JP2004173514A - Support for plaything for cat - Google Patents

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JP2004173514A
JP2004173514A JP2002340188A JP2002340188A JP2004173514A JP 2004173514 A JP2004173514 A JP 2004173514A JP 2002340188 A JP2002340188 A JP 2002340188A JP 2002340188 A JP2002340188 A JP 2002340188A JP 2004173514 A JP2004173514 A JP 2004173514A
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Satoshi Nakajima
敏 中島
Akihiko Iwama
亮彦 岩間
Masanori Nagai
正規 永井
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-strength support having a moderate length favorable for transportation, and the like, and readily and rapidly forming a plaything for a cat reaching a ceiling at an optional height by connecting the plurality of supports with a plate, or the like, for resting of the cat and composed of a lightweight material without a fear of eating by insects or corrosion. <P>SOLUTION: This support 2 for the plaything for the cat is obtained by combining mutual contact surfaces of a pair of semicylindrical parts for the support having the contact surfaces extending in the vertical direction and made of a synthetic resin and fixing the parts with fixtures. The support is formed into a circular cylindrical shape having a prescribed length and a prescribed diameter. The support 2 for the plaything for the cat has connecting parts contacting the plate 3 for making the cat ride and fixing the plate at both ends. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、猫が登って遊ぶための室内に立設される遊戯具を構成するための猫の遊戯具用支柱に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
猫は、塀の上の如き高い所に登って休息する習性を持っている。しかしながら、室内で飼育される猫は、この習性を発揮する機会を持ちにくいのが通常である。
また、猫は、木の幹等に爪を擦り付けて、爪を研ぐ習性を持っている。この点についても、室内で飼育される猫は、爪を研ぐための対象物を見出し難い傾向が見られる。
このような現状に鑑みて、従来より、室内で飼育される猫が登って遊んだり、あるいは爪を研ぐための遊戯具が提案されている。
【0003】
例えば、特許文献1には、支柱と、上下面に前記支柱を挿入する挿入孔を形成すると共に側面に出入口用の孔を形成した筒状ボックスと、前記支柱を挿入する挿入孔を形成し支柱に固定する止まり台とからなり、前記支柱の上端部には天井に圧接して支柱を天井と床面との間に固定する固定部材を設け、また前記支柱、筒状ボックスまたは止まり台のいずれか或いは全部の表面に爪研用表面処理を施してなる猫のとまり木セットが記載されている。
また、特許文献2には、床壁及び天井壁のある室内に設置され猫等のペットが遊ぶための室内用ペットの遊戯装置において、床壁及び天井壁の壁部間に架設される支柱と、該支柱にペットが上下に伝わって移動可能に設けられペットが留まることが可能な複数のステップ部材とを備えたことを特徴とする室内用ペットの遊戯装置が記載されている。
【0004】
【特許文献1】
実公平7−15411号公報(第1頁の実用新案登録請求の範囲、第4頁の第1図)
【特許文献2】
特開2000−253771号公報(第2頁の特許請求の範囲、第6頁の図1)
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
従来の猫の遊戯具においては、構成部材である支柱は、合成樹脂以外の材質(例えば、木製)で作製されていた。その理由は、支柱が、床面から天井面までの長さを有する長尺のものであるため、合成樹脂製の成形体として作製することが困難であるからである。そして、木製等の支柱の端部に対し、高さ調整用部材を取り付けて、床面から天井面までの実際の高さに対応させていた。
【0006】
しかしながら、長尺の支柱を用いた場合、販売店等への輸送や店頭での陳列に際し、不便であるばかりか、一般消費者にとっても、自宅まで持ち帰りづらく、購入を躊躇せざるを得ないといった問題がある。
また、床面から天井面までの高さ寸法が、通常の寸法よりも大きく異なる場合、長尺の支柱を用いたのでは、高さ調整用部材によって調整しようとしても対応できないことがある。
また、木製等の材質からなる長尺の支柱は、ある程度の直径を有する場合には、全体の重量が大きくなり、特に女性や子供にとって、運搬や組み立て時における労力が多大になる。
【0007】
さらに、木製の支柱は、低品質の木材で作製すると、虫食いが起きたり、あるいは衛生上、好ましくない変質が生じるおそれがある。
そこで、本発明は、運搬等に好都合な適度の長さを有し、猫が乗るための板等と共に複数個を鉛直方向に連結することによって任意の高さの天井まで達する猫の遊戯具を容易かつ迅速に形成させることができ、かつ、虫食いや腐食のおそれがない軽量の材質からなる高強度の猫の遊戯具用支柱を提供することを目的とする。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者は、上記課題を解決するために鋭意検討した結果、数十センチ程度の適当な長さを有する合成樹脂製の猫の遊戯用支柱を用いれば、上記課題を解決することができること、および、当該猫の遊戯用支柱が、鉛直方向の当接面を有する一対の支柱用部品を組み合わせることによって効率的に作製され得ること等を見出し、本発明を完成した。
【0009】
すなわち、本発明(請求項1)の猫の遊戯具用支柱は、猫が登って遊ぶための遊戯具において鉛直方向に立設される支柱部分を構成するための猫の遊戯具用支柱であって、合成樹脂によって形成されていることを特徴とする。
このように合成樹脂からなる猫の遊戯具用支柱を用いれば、軽量性および複雑な連結部分等の形状安定性によって、当該猫の遊戯具用支柱を板等と共に鉛直方向に組み立てる作業を、容易かつ迅速に行なうことができる。また、床面から天井までの高さに対応させるために、適宜の長さのものを複数個連結すればよいので、製造工場から消費者に届くまでの流通過程において、長尺の物品を扱う場合に見られる不便がなく、所定の寸法内の梱包箱に収納して運搬等を容易に行なうことができる。さらに、床面から天井までの高さ寸法が如何なる値であろうと、その高さ寸法に対応させて、猫の遊戯具を構築することができる。
【0010】
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱は、鉛直方向に延びる当接面を有する一対の支柱用部品を、前記当接面を互いに当接させて組み合わせてなるものとして構成することができる(請求項2)。
このように構成すれば、猫の遊戯具用支柱の機械的強度等を高めることができる。
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱は、前記当接面が、前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の水平方向の断面の軸線を通るものとして構成することができる(請求項3)。
