JP2004033048A - Dung collector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dung collector which can simply, surely and hygienically collect dung many times. <P>SOLUTION: This dung collector is characterized by comprising a main body 1 having an upper opening 2 and a bottom opening 3 and plate-like springs 4 for energizing to close the bottom opening 3. Snap buttons 6 for holding a bag 7 are preferably disposed on the outside of the main body 1. A holder 9 is preferably disposed on the main body 1. The dung collector can simply, surely and hygienically collect the dung 11 many times by covering the main body 1 with the separated prepared water-proof bag 7 from the downside, folding back the bottom portion of the bag 7, receiving the folded bottom portion in the main body 1 from the bottom opening 3, putting a hand 10 in the main body 1 from the upper opening 2, opening the bottom opening 3 against the energization force of the plate-like springs 4, gripping the dung with the hand through the bag 7, and then recovering the dung 11 together with the bag 7 in the main body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dung collection device for collecting dung such as dogs.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the past, droppings taken by dogs during walking were generally picked up with a scoop, collected in a plastic bag, and brought back. However, in this case, the scoop with feces must be carried around during the walk, which is not hygienic, and furthermore, the scoop after use has to be cleaned, and the cleaning is troublesome.
[0003]
As a solution to such a problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-269076 discloses an inner frame member having a shape in which a band such as a cardboard having rigidity capable of being deformed by an appropriate force is folded in two. The member comprises a bag provided inside the opening, and at one end of the inner frame member, a spatula protruding outside the opening of the bag is provided, and the spatula is inserted into the bag after use. A pet droppings bag provided to be able to drop is disclosed. However, according to this pet droppings bag, when collecting droppings, the spatula provided in the inner frame member is inserted under the droppings, and then the droppings are dropped into the bag with the spatula facing upward. If the spatula cannot be inserted under the droppings, the droppings cannot be collected. In addition, since the feces are collected and the inner frame member is dropped into the bag, there is a problem that the feces can be used only once for collecting feces.
[0004]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a dung collection device which can overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks and can collect dung easily, reliably and hygienically.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the feces collecting device according to claim 1 of the present invention, since it is composed of a main body having an upper opening and a bottom opening, and a plate-shaped spring body that biases the bottom opening in a closing direction, Cover the bag from below the main body, turn the bottom of this bag back and store it in the main body from the bottom opening, and when collecting feces, put your hand from the upper opening and plate the bottom opening Opening against the bias of the spring body, grasping the feces by hand through the bag body, and collecting the feces together with the bottom of the bag body into the main body makes it easy, reliable and sanitary to remove the feces many times. Can be collected. In addition, since the plate-shaped spring body is urged in a direction to close the bottom opening, there is no danger that collected feces will fall.
[0006]
Further, according to the feces collecting device of the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, since the bag locking means for locking the bag is provided outside the main body, the bag drops from the main body. Can be reliably prevented.
[0007]
Furthermore, according to the feces collecting device of the third aspect of the present invention, since the gripping portion is provided on the main body in the first or second aspect, the convenience in carrying around can be improved.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the feces collection device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the back side not shown in the drawings also appears in the same manner as the front side shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively.
[0009]
1 is a main body, which has a top opening 2 and a bottom opening 3. The main body 1 is formed by sewing two left and right sides of two substantially rectangular cloth materials 1a and 1b each having the same size and waterproofed with resin on one surface. The waterproof surfaces of the cloth materials 1a and 1b forming the main body 1 are inside the main body 1, and the main body 1 is vertically penetrated.
[0010]
A leaf spring 4 is provided in the bottom opening 3 of the main body 1. The plate-like spring body 4 is formed by fixing both ends of two band-like plate-like spring members 4a and 4b with two hinge members 5, and the lower part of the cloth members 1a and 1b is folded inward. The main body 1 is fixed to the bottom opening 3 by sewing. The plate-like spring members 4a and 4b are formed so as to be flat against the force of bending. That is, the plate-shaped spring body 4 is urged with the two hinge members 5 at both ends in a direction to close the bottom opening 3.
[0011]
Two snap buttons 6 are provided on the outer sides of the cloth materials 1a and 1b, which are slightly higher than the center of the cloth materials 1a and 1b. Then, the bag 7 is detachably locked to the main body 1 by sandwiching the vicinity of the opening of the bag 7 such as a plastic bag covered from below the main body 1 between the male body 6a and the female body 6b of the snap button 6. I can do it. The male body 6a, which is one of the snap buttons 6, is directly fixed to the main body 1, and the female body 6b, which is the other, is provided at the lower end of the cloth band 8 made of cloth. The upper end of the band 8 is sewn and fixed to the outer upper end of the main body 1.
[0012]
In addition, a band-shaped grip portion 9 formed integrally with the band-shaped body 8 from the same material is provided at an upper portion of the main body 1. Both ends of the grip portion 9 are sewn and fixed to the outer upper ends of the cloth bodies 1a and 1b of the main body 1, respectively. The main body 1 is configured to be portable by gripping the grip portion 9.
[0013]
Next, the operation will be described. First, a bag 7 such as a plastic bag or a polyethylene bag, which is sufficiently longer than the main body 1 in a vertical direction, is placed from below the main body 1. The bag body 7 may be anything as long as it is waterproof. However, the bag body 7 preferably has a length about twice as long as the vertical direction of the main body 1 and is as soft and thin as possible. Next, the bag body 7 is locked and fixed to the main body 1 by sandwiching the vicinity of the opening of the bag body 7 between the male body 6a and the female body 6b of the four snap buttons 6. Then, the lower part of the bag 7 is housed in the main body 1 through the bottom opening 3.
[0014]
