JP2008092874A - Mat and pet tray - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mat and a pet tray capable of easily removing dirt, such as sand, soil and mud entered between the pads of a paw of a pet animal, having a claw-sharpening function and necessitating markedly reduced space for the storage of spare mats for replacement. <P>SOLUTION: Holes each having a size corresponding to the size of a pad of a pet animal paw are formed on a stamping plane for a pet, and the plane has a grinding surface to enable the sharpening of the claws of the pet. The hole on the plane has a size to expand the gap between the pads of a paw when the pet stamps the mat, more concretely 8-30 mm, more preferably 10-20 mm. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mat for removing dirt on a pet's sole.

  Mats and other dirt removal means are used to remove sand, soil, mud and other dirt on the soles of pets when they enter the house from the outside.

  On the other hand, a nail sharpener formed by laminating corrugated paper is used to prevent a house pillar from being damaged by scratches caused by pet's nail sharpening. Since such a nail sharpener has a problem in that corrugated paper powder is scattered when a pet scratches it, a nail sharpener impregnated with a synthetic resin has been proposed to solve this problem (Patent Document 1). .

JP-A-9-308404

  However, conventional mat removal means such as mats can remove dirt on the surface of pet's soles, but not enough to remove dirt such as sand, earth, mud, etc. that have entered between the meat balls. It was. For this reason, even though the dirt was removed by the dirt removing means, the sand, dirt and mud that entered between the meatballs gradually fell and soiled the floor while the pet walked indoors.

  In addition, with conventional dirt removal means such as mats, it is possible to remove dirt on the pet's sole, but it is not possible to sufficiently polish the nail. It was necessary to prepare both removal means. Further, the nail sharpener and the dirt removing means must be large enough for the pet to be placed on each other, and a large space is required to arrange the two indoors. In addition, they have to be replaced when they become dirty due to use, and a large space is required to store spare nail sharpening or dirt removing means for replacement.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention can easily remove dirt such as sand, soil, and mud that has entered between pet paws, and can simultaneously have a nail sharpening function, An object of the present invention is to provide a mat and a pet tray that can greatly reduce the space required for storing a spare mat for replacement.

  In order to solve the above problems, the mat of the present invention is characterized in that a hole having a size corresponding to the size of the pet's meat ball is provided in the surface portion on which the pet is placed.

  In the mat of the present invention, the surface portion is a sharpened surface on which a pet can sharpen a nail.

  In the mat of the present invention, the hole provided in the surface portion is set to a size that allows the pet's paws to spread when the pet is placed on the mat.

  In the mat of the present invention, the hole provided in the surface portion is set larger than the pet's meat ball.

  In the mat of the present invention, the hole provided in the surface portion is set to a size of 8 to 30 mm.

  In the mat of the present invention, the holes provided in the surface portion are set to a size of 10 to 20 mm.

  The mat of the present invention is characterized in that it has a honeycomb shape in which a large number of holes in the face portion are juxtaposed.

  In the mat of the present invention, the mat is used in a state where the area of the surface portion is expanded against the restoring force.

  In the mat of the present invention, the surface portion is characterized in that the width in the expanded state is about three times the width in the natural state.

  The mat of the present invention is characterized in that at least the surface portion is impregnated with a synthetic resin.

  The mat of the present invention is characterized in that a hole having a size of 8 to 30 mm is provided in a surface portion on which a pet is placed.

  The pet tray of the present invention is characterized by comprising a mat provided with a hole having a size corresponding to the size of a pet's meatball on a surface portion on which the pet is placed, and a tray body holding the mat. Yes.

  In the pet tray of the present invention, the surface portion of the mat is a sharpened surface on which the pet can sharpen the nail.

  In the pet tray of the present invention, the tray main body has a holding portion that holds the mat in a state where the area of the surface portion is expanded against the restoring force of the mat.

