JP2023147701A - Excrement container for animal - Google Patents

Abstract

To enhance convenience when animal excrement is disposed of.SOLUTION: An excrement container 1 for an animal comprises a container body 2 for storing animal excrement in a storage part 4, and a lid 3 for covering the storage part 4 in an openable/closable state. Toilet paper 10 is laid on the storage part 4. The storage part 4 is provided with holding means 5 for holding the toilet paper 10 by fastening it. The excrement container 1 for the animal enables a scoop for scooping the animal excrement to be attached to/detached from the lid 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an animal waste container for disposing of animal waste.

Conventionally, when cleaning a pet toilet, the pet's excrement is scooped out using a shovel, which is a pet excrement disposal tool (for example, see Patent Document 1), and the scoop is shaken to remove any dirt that has adhered to the excrement or The uncontaminated excess processing material that has aggregated due to the absorption of excrement is sieved through the sieve hole formed in the scoop tray, and only the processing material that has adhered to the excrement or aggregated remains in the scoop. are being discarded. Then, as much waste material is removed from the pet toilet as a result of disposal, new material is replenished. In the pet excrement disposal tool described in Patent Document 1, sieve holes are formed only in uneven areas of the tray. For this reason, of the treatment material scooped into the saucer, the excess treatment material that is not attached to the excrement is sieved off through the sieve holes, and then the treatment material that has adhered to the excrement is transferred to the area where no sieve holes are formed. The used treatment material can be quickly moved and disposed of along with the excrement.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-141293

In the conventional excrement disposal method using a shovel described in Patent Document 1, the excrement of animals such as pets and used disposal materials are packed in a bag and disposed of as garbage. On the other hand, in recent years, treatment materials that can be flushed down the toilet have been put into practical use, and there is an increasing demand for disposing of excrement and used treatment materials in the toilet. However, when disposing of excrement and used disposal materials into the toilet using the conventional shovel described in Patent Document 1, the excrement and used disposal materials fall through the sieve hole during movement to the toilet. There have been problems such as the excrement and used treatment materials being visible to the user caring for the pet and the smell of the excrement and used treatment materials.

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide an animal excrement container that can improve convenience when disposing of animal excrement.

The animal excrement container of the invention according to claim 1 includes a container body that stores animal excrement in a storage portion, and a lid that covers the storage portion in an openable/closable state, and includes a container body that stores animal excrement in a storage portion, and a lid that covers the storage portion in an openable and closable state. It is characterized by the fact that it is possible to lay a pad.

The animal excrement container of the invention according to claim 2 is the animal excrement container according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage section is provided with a holding means for holding and holding toilet paper. do.

The animal excrement container of the invention according to claim 3 is the animal excrement container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a scoop for scooping up animal excrement is removably attached to the container body or the lid. It is characterized by the following.

The animal excrement container of the present invention can improve the convenience of disposing of animal excrement.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention with the lid closed. 1 is a perspective view of the animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention with the lid open, a perspective view of the container body, and a perspective view of the lid. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, seen from the front side. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen from the side, and a perspective view with the upper half cut away. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, with a scoop and a brush attached. FIG. 2 is a side view of the animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, with a scoop and a brush attached. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an animal excrement container according to a second embodiment of the present invention with the lid opened. It is a perspective view of the lid of the animal excrement container according to the second embodiment of the present invention, seen from the outside. It is a perspective view of the lid of the animal excrement container according to the second embodiment of the present invention, seen from inside.

<First embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an animal excrement container according to a first embodiment of the present invention with the lid closed.
FIG. 2 shows an animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2(a) is a perspective view with the lid open, and FIG. 2(b) is a perspective view of the container body. 2(c) is a perspective view of the lid.
FIG. 3 shows an animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which is a sectional view seen from the front with the holding means lowered and a sectional view seen from the front with the holding means raised. be.
4 shows an animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4(a) is a cross-sectional view seen from the side, and FIG. 4(b) is a perspective view with the upper half cut away. be.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, with a scoop and a brush attached.
FIG. 6 is a side view of the animal excrement container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, with a scoop and a brush attached.