このように構成すれば、2つの同一の支柱用部品を一対の部品として組み合わせて、猫の遊戯具用支柱を作製することができる。つまり、1種の支柱用部品を作製すれば、それを2つ組み合わせることによって、猫の遊戯具用支柱を完成させることができ、それゆえ、支柱用部品の作製に要する金型を1つだけ用意すればよく、支柱用部品の製造効率を高め、かつ、製造コストの削減を図ることができる。
【0011】
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱は、前記一対の支柱用部品を組み合わせた状態で固着具によって固定されており、かつ、当該固着具の頭部が前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の外表面から外部に突出しないように前記支柱用部品に固着具挿通用凹部を形成させてなるものとして構成することができる(請求項4)。
このように構成すれば、猫の遊戯具用支柱の機械的強度等を高めることができるうえ、猫の遊戯具用支柱の周面に突起物がないため、猫の体を傷付けることがない。また、猫の遊戯具用支柱の周面に爪研ぎ用縄を巻き付ける際に、突起物がないため、巻き付け作業を円滑に行なうことができる。巻き付けた後の爪研ぎ用縄についても、凹凸が生じないため、美観を損なうことがない。
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱は、内部に補強用のリブを有することができる(請求項5)。
このように構成すれば、猫の遊戯具用支柱の機械的強度等を高めることができる。
【0012】
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱は、水平方向の断面形状が略円形状であるように形成することができる(請求項6)。
このように構成すれば、水平方向の断面形状が矩形である場合等と比べて、外表面が滑らかであるので、猫や飼い主がぶつかっても安全である。また、水平方向の断面形状が略円形状であれば、その幾何学的対称性によって、組み立て時に猫の遊戯具用支柱の水平方向の向きを気にする必要がなく、組み立て作業を円滑に行なうことができる。
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱は、前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の周面に巻き付ける猫の爪研ぎ用の縄の端部を挿通させるための縄挿通用孔を、前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の少なくとも一方の端部付近に穿設してなるものとして構成することができる(請求項7)。
このように構成すれば、猫の爪研ぎ用の縄を、猫の遊戯具用支柱の周面上に堅固に巻き付けることができる。
【0013】
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱は、猫の爪研ぎ用の縄を周面に巻き付け、かつ、当該猫の爪研ぎ用の縄の両端部分を前記縄挿通用孔に挿通し固定してなるものとして構成することができる(請求項8)。
このように構成すれば、猫は、猫の遊戯具用支柱等を組み合わせてなる遊戯具を伝って高いところに登ることができることに加えて、爪を研ぐ習性を発揮することができる。
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱は、当接用水平板およびおねじを備えた高さ調整用部品と、めねじを備えた装着用部品とからなる、天井に当接させるための突っ張り部材を一端に装着してなるものとして構成することができる(請求項9)。
このように構成した突っ張り部材を用いれば、床面と天井面との間に、猫の遊戯具用支柱を構築してなる遊戯具を容易かつ迅速に固定することができる。
【0014】
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱は、猫が乗るための板を当接させて固定することのできる連結部を両端に有し、かつ、当該連結部には固着具挿通孔を有する固着具取付用凹部が形成されているものとして構成することができる(請求項10)。
このように構成すれば、猫が乗るための板を介在させながら、猫の遊戯具用支柱を鉛直方向に連結することができる。
【0015】
本発明(請求項11)の猫の遊戯具は、前記連結部を有する前記猫の遊戯具用支柱と、猫が乗るための板及び/又は箱体とを組み合わせてなる猫の遊戯具であって、前記猫が乗るための板及び/又は箱体には、貫通孔が穿設されており、前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の前記連結部には、前記猫が乗るための板及び/又は箱体の前記貫通孔に嵌合させるための中央に固着具挿通孔を有する突起部が、前記固着具取付用凹部と連続的に形成されていることを特徴とする。
このように構成すれば、猫の遊戯具用支柱と、猫が乗るための板及び/又は箱体とを容易かつ正確に組み合わせて、猫の遊戯具を構築することができる。
【0016】
本発明(請求項12)の猫の遊戯具は、猫が乗るための板と、当該猫が乗るための板の上方および下方の各々に配設させた前記連結部を有する前記猫の遊戯具用支柱とを含む猫の遊戯具であって、前記猫が乗るための板には、貫通孔が穿設されており、前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の前記連結部には、前記猫が乗るための板の前記貫通孔に嵌合させるための中央に固着具挿通孔を有する突起部が、前記固着具取付用凹部と連続的に形成されており、上方側に配設された前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の前記連結部と、下方側に配設された前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の前記連結部とが、前記猫が乗るための板を介在させた状態で、固着具をこれら2つの連結部の前記固着具取付用凹部間に亘って挿通させることによって固定されていることを特徴とする。
このように構成すれば、猫の遊戯具用支柱と、猫が乗るための板及び/又は箱体とを容易かつ正確に組み合わせて、猫の遊戯具を堅固にかつ迅速に構築することができる。
【0017】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱の一例を図面に基づいて説明する。
図1は、本発明の猫の遊戯具の一例を示す斜視図、図2は、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱の一例を構成する支柱用部品を示す正面図、図3は、図2に示す支柱用部品の右側面図、図4は、図2に示す支柱用部品の背面図、図5は、図2に示す支柱用部品の底面図、図6は、図2に示す猫の遊戯具用支柱を構成する一対の支柱用部品の連結部分を模式的に示す水平方向の断面図、図7は、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱の上端部分を、板に取り付ける作業を説明するための図、図8は、板を介在させて、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱を鉛直方向に連結する作業を説明するための図、図9は、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱の一例の周面に、爪研ぎ用の縄を巻き付けた状態を示す断面図、図10は、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱の上端に、天井と当接させるための突っ張り部材を取り付けた状態を模式的に示す断面図である。
【0018】
猫の遊戯具1は、図1に示すように、鉛直方向に複数個組み合わせて用いられる猫の遊戯具用支柱2と、猫の遊戯具用支柱2の間に介在するように配置される猫が乗るための板3と、猫が中に入って休息するための箱体4と、天井面に当接させて猫の遊戯具1を固定するための突っ張り部材5と、床面に載置される台座等によって構築される。
猫の遊戯具用支柱2は、図2〜図5に示す半円筒形状の支柱用部品10を、図6に示すように当接面を互いに当接させた状態で2つ組み合わせて、固着具11で固定することによって作製される。ここで、「当接面」とは、一定の広がりを持つ壁面を意味するものではなく、半円筒形状の支柱用部品10を向かい合わせて組み合わせ、円筒形状の猫の遊戯具用支柱2を完成させる際の、2つの支柱用部品10の境界面(組み合わせ面)を意味するものである。
