JP2009189352A - Insect cage - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an insect cage installed with a port for putting-in the insect easily and quickly by using only one hand of capturing the insect without opening/closing the port for putting-in the insect. <P>SOLUTION: This insect cage 1 formed as a hollow by a front cage 2 and a rear cage 3 is characterized by installing a cover 7 formed with a member having elasticity and having radially formed notches 8, a port for putting-in 5 constituted with a seating part 6 for fixing the cover 7, also a lid 14 for the port for putting-in the insect and a string 16 for the lid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an insect cage provided with an inlet for facilitating insect collection.

  In a conventional insect cage, an insect entrance / exit and a lid for opening / closing the entrance / exit are attached to a hollow cage, and the lid can be opened and closed vertically.

  Every time an insect is caught, the lid of the entrance / exit needs to be opened and closed with one hand, which is inconvenient for children. In addition, when opening the lid, extra space was created, and special care had to be taken so that insects collected from the space would not escape. Because of these shortcomings, it took time and attention to catch insects and put them into the insect cage. In view of the above-described drawbacks, the present invention has an object to collect an insect efficiently without losing the convenience of a conventional insect cage by providing an inlet in addition to the inlet / outlet.

  The gist of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in addition to the loading / unloading port 17, the loading port 5 is provided on the back of the insect cage. That is, a hole having a size that allows insects to be inserted is formed in the rear frame forming the cage, and a seat portion 6 for fixing the cover 7 is formed on the outer periphery thereof. The cover 7 has a shape that fits within the circumference of the seat 6, is formed of an elastic member, has radial cuts 8 from the center, and the periphery is fixed to the seat using an adhesive. Due to the elasticity of the cover member, the insertion slot can be opened and closed by inserting / removing a finger into / from the insertion slot.

  Further, in order to prevent the insects from escaping and to make it easier to insert the insects, the cover 7 has a structure in which the central portion of the cover 7 falls into the insect cage.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to prevent insects from escaping through the notch 8 of the cover 7, the inlet cover 14 covering the outer periphery of the convex portion of the seat 6 is used for the inlet 5. It is. A hook 15 on which the lid string 16 can be wound is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the inlet lid 14. This string is engaged with the string passing hole 12 to prevent the lid from being lost.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, due to the elasticity of the cover 7 of the input port 5 provided separately from the input / output port 17, when collecting insects, the input / output port 5 can be opened and closed by inserting / removing the fingers with insects. It can be done at the same time as the introduction of insects. For this reason, it is not necessary to open and close the entrance / exit cover 11 of the entrance / exit 17 on the front side of the insect cage with the hand opposite to the captured hand as in the prior art. Insects can be placed in the insect cage. Furthermore, since the opening 5 is opened and closed so as to be in close contact with the fingers and insects due to the elasticity of the cover 7, there is no need to open an extra gap, and the insects are already collected when the insects are inserted through the opening 5. Insects will no longer escape from inside the cage. In addition, the central portion of the cover 7 falls into the insect cage toward the center of the insertion port 5, and it acts as a valve, so that the insertion port 5 is easy to input insects and is difficult to escape. Yes. In addition, since the loading / unloading port 17 is provided in the same manner as a conventional insect cage, it is possible to open and close the lid of the loading / unloading port 17 particularly when an insect is taken out.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the insect does not escape from the notch 8 to the outside by covering the inlet 5 with the inlet lid 14 except when collecting insects. Further, the hook 15 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the lid body and the string passage hole 12 are connected by the lid string 16, so that when the insect is collected with the insertion port 5 being opened, the lid Can be lost.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The insect cage main body 1 is an insect cage formed by engaging the front cage 2 and the rear cage 3 with a hinge 19 so as to be hollow, and the front cage 2 and the rear cage 3 are combined by the joint 9 and the joint 10 at the top of the body. Has been. In addition, a ventilation hole 4 having an elongated outer surface of the frame that holds the shape is formed to maintain air permeability. A front / rear opening 17 for taking in / out insects is provided on the front surface of the main body, and the outlet / outlet 17 includes a top / bottom sliding lid 11 that slides up and down and left and right slide rails 18 for holding the lid.