<Configuration of animal excrement container> As shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b), the animal excrement container 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a container body 2 and a lid 3. It is composed of.

As shown in FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b), the container body 2 stores animal (in the case of the first embodiment, a pet cat) excrement and used disposal materials in the storage section 4. Store it. As shown in FIG. 2(a), the storage section 4 can be covered with toilet paper 10 at the bottom. Further, the storage section 4 is provided with a holding means 5 for holding and holding the toilet paper 10.

The lid 3 covers the storage section 4 in an openable and closable manner.
A brush 6 (see FIG. 5) is removably attached to the container body 2. A scoop 7 (see FIG. 5) for scooping up animal excrement is removably attached to the lid 3.

The animal excrement container 1 will be described in more detail below. As shown in FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b), the container body 2 of the animal excrement container 1 includes a bottom plate portion 11, left and right side plate portions 12L and 12R, and a rear plate portion. 13 are integrally formed of synthetic resin.

As shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 2(c), the lid 3 of the animal excrement container 1 has a front plate portion 31, a curved portion 32, and an upper plate portion 33 made of synthetic resin. It was formed.

As shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b), a recess 34 for attaching the scoop 7 is formed on the outer surface of the upper plate-like portion 33 of the lid 3, and a scoop 7 is provided inside the recess 34. An iron disk 35 is attached to which a magnet 74 (see FIG. 5) of 7 (see FIG. 5) is attracted.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the upper front corners 14L and 14R of the left and right side plate-like portions 12L and 12R constituting the container body 2 are rounded to match the shape of the curved portion 32.

As shown in FIG. 1(b), a support member 15 is supported at the upper part of the outer surface of the rear plate-like portion 13 constituting the container body 2 so as to be rotatable about the left-right direction. The support member 15 attaches and fixes the lid 3 by holding the rear edge 36 of the upper plate-like portion 33 of the lid 3.

With this structure, the lid 3 is rotatably supported at the outer upper part of the rear plate-like portion 13 of the container body 2.

A handle 16 that is held by a user is attached to the outer surface of the rear plate-like portion 13 below the support member 15 . An operating section 17 is provided under the handle 16 in a vertically slidable manner.

As shown in FIG. 4(a), the operating portion 17 is urged downward by a spring 18 provided inside the handle 16. As shown in FIG. The operating section 17 is connected to the holding means 5 on the bottom side of the storage section 4 via a connecting section 19 .

As shown in FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b), the holding means 5 has a plurality of tongue pieces 21 on the front side by forming a plurality of notches on the front side of the horizontally long straight portion 20. It is formed.

When the user's pressure is released from the operation unit 17, the holding means 5 slides downward as shown in FIG. 3(a), and the plurality of tongue pieces 21 hold the toilet paper 10 (see FIG. 2(a)) The toilet paper 10 is fixed on the upper side of the bottom plate-like part 11 by holding the end of the toilet paper 10 and sandwiching the end of the toilet paper 10 between the bottom-side plate-like part 11 and the tongue piece 21.

When the user presses the operating part 17, the holding means 5 slides upward as shown in FIG. 3(b), and the space between the bottom plate part 11 and the tongue piece 21 opens, allowing the toilet paper 10 to be pulled out. That's what I do.

As shown in FIG. 1(b), a convex mold 22 for attaching the brush 6 (see FIG. 5) is formed on the outer surface of the right side plate portion 12R, and the inside of the area surrounded by the convex mold 22 An iron disk 23 is attached to which a magnet 65 (see FIG. 5) of the brush 6 is attracted.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the brush 6 is used to collect fine processing materials scattered by animals (pet cats) when using the pet toilet, processing materials spilled from the scoop 7, etc. It is.