【0019】
支柱用部品10は、図2に示すように、半円筒状本体部30と、半円筒状本体体30の両端に他の支柱用部品との連結用に形成されている膨湾部31,32とが連続的に形成されてなる。
なお、支柱用部品10は、図2に示す形態以外に、例えば、水平方向の断面が矩形である猫の遊戯具用支柱を形成し得るように、水平方向の断面が矩形である本体部を有するように形成してもよい。また、膨湾部31,32は、半円筒状本体部30の両端に形成された扁平な円形状または矩形状の板状体等の形態に形成してもよい。
【0020】
半円筒状本体部30の外周面には、固着具挿通用凹部12と、孔13とが形成されている。
このうち、固着具挿通用凹部12は、図4および図6に示すように、固着具(ボルト)11の頭部を挿入し得る程度の大きさの直径を有する円柱状の孔として形成されている。また、支柱用部品10における固着具挿通用凹部12の裏面側には、大径突起体20が略円柱状に形成されている。大径突起体20は、先端部分に小径突起体23の先端部分と嵌合させるための円柱状の凹部を有するとともに、この凹部の底面の中心に、固着具挿通用凹部12の底面の中心まで貫通する固着具挿通用の孔が設けられている。
【0021】
一方、支柱用部品10の外表面において固着具挿通用凹部12と対称的な位置に穿設された孔13の裏面側には、図6に示すように、小径突起体23が形成されている。小径突起体23は、略円柱状に形成されており、先端面の中心から所定の深さだけ軸線方向に延びる螺刻された固着具挿通用の孔が設けられている。図6に示すように、2つの支柱用部品10を向かい合わせて当接面を互いに当接させて組み合わせた状態において、大径突起体20は、小径突起体23と嵌合され、かつ、大径突起体20の固着具挿通用の孔は、小径突起体23の固着具挿通用の孔と共に連続的な1つの孔を形成する。
固着具11は、頭部と螺刻された棒状部とからなる。固着具11を取り付けるには、まず、固着具11を固着具挿通用凹部12の開口部から挿入して、当該固着具11の棒状部を大径突起体20の固着具挿通用の孔に挿通し、さらに小径突起体23の固着具挿通用の孔と螺合させて下方へと捩じ込んでいけばよい。そして、最終的に固着具11の頭部が固着具挿通用凹部12の底面に達した時点で、固着具11の取り付けが完了する。
固着具11を取り付けた状態において、固着具11の頭部は、支柱用部品10の外表面から外方に突き出ておらず、人為的に緩められて支柱用部品10が分解するおそれもなければ、美観を害することもない。また、猫の遊戯具用支柱2の周面に爪研ぎ用縄61を巻き付ける際に、巻き付け作業に支障が生じることもない。
【0022】
支柱用部品10は、2つ組み合わせて猫の遊戯具用支柱2を形成させる際の嵌合状態を良好にするために、大径突起体20および小径突起体23に加えて、嵌合用凸部19、突起部18、嵌合用凹部22および溝部21を有している。
すなわち、支柱用部品10の半円筒状本体部30の裏面側の縁部には、図4に示すように、当接面の一部を構成する垂直壁部26よりも高く突出するように直線状に形成された嵌合用凸部19と、垂直壁部26よりも低く陥没した段差部分である直線状に形成された嵌合用凹部22とが、半円筒状本体部30における左右および上下の4箇所に、左右および上下に同じもの(凸部または凹部)が形成されないようにして設けられている。
また、支柱用部品10の膨湾部31,32の各々においても、垂直壁部26上の水平方向(左右方向)の縁部に、垂直壁部26よりも高く突出するように湾曲した帯状に形成された突起部18と、垂直壁部26よりも低く湾曲した帯状に形成された溝部21とが形成されている。なお、膨湾部31における突起部18および溝部21と、膨湾部32における突起部18および溝部21は、膨湾部31,32間で左右および上下に同じもの(突起部または溝部)が形成されないように設けられている。
【0023】
半円筒状本体部30の曲面状外壁部25は、薄肉の板状に形成されている。そのため、半円筒状本体部30の内部には、補強用のリブ24が設けられている。リブ24は、図4に示すように、半円筒状本体部30内において上下方向(鉛直方向)の切断面がX字状になるものが、上下方向に2つ設けられている。猫の遊戯具用支柱2は、このようなX字状のリブ24を内部に有するため、水平方向および垂直方向のいずれの方向から外力を加えられても、それに十分抵抗し得る大きな機械的強度を有している。
リブ24は、X字状の四隅に近い部分については、垂直壁部26と略同一の高さに形成されており、X字状の中央を含む所定の部分(小さなX字状の部分)については、垂直壁部26の高さよりも若干低くなるように形成されている。すなわち、リブ24は、拡開状凹部27、半円柱状凹部28および半円柱状凹部29を通る帯状の領域が略円柱状の空間部分として形成されるように、当該リブ24のX字状の中央部分において略半円状の切欠部分を有するものとして形成されている。
【0024】
支柱用部品10の膨湾部31,32の各々には、図2および図3に示すように、陥没した外表面部分を形成する2つの固着具取付用凹部14が設けられている。
固着具取付用凹部14の底面には、外方(図2中の手前)に向かって開口部を有する略U字状の固着具位置決め用段差部16が形成されている。固着具位置決め用段差部16は、水平方向の断面の内側の奥の形状(すなわち、略U字状の「U」の底の湾曲部分の内側の形状)が六角ボルト(または六角ナット)の頭部に合致するように略V字状に形成されている。また、固着具位置決め用段差部16の内側における固着具取付用凹部14の底面には、固着具挿通孔が設けられている。そして、この固着具挿通孔は、突起部17の固着具挿通孔に連なっている。
【0025】
固着具取付用凹部14および突起部17は、猫が乗るための板に猫の遊戯具用支柱2を固定させる際に、固定作業を容易かつ迅速に行なうこと等のために設けられている。
例えば、図7中、猫が乗るための板41の片面に、猫の遊戯具用支柱2の膨湾部31の端面を当接させて固定するには、板41に穿設されているボルト挿通用孔(貫通孔)44に、円筒状に形成されかつ軸線方向に固着具挿通孔を有する突起部17を嵌合させ、次いで、板41の他の面の側からボルト挿通用孔44にボルト42を挿通し、このボルト42とナット43とを螺合させて締めて固定すればよい。
この場合、固定後のボルト42およびナット43は、膨湾部31の外形形状である曲面状の輪郭よりも外方に突出することがなく、陥没した部分である固着具取付用凹部14内に収まるので、猫の体を傷付けることがない。また、良好な美観を保つことができる。
なお、ボルト42の頭部の形状に合致する凹部を、板41に予め形成させておけば、図7に示すように、ボルト42を取り付けた後において、板41の上面から上方にボルト42の頭部が突出することがないので、好ましい。また、板41の上面から上方に突起物が存在しないので、美観を良好にすることができる。
【0026】
また、図8は、猫が乗るための板51に対して、上方および下方から猫の遊戯具用支柱2を当接させ、固定する作業を示すものである。この場合、まず、鉛直方向に連結される2つの猫の遊戯具用支柱2の間に、猫が乗るための板51を介在させた状態とする。この際、図7に示す場合と同様に、板51に穿設されているボルト挿通用孔(貫通孔)に、膨湾部31,32の突起部17を嵌合させて、板51に対する猫の遊戯具用支柱2の密着性を高めておく。次いで、膨湾部32の固着具取付用凹部14の底面に形成されている固着具挿通孔に、ボルト52を挿通し、このボルト52とナット53とを螺合させて締めて固定すればよい。
この場合においても、固定後のボルト52およびナット53は、膨湾部31,32の外形形状である曲面状の輪郭よりも外方に突出することがなく、陥没した部分である固着具取付用凹部14内に収まるので、猫の体を傷付けることがない。また、良好な美観を保つことができる。
【0027】
支柱用部品10の膨湾部31には、図2に示すように縄挿通用孔15が設けられている。縄挿通用孔15は、図9に示すように、猫の遊戯具用支柱2の外周面上に巻き付けられた爪研ぎ用縄61の端部を挿通させて、膨湾部31内の空間において縄固定手段62を用いて爪研ぎ用縄61の端部を固定するためのものである。
支柱用部品10を2つ組み合わせて、猫の遊戯具用支柱2を作製する際、一方の支柱用部品10の膨湾部31は、他方の支柱用部品の膨湾部32と重ね合わされる。このため、猫の遊戯具用支柱2の両端部は、各々、1つの縄挿通用孔15を有することになる。したがって、爪研ぎ用縄61の両端部分は、各々、猫の遊戯具用支柱2の両端の膨湾部31において固定される。
【0028】