In use, the hand 10 is inserted through the upper opening 2 of the main body 1, the bottom opening 3 is opened against the leaf spring 4, and the main body 1 is passed through the hand 10. Then, the lower part of the bag 7 also goes out below the main body 1 through the bottom opening 3 together with the hand 10, and the bag 7 is put on the hand 10. In this state, the feces 11 are grasped with the hand 10 and the hand 10 is withdrawn into the main body 1 as it is. Then, the bottom opening 3 of the main body 1 is closed by the action of the plate-like spring body 4, and the feces 11 are stored in the main body 1 in a state of being wrapped under the lower part of the bag body 7. This completes one dung collection. In addition, if necessary, it is possible to collect feces a plurality of times by the same method.
[0015]
When the collected feces 11 are discarded, the hand 10 is put into the main body 1 through the upper opening 2, the bottom opening 3 is opened, and the feces 11 are flushed to a toilet or the like. Then, the bag 7 is removed from the main body 1 and discarded. At this time, if the opening of the bag body 7 is turned upside down, the debris of the feces 11 attached to the bag body 7 will be inside the bag body 7 and there is no fear that the hand 10 and the like are stained.
[0016]
As described above, according to the feces collector of the present embodiment, the main body 1 having the upper opening 2 and the bottom opening 3 and the plate-like spring body 4 for urging the bottom opening 3 in the closing direction are provided. It is composed of
[0017]
According to the above configuration, a separately prepared waterproof bag 7 is covered from below the main body 1, the bottom of the bag 7 is folded back and housed in the main body 1 from the bottom opening 3, and the feces 11 are stored. At the time of collection, a hand 10 is inserted through the upper opening 2 and the bottom opening 3 is opened against the urging of the leaf spring 4, and feces are grasped with the hand 10 through the bag 7 to collect the bag 7. The feces 11 can be easily collected by collecting the feces 11 in the main body together with the bottom. In addition, since the plate-shaped spring body 4 is urged in a direction to close the bottom opening 3, there is no possibility that the collected droppings fall, and the droppings can be collected reliably. Furthermore, when collecting feces, the feces 11 are grasped with the hand 10 through the waterproof bag 7 so that the hands 10 are not stained. After collecting the feces, the feces 11 are wrapped in the bag 7. Since the main body 1 is stored in the inside 1, the feces can be collected hygienically. In addition, since the bottom opening 3 is urged in the closing direction, feces can be repeatedly collected any number of times. In addition, since the bottom opening 3 is urged in the closing direction, it is possible to make the unpleasant odor of the feces 11 hard to leak to the outside. Furthermore, when the collected feces 11 are discarded, the feces can be easily discarded simply by putting the hand 10 into the main body 1 through the upper opening 2 and opening the bottom opening 3 and flushing the feces 11 to a toilet or the like. Can be.
[0018]
Further, a snap button 6 is provided on the outside of the main body 1 as a bag locking means for locking the bag 7.
[0019]
According to the above configuration, the bag 7 is locked to the main body 1 by the snap button 6, and the bag 7 can be reliably prevented from dropping off the main body 1.
[0020]
The main body 1 is provided with a grip 9.
[0021]
According to the above configuration, since the user can grip and hold the grip portion 9, it is possible to improve convenience when carrying.
[0022]
Further, in this embodiment, since the inside of the main body 1 is waterproofed, even if the inside of the main body 1 is dirty due to a hole formed in the bag body 7, it can be easily cleaned simply by wiping. be able to. If the main body 1 is made of a cloth material with a beautiful pattern or the like, the appearance is excellent, and if the transparent bag 7 is used, it can be carried around without being noticed by other people as a dung collection tool. Further, since the band-shaped gripping portion 9 is formed of the same material integrally with the band-shaped body 8, the number of parts at the time of manufacturing is small, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the bag 7 can be made of anything that is waterproof, such as a commercially available one or a bag of a supermarket, it is excellent in convenience.
[0023]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, the main body is formed of a cloth having one surface subjected to waterproof processing with resin, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the main body may be formed of resin or waterproof paper. Further, although the snap button is used as the bag locking means, any means capable of locking the bag may be used. Further, although the grip portion is formed in a band shape, the present invention is not limited to this, and an opening portion through which a hand can be inserted in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction of the upper portion of the main body may be formed and used as the grip portion.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
According to the feces collecting device according to claim 1 of the present invention, since it is composed of a main body having an upper opening and a bottom opening, and a plate-shaped spring body that biases the bottom opening in a closing direction, Cover the bag from below the main body, turn the bottom of this bag back and store it in the main body from the bottom opening, and when collecting feces, put your hand from the top opening and plate the bottom opening Opening against the urging of the spring body, grasping the feces by hand through the bag body, and collecting the feces together with the bottom of the bag body into the main body makes it easy, reliable and sanitary to remove the feces many times. Can be collected. Further, since the plate-shaped spring body is urged in a direction to close the bottom opening, there is no danger that the collected feces will fall.
[0025]
According to the feces collecting device according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, since the bag body locking means for locking the bag body is provided outside the main body, the bag body falls off from the main body. Can be reliably prevented.
[0026]
According to the feces collecting device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the gripping portion is provided on the main body in the first or second aspect, so that the convenience in carrying around can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of a feces collection device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing how the plastic bag is mounted.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state when the feces are collected.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state after the collection of feces.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Top opening 3 Bottom opening 4 Plate-shaped spring body 6 Snap button (bag body locking means)
7 Bag 9 Holding part

Claims (3)

A dung collection device comprising: a main body having an upper opening and a bottom opening; and a plate-shaped spring body for urging the bottom opening in a closing direction. 2. The feces collection device according to claim 1, further comprising a bag locking means for locking the bag outside the main body. The feces collection device according to claim 1, wherein a grip portion is provided on the main body.

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