  According to the present invention, the surface portion for removing dirt on the pet's sole is provided with a hole having a size corresponding to the size of the pet's meat ball, so that the pet is placed on the mat for sharpening the nail or the like. In addition to dirt on the sole surface, dirt between the meat balls can be easily removed.

  In addition, the mat of the present invention is stored in a natural state where no external force is applied, and when used, the surface area is expanded against the restoring force, so a spare nail sharpener for replacement is stored. The space required to do so can be greatly reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the configuration of the mat 10 according to the present embodiment, where (a) shows a storage state, and (b) is expanded in the direction of arrow E in (a). It is a top view which shows a use condition. The pet tray 50 (FIG. 4) according to the present embodiment includes a mat 10, a tray 30, and a cover 40.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mat 10 according to the present embodiment has a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which hollow hexagonal columnar holes 14 are juxtaposed. The mat 10 is stored in a natural state where no external force is applied (FIG. 1A), and is spread in a direction including the sharpening surface 12 appearing on the end face (for example, a direction indicated by an arrow E in FIG. 1A). (In a state where the area of the sharpened surface is widened), it is used by being fixed to a tray described later. In the state of use, the mat 10 is maintained in an expanded state against the restoring force of returning to the natural state due to its elasticity. At this time, the sharpening surface 12 as a surface portion on which the pet is placed is preferably large enough to allow a pet (for example, a cat, a rabbit) to walk a few steps, and is, for example, 40 cm × 50 cm. If it is such a size, it can select suitably. The area of the sharpened surface 12 in use can be selected as appropriate within the range of several times to several tens of times the area in storage (natural state). For example, as shown in FIG. The width W1 in the storage state shown in FIG. In this way, the spare mat 10 for replacement is stored in a natural state, and when used, it is configured to spread in the direction of the sharpened surface 12 against the restoring force, so that the sharpened surface having the same area as the sharpened surface in use is used. Compared with the conventional nail sharpening which has been stored as it is, the space required for storing the spare nail sharpening for replacement can be greatly reduced.

  The mat 10 has a honeycomb shape in which holes 14 having a size corresponding to the size of a pet's meat ball are juxtaposed on a sharpened surface 12 in use. Corresponding to the size of the pet's paws, for example, the size of the paws themselves varies depending on the size and type of the pet. In the case of a mat for pets with small meat balls, it is possible to make the holes 14 small, and even with the same pet's feet, both large and small meat balls are combined. In other words, the size of the pet's paws is taken into consideration, such as changing the hole 14 according to the size.

  The mat 10 is formed by alternately adhering a plurality of webs 16 alternately to form a honeycomb shape in which hexagonal holes 14 are juxtaposed when the webs 16 are spread, and as shown in FIG. The side surface of the mat 10 (particularly the surface perpendicular to the direction in which the mat is expanded (the direction of arrow E in FIG. 1)) is formed by adhering the side member 17 thicker than the web. As described above, the strength can be improved by adhering the side members 17, and when the tray body is held as described later, the mat 10 is bent between the protrusions (holding portions) 32. It can also be prevented. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the side member 17 is bonded. However, it is not necessarily bonded. The web 16 and the side material 17 are suitable because they can be manufactured easily and inexpensively if a paper material used for cardboard is adopted. The hexagonal hole 14 is a cross section of a hollow hexagonal column extending in the thickness direction of the mat 10 (vertical direction in FIG. 1), and the size thereof is, for example, the pet meat in each of the hexagonal holes 14. The size is just enough to contain one sphere. Specifically, the distance between the apexes facing each other of the hexagonal hole 14 (L in FIG. 1B) is preferably 8 to 30 mm, and in particular, 10 to 20 mm, many kinds of meat balls such as cats Is preferable. Further, the thickness of the wall forming the hexagonal hole 14 (or the thickness of the web 16) is set so that adjacent meat balls enter the holes 14, respectively, and the nail sharpening can be effectively performed. For example, 0.5 mm is preferable. Furthermore, it is preferable to prepare a plurality of types of the entire shape of the sharpening surface 12 and the size of the hexagonal hole 14 according to the type and size of the pet.

