JP2005065589A - Garment for pet and collar for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garment for a pet enabling the presence of the pet to be recognized by a driver even when exercising the pet at night, and dispensing with a troublesome maintenance operation. <P>SOLUTION: The garment for the pet has a body-covering part 1 for covering the chest part and the back part of a dog, a neck opening part 2 formed so that the upper center part of the body-covering part 1 may be opened, leg opening parts 3 formed so that the upper both sides of the body-covering part 1 may be opened, and a body opening part 4 formed so that the lower end of the body-covering part 1 may be opened. The body-covering part 1 has yarns on which a luminous pigment is coated and which are interknit therewith. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

   The present invention relates to pet clothes and pet collars.

  Dogs, the animals most commonly kept as pets, have been shown to cause so-called problematic behaviors such as barking and inappropriate excretion when they are underexercised. For this reason, it is also encouraged from the viewpoint of animal behavior studies that owners regularly take them for walks and allow them to exercise appropriately.

  By the way, many owners can only secure time for taking their dogs for a walk at night. Since it is difficult for a driver of an automobile or a motorcycle to see a dog walking at night, there is a problem that if the dog is taken for a walk during such a time period, a contact accident with an automobile or a motorcycle is likely to occur. For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose techniques for avoiding the occurrence of such an accident.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a collar that allows a driver to quickly recognize the presence of a pet. According to this document, the collar is sewn with a reflector that emits strong reflected light when hit by a car light.

Patent Document 2 discloses a pet collar and a drawstring that allow a pet to walk safely even at night or in bad weather. According to this document, the collar is provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes, and a pull string connected to the collar is provided with a grip portion incorporating a dry battery case. Furthermore, a conductive wire for conducting current from the dry battery case to the light emitting diode is provided inside the drawstring body.
JP-A-9-187185 JP 2003-158939 A

However, since the collar reflector disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot emit light unless the light of the automobile is directly applied, the reflected light may not reach the driver's eyes depending on the angle of the reflector. there were. On the other hand, the collar disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a problem in terms of ease of use because power supply is indispensable for its use and the owner is forced to perform troublesome work such as battery replacement. It was.
The present invention has been devised to solve such a problem, and can make the driver surely recognize the presence of a pet even when taking a walk at night, and does not require troublesome maintenance work. The object is to provide pet clothes and pet collars.

As a result of intensive studies on the above problems, the inventors have come up with the idea of applying a substance containing a phosphorescent material to pet clothes and collars.
When a substance stimulated by light such as sunlight or fluorescent light converts its energy and emits light itself, the light emitted only during the stimulation is commonly called "fluorescence" Luminescence that lasts for a short time after the stimulus is stopped is called “phosphorescence”. Further, luminescence that lasts longer than phosphorescence is particularly called “phosphorescence”.
The phosphorescent material means a substance having the property of “phosphorescence”. That is, the phosphorescent material has the function of converting the energy obtained by absorbing the light stimulus from the light source into visible light and releasing it for a certain period of time after the stimulus is stopped, and further repeating this action. doing. Since the light emission of the phosphorescent material is caused by converting the energy obtained by light stimulation into visible light and gradually releasing it, no power supply is required for its action.
The inventors pay attention to these properties of phosphorescent materials, and eliminate the need for troublesome maintenance work by applying substances containing phosphorescent materials to clothes and collars that pets will wear during night walks. On the other hand, it was concluded that a driver who is traveling at night can be provided with a means to ensure that pets are present.

  According to the present invention, during a night walk, a driver who may pass the vicinity of a dog can be surely aware of the existence of the dog, and a contact accident between a car, a motorcycle, etc. It can be avoided.

