorcycle moving at high speed by a flash lamp or the like. Although it is optional to set the number of flash lamps to 1 or more,
Since it consumes more power than the above, it can be used in a special case where it is necessary to make it particularly conspicuous and when willing to use a large capacity battery.

Further, as a part or most of the light emitters 18, 28, a passive (secondary) light emitter that receives external incident light to generate fluorescence or phosphorescence can be mixed.
Such a secondary light emitter can be a luminous paint or a phosphorescent material that does not require a power source and emits light by reflecting external incident light,
It is useful for minimum safety maintenance when the power supply battery is exhausted or when the on / off operation from the grip is difficult or difficult to follow. It is convenient to attach such a light emitting element to the drawstring 20 in addition to the collar 10 and the trunk as shown by reference numeral 28.

Further, in the present invention, a small manual generator is provided in the grip portion of the drawstring 20 to perform manual power generation, so that a light emitting element such as a light bulb (lamp) or LED can be installed without worrying about battery wear. Can be turned on. As shown in FIG. 2, the small manual generator 32 can generate power by repeatedly operating the operating lever 34, which is provided on the grip portion 26 of the drawstring 20 and urged downward, as shown by a double-headed arrow. By generating power in this manner, the light emitting element that is the primary light source can be turned on without using a battery. Furthermore, it is more convenient to charge the battery in a timely manner by adding a rechargeable battery in addition to such a small-sized manual generator and turn on the light when necessary.

FIG. 3 shows still another embodiment of the present invention, which shows an example of using a drawstring 40 which is extendable by using a take-up reel 38 in a case 36. in this case,
Although the electric current can be sent and received through the contact portion by the conductive ring and the brush, the electric current can be sent and received in a contactless manner by mounting the battery 42 on the take-up reel 38 that rotates as shown in FIG. It can be done reliably. Also, LE
Electric power may be supplied to a light emitting element having a small current as in D by using an electromagnetic induction coil in a non-contact manner by an electromagnetic induction method. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it is apparent that the embodiments may be appropriately modified within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

[0025]

The pet collar and / or drawstring with a light-emitting element according to the present invention is easily visible to the driver / pilot of a car, motorcycle, bicycle or the like at night or in bad weather. , Can contribute to the prevention of pet accidents. In addition, fashionability can be enhanced and the existence of pets can be made more noticeable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a pet collar (A) and a drawstring (B) with a light emitting element of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a manual power generator according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially broken explanatory view of a configuration example of a take-up reel portion of the take-up drawstring according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Collar (Color / Collar) 12 collar body 14 buckles 16 connecting rings 18, 28 Light emitting element 20 drawstring (lead / drawstring main body) 24 Drawstring side connecting ring 26 grip 26B battery case 32 Manual generator 34 Operation lever 36 cases 38 Take-up reel 40 drawstring 42 batteries

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Mt. Harada             1-4-7 Yukegaya, Ota-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Chigusa Harada             1-4-7 Yukegaya, Ota-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Keiko Harada             1-4-7 Yukegaya, Ota-ku, Tokyo

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. Wearing one or more light-emitting elements around the collar to make its presence visible to the surroundings, and / or
Alternatively, a light emitting element is attached to a drawstring to be connected, and a pet collar and / or drawstring with a light emitting element. 2. The light emitting element according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting element is a primary light emitter composed of any one or a combination of light sources such as a small light bulb, a light emitting diode, and a flash light bulb. Collar for pet and / or drawstring. 3. The pet collar with a light emitting element and / or the pull according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting element is a secondary light emitting body which emits fluorescence or phosphorescence upon receiving external incident light. string. 4. The light emitting element comprises a combination of a primary light emitter and a secondary light emitter.
The pet collar and / or the drawstring with the light-emitting element according to. 5. A pet collar with a light emitting element according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a take-up reel is provided as a draw string, and the draw string is a retractable draw string and is expandable and contractible. / Or drawstring. 6. The pet collar and / or drawstring with a light emitting element according to claim 1, wherein a battery is used as a power source for the primary light emitter. 7. A pet collar and / or drawstring with a light emitting element according to claim 1, wherein a manual generator is used as a power source for the primary light emitter. . 8. The pet collar with a light emitting element according to claim 1, wherein a manual generator and a rechargeable battery are used as the power source for the primary light emitter. And / or a drawstring.