  When the sharpening surface 12 is configured in this way, when the pet is placed on the sharpening surface 12 as a surface portion or when the pet performs a nail sharpening operation on the sharpening surface 12, the pet's nail and the sole of the foot are removed. The nail is sharpened by coming into contact with the walls constituting the hexagonal hole 14, and the dirt on the sole of the foot is removed. Furthermore, when the pet rests on the sharpening surface 12, the wall constituting the hexagonal hole 14 enters between the adjacent meat balls due to the meat ball entering the hexagonal hole 14 according to the weight of the pet itself, or Even if the meat balls do not enter the hole 14, the holes 14 are large and the meat balls are separated from each other. Therefore, when the pet moves from this state, dirt, dirt, mud and other dirt that has entered between the meat balls. Is removed.

  In the present embodiment, the hole 14 has been described as having a hexagonal shape, but the present invention is not limited to this and may have other shapes. FIG. 5A is a plan view showing a first modification of the mat 10, and FIG. 5B is a plan view showing a second modification of the mat 10. As an example, a case where a triangular hole 14 is configured as shown in FIG. 5A or a case where a rectangular hole 14 is configured as shown in FIG. There may be. When the triangular holes 14 are used (FIG. 5A), or when the rectangular holes 14 are used (FIG. 5B), the length of one side of these holes 14 is 9 mm to 24 mm. Is preferred. In addition, it is preferable for the holes 14 to be arranged in parallel with the same size and shape as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. The holes 14 having different sizes or the holes 14 having different shapes may be configured unevenly.

  Further, when the mat 10 is impregnated with a synthetic resin (for example, acrylic, nylon, or vinyl chloride synthetic resin) at least on the polishing surface 12, it becomes difficult for paper dust to come out from the corrugated polishing surface 12 during use. This is preferable because the area around the mat 10 is less likely to get dirty.

  The mat 10 configured as described above is used in a state in which the mat 10 is expanded in a plane direction (E direction in FIG. 1) including the sharpened surface 12 against the restoring force.

  Next, a pet tray used with the mat 10 set will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A is a plan view showing the configuration of the tray 30 according to this embodiment, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IIB-IIB in FIG. 2A, and FIG. a) is a bottom view showing the configuration of the cover 40 according to the present embodiment, FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IIIB-IIIB in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 4 is according to the present embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the pet tray 50, and a part of the sharpening surface 12 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tray 30 has a substantially rectangular tray shape in plan view, and protrusions (holding portions) 32 protruding upward are provided at the four corners of the bottom surface 31. The upper portion of the side wall 33 of the tray 30 forms a locking portion 34 that is bent outward after being extended outward. The tray 30 is formed by molding a synthetic resin. In the tray 30, the mat 10 in a state where the four corners of the mat 10 having a rectangular shape in plan view are expanded against the restoring force so as to correspond to the positions of the four protrusions 32 (see FIG. 1B). It is attached. The attachment is performed by inserting the protrusions 32 into four of the hollow hexagonal columns forming the hexagonal holes 14 of the mat 10 corresponding to the protrusions 32.

  A cover 40 shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the tray 30 to which the mat 10 is attached. The cover 40 is formed of a substantially rectangular frame in plan view, and the lower portion of the side wall 43 forms a hook 44 bent inward. The cover 40 is formed by molding a synthetic resin.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cover 40 is attached to the tray 30 with the mat 10 interposed therebetween. The cover 40 is fixed to the tray 30 by locking the hook 44 to the locking portion 34, and the mat 10 is sandwiched between the tray 30 and the cover 40 at the outer edge. If the mat 10 and the cover 40 are fixed to the tray 30 in this way, the mat 10 can be fixed securely. Therefore, even if a pet walks on the sharpening surface 12 or sharpens the nail with the sharpening surface 12, the mat 10 Can be easily moved and removed, and the effects of sharpening nails, removing dirt on the soles of the feet, and removing dirt between the meatballs can be enhanced. Further, since only the sharpening surface 12 of the mat 10 is exposed, it is possible to prevent the pet from coming into contact with the outer edge portion of the mat 10 and the outer edge from collapsing to easily remove the mat 10 from the tray 30.