(A: 1st Embodiment)
The pet clothing according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it is formed by sewing a fabric obtained by weaving a yarn coated with a phosphorescent pigment.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pet clothes according to the present embodiment. A pet garment according to the present embodiment includes a torso 1 that wraps the chest and back of a dog, a neck opening 2 that is formed so as to open the center of the upper end of the torso 1, and a torso 1 The leg opening 3 is formed so as to open both sides of the upper end thereof, and the trunk opening 4 is formed so as to open the lower end of the trunk portion 1.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which a pet garment according to this embodiment is attached to a dog. The figure shows the clothes for pets with a solid line, while the neck or head of the dog inserted through the neck opening 2, both front legs inserted through the leg opening 3, and the trunk opening 4. The torso or both rear legs are indicated by chain lines.
The pet garment according to the present embodiment includes a rear-viewing fabric cut into a shape that fits the dog's back, a front-viewing fabric cut into a shape that fits the dog's chest, the pet's neck, and both front legs. And each rod-shaped cloth cut | judged in the rod shape in order to form the cylinder which penetrates a trunk | drum, and is sewn. This will be explained more specifically. A part of the heel of the back-seeking cloth and the heel of the front-viewing cloth are left so as to leave the opening portions to be the neck opening 2, the leg opening 3, and the trunk opening 4. A pet garment is formed by stitching and attaching the cylindrical fabric obtained by stitching the ends of the respective rod-shaped fabrics in the longitudinal direction to the remaining openings.

  Here, among the fabrics forming the pet clothes, the foreseeable fabric and the rod-shaped fabrics are obtained by cutting a knit fabric obtained by weaving a normal thread such as nylon. On the other hand, the guardian fabric is obtained by cutting a fabric obtained by weaving a normal yarn such as nylon and a special yarn coated with a luminous pigment. This fabric forms a stripe pattern by a portion in which a normal yarn is woven and a portion in which a yarn coated with a phosphorescent pigment is woven. 1 and 2, the hatched portion indicates a portion in which a yarn coated with a phosphorescent pigment is woven.

  In the present embodiment, the phosphorescent pigment to be coded on the yarn is a long persistence phosphor such as N Lumi Nova (trademark, manufactured by Nemoto Special Chemical Co., Ltd.), an acrylic copolymer, and an ester. A liquid obtained by mixing an alcohol-based additive and a special phosphor having a color such as red, blue, yellow, or green, at a predetermined weight percent is desirable.

  A cloth in which a yarn coated with a phosphorescent pigment is knitted when the dog is equipped with pet clothes having the structure described above, irradiated with a fluorescent lamp for 10 to 20 minutes, and then released in the dark. Flashes vividly. According to the results of the verification by the inventors, it is possible to maintain a brightness of 0.3 mcd (candela) / square meter, which is regarded as a standard that can be confirmed by the human eye even after about 1 hour after being released in a dark place. It has been confirmed.

  According to the present embodiment described above, the phosphorescent pigment coated on the yarn knitted in the pet clothes emits light for a considerable period even in the dark, so there is a possibility of passing near the dog during the night walk. A driver or the like can be surely aware of the existence of the dog, and a contact accident between a car or motorcycle and a domestic dog can be avoided in advance.

  In addition, the pet clothing in the present embodiment uses the property of a phosphor that accumulates light stimulation acquired from a light source as energy and continues to emit the accumulated energy as visible light even after the stimulation is stopped. Therefore, unlike light emission by a light emitting diode or the like, a power supply source such as a battery is not required at all, and it can be operated semipermanently.

  Furthermore, even if the owner accidentally loses his dog during a night walk, the location can be easily found by the light emitted from the pet clothes.

  In general, a yarn coated with a phosphorescent pigment is more expensive than a yarn that does not, but the pet garment in this embodiment has a yarn coated with a phosphorescent pigment only on the guard cloth that covers the dog's back. We are braiding. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a pet garment having a sufficient light emitting property to alert the driver with a relatively low cost.

(B: Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment, a fabric obtained by knitting a yarn coated with a phosphorescent pigment in advance is cut into a shape that fits the back of a pet, thereby obtaining a fabric in the back. On the other hand, in this embodiment, after cutting a normal cloth into a shape that fits the back of a pet, a phosphorescent paint is applied to the cut cloth, thereby obtaining a back-filled cloth having luminescent properties. .

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the pet clothes according to the present embodiment. The pet clothing shown in the figure includes each part of a trunk wrap 1, a neck opening 2, a leg opening 3, and a trunk opening 4, as shown in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 3, a plurality of star-shaped motifs are formed on the dorsal period fabric that covers the back of the dog. And the luminous paint is applied inside these star-shaped motifs. Therefore, after wearing the pet clothes shown in FIG. 3 on a dog and irradiating it with a fluorescent lamp for 10 to 20 minutes and then releasing the dog in a dark place, the portion of the star motif to which the phosphorescent paint is applied is vivid. Will emit light.
As the phosphorescent paint to be applied to the fabric, it is desirable to use a liquid obtained by mixing the phosphorescent pigment described above with a binder such as an acrylic resin. Moreover, it is desirable to use a so-called silk screen method as a method of applying the phosphorescent paint to the fabric.