次に、床面と天井面の間に猫の遊戯具1を固定するための手段について説明する。
猫の遊戯具1を固定するには、図1に示すように、床面から最も高い位置に配置される猫の遊戯具用支柱2の上端に、突っ張り部材5を装着すればよい。
突っ張り部材5は、図10に示すように、天井面に当接させるための水平板64の下面の中央におねじ65を固着させてなる部品と、蝶ねじ66と、座金67とからなる高さ調整用部品と、支柱用部品10の膨湾部32の端面に装着し得るように形成された、中央にめねじを備えた装着用部品68とからなる。
【0029】
突っ張り部材5を装着するには、まず、ボルト69を、装着用部品68の固着具挿通孔、および、猫の遊戯具用支柱2の上端部分(膨湾部31,32)の固着具取付用凹部14の固着具挿通孔に挿通し、次いで、固着具取付用凹部14内に下方からナット70を挿し入れ、ボルト60とナット70を螺合させて締め付ける。その後、蝶ねじ66および座金67をおねじ65に予め螺合または挿通させてなる高さ調整用部品を、装着用部品68のめねじと螺合させる。次に、水平板64が天井面に当接するように、装着用部品68に対する高さ調整用部品の高さを調整する。最後に、装着用部品68の上面上にて蝶ねじ66を締め付ければ、突っ張り部材5による猫の遊戯具1と天井面との固定作業が完了する。
【0030】
【発明の効果】
本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱は、合成樹脂によって構成されているので、軽量性および複雑な連結部分等の形状安定性によって、当該猫の遊戯具用支柱を板等と共に鉛直方向に組み立てる作業を、容易かつ迅速に行なうことができる。
また、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱は、合成樹脂によって構成されているので、猫が乗るための板等と適宜組み合わせて、複数個を相互に連結させる構造を有するものを容易に作製することができる。そして、床面から天井までの高さに対応させるためには、適宜の長さを有する本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱を複数個連結すればよい。
床面から天井までの高さ寸法が如何なるものであっても、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱を用いれば、対応可能である。
使用前の流通過程においても、当該猫の遊戯具用支柱を所定の寸法内の梱包箱に収納することができ、長尺の物品を扱う場合のような運搬時等における不便が生じない。
【0031】
また、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱は、合成樹脂によって構成されているので、組み立て後の使用時において猫の遊戯具全体の重量が軽く、天井や床面を構成する建築部材に過大な応力を生じさせることがない。強度面についても、内部にリブを設けることによって、高強度の猫の遊戯具用支柱を作製することができる。さらに、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱は、合成樹脂によって構成されているので、虫食いや腐食のおそれがなく、衛生的でかつ耐久性に優れ、長期間に亘って良好な状態を保持したまま設置することが可能である。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の猫の遊戯具の一例を示す斜視図である。
【図2】本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱の一例を構成する支柱用部品を示す正面図である。
【図3】図2に示す支柱用部品の右側面図である。
【図4】図2に示す支柱用部品の背面図である。
【図5】図2に示す支柱用部品の底面図である。
【図6】図2に示す猫の遊戯具用支柱を構成する一対の支柱用部品の連結部分を模式的に示す水平方向の断面図である。
【図7】本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱の上端部分を、板に取り付ける作業を説明するための図である。
【図8】板を介在させて、本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱を鉛直方向に連結する作業を説明するための図である。
【図9】本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱の一例の周面に、爪研ぎ用の縄を巻き付けた状態を示す断面図である。
【図10】本発明の猫の遊戯具用支柱の上端に、天井と当接させるための突っ張り部材を取り付けた状態を模式的に示す断面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 猫の遊戯具
2 猫の遊戯具用支柱
3,41,51 板
4 箱体
5 突っ張り部材
10 支柱用部品
11 固着具
12 固着具挿通用凹部
13 孔
14 固着具取付用凹部
15 縄挿通用孔
16 固着具位置決め用段差部
17,18 突起部
19 嵌合用凸部
20 大径突起体
21 溝部
22 嵌合用凹部
23 小径突起体
24 リブ
25 曲面状外壁部
26 垂直壁部
27 拡開状凹部
28,29 半円柱状凹部
30 半円筒状本体部
31,32 膨湾部
42,52,69 ボルト
43,53,70 ナット
44 ボルト挿通用孔(貫通孔)
61 爪研ぎ用縄
62 縄固定手段
64 水平板
65 おねじ
66 蝶ねじ
67 座金
68 装着用部品
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cat's play equipment support for constituting a play equipment standing upright in a room for a cat to climb and play.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Cats have the habit of resting after climbing high places such as on a fence. However, cats that are kept indoors are usually less likely to have the opportunity to exhibit this behavior.
Cats also have a habit of sharpening their nails by rubbing their nails against a tree trunk or the like. Also in this regard, cats kept indoors tend to find it difficult to find objects for sharpening their claws.
In view of such a current situation, there have been proposed playground equipment for cats bred indoors to climb and play or sharpen claws.
[0003]
For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a column having a column, an insertion hole for inserting the column on upper and lower surfaces, a cylindrical box having a hole for an entrance on a side surface, and a column for inserting the column. A fixing member for fixing the support between the ceiling and the floor surface by pressing against the ceiling at the upper end of the support, and any one of the support, the cylindrical box or the stop Alternatively, a perch set of cats in which the entire surface is subjected to a surface treatment for nail polishing is described.