The brush 6 has a bristled part 62 formed on one side of a plate-like part 61, and a semicircular curved part 63 formed on the opposite side of the bristled part 62 in the plate-like part 61. An opening 64 is formed in the center of the plate-like portion 61, and a disc-shaped magnet 65 is fitted into the opening 64.

As shown in FIG. 5, the scoop 7 has a handle 71 that can be held by hand, and a scooping part 72 for scooping up excrement solidified with the treatment material, which are integrally formed of synthetic resin.

The scooping part 72 has, in order from the base end side, a row of a plurality of first apertures 81, a row of a plurality of second apertures 82, a row of a plurality of third apertures 83, and a plurality of fourth apertures. 84 columns are formed.

The first opening 81 is formed to be the largest and is for picking up large excrement solidified by the treatment material and sieving out excrement and treatment material smaller than the large excrement.

The second opening 82 is formed to have the second size from the top, and picks up medium-sized excrement that is slightly smaller than large-sized excrement that has been solidified with the treatment material, and sieves excrement that is smaller than the medium-sized excrement and the treatment material. It's meant to be dropped.

The third opening 83 is formed to the third size from the top, and is for picking up small-sized excrement that is smaller than medium-sized excrement that has been solidified with the processing material, and sieving out processing material that is smaller than the small-sized excrement. It is.

The fourth opening 84 is formed in the smallest size and is for picking up the processing material to which excrement smaller than small-sized excrement is attached, and sieving out the processing material to which no excrement is attached.

An opening 73 is formed in the handle 71, and a disc-shaped magnet 74 is fitted into the opening 73.

<How to use the animal excrement container> First, the user prepares the toilet paper 10 cut to the same length as the bottom plate portion 11 of the container body 2.

Next, the user pulls the support member 15 of the animal excrement container 1 toward the user to open the lid 3 and expose the storage section 4, as shown in FIG. 2(a).

Next, the user presses the operation part 17 with his or her finger to move the holding means 5 upward and between the bottom plate part 11 and the plurality of tongues 21 of the holding means 5, as shown in FIG. 3(b). Insert the end of the toilet paper 10 into the container, and spread the toilet paper 10 on the bottom of the storage section 4 (above the bottom plate-like section 11).

Next, the user releases his finger from the operation unit 17. Then, due to the biasing force of the spring 18, the holding means 5 moves downward as shown in FIG. 3(a). As a result, the holding means 5 can hold the end of the toilet paper with the plurality of tongues 21 and hold the end of the toilet paper 10 between the bottom plate part 11 and the tongues 21, so that the bottom of the storage section 4 ( Toilet paper is fixed to the upper side of the bottom plate-like part 11.

Next, the user removes the scoop 7 from the recess 34 of the lid 3, uses the scooping part 72 to scoop up the excrement solidified by the treatment material together with the surrounding treatment material, adjusts the angle of the scoop 7, and removes the excrement. The surrounding processing material is brought to the side of the plurality of first openings 81 and sieved. As a result, large excrement solidified with the treatment material remains in the scooping part 72, and excrement smaller than the large excrement and the treatment material are sieved out through the plurality of first openings 81.

Next, the user places the large excrement remaining in the scooping part 72 onto the toilet paper 10 in the storage part 4.

Next, the user uses the scooping section 72 to scoop up the remaining excrement along with the surrounding treatment material, adjusts the angle of the scoop 7, and moves the excrement and the surrounding treatment material toward the plurality of second openings 82. Mix and sieve. As a result, the medium-sized excrement solidified with the treatment material remains in the scooping part 72, and the excrement smaller than the medium-sized excrement and the treatment material are screened out through the plurality of second openings 82.

Next, the user places the medium-sized excrement remaining in the scooping part 72 onto the toilet paper 10 in the storage part 4.

Next, the user uses the scooping part 72 to scoop up the remaining excrement along with the surrounding treatment material, adjusts the angle of the scoop 7, and moves the excrement and the surrounding treatment material toward the plurality of third openings 83. Mix and sieve. As a result, the small excrement solidified by the processing material remains in the scooping part 72, and the processing material to which excrement smaller than the small excrement has adhered, and the processing material to which no excrement has adhered are disposed in the third opening. It is sieved through the hole 83.