  The pet garment in this embodiment forms a light-emitting portion by cutting a normal cloth such as nylon into a predetermined shape and then applying a phosphorescent paint to a predetermined portion of the cut cloth. Therefore, it is relatively easy to form a pattern using a phosphorescent material that would be very difficult to form if different types of yarn were knitted.

(C: Third embodiment)
The feature of the pet collar according to this embodiment is that a phosphorescent paint is applied to the surface thereof.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the pet collar according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the pet collar is configured by connecting a belt-like portion 6 made of synthetic leather or the like and a metal buckle portion 5. The buckle portion 5 is formed by pivoting a thin metal hook 5b at the center of one end of a metallic frame 5a. On the other hand, on one end side of the belt-like portion 6, stop holes 6 a are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction at a constant interval. The other end of the belt-like portion 6 is bent in the back direction so as to be hooked to the buckle portion 5 and inserted into the lube 7, and the belt-like portions overlapped so as to sandwich one end of the lube 7 are two pins. 8 is joined.

  Here, a phosphorescent paint is applied to the entire surface of the belt-like portion 6. It is desirable to use a liquid obtained by mixing the phosphorescent pigment shown in the first embodiment with a binder such as an acrylic resin as the phosphorescent paint to be applied to the belt-like portion 6.

When the pet collar described above is attached, after the belt-like portion 6 is circulated around the neck of the domestic dog, one end of the belt-like portion 6 is inserted into the frame 5a of the buckle portion 5, and the hook of the buckle portion 5 is further hooked. 5b is locked to one of the stop holes 6a of the belt-like portion 6.
Then, after irradiating the pet dog with this pet collar for 10 to 20 minutes with a fluorescent lamp or the like, when the dog is released in the dark, the luminous paint applied to the band 6 of the pet collar is bright. Flashes on.

  According to the embodiment described above, the phosphorescent paint applied to the surface of the belt-like portion 6 of the pet collar emits light for a considerable period even in the dark, so that it may pass near the dog during a night walk. It is possible to make sure that the driver is aware of the existence of the dog, and to avoid accidents between the car or motorcycle and the dog.

(D: Modification)
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea.
(D-1: Modification 1)

  In the first embodiment, the phosphorescent pigment coated on the yarn has a long afterglow phosphor, an acrylic copolymer, an ester alcohol additive, and any color such as red, blue, yellow, and green. Although the liquid was obtained by mixing the special phosphor having a predetermined weight percent, a phosphorescent pigment composed of a different component may be used. In addition, by coating each phosphorescent pigment with different ingredients, yarns of different colors such as red, blue, yellow, and green are generated, and the fabric obtained by knitting these yarns is sewn. Pet clothing may be formed.

(D-2: Modification 2)
In the second embodiment, the star-shaped motif is formed by applying a phosphorescent paint to the dough around the pet clothing to form the pet clothes. Etc. may be applied to form another motif. In the third embodiment, the phosphorescent paint is applied to the entire surface of the pet collar. However, in addition to this, a reflective paint or a fluorescent paint may be applied.
As described above, by applying several kinds of paints having different light emission characteristics, it is possible to more surely ensure the safety when the pet dog takes a walk at night.

It is a perspective view which shows the clothes for pets (1st Embodiment). It is a figure showing the state where pet clothes were put on a dog. It is a perspective view which shows the clothes for pets (2nd Embodiment). It is a front view which shows the collar for pets.

Explanation of symbols

1: trunk part, 2: neck opening part 2, 3: leg opening part, 4: trunk opening part, 5: buckle part, 6 belt-like part

Claims (6)

  A pet garment made by sewing a fabric obtained by weaving yarn coated with a phosphorescent pigment.   A pet garment made by sewing a fabric obtained by weaving several kinds of yarns coated with phosphorescent pigments with different ingredients.   Pet clothing with phosphorescent paint. The pet clothes according to claim 3,
Pet clothing further coated with reflective or fluorescent paint.   Pet collar with phosphorescent paint. The pet collar according to claim 5, wherein
A pet collar further coated with a reflective or fluorescent paint.

Images