Patent Literature 2 discloses an indoor pet game device that is installed in a room having a floor wall and a ceiling wall for a pet such as a cat to play. A plurality of step members capable of moving the pet up and down on the support and allowing the pet to stay thereon are described.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-15411 (Claims for registration of utility model on page 1, FIG. 1 on page 4)
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2000-253771 (Claims on page 2, FIG. 1 on page 6)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In a conventional cat's playground equipment, a support, which is a constituent member, is made of a material other than synthetic resin (for example, wooden). The reason for this is that it is difficult to manufacture the support as a molded article made of synthetic resin because the support is long and has a length from the floor surface to the ceiling surface. Then, a height adjusting member is attached to an end portion of a pillar made of wood or the like so as to correspond to the actual height from the floor surface to the ceiling surface.
[0006]
However, when using long supports, it is not only inconvenient for transportation to stores and display at stores, but also for general consumers, it is difficult to take them home and hesitate to purchase. There's a problem.
When the height from the floor surface to the ceiling surface is significantly different from the normal size, the use of a long support may not be able to cope with an attempt to adjust the height using a height adjusting member.
In addition, when a long pillar made of a material such as wood has a certain diameter, the entire weight becomes large, and especially for women and children, labor during transportation and assembly becomes large.
[0007]
Furthermore, when wooden pillars are made of low-quality wood, there is a risk that insects will be eaten or hygienic deterioration will occur.
Therefore, the present invention provides a cat play equipment having a suitable length suitable for transportation and the like and reaching a ceiling of an arbitrary height by connecting a plurality of the boards together with a board or the like on which the cat rides in the vertical direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a high-strength support for cat play equipment made of a lightweight material that can be easily and quickly formed and is not likely to be eaten or eroded by cats.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present inventor has conducted intensive studies to solve the above problems, and as a result, using a synthetic resin cat support post having an appropriate length of about several tens of centimeters, the above problems can be solved. Also, the present inventors have found that the cat support pole can be efficiently produced by combining a pair of support parts having a vertical contact surface, and have completed the present invention.
[0009]
In other words, the cat play equipment support of the present invention (Claim 1) is a cat play equipment support for constituting a vertical support portion of a play equipment for a cat to climb and play. And is formed of a synthetic resin.
The use of such a synthetic resin support column for cat play equipment makes it easy to vertically assemble the support column for cat play equipment with a board or the like due to its light weight and the stability of the shape of the complicated connecting portion. It can be performed quickly. In addition, in order to correspond to the height from the floor surface to the ceiling, it is only necessary to connect a plurality of objects of an appropriate length, so that long products are handled in the distribution process from the manufacturing factory to the consumer. There is no inconvenience seen in such a case, and it is possible to easily carry the product by storing it in a packing box having a predetermined size. Furthermore, regardless of the height from the floor to the ceiling, whatever value the height, the cat's play equipment can be constructed in accordance with the height.
[0010]
The cat play tool support may be configured as a combination of a pair of support components having a contact surface extending in a vertical direction with the contact surfaces being in contact with each other (claim 2). .
With this configuration, it is possible to increase the mechanical strength and the like of the cat support column for play equipment.
The cat play tool support may be configured such that the contact surface passes through an axis of a horizontal cross-section of the cat play play support (claim 3).
With such a configuration, a cat play tool post can be manufactured by combining two identical prop components as a pair of components. In other words, if one type of support part is manufactured, a cat play equipment support can be completed by combining the two parts, and therefore, only one mold is required for manufacturing the support part. It is sufficient if it is prepared, so that it is possible to increase the production efficiency of the column part and reduce the production cost.
[0011]
The cat play tool post is fixed by a fixing tool in a state where the pair of support component parts are combined, and the head of the fixation tool extends from the outer surface of the cat play tool post to the outside. The support component may be formed with a fixing member insertion concave portion so as not to protrude (claim 4).
With this configuration, the mechanical strength and the like of the cat's play equipment support can be increased, and the cat's body is not damaged because there is no protrusion on the peripheral surface of the cat's play equipment support. In addition, when the nail sharpening rope is wound around the peripheral surface of the cat play tool support, there is no protrusion, so that the winding operation can be performed smoothly. Even after the wound nail sharpening rope has no irregularities, the appearance is not impaired.
The cat play tool support may have a reinforcing rib inside (claim 5).
With this configuration, it is possible to increase the mechanical strength and the like of the cat support column for play equipment.
[0012]
The cat's play equipment support may be formed such that the cross-sectional shape in the horizontal direction is substantially circular.
With this configuration, the outer surface is smoother than when the cross-sectional shape in the horizontal direction is rectangular, so that it is safe even if the cat or owner collides. If the horizontal cross-sectional shape is substantially circular, the geometrical symmetry eliminates the need to worry about the horizontal direction of the cat's play equipment support post during assembly, and facilitates the assembly operation. be able to.
The cat play equipment post has a rope insertion hole for inserting the end of a cat nail sharpening rope wound around the peripheral surface of the cat play equipment support, and the cat play equipment support At least one end may be formed near the end (claim 7).
With this configuration, the cat's nail sharpening rope can be firmly wound around the peripheral surface of the cat's play equipment support.
[0013]
The cat's play equipment post is formed by wrapping a cat's nail sharpening rope around the peripheral surface, and fixing both ends of the cat's nail sharpening rope through the rope insertion hole. It can be configured (claim 8).
According to this configuration, the cat can not only be able to climb a high place through a playground equipment formed by combining a cat's playground equipment support column and the like, but also can exhibit the habit of sharpening claws.
The cat's play equipment support has a strut member at one end, which is made up of a height adjusting component having a horizontal plate for contact and a male screw, and a mounting component having a female screw, and is attached to the ceiling at one end. It can be configured as being mounted (claim 9).
By using the strut member configured as described above, it is possible to easily and quickly fix the play equipment formed by constructing the cat play support post between the floor surface and the ceiling surface.
[0014]
The cat play tool support has, at both ends, a connecting portion that can be fixed by abutting a board on which the cat rides, and the connecting portion has a fixing tool insertion hole. It can be configured as having a recess (claim 10).
According to this structure, the cat's play equipment support can be connected in the vertical direction while interposing a board on which the cat rides.
[0015]
The cat play equipment of the present invention (Claim 11) is a cat play equipment comprising a combination of the cat play equipment support having the connecting portion and a board and / or a box on which the cat rides. The board and / or box on which the cat rides is provided with a through-hole, and the connecting portion of the cat's play equipment support has a board and / or a board on which the cat rides. A projection having a fastener insertion hole at the center for fitting into the through hole of the box is formed continuously with the fastener mounting recess.
With this configuration, a cat play tool can be easily and accurately combined with a cat play tool support and a board and / or a box on which the cat rides.
[0016]
The cat play equipment of the present invention (Claim 12) is a cat play equipment having a board on which a cat rides, and the connecting portions disposed above and below the board on which the cat rides, respectively. And a supporting board for the cat, wherein the board on which the cat rides is provided with a through hole, and the connecting portion of the supporting pole for the cat playing equipment carries the cat. A projection having a fastener insertion hole at the center for fitting into the through-hole of the plate for forming the fastener is formed continuously with the fastener mounting recess, and the cat of the cat disposed on the upper side is formed. When the connecting portion of the play equipment support and the connecting part of the cat play equipment support provided below the cat play equipment interpose a board on which the cat rides, It is characterized by being fixed by being inserted between the fixing fixture mounting recesses of the two connecting portions.
