JP2007159421A - Dinner bowl for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dinner bowl for pets (dogs) capable of holding forth to the mouth tip of a dog while holding it with the other hand without requiring labor even in a state supporting a dog with either one hand. <P>SOLUTION: The dinner bowl 1 for pets (dogs) is composed of a dinner bowl body 2 curved in recessed state and a nearly reversed L-shaped grip 3 provided in the dinner bowl body 2, and the dinner bowl 1 is hung through the grip from the hand and outer surface of the dinner bowl body 2 is supported by the palm. As a result, the dinner bowl 1 is held forth to the mouth tip of dog while holding it with the other hand without requiring labor even in a state supporting the dog with either one hand. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to pet tableware, and particularly to pet tableware suitable for dogs.

  It is said that 10 million dogs are bred nationwide. Dogs reach their old age faster than humans, and what is called old age (senior age) is around 10 years old, although there are individual differences. On the other hand, the average life expectancy of dogs has been greatly extended due to the spread of breeding knowledge and pet food, the advancement of veterinary medicine including medical technology, and the development of medicines. Along with this, as with humans, dogs are aging. As the dog ages, in addition to the decline in vision and hearing, the ability to step on the front paws is weakened, making it difficult to maintain the posture of the meal, and the power of the tongue is weakened, making it easy to spill, while weakening the teeth and jaw As a result, the ability to chew is weakened, and the digestive absorption ability is weakened, so that symptoms such as the inability to take a single meal can be seen. In addition, the number of dogs that are bedridden as the population ages is increasing.

  If the dog is bedridden, it will not be possible to maintain the posture of eating, and therefore it will not be possible to eat food. For this reason, the owner needs to support the dog so that it can be eaten in an easy posture. That is, while holding the dog with one hand, it is necessary to put out the tableware with the other hand to the mouth.

As pet tableware, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a weight is attached to make it difficult to move, and as shown in Patent Document 2, an inclined state is maintained so that food is easy to eat. Has been proposed.
JP-A-8-116816 Utility Model Registration No. 3104152

  However, the above-mentioned pet tableware is intended for adult dogs. For bedridden dogs, the edges of their dogs must be picked between their fingertips and held in their mouths. Holding over time is not easy.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and can be used for pets that can be held and put out in the mouth without requiring labor with the other hand even when the dog is supported by one hand. Tableware is provided.

  The present invention comprises a tableware body curved in a concave shape and a generally inverted L-shaped handle provided on the tableware body, suspended from the hand via the handle and supporting the outer surface of the tableware body with the palm of the hand. It is characterized by this.

  According to the present invention, a hand is inserted between a tableware body containing food and a handle and suspended from the hand, while the fingers and palms wrap and support the outer surface of the tableware body, and the thumb firmly holds the handle. And can be held. Therefore, even if the dog is supported by one hand, the table can be held and put out to the mouth of the dog without requiring labor with the other hand. For this reason, even a bedridden dog can be fed easily.

  In the present invention, a plurality of legs are provided on the outer surface of the tableware main body so that the bottom surface is located on the same horizontal plane, and a non-slip pad made of rubber or the like is detachably provided on each leg. It is preferable. Thereby, even if it gives the force which a tongue pushes with respect to a tableware main body when eating pet food, it can prevent reliably that a tableware slides.

  In the present invention, the tableware main body has a lower upper end edge on the side facing the handle than the upper end edge on the side where the handle is provided, and the bottom surface has the lowest position directly on the side where the handle is provided. It is preferable that the slope is formed on an inclined surface having a downward slope from an arbitrary position toward a position directly below the side where the handle is provided. Thereby, when eating a pet food, a mouth can be plunged, maintaining an easy posture with respect to a tableware main body. In addition, the pet food gathers at a position immediately below the side where the handle is provided due to the gradient of the bottom surface of the tableware body, so that it is easy to eat and there is no leftover.

  According to the present invention, even when the dog is supported by one hand, it can be held and put out to the mouth without the need for labor with the other hand.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the pet tableware 1 of the present invention.

  This tableware 1 is composed of a shallow dish-shaped table body 2 that is curved in a concave shape, and a generally inverted L-shaped handle 3 provided on the table body 2, and is made of plastic, for example, hygienic and safe. In addition, the hood is molded to a size sufficient to allow the dog's nostril portion to be put in by a melamine resin having a characteristic that the hood is difficult to cool and hard to be scratched.

  In the tableware body 2, the upper end edge on the side facing the handle 3 is set slightly lower than the upper end edge on the side where the handle 3 is provided, and the upper end edge faces the handle 3 from the side where the handle 3 is provided. It is formed with a gentle downward slope toward the side. The bottom surface of the tableware main body 2 is set to have the lowest position immediately below the side where the handle 3 is provided, and is formed with a gentle downward slope from an arbitrary position toward the position immediately below the side where the handle 3 is provided. Has been. The peripheral wall connecting the upper edge and the bottom surface of the tableware body 2 is raised with a steep slope from the position immediately below the handle 3 to the upper edge of the handle 3 side. As the distance from the side where the handle 3 is provided to the side facing the handle 3 in the circumferential direction, the height decreases and the gradient gradually decreases, so that the position immediately below the side where the handle 3 is provided It is continued with a bottom surface formed with a gentle downward slope and a smooth curved surface. That is, on the side facing the handle 3, the height of the peripheral wall is the lowest, and the gradient of the peripheral wall is set most gently.

  Furthermore, as shown in detail in FIG. 4, a plurality of legs 4 are provided on the outer surface of the tableware main body 2 at intervals in the circumferential direction. These leg portions 4 are set so that the bottom surfaces thereof are positioned on the same horizontal plane, and when placed on the floor, the handle 3 and the handle 3 are located above the upper edge of the table 3 on the side where the handle 3 is provided. The height is set so that the upper end edge on the opposite side is slightly lower. Each leg 4 is detachably attached with a non-slip pad 5 made of rubber, plastic, etc., and resists movement by increasing frictional resistance against the force of sliding the tableware 1. Can do.

