JP2017221123A - Pet cushion - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pet cushion that can be used with a desired shape in accordance with the taste of a pet and that can obtain a comfortable living environment for the pet.SOLUTION: The pet cushion of the present invention for a pet or the like includes: a lower cushion member 2 that has elasticity or softness; and an upper cushion member 1 that is arranged in a manner overlaid on the lower cushion member 2 and that has elasticity or softness. By a part connected between the outer peripheral parts of the upper and the lower cushion members 1, 2, a stay-indoors part 5 is formed which is situated between both cushion members 1, 2 and which makes a non-connected part between the outer peripheral parts of both cushion members 1, 2 an exit/entrance part 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet cushion that can be used as a bed or mat for a relatively small pet such as a cat kept in a room such as a home or a store.

  Cats kept indoors often lie on a cushion or sofa and lie down or fall asleep. As a cushion for a cat that can relax a domestic cat in this way, for example, a cushion cushion as shown in Patent Document 1 below is well known.

  On the other hand, cats have a habit of enthusiastically entering narrow spaces, but a cat box (cat house) using such a habit is also well known. The cat box has, for example, a bag-shaped or tunnel-shaped pulling hole, and a domestic cat enters the pulling hole, so that the cat can be shrunken and relaxed.

JP 2002-191247 A

  By the way, there are various favorite places where you can relax depending on your domestic cat. Yes. Depending on the time of day and the mood of the domestic cat, you can change your favorite place, such as choosing a cushion cushion or selecting a pulling hole.

  In this way, pets such as domestic cats have a variety of places where they can relax, and it has been desired to develop pet cushions such as cat cushions that can accurately respond to these various places of interest. The current situation is.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and can be selected according to the preference of pets such as cats, and pets for cats and the like that can provide a comfortable living environment for pets. The purpose is to provide a cushion.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention comprises the following means.

[1] a lower cushion member having elasticity or flexibility;
An upper cushion member arranged to be superimposed on the upper side of the lower cushion member, and having elasticity or flexibility,
A part between the outer peripheral edge portions of the upper and lower cushion members is connected to each other so that a non-connected portion between the outer peripheral edge portions of the both cushion members is located at the entrance / exit. A pet cushion, characterized in that a pulling-back portion is formed.

  [2] The pet cushion according to the above item 1, wherein a substantially half-circumferential region between the outer peripheral edge portions of the two cushion members is connected, and the pulling-up portion is formed in a bag shape.

  [3] The pet cushion according to the above item 1 or 2, wherein the two cushion members are formed in the same shape and the same size in plan view.

  [4] The pet cushion according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the both cushion members are formed in a circular shape in plan view.

  According to the pet cushion of the invention [1], since the pulling-up portion is formed between the upper and lower cushion members, the usage pattern in which a pet such as a cat is positioned on the upper cushion member, and the pulling hook It is possible to select from two usage patterns, such as a usage pattern that enters the forest part. For this reason, a pet can choose from two usage forms according to liking, can spend more peacefully in a more relaxed state, and can obtain a comfortable living environment for a domestic cat.

  According to the pet cushion of the invention [2], since the pulling-up portion is formed in a bag shape, the pet can more favorably enter the pulling-up portion without a sense of incongruity, and can further relax. A more comfortable living environment can be obtained.

  According to the pet cushions of the inventions [3] and [4], the above effects can be obtained more reliably.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cat cushion according to a first embodiment to which the pet cushion of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a side view of the cat cushion of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view for explaining a connection range between both cushion members of the cat cushion of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cat cushion of a second embodiment to which the pet cushion of the present invention is applied. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cat cushion of a third embodiment to which the pet cushion of the present invention is applied.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cat cushion C1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the cat cushion C1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a connecting portion 3 in the cat cushion C1. It is a schematic plan view.

  As shown in these drawings, the cat cushion C1 of the first embodiment includes two cushion members, an upper cushion member 1 and a lower cushion member 2. Both the cushion members 1 and 2 are comprised by the cushion cover which comprises an outer skin, and the cushion material with which the cushion cover was filled.

  The cushion cover is made of a cloth material (fiber sheet) such as a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, or a knitted fabric, a synthetic resin sheet, a synthetic leather (artificial leather), or the like. The cushion material is made of a material having flexibility or elasticity such as cotton, beads, feather, down, urethane foam. Needless to say, in the present invention, the material of the cushion cover and the cushion material is not limited.

  Both the cushion members 1 and 2 are formed by substantially the same shape and the same size as each other, and are constituted by so-called round cushions formed in a circular shape in plan view.

  In the state where the upper cushion member 1 is disposed so as to be superimposed on the upper side of the lower cushion member 2, a required portion between the outer peripheral edge portions of both the cushion members 1 and 2 is stitched and connected. In the present embodiment, the range (connection range) H in the connecting portion 3 by the stitching is set to a substantially half-circumferential region in the outer peripheral edge portion of the cat cushion C1 as shown in FIG.

  In this way, the semi-circumferential region between the outer peripheral edges of the cushion members 1 and 2 is connected, so that the substantially bag-shaped pulling-up portion surrounded by the cushion members 1 and 2 is interposed between the cushion members 1 and 2. 5 is formed. Further, the entrance / exit 4 is constituted by a portion excluding the connecting portion 3 between the outer peripheral edge portions of the cushion members 1 and 2, that is, by a non-sewn non-connecting portion. Part 5 is open to the outside. As a result, pets such as domestic cats can enter or leave the pulling-up portion 5 through the doorway 4.