  In the above description, the protrusions 32 are arranged at four locations corresponding to the four corners of the mat 10 in the expanded state. However, if the mat 10 can be held in the expanded state against its restoring force. The position and number can be arbitrarily set. However, it is preferable to arrange a large number of them because the bending of the mat 10 can be prevented.

  In the above embodiment, the webs 16 are alternately bonded in part to form a hollow hexagonal columnar hole, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to such a configuration. For example, one side of an elongated plate-like member is provided with a cut toward the opposite side at predetermined intervals, and this cut and a cut similarly formed on another plate-like member are sequentially meshed with each other. Thus, a hollow hexagonal (or quadrangular or triangular) hole can be formed. The interval between the cuts is set according to the length of one side of the hexagon (or square or triangle) to be formed. As a result, no adhesive is required, and when a part of the mat 10 becomes unusable due to damage or the like, it can be repaired by replacing only the plate-like member of the corresponding part.

  Since it comprised as mentioned above, according to the mat | matte 10 and the pet tray 50 of the said embodiment, there exist the following effects (1)-(2).

  (1) Since the sharpening surface 12 of the mat 10 is provided with a hole having a size corresponding to the size of the pet's meatball, not only can the feet be soiled simultaneously with the nail sharpening, but also between the meatballs. Dirt can be easily removed.

  (2) Necessary for storing spare nail sharpeners for replacement by storing in a natural state where no external force is applied and by expanding the surface area against the restoring force during use. Space can be greatly reduced.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be improved or changed within the scope of the purpose of the improvement or the idea of the present invention.

It is a top view which shows the structure of the mat | matte which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) shows a storage state, (b) is a top view which shows the state expanded in the arrow E direction of (a). (A) is a top view which shows the structure of the tray which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (b) is sectional drawing along the IIB-IIB line | wire of (a). (A) is a bottom view which shows the structure of the cover which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (b) is sectional drawing along the IIIB-IIIB line | wire of (a). It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the tray for pets concerning embodiment of this invention. (A) is a top view which shows the 1st modification of the mat | matte which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (b) is a top view which shows the 2nd modification of the mat | matte which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Mat 12 Sharpening surface (surface part)
14 Hole 16 Web 17 Side member 30 Tray body 32 Protruding part (holding part)
40 Cover 50 Pet tray

Claims (14)

The mat is characterized in that a hole having a size corresponding to the size of the pet's paws is provided in a surface portion on which the pet is placed.   The mat according to claim 1, wherein the surface portion is a sharpened surface on which a pet can sharpen a nail.   The hole provided in the said surface part is set to the magnitude | size to which the meat balls of the said pet spread when the said pet rests on the said mat, The Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. mat.   The mat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hole provided in the surface portion is set larger than the pet's meat ball.   The mat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the hole provided in the surface portion is set to a size of 8 to 30 mm.   The mat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the hole provided in the surface portion is set to a size of 10 to 20 mm.   The mat according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the mat has a honeycomb shape in which a large number of holes in the surface portion are juxtaposed.   The mat according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the mat is used in a state where the area of the surface portion is expanded against a restoring force.   The mat according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the width of the surface portion in the widened state is approximately three times the width in the natural state.   The mat according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein at least the surface portion is impregnated with a synthetic resin. A mat having a hole having a size of 8 to 30 mm in a surface portion on which a pet is placed. A pet tray comprising: a mat provided with a hole having a size corresponding to the size of the pet's paws on a surface portion on which the pet is placed; and a tray body holding the mat.   The pet tray according to claim 12, wherein the surface portion of the mat is a sharpened surface on which a pet can sharpen a nail.   The pet tray according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the tray main body has a holding portion for holding the mat in a state where the area of the surface portion is expanded against the restoring force of the mat. .

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