  On the other hand, the handle 3 is formed in an inverted L shape, and has an interval corresponding to the thickness between the palm and the back of the hand between the upper end edge of the tableware body 2, The tableware body 2 can be suspended from the hand 3 through the handle 3 while supporting the outer surface of the table body 2 on the side where the handle 3 is provided. At this time, the tableware 2 can be held so as not to move by pressing the handle 3 suspended by the thumb.

  Next, the usage method of the pet tableware 1 comprised in this way is demonstrated.

  First, after putting an appropriate amount of pet food into the tableware body 2, the handle 3 is hooked on one hand to suspend the tableware 1, and the handle 3 is sandwiched between the thumb. Then, after securing the esophagus by turning the other hand around the neck of a bedridden dog and supporting it, if the tableware 1 is put out to the mouth, the dog can feed by olfaction even if his or her visual acuity or hearing declines. It can be confirmed and pet food can be eaten (see FIG. 5).

  Here, since the tableware 1 is suspended by the hand, a force that keeps picking between the fingertips is unnecessary, and feeding can be assisted for a long time. Further, the tableware body 2 is formed in a shallow dish shape as a whole, and its upper end edge is formed with a gentle downward slope from the side where the handle 3 is provided toward the side facing the handle 3. Even if it is inserted on the tableware body 2, the chin and the like do not interfere with the upper edge, and the pet food can be eaten in an easy posture (see FIG. 6). Furthermore, the tableware main body 2 has a bottom surface with a gentle downward slope from an arbitrary position toward the lowest position immediately below the side where the handle 3 is provided, while the handle 3 from the side where the handle 3 is provided. The pet food has a position directly below the side on which the handle 3 is provided by having a peripheral wall formed so that the height decreases as the distance to the opposite side increases in the circumferential direction and the gradient gradually decreases. That is, the slope is steepest and gathers in the vicinity of the highest peripheral wall. Therefore, the pet food can be easily entangled in the mouth with the tongue, and can be eaten without being left over, and the pet food is not spilled around the tableware 1 (see FIG. 7). .

  If the dog is bedridden and the teeth and jaws weaken and cannot solidify the pet food, wet food will be given, but it may be wet food. .

  By the way, in embodiment mentioned above, although the feeding point with respect to the bedridden dog was demonstrated, it can be used also when feeding an adult dog. That is, if an appropriate amount of pet food is put into the tableware body 2 and put out to the mouth of the dog, the dog thrusts the mouth into the tableware body 2 and entangles the pet food in the mouth using the tongue. Pet food can be crushed and eaten.

  Also in this case, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, even if the mouth is inserted on the tableware body 2, the chin or the like does not interfere with the upper edge, and the pet food can be eaten in an easy posture. In addition, the pet food gathered at the position directly below the handle 3 which is the lowest position on the bottom surface can be easily entangled in the mouth with the tongue, and can be eaten without any waste. Do not spill pet food around 1

  At this time, when the pet food is entangled with the tongue, since the pet food is pressed against the peripheral wall, a force that slides the tableware 1 acts, but the anti-slip pad 5 increases the frictional force against the sliding force. The tableware 1 can be reliably prevented from moving.

  In addition, what is necessary is just to wash | clean the tableware 1 using hot water etc., if feeding is complete | finished. At this time, since it is formed of melamine resin, there is no influence by heat.

  By the way, the capacity | capacitance of the tableware 1 used for a small dog becomes small compared with the case of a large dog or a medium size dog. Therefore, in the case of the tableware 1 used for a medium-sized dog or a large-sized dog, the tableware body 2 can be supported so as to be wrapped by a finger or the palm of a hand, but in the case of a small dog, a hand is left over. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 8, if the upper end edge of the container body 2 on the side where the handle 3 is provided is slightly raised upward and the handle 3 is provided on the raised upper edge, the upper part of the palm of the hand The handle 3 of the tableware body 2 can easily hold the outer surface of the wrinkles by the amount protruding from the upper edge of the tableware body 2.

  Note that the material of the tableware 1 is not limited to plastic, and other materials such as stainless steel and ceramics may be employed.

  As described above, according to the pet tableware of the present invention, even when the dog is supported by one hand, it can be held and put out with the other hand without requiring labor, and the dog can be used as a partner. You can see to the end.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the tableware for pets of this invention. It is a side view of the pet tableware of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the vertical surface containing the handle of the pet tableware of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the bottom face side explaining the insertion state of the non-slip pad with respect to the leg part of the pet tableware of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the feeding point with respect to the bedridden dog. It is sectional drawing explaining the state which a dog feeds. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the gathering state of pet food. It is a side view which shows the modification of the pet tableware of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pet tableware 2 Tableware body 3 Handle 4 Leg 5 Non-slip pad

Claims (3)

  It consists of a tableware body that curves in a concave shape and a generally inverted L-shaped handle provided on the tableware body, and is suspended from the hand via the handle and supports the outer surface of the tableware body with the palm of the hand. Pet tableware.   The outer surface of the tableware body is provided with a plurality of legs so that the bottom faces are on the same horizontal plane, and each leg is provided with a non-slip pad made of rubber or the like in a detachable manner. The pet tableware according to claim 1. The tableware body is set such that the upper end edge on the side facing the handle is lower than the upper end edge on the side where the handle is provided, and the bottom position is set to the lowest position on the side where the handle is provided. The pet tableware according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pet tableware is formed on an inclined surface having a downward slope from an arbitrary position toward a position directly below the handle provided side.

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