According to this structure, the cat's play equipment can be easily and accurately combined with the cat's play equipment support and the board and / or box on which the cat rides, and the cat's play equipment can be firmly and quickly constructed. .
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an example of a cat's play equipment support column of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a cat play equipment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a part for a support pole which constitutes an example of a support for a play equipment of a cat of the present invention, and FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pole part shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the pole part shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a horizontal cross-sectional view schematically showing a connecting portion of a pair of support members constituting the play equipment support, and FIG. 7 illustrates an operation of attaching an upper end portion of the cat play support of the present invention to a board. FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an operation of vertically connecting the cat play support column of the present invention with a plate interposed therebetween, and FIG. 9 is a view illustrating the cat play play apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a nail sharpening rope is wrapped around the peripheral surface of an example of a support. FIG. A state in which the bracing member mounting is a sectional view schematically showing.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 1, the cat play equipment 1 is a cat play equipment support 2 used in combination in a vertical direction, and a cat disposed so as to be interposed between the cat play equipment support 2. A board 3 on which the cat rides, a box body 4 for the cat to enter and rest, a strut member 5 for abutting on the ceiling surface to fix the play equipment 1 of the cat, and placed on the floor surface The pedestal is constructed.
The cat's play equipment support 2 is composed of two semi-cylindrical support parts 10 shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 in a state where the contact surfaces are in contact with each other as shown in FIG. It is produced by fixing at 11. Here, the term "contact surface" does not mean a wall surface having a certain extent, but is a combination of a semi-cylindrical support column part 10 facing each other to complete a cylindrical cat play equipment support column 2. This means a boundary surface (combination surface) between the two pillar components 10 at the time of this.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2, the strut component 10 includes a semi-cylindrical main body 30 and bulging portions 31, 32 formed at both ends of the semi-cylindrical main body 30 for connection with other strut components. Are continuously formed.
Note that, in addition to the form shown in FIG. 2, for example, the main body portion having a rectangular cross section in the horizontal direction is formed so as to form a support column for play equipment for cats having a rectangular cross section in the horizontal direction. It may be formed to have. In addition, the bulging portions 31 and 32 may be formed in a flat circular or rectangular plate-like body formed at both ends of the semi-cylindrical body 30.
[0020]
On the outer peripheral surface of the semi-cylindrical main body 30, a fixing tool insertion concave portion 12 and a hole 13 are formed.
4 and 6, the fixing tool insertion recess 12 is formed as a cylindrical hole having a diameter large enough to allow the head of the fixing tool (bolt) 11 to be inserted. I have. A large-diameter projection 20 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape on the back surface side of the fixing member insertion recess 12 in the support component 10. The large-diameter projection 20 has a columnar recess at the distal end thereof for fitting with the distal end of the small-diameter projection 23, and the center of the bottom of this recess extends to the center of the bottom of the fastener insertion recess 12. A penetrating hole for fixing tool insertion is provided.
[0021]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, a small-diameter projection 23 is formed on the back surface side of the hole 13 formed at a position symmetrical to the fixture insertion recess 12 on the outer surface of the support component 10. . The small-diameter projection 23 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and is provided with a threaded fixing tool insertion hole extending in the axial direction by a predetermined depth from the center of the distal end surface. As shown in FIG. 6, in a state where two support parts 10 are opposed to each other and the contact surfaces are brought into contact with each other and combined, the large-diameter projection 20 is fitted with the small-diameter projection 23 and The hole for inserting the fixing tool of the radial projection 20 forms one continuous hole with the hole for inserting the fixing tool of the small-diameter projection 23.
The fixing tool 11 has a head and a threaded bar. In order to attach the fixing tool 11, first, the fixing tool 11 is inserted through the opening of the fixing tool insertion concave portion 12, and the rod-shaped portion of the fixing tool 11 is inserted into the fixing tool insertion hole of the large diameter projection 20. Then, it may be further screwed down by screwing into the hole for inserting the fixing tool of the small-diameter projection 23. Finally, when the head of the fixing tool 11 reaches the bottom surface of the fixing tool insertion concave portion 12, the mounting of the fixing tool 11 is completed.
In the state in which the fixing tool 11 is attached, the head of the fixing tool 11 does not protrude outward from the outer surface of the support component 10, and if the head is loosened artificially, there is no possibility that the support component 10 is disassembled. Without harming the aesthetics. Further, when the nail sharpening rope 61 is wound around the peripheral surface of the cat play tool support 2, there is no hindrance to the winding operation.
[0022]
In order to improve the fitting state when forming the cat play tool support column 2 by combining the two, the support component 10 is provided in addition to the large-diameter projections 20 and the small-diameter projections 23, as well as the fitting projections. 19, a projection 18, a fitting recess 22, and a groove 21.
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the edge of the semi-cylindrical body 30 of the support member 10 on the back surface side is straightened so as to protrude higher than the vertical wall portion 26 that forms a part of the contact surface. The fitting projection 19 formed in the shape of a circle, and the fitting recess 22 formed in a linear shape, which is a stepped portion depressed lower than the vertical wall portion 26, form four left and right and upper and lower portions of the semi-cylindrical body 30. The same thing (a convex part or a concave part) is provided so that the same thing may not be formed on the left and right and up and down at the location.
Also, in each of the bulging portions 31 and 32 of the support part 10, a horizontal (left-right direction) edge on the vertical wall portion 26 is formed into a band shape curved so as to protrude higher than the vertical wall portion 26. The formed protrusion 18 and the groove 21 formed in a belt shape curved lower than the vertical wall 26 are formed. The protrusions 18 and the grooves 21 in the bulging portion 31 and the protrusions 18 and the grooves 21 in the bulging portion 32 are the same (protrusions or grooves) in the right and left and up and down directions between the bulging portions 31 and 32. It is provided so as not to be performed.
[0023]
The curved outer wall 25 of the semi-cylindrical body 30 is formed in a thin plate shape. Therefore, a rib 24 for reinforcement is provided inside the semi-cylindrical body 30. As shown in FIG. 4, two ribs 24 are provided in the semi-cylindrical main body 30 in the vertical direction (vertical direction). Since the cat play tool support 2 has such an X-shaped rib 24 inside, even if an external force is applied from either the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, the cat 2 has a large mechanical strength capable of sufficiently resisting the external force. have.
The ribs 24 are formed at substantially the same height as the vertical wall portion 26 at portions near the four corners of the X-shape, and at predetermined portions (small X-shaped portions) including the center of the X-shape. Is formed to be slightly lower than the height of the vertical wall portion 26. That is, the rib 24 is formed in an X-shape so that a band-shaped region passing through the expanding concave portion 27, the semi-cylindrical concave portion 28, and the semi-cylindrical concave portion 29 is formed as a substantially cylindrical space portion. The central portion is formed to have a substantially semicircular cutout portion.
