JP2018050476A - Cat play equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide cat play equipment that enables a cat to sharpen claws and to play as a toy.SOLUTION: Cat play equipment 1 according to the present invention has: a box body 10 which includes a claw sharpening member 13 installed in an upper surface and has the hollow inside; and holes 21 which are formed in an upper surface and/or a side surface of the box body 10 and into each of which a cat inserts a hand. Preferably, the holes 21 are formed in the upper surface and the side surface of the box body 10, respectively. Preferably, a supporting member for supporting the claw sharpening member 13 is installed in the inside of the box body 10. Further, it is preferable that the cat play equipment 1 has a protective cap 22 for protecting the side surface of the hole 21, and has a ball being input in the inside of the box body 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a play equipment for cats that cats can sharpen their claws and can also play as toys.

  Cats have a habit of sharpening their claws on carpets, cardboard, and wood. The reason is said to remove old nails and make them sharp, to put on odors to show that they are their place, and to relieve stress. Therefore, if left unattended, cats sharpen their nails in various places such as carpets, pillars, walls, and furniture in the house, and the whole house becomes full of scratches. Therefore, it is effective to give a cat a special cat nail sharpening, and various types of cat nail sharpening are known (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4).

Utility Model Registration No. 3187315 Utility Model Registration No. 3187972 Utility Model Registration No. 3192592 Utility Model Registration No. 3194668

  The cat nail sharpeners described in Patent Documents 1 to 4 are designed so that cats are happy and sharpen their own nails, but there are few elements for cats to play as toys, and a separate playground equipment for cats to play is prepared separately There was a need to do.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the play equipment for cats which a cat can sharpen a nail and can also play as a toy.

  A playground equipment for cats according to the present invention has a box with a nail sharpening member installed on the upper surface and a hollow inside, and a hole formed by the upper surface and / or the side of the box into which the cat inserts a hand. Part.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the play equipment for cats which a cat can sharpen a nail and can also play as a toy can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the example of 1 structure of the play equipment for cats concerning this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the example of 1 structure of the play equipment for cats concerning this invention. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the example of 1 structure of the play equipment for cats concerning this invention.

  FIG. 1 (perspective view) shows a structural example of a cat play equipment according to the present invention, and FIGS. The play apparatus 1 for cats according to the present invention includes a box 10 having a claw sharpening member 13 installed on the upper surface and a hollow inside.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the box 10 includes, for example, a side member 11, a bottom member 12, and a nail sharpening member 13 constituting the top surface. By doing so, the cat can sharpen the nail using the nail sharpening member 13 constituting the upper surface of the box 10. 1 to 3, the nail sharpening member 13 itself may constitute the upper surface of the box body 10, and the box body 10 has a separate upper surface member, and the nail sharpening member is formed on the surface of the upper surface member. The member 13 may be installed. The shape of the box 10 can be a prismatic shape such as a triangular prism, a quadrangular prism, or a pentagonal prism. Among them, a rectangular prism shape such as a rectangular parallelepiped or a cube is preferable, and a rectangular parallelepiped is more preferable.

  The width W (maximum length) of the box 10 is preferably 300 to 600 mm, more preferably 400 to 500 mm, for example, 460 mm, considering that a large cat rides. Can do. The depth D of the box 10 (the length in the direction perpendicular to the width) is preferably 100 to 400 mm, more preferably 200 to 300 mm, considering that it is compactly installed in the room. For example, it can be 240 mm. The height H of the box 10 is preferably 50 to 200 mm, more preferably 70 to 150 mm, for example, 95 mm, considering that the cat can easily ride and play.

  Examples of the material of the side member 11 and the bottom member 12 constituting the side surface and the bottom surface of the box body 10 include cardboard, cardboard, wood, plastic, and the like, and cardboard is preferable. The thickness of the side member 11 and the bottom member 12 is preferably 1 to 10 mm, more preferably 3 to 7 mm, for example, 5 mm. The thickness of the side member 11 and the bottom member 12 may be the same or different. The side member 11 and the bottom member 12 may be plate-shaped members having the above thickness, and the inside thereof may be a cavity.

  Examples of the material for the nail sharpening member 13 include carpets, cardboard, and wood, but cardboard is preferred. An example of the cardboard nail sharpening member 13 is a cardboard block in which a plurality of cardboards are stacked. The cardboard nail sharpening member 13 can be easily processed into a desired shape. The thickness t of the nail sharpening member 13 is preferably a thickness that does not cause the box 10 to be crushed even when a cat rides on the nail sharpening member 13, and specifically, it is preferably 10 to 40 mm. More preferably, it is 20-30 mm, for example, it can be set to 25 mm. When the box 10 has a separate upper surface member and the nail sharpening member 13 is installed on the surface of the upper surface member, the entire surface (the upper surface member + the nail sharpening member 13) has the above thickness. Is preferred.

  It is preferable that the nail sharpening member 13 is bonded to the upper portion of the side member 11 so that the cat does not slip when the cat is sharpening the nail. Furthermore, a support member 14 that supports the nail sharpening member 13 is preferably installed inside the box 10. Since the support member 14 is installed inside the box body 10, the box body 10 is not easily crushed even when the cat rides on the nail sharpening member 13. Examples of the material of the support member 14 include cardboard, cardboard, wood, plastic, and the like, and cardboard is preferable. The thickness of the support member 14 is preferably 20 to 50 mm, more preferably 25 to 40 mm, for example, 30 mm. Although the installation position of the support member 14 can be set as appropriate, for example, it can be set to a position in contact with the side member 11 in which no hole is formed.