Next, the user places the small excrement remaining in the scooping part 72 onto the toilet paper 10 in the storage part 4.

Next, the user uses the scooping part 72 to scoop up the material to be treated with the excrement attached thereto together with the surrounding materials to be treated, and adjusts the angle of the scoop 7 to bring the material to be treated closer to the plurality of fourth openings 84. Sieve. As a result, the processing material to which excrement smaller than the small excrement is attached remains in the scooping part 72, and the processing material to which excrement is not attached is screened out through the plurality of fourth openings 84.

Next, the user places the treatment material to which excrement remains in the scooping part 72 on top of the toilet paper 10 in the storage part 4 .

Next, the user removes the brush 6 from the inside of the area surrounded by the convex mold 22 of the side plate-like portion 12R of the container body 2, and cleans the small mess made by the animal (pet cat) when using the pet toilet. The processed materials spilled from the scoop 7 are collected and placed on the toilet paper 10 in the storage section 4.

Next, the user closes the lid 3 of the animal excrement container 1 and moves to the toilet with the animal excrement container 1.

Next, the user opens the lid 3 of the animal excrement container 1 in the toilet, presses the operating part 17 with his finger, moves the holding means 5 upward, and moves the bottom plate part 11 and the plurality of tongues of the holding means 5. The end of the toilet paper 10 is pulled out from between the pieces 21, and the excrement and disposal material on the toilet paper 10 are wrapped in the toilet paper 10 and put into the toilet and flushed. This completes the disposal of excrement.

In addition, in the animal excrement container 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the brush 6 is removably attached to the container body 2, and the scoop 7 is removably attached to the lid 3, but the scoop 7 is removably attached to the container body 2. The brush 6 may be attached to and detached from the lid 3, and furthermore, only the scoop 7 may be attached and detached, only the brush 6 may be attached and detached, and both the brush 6 and the scoop 7 may not be attached. Good too.

<Configuration and effects of the first embodiment>

To summarize the structure and effects of the first embodiment of the present invention, the animal excrement container 1 includes a container body 2 that stores animal excrement in a storage section 4, and a container body 2 that can open and close the storage section 4. The toilet paper 10 is provided with a lid 3 to cover the storage area 4, and it is possible to place toilet paper 10 in the storage part 4.

The storage section 4 is provided with a holding means 5 for holding and holding the toilet paper 10.
In the animal excrement container 1, a scoop 7 for scooping up animal excrement is detachably attached to the container body 2 or the lid 3.

Since it has such a configuration, when the animal excrement container 1 of the first embodiment disposes excrement and used processing materials in the toilet, the storage part 4 is covered with the lid 3, so that the animal excrement container 1 can be disposed of in the toilet. Eliminates the possibility that excrement and used disposal materials will fall out during transport, the excrement and used disposal materials will not be visible to the user caring for the pet, and the odor of the excrement and used disposal materials will be eliminated. The convenience of disposing of pet excrement can be improved.

<Second embodiment>
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the animal excrement container according to the second embodiment of the present invention with the lid opened.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the lid of the animal excrement container according to the second embodiment of the present invention, seen from the outside.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the lid of the animal excrement container according to the second embodiment of the present invention, seen from inside.
Note that configurations not shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 will be explained using FIG. 4 of the first embodiment instead.

<Structure of Animal Excrement Container> As shown in FIG. 7, an animal excrement container 101 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a container body 102 and a lid 103.

The container body 102 stores animal (in the case of the second embodiment, a pet cat) excrement and used processing materials in a storage section 104 . Toilet paper 10 can be placed on the bottom of the storage section 104. Further, the storage section 104 is provided with a holding means 105 for holding and holding the toilet paper 10.

The opening of the storage section 104 of the container body 102 is smaller than the opening of the storage section 4 of the first embodiment.