[0024]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the bulging portions 31 and 32 of the support component 10 is provided with two fixing fixture mounting recesses 14 that form a depressed outer surface portion.
A substantially U-shaped fixing tool positioning step 16 having an opening toward the outside (front in FIG. 2) is formed on the bottom surface of the fixing tool mounting recess 14. The fixing tool positioning step 16 has a hexagonal bolt (or hexagonal nut) whose inner shape in the horizontal cross section (that is, the shape inside the curved portion at the bottom of the substantially U-shaped “U”) has a head. It is formed in a substantially V shape so as to match the portion. Further, a fixing tool insertion hole is provided on the bottom surface of the fixing tool mounting recess 14 inside the fixing tool positioning step 16. The fixing tool insertion hole is continuous with the fixing tool insertion hole of the projection 17.
[0025]
The fixing device mounting recesses 14 and the protrusions 17 are provided to facilitate and quickly perform a fixing operation when fixing the cat play tool support 2 to a board on which the cat rides.
For example, in FIG. 7, a bolt formed in the plate 41 is used to affix the end surface of the swollen portion 31 of the support column 2 for a cat's play equipment to one side of a plate 41 on which a cat rides. The projection 17 which is formed in a cylindrical shape and has a fixing tool insertion hole in the axial direction is fitted into the insertion hole (through hole) 44, and then the bolt 41 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 44 from the other side of the plate 41. The bolt 42 may be inserted, and the bolt 42 and the nut 43 may be screwed together and fixed.
In this case, the bolts 42 and the nuts 43 after being fixed do not protrude outward from the curved contour, which is the outer shape of the bulging portion 31, and fall into the recessed portion for fixing fixture mounting 14, which is a depressed portion. As it fits, it does not hurt the cat's body. In addition, a good appearance can be maintained.
If a recess that matches the shape of the head of the bolt 42 is formed in the plate 41 in advance, as shown in FIG. This is preferable because the head does not protrude. Further, since there is no protrusion above the upper surface of the plate 41, the appearance can be improved.
[0026]
FIG. 8 shows an operation of abutting the cat's play equipment support 2 from above and below with respect to the board 51 on which the cat rides, and fixing the same. In this case, first, a board 51 on which a cat rides is interposed between the two cat play tool supports 2 that are vertically connected. At this time, as in the case shown in FIG. 7, the projections 17 of the bulging portions 31 and 32 are fitted into bolt insertion holes (through holes) formed in the plate 51, and Of the play equipment support column 2 is improved. Next, a bolt 52 may be inserted into a fixing tool insertion hole formed in the bottom surface of the fixing tool mounting recess 14 of the bulging portion 32, and the bolt 52 and the nut 53 may be screwed together and fixed. .
Also in this case, the bolts 52 and the nuts 53 after fixing do not protrude outward from the curved contours, which are the outer shapes of the bulging portions 31 and 32, and are the recessed portions for fixing fixture mounting. Since it fits in the concave portion 14, it does not hurt the cat's body. In addition, a good appearance can be maintained.
[0027]
The swollen portion 31 of the support part 10 is provided with a rope insertion hole 15 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the rope insertion hole 15 allows the end of the nail sharpening rope 61 wound on the outer peripheral surface of the cat play tool support 2 to be inserted, and This is for fixing the end of the nail sharpening rope 61 using the rope fixing means 62.
When the two supporting part components 10 are combined to produce the cat play tool supporting part 2, the bulging part 31 of one supporting part part 10 is overlapped with the bulging part 32 of the other supporting part part. For this reason, both ends of the cat play tool support 2 each have one rope insertion hole 15. Accordingly, both end portions of the nail sharpening rope 61 are fixed at the bulging portions 31 at both ends of the cat play tool support 2, respectively.
[0028]
Next, the means for fixing the cat play equipment 1 between the floor and the ceiling will be described.
In order to fix the cat play equipment 1, as shown in FIG. 1, a strut member 5 may be attached to the upper end of the cat play equipment support 2 arranged at the highest position from the floor.
As shown in FIG. 10, the strut member 5 is a high part composed of a part in which a screw 65 is fixed at the center of the lower surface of the horizontal plate 64 for abutting on the ceiling surface, a thumb screw 66, and a washer 67. And a mounting component 68 provided with a female screw at the center, which is formed so as to be mounted on the end face of the bulging portion 32 of the support component 10.
[0029]
In order to attach the strut member 5, first, the bolt 69 is used to attach the fixture through hole of the attachment component 68 and the fixture at the upper end portion (bulging portions 31, 32) of the support column 2 for cat play equipment. Then, the nut 70 is inserted from below into the fixing fixture mounting recess 14, and the bolt 60 and the nut 70 are screwed and tightened. After that, a height adjusting component in which the thumb screw 66 and the washer 67 are screwed or inserted into the male screw 65 in advance is screwed with the female screw of the mounting component 68. Next, the height of the height adjusting component with respect to the mounting component 68 is adjusted so that the horizontal plate 64 abuts on the ceiling surface. Finally, when the thumb screw 66 is tightened on the upper surface of the mounting component 68, the fixing operation of the cat play equipment 1 and the ceiling surface by the strut member 5 is completed.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
Since the post for a cat's play equipment of the present invention is made of a synthetic resin, the work for assembling the post for a cat's play equipment of a cat together with a plate or the like in a vertical direction due to lightness and shape stability of a complicated connecting portion or the like. Can be performed easily and quickly.
Further, since the cat play tool support of the present invention is formed of a synthetic resin, it is easily combined with a board on which a cat rides, etc., as appropriate, to easily produce a structure having a structure in which a plurality of pieces are interconnected. be able to. Then, in order to correspond to the height from the floor surface to the ceiling, it is only necessary to connect a plurality of the cat play tool supports of the present invention having an appropriate length.
Regardless of the height from the floor surface to the ceiling, the cat play equipment support of the present invention can be used.
Even during the distribution process before use, the cat's play equipment props can be stored in a packing box having a predetermined size, so that inconvenience does not occur at the time of transportation, such as when handling long articles.
[0031]
In addition, since the cat play support of the present invention is made of a synthetic resin, the weight of the entire cat play equipment is light when used after assembly, and the building members constituting the ceiling and floor are excessively large. No stress is generated. With regard to the strength surface, by providing ribs inside, a high-strength cat support rod for play equipment can be manufactured. Furthermore, since the cat support column of the present invention is made of a synthetic resin, there is no danger of insect biting or corrosion, and it is hygienic and durable, and maintains a good state for a long period of time. It can be installed as it is.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a cat play tool of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a part for a pole which constitutes an example of a pole for a cat's play equipment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a right side view of the column component shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the column component shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the column part shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional view schematically showing a connecting portion of a pair of strut components constituting the strut for a cat's play equipment shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an operation of attaching the upper end portion of the cat play tool support of the present invention to a board.
FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an operation of vertically connecting the cat play tool support of the present invention with a plate interposed therebetween.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a rope for nail sharpening is wound around the peripheral surface of an example of the support column for cat play equipment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a state in which a strut member for abutting on a ceiling is attached to the upper end of the cat play tool support of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Cat play equipment
2 Cat support for play equipment
3,41,51 boards
4 box
5 Strut members
10 Pillar parts
11 Fixture
12 Fixture insertion recess
13 holes
14 Fixture mounting recess
15 Rope insertion hole
16 Step for fixing fixture positioning
17, 18 Projection
19 Mating protrusion
20 Large diameter projection
21 Groove
22 Fitting recess
23 Small diameter projection
24 ribs
25 Curved outer wall
26 vertical wall
27 Expanding recess
28,29 Semi-cylindrical recess
30 Semi-cylindrical body
31, 32 Expansion bay
42, 52, 69 volts
43, 53, 70 nut
44 Bolt insertion hole (through hole)
61 Nail sharpening rope
62 rope fixing means
64 horizontal plate
65 Male thread
66 Thumbscrew
67 Washer
68 Mounting Parts

Claims (12)

猫が登って遊ぶための遊戯具において鉛直方向に立設される支柱部分を構成するための猫の遊戯具用支柱であって、合成樹脂によって形成されていることを特徴とする猫の遊戯具用支柱。Cat support for a play equipment for a cat to constitute a vertical support portion of a play equipment for a cat to climb and play, wherein the support is formed of synthetic resin. Props. 鉛直方向に延びる当接面を有する一対の支柱用部品を、前記当接面を互いに当接させて組み合わせてなる請求項1に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱。The cat play tool post according to claim 1, wherein a pair of post parts having a contact surface extending in a vertical direction are combined by bringing the contact surfaces into contact with each other. 前記当接面が、前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の水平方向の断面の軸線を通るものである請求項2に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱。The cat play implement post according to claim 2, wherein the contact surface passes through an axis of a horizontal cross section of the cat play implement post. 前記一対の支柱用部品を組み合わせた状態で固着具によって固定されており、かつ、当該固着具の頭部が前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の外表面から外部に突出しないように前記支柱用部品に固着具挿通用凹部を形成させてなる請求項2又は3に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱。The pair of strut components is fixed by a fastener in a combined state, and the head of the fastener is not protruded outside from the outer surface of the cat play tool strut to the strut component. 4. The cat play support post according to claim 2, wherein a fixing tool insertion recess is formed. 内部に補強用のリブを有する請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱。The cat support rod according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a reinforcing rib inside. 水平方向の断面形状が略円形状である請求項1〜5のいずれか1項に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱。The supporting column for a cat's play equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a cross section in a horizontal direction is substantially circular. 前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の周面に巻き付ける猫の爪研ぎ用の縄の端部を挿通させるための縄挿通用孔を、前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の少なくとも一方の端部付近に穿設してなる請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱。A rope insertion hole for inserting an end of a cat's nail sharpening rope wound around the peripheral surface of the cat's play equipment post is formed near at least one end of the cat's play equipment support. A cat play support post according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 猫の爪研ぎ用の縄を周面に巻き付け、かつ、当該猫の爪研ぎ用の縄の両端部分を前記縄挿通用孔に挿通し固定してなる請求項7に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱。8. The cat play equipment according to claim 7, wherein a rope for sharpening the nail of the cat is wrapped around the peripheral surface, and both end portions of the rope for sharpening the nail of the cat are inserted through the rope insertion holes and fixed. Prop. 当接用水平板およびおねじを備えた高さ調整用部品と、めねじを備えた装着用部品とからなる、天井に当接させるための突っ張り部材を一端に装着してなる請求項1〜8のいずれか1項に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱。9. A tension member for contacting a ceiling, which is composed of a height adjusting component having a horizontal plate for contact and a male screw, and a mounting component having a female screw, is attached to one end. The support for cats' play equipment according to any one of the above. 猫が乗るための板を当接させて固定することのできる連結部を両端に有し、かつ、当該連結部には固着具挿通孔を有する固着具取付用凹部が形成されている請求項1〜8のいずれか1項に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱。2. A fixing part mounting recess having a fixing part insertion hole is formed at both ends of the connecting part which can be fixed by contacting a board on which a cat rides. The support for cats' play equipment according to any one of claims 8 to 10. 請求項10に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱と、猫が乗るための板及び/又は箱体とを組み合わせてなる猫の遊戯具であって、
前記猫が乗るための板及び/又は箱体には、貫通孔が穿設されており、
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の前記連結部には、前記猫が乗るための板及び/又は箱体の前記貫通孔に嵌合させるための中央に固着具挿通孔を有する突起部が、前記固着具取付用凹部と連続的に形成されていることを特徴とする猫の遊戯具。
A cat play equipment comprising a combination of the cat play equipment support according to claim 10 and a board and / or a box on which the cat rides,
A board and / or a box for the cat to ride on is provided with a through hole,
The connecting portion of the cat play tool support has a projection having a fixing tool insertion hole in the center for fitting the through hole of a board and / or a box on which the cat rides. A play equipment for cats, wherein the play equipment for cats is formed continuously with the recesses for attachment.
猫が乗るための板と、当該猫が乗るための板の上方および下方の各々に配設させた請求項10に記載の猫の遊戯具用支柱とを含む猫の遊戯具であって、
前記猫が乗るための板には、貫通孔が穿設されており、
前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の前記連結部には、前記猫が乗るための板の前記貫通孔に嵌合させるための中央に固着具挿通孔を有する突起部が、前記固着具取付用凹部と連続的に形成されており、
上方側に配設された前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の前記連結部と、下方側に配設された前記猫の遊戯具用支柱の前記連結部とが、前記猫が乗るための板を介在させた状態で、固着具をこれら2つの連結部の前記固着具取付用凹部間に亘って挿通させることによって固定されていることを特徴とする猫の遊戯具。
A cat play equipment comprising: a board on which a cat rides; and a support for the cat play equipment according to claim 10, which is disposed above and below the board on which the cat rides,
A board for the cat to ride on is provided with a through hole,
The connecting portion of the cat play tool post has a protrusion having a fixing tool insertion hole at the center for fitting into the through hole of the board on which the cat rides, and the fixing tool mounting recess. It is formed continuously,
The connecting portion of the cat play tool post disposed on the upper side and the connecting portion of the cat play tool post disposed on the lower side interpose a plate on which the cat rides. A cat's play tool, wherein the fixing tool is fixed by being inserted between the fixing fixing recesses of the two connecting portions in the state where the cat is fixed.
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