  In the play equipment 1 for a cat according to the present invention, a hole 21 into which a cat inserts a hand is formed on the upper surface and / or the side surface of the box 10. By doing so, the cat can play by inserting a hand into the hole 21 or pulling out the hand inserted into the hole 21. The hole 21 is preferably formed on each of the upper surface and the side surface of the box 10. For example, in the cat play equipment 1 of FIGS. 1 to 3, the nail sharpening member 13 and the pair of the upper surface of the box 10 are formed. A hole 21 is formed in each of the side members 11 facing each other.

  The position and number of holes 21 can be appropriately set in consideration of the size of the box 10 and the size of the holes 21. The number of the hole portions 21 is preferably 1 to 5 on each of the upper surface and / or the side surface, more preferably 2 to 4, and for example, three. The number of holes 21 on each surface may be the same or different. For example, in the cat play equipment 1 shown in FIGS. Yes.

  The shape of the hole 21 can be determined as appropriate, and may be a polygon such as a triangle, a quadrangle, a pentagon, or a hexagon, or a circle, an ellipse, a star, or the like, but the hole 21 can be easily formed. Therefore, a circular shape is preferable. When the plurality of hole portions 21 are formed, the shapes thereof may be the same or different. For example, in the cat play equipment 1 of FIGS. 1 to 3, the shape of the three hole portions 21 formed in the nail sharpening member 13 that constitutes the upper surface of the box body 10 is circular. The three holes 21 formed in the side members 11 facing each other are circular, triangular, and quadrangular.

  The size of the hole portion 21 may be any size as long as the cat can play by inserting a hand, but the diameter of the hole portion 21 having a circular shape is preferably 20 to 60 mm, and preferably 30 to 50 mm. More preferably, for example, it can be set to 35 mm, 40 mm, and 45 mm. When the plurality of hole portions 21 are formed, the sizes thereof may be the same or different. In the case of the hole 21 having a shape other than a circle, it is preferable that the diameter of the inscribed circle is the above-mentioned diameter (the same applies hereinafter).

  The hole 21 can be formed by hollowing out a part of the nail sharpening member 13 and the side member 11 constituting the upper surface of the box 10. And it is preferable to install the protective cap 22 in order to protect the side surface of the formed hole 21. In particular, the appearance of the side surface of the hole 21 formed in the corrugated nail sharpening member 13 is not very good, but the side surface is covered and the appearance is improved by installing a protective cap 22 that protects the side surface of the hole 21. . Moreover, by installing the protective cap 22, the possibility that the nail sharpening member 13 may collapse when the cat inserts a hand through the hole 21 is also reduced. The shape of the protective cap 22 may be any shape that can protect the side surface of the hole portion 21 and allow the cat to play by inserting a hand with the side surface of the hole portion 21 protected. Examples of the material of the protective cap 22 include cardboard, cardboard, wood, plastic, and the like, but plastic is preferable.

  It is preferable that a ball 31 is placed in the box 10. By doing so, the cat 31 can play by moving the ball 31 with the hand inserted into the box 10 from the hole 21. Although play equipment other than the ball 31 (such as a figure imitating a mouse) can be inserted, the ball 31 that moves easily with a slight force is preferable. The number of balls 31 thrown into the box 10 may be one, two, three, four or more, and usually eight or less. Furthermore, the inside of the ball 31 is hollow, and the cat is happy to play with the ball 31 by inserting a bell that makes a sound or a cat nip that the cat likes.

  The diameter d of the ball 31 is preferably larger than the diameter d1 of the hole portion 21 formed in the side member 11 so that the ball 31 does not jump out from the side surface of the box body 10. On the other hand, the diameter d of the ball 31 is preferably smaller than the diameter d2 of the hole 21 formed in the upper surface (the nail sharpening member 13) so that the ball 31 thrown into the box 10 can be taken out. That is, for example, the diameter d1 of the hole 21 formed in the side member 11 is 35 mm, the diameter d2 of the hole 21 formed in the nail sharpening member 13 is 40 mm, and the diameter d of the ball 31 is 38 mm. it can.

  With the above-described playground equipment for cats according to the present invention, the cat can sharpen its claws and play as a toy.

1 Cat Play Equipment 10 Box 11 Side Member 12 Bottom Member 13 Nail Polishing Member 14 Support Member 21 Hole 22 Protective Cap 31 Ball W Box Width D Box Depth H Box Height t Nail Sharpening Member Thickness D Diameter of the ball d1 Diameter of the hole formed on the side surface d2 Diameter of the hole formed on the upper surface

Claims (6)

A box with a nail sharpening member installed on the upper surface and a hollow inside,
A playground equipment for cats having a hole portion into which a cat inserts a hand, which is formed on an upper surface and / or side surface of the box.   The cat play equipment according to claim 1, wherein the hole is formed on each of an upper surface and a side surface of the box.   The playground equipment for cats according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a support member that supports the nail sharpening member is installed inside the box. The playground equipment for cats according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a protective cap for protecting a side surface of the hole. The playground equipment for cats according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a ball thrown into the box.   The playground equipment for cats according to claim 1, wherein the nail sharpening member is made of cardboard.

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