The operating portion 17 (see FIG. 4(a)) of the container body 102 is urged downward by a spring 18 (see FIG. 4(a)) provided inside the handle 16 (see FIG. 4(a)). There is. The operating section 17 (see FIG. 4(a)) is connected to the holding means 105 on the bottom side of the storage section 104 via a connecting section 119 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the holding means 105 is shaped like a cat's paw.
The lid 103 covers the storage section 104 in an openable and closable manner.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lid 103 of the animal excrement container 101 has a front plate portion 131, a curved portion 132, and an upper plate portion 133 integrally formed of synthetic resin.

A brush 6 similar to that in the first embodiment is removably attached to the outer surface of the upper plate-like portion 133 of the lid 103. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a scoop 7 for scooping up animal excrement, similar to that in the first embodiment, is removably attached to the inner surface of the upper plate-like portion 133 of the lid 103.

Note that in the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the brush 6 is not attached to the container body 102.

<Configuration and effects of the second embodiment>

To summarize the configuration and effects of the second embodiment of the present invention, an animal excrement container 101 includes a container body 102 that stores animal excrement in a storage section 104, and a container body 102 that can open and close the storage section 104. It is possible to spread toilet paper 10 in the storage section 104.

The storage section 104 is provided with a holding means 105 for holding and holding the toilet paper 10.

In the animal excrement container 101, a scoop 7 for scooping up animal excrement is detachably attached to the lid 103.

Since it has such a configuration, when the animal excrement container 101 of the second embodiment disposes excrement and used processing materials in the toilet, the storage section 104 is covered with the lid 103, so that the animal excrement container 101 of the second embodiment can be disposed of in the toilet. Eliminates the possibility that excrement and used disposal materials will fall out during transport, the excrement and used disposal materials will not be visible to the user caring for the pet, and the odor of the excrement and used disposal materials will be eliminated. The convenience of disposing of pet excrement can be improved.

The structure, system, materials, connection of each member, chemical substances, etc. of the present invention can be variously changed without changing the gist of the present invention.

The material can also be freely selected from metal, plastic, FRP, wood, concrete, etc.

For example, it is possible to combine two or more members into one, or conversely, it is also possible to configure one member from two or more other members and connect them.

Furthermore, the first and second embodiments described above are merely two of the currently best forms or forms close to it.
Further, the order of tasks can be changed as appropriate if it has a predetermined effect.

<Definition, etc.>
The animal excrement container of the present invention can be used to treat any kind of animal excrement.

An example of an animal in the present invention is a cat.

The animal excrement container of the present invention can be effectively used at home, zoos, research facilities, events, etc.

1... Animal excrement container 2... Container body 3... Lid 4... Storage part 5... Holding means 6... Brush 7... Scoop 10... Toilet paper 11... Bottom side plate-like part 12L, 12R... Side plate-like part 13... Rear side plate Shaped portions 14L, 14R... Corner 15... Supporting member 16... Handle 17... Operation part 18... Spring 19... Connection part 20... Straight part 21... Tongue piece 22... Convex mold 23... Disc 31... Front side plate-shaped part 32... Curved part 33... Upper plate-shaped part 34... Hollow 35... Disk 36... Rear edge 61... Plate-shaped part 62... Flocked part 63... Curved part 64... Opening 65... Magnet 71... Handle 72... Scooping part 73... Opening 74... Magnet 81... First opening part 82... Second opening part 83... Third opening part 84... Fourth opening part 101... Animal excrement container 102... Container body 103... Lid 104... Storage part 105... Holding means 131... Front plate-shaped part 132...Curved part 133...Upper plate-shaped part

Claims (3)

a container body for storing animal excrement in a storage part;
a lid that covers the storage section in an openable and closable manner;
An animal excrement container, characterized in that the storage part can be lined with toilet paper. 2. The animal excrement container according to claim 1, wherein the storage section is provided with a holding means for holding and holding the toilet paper. 3. The animal excrement container according to claim 1, wherein a scoop for scooping up animal excrement is detachably attached to the container body or the lid.

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