  Here, in the first embodiment, it is preferable that the connection range (stitching range) H between the outer peripheral edges of the cushion members 1 and 2 is set to a substantially half-circumferential region. That is, when the connection range H is too short (too small), it may be difficult to form the pull-up portion 5 formed between the cushion members 1 and 2 in a bag shape that a domestic cat likes. Is not preferable. On the contrary, when the connection range H is too long (too much), the entrance / exit 4 constituted by the non-connecting portion (non-sewn portion) becomes small, and it is difficult for the domestic cat to enter the pulling-up portion 5. Therefore, there is a possibility that the pulling-up portion 5 cannot sufficiently function as a living room space, which is not preferable.

  In the present embodiment, almost half of the circumference corresponds to a range of 1/3 to 2/3 of the entire circumference (range of 1/3 to 2/3).

  On the other hand, in the cat cushion C1 of the first embodiment, the surfaces of both the cushion members 1 and 2 are drawn by printing or the like, and the cat cushion C1 as a whole is a counterfeit imitating a pancake or a hamburger. It is finished and is formed into a product with a sense of fun that will be of interest to those who purchase the cat cushion C1 (such as owners).

  In the cat cushion C1 of the first embodiment configured as described above, the domestic cat can appropriately select a desired usage pattern from two usage patterns.

  The 1st usage form is a form which uses the cushion C1 for cats as a rug like a cushion. That is, it is a usage form in which the domestic cat rolls and lies down or falls asleep on the upper cushion member 1 of the cat cushion C1.

  The second usage pattern is a mode in which the cat cushion C1 is used as a pulling hole that is a narrow living room space. That is, it is a usage form in which a domestic cat enters the bag-like pulling-and-lifting portion 5 from the entrance / exit 4 in the cat cushion C1 and sits down and lies down or falls asleep.

  As described above, according to the cat cushion C1 of the first embodiment, it can be appropriately selected from the two usage forms, that is, the usage pattern that is a rug such as a cushion and the usage pattern that is a pulling hole. The domestic cat can select a desired usage pattern from two usage patterns according to his / her preference. In this way, the domestic cat can select a preferred usage pattern, so that the domestic cat can spend a more peaceful state in a more relaxed state, and a comfortable living environment for the domestic cat can be obtained.

  Moreover, since a comfortable living environment can be provided for the domestic cat, sufficient satisfaction can be obtained for the owner.

  Further, in the first embodiment, since the pulling-up portion 5 is formed in a bag shape, the domestic cat prefers to enter the pulling-up portion 5 more favorably, and the domestic cat can be more relaxed. A more comfortable living environment can be obtained.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cat cushion C2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in this cat cushion C2, the upper and lower cushion members 1, 2 are formed in a square shape in plan view. And in the state arrange | positioned so that both the cushion members 1 and 2 may be piled up, the corresponding one side parts of both the cushion members 1 and 2 are mutually sewn together, and the connection part 3 is formed.

  Since the other configuration of the cat cushion C2 of the second embodiment is substantially the same as that of the cat cushion C1 of the first embodiment, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. To do.

  In the cat cushion C2 of the second embodiment, similar effects can be obtained in the same manner as described above.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cat cushion C3 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the cat cushion C3, the cushion members 1, 2 on both the upper and lower sides are formed in a plane regular triangle shape. Then, in a state where both the cushion members 1 and 2 are arranged so as to overlap each other, the corresponding corner portions around the cushion members 1 and 2 are stitched together to form the connecting portion 3.

  The other configurations of the cat cushion C3 of the third embodiment are substantially the same as those of the cat cushion C1 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. To do.

  In the cat cushion C3 of the third embodiment, the same effects can be obtained as described above.

  In the cat cushions C1 to C3 of the above embodiment, both the cushion members 1 and 2 are formed in a circular shape, a square shape, and an equilateral triangle shape in plan view, but the shape of the cushion members 1 and 2 is particularly limited in the present invention. However, it may be formed in any shape. For example, the cushion member may be formed into a regular polygon having a pentagonal shape or more in a plan view, or may be formed into a polygon other than a regular polygon, or may be formed into a non-circular shape such as an oval or an oval. Also good. Furthermore, in the present invention, the cushion member may be formed in a different shape.

  Further, the shape and size of the upper cushion member 1 and the lower cushion member 2 do not necessarily coincide with each other, and the upper cushion member may have a different shape or a different size with respect to the lower cushion member. good.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the case where this invention was applied to the cushion for cats was mentioned as an example and demonstrated, this invention is not restricted to the thing for cats, It can apply also for pets other than cats, such as a small dog. it can.

  In the present invention, the range of the connecting portion between the outer peripheral edge portions of both cushion members is not limited to the half circumference area, and may be set longer or shorter than the half circumference area.

  The pet cushion of the present invention can be suitably used as a bed or mat for a pet such as a cat kept indoors.

1: Upper cushion member 2: Lower cushion member 4: Entrance / exit 5: Pulling-up portion C1-C3: Cushion for cat (pet cushion)
H: Connection range

Claims (4)

A lower cushion member having elasticity or flexibility;
An upper cushion member arranged to be superimposed on the upper side of the lower cushion member, and having elasticity or flexibility,
A part between the outer peripheral edge portions of the upper and lower cushion members is connected to each other so that a non-connected portion between the outer peripheral edge portions of the both cushion members is located at the entrance / exit. A pet cushion, characterized in that a pulling-back portion is formed.   2. The pet cushion according to claim 1, wherein a substantially semi-circumferential region between the outer peripheral edge portions of the two cushion members is connected, and the pulling-up portion is formed in a bag shape.   The pet cushion according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the two cushion members are formed in the same shape and the same size in a plan view. The pet cushion according to claim 1, wherein the both cushion members are formed in a circular shape in plan view.

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