  In addition to the loading / unloading port 17, the rear cage 3 is provided with a loading port 5. The loading port 5 includes a seat 6, a cover 7 with a notch 8, and a loading port lid 14. The seat portion 6 is formed by forming an outer peripheral portion of a hole having a diameter of about 7 cm connected to the inside of the insect cage into a convex shape for fixing the cover 7. Further, since the seat portion can be integrally formed with the frame, it can be manufactured at low cost.

  The cover 7 is housed in the inner peripheral portion of the convex portion of the seat portion 6 and is formed of an elastic member. The cover 7 has radial cuts 8 from the center, and the periphery is fixed to the seat portion using an adhesive. Further, by making the periphery of the cover 7 into a key shape having a height along the convex shape of the seat portion 6, it is possible to hold the shape of the cover and firmly fix it to the seat portion. In addition, the central part of the cover 7 falls into the insect cage toward the center of the insertion port 5 and acts as a valve, which is effective for making it easy to introduce insects and making it difficult to escape. .

  The insertion port 5 is used when catching insects continuously in a short time, or when insects may have escaped by opening and closing the entrance / exit lid 11 of the entrance / exit 17 because the insects have already been captured. It is especially effective when used for collection. Of course, even if this is not the case, when the insects are mainly captured and thrown in, the slot 5 is used, and when the insects are taken out, the slot 17 is used or the right and left joints are joined. The insects can be taken out by releasing the parts 9 and 10 and separating the front cage 2 and the rear cage 3.

  The insertion port 5 is very easy to use, and the finger that has captured the insect is inserted directly into the insect cage through the center of the cover 7 together with the insect, the insect is released into the insect cage, and the finger is simply extracted. At this time, it will be easier to load the insect cage with the opposite hand.

  A circular or polygonal shape can be used for the shape of the insertion port 5 of the present invention, and it is desirable that the cover 7 is made of an elastic member such as rubber or sponge rubber. In order to prevent the cover from being caught, a member having a flat cover surface and being slippery is suitable. In addition, in order to keep the cover 7 in close contact with the finger when inserting the finger and prevent insect escape from the gap of the notch 8, the number of incisions from the center should be larger. In addition to the six directions shown above, it is also possible to make multidirectional directions such as eight directions and radial cuts depicting patterns such as spirals. Further, it is desirable that the member of the cover 7 has a member and a structure that can be opened with a light force and can be quickly and flexibly closed so as not to damage insects. As another method, a structure in which the section forming the cover 7 is changed to a hard member such as a synthetic resin, and elasticity is provided by using a spring or the like is also possible. In this method, since the individual sections are adjacent to each other and no extra gap is opened, the inlet cover 14 is not necessary.

  The inlet lid 14 is a lid for covering the outer peripheral portion of the convex portion of the seat portion 6. Further, the hook 15 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the lid body and the string passage hole 12 of the insect cage main body 1 are connected by a lid string 16 of an appropriate length to prevent loss. Keep the lid off when collecting insects. In addition, when the insect is not collected, for example, when the insect is held in the insect cage for a long time, the insect inlet can be prevented from escaping from the gap of the notch 8 of the inlet 5 by covering the inlet 5 with the lid 14 for the inlet. .

  The left and right joints 9 and 10 are provided with concavities and convexities for joining and fixing the front car and the rear car. Further, the strap 13 can be engaged with the strap through hole 12, and the insect cage can be easily carried.

  In addition, as a material for forming the insect cage having the inlet according to the present invention, materials such as resin, plastic, metal, wood, and fiber can be used. In addition, in the shape of the insect cage, shapes such as a rectangular parallelepiped, a cube, a cylinder, a sphere, and a polygonal column can be used.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire insect cage embodying the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of an insect cage embodying the present invention. FIG. 3 is a rear view of an insect cage embodying the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view in the lateral direction from the center of the inlet to the vent hole.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bug cage body 2 Front cage 3 Rear cage 4 Vent hole 5 Input port 6 Seat portion 7 Cover 8 Notch 9 Joint portion 10 Joint portion 11 Entrance / outlet lid 12 String through hole 13 Strapping cord 14 Entrance port lid 15 Hook 16 Lid String 17 Entrance / exit 18 Slide rail 19 Hinge

Claims (2)

  An insect cage characterized in that a slot formed of a cover with a cut and a seat for fixing the periphery thereof is provided in a hollow insect cage.   The insect cage according to claim 1, further comprising a lid for covering the inlet.

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