JP3040615U - Mat for pets - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] A mat with a large sand removing effect placed near a pet toilet for cats. As a mat having a large number of strip-shaped protrusions arranged in parallel on a sheet, the width of the strip-shaped protrusions is 3 to 30 mm,
The height is 3 to 10 mm, and the distance between the strip-shaped protrusions is 3
It is preferable that it is from 30 mm to 30 mm. [Effect] It has a simple structure and can be manufactured at low cost. It has a shape that conforms to the habits of cats, and as a result, cat sand can be easily taken out and discarded, so that pets can be raised in a clean environment, which is favorable for hygiene.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a sand remover mat for pets, especially cats.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, there are many cases where cats and other animals are only kept indoors. Therefore, pet toilets, which are containers for cats to excrete, are laid with various types of sand to absorb urine. These include zeolite that has an ammonia deodorizing effect, bentonite that has the property of being hardened by moisture, silica gel, granular paper and wood flour, and the annual consumption is an industry of 100,000 tons. Currently, the former two are in the mainstream, but cats have the habit of putting sand on their manure with their feet after urination. For this reason, the pet toilet has a certain depth or is provided with a hood to prevent sand from scattering outside. Even so, cats leave the pet's toilet with sand adhered to the crotch and circumference of their toes, and the adhered sand is scattered around the room. In order to prevent this, there are cases where newspapers and blankets are laid around the pet toilet, but the sand is not concentrated on this part and the sand removal effect is low.

In order to improve this, it has been attempted to use artificial turf or a similar one in which plastic is entangled into a fibrous form to form a mat, but a cat is expected to have a sand removing effect. It has been found to have a habit of not wanting to walk up, so it is not practical. Some rubber mats are surrounded by ridges, and a large number of ridges are provided inside the mat, but the width of the top of the ridges is small and cats do not like to walk on them. It is difficult to remove the fallen sand and it is difficult to handle.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention is intended to provide a mat for a pet, especially a cat, which has a large sand removing effect to be placed near a pet toilet.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 As a solution to this problem, the inventor of the present invention has found a mat having a large number of strip-shaped protrusions arranged side by side on a sheet. In particular, the width of the strip-shaped protrusions is 3 to 30 mm and the height is 3 to 10 mm. Therefore, it has been found that it is preferable that the interval between the strip-shaped protrusions is 3 to 30 mm.

[0006]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 In the present invention, the width of the strip-shaped protrusion is preferably set to 3 to 30 mm, but if the width is less than 3 mm, the cat cannot stand and is unstable and difficult to walk. Further, those having a diameter of more than 30 mm are unnecessary. As a result, a width of 5 to 20 mm is most suitable. Usually, the parallel direction of the strip-shaped protrusions and the walking direction of the cat are used, but the same effect can be obtained even if the length direction of the strip-shaped protrusions and the walking direction of the cat are matched.

If the height of the strip-shaped protrusion is too low, cat sand does not fall during walking. There is no point in being too expensive. As a result, the height is preferably 3 to 10 mm. In principle, the cross section of the strip-shaped protrusion is quadrangular, but the corners of the upper surface may be somewhat arcuate.

Further, the interval between the strip-shaped protrusions is preferably 3 to 30 mm, but if it is less than 3 mm, it does not drop although it varies depending on the particle size and shape of the cat sand. It is difficult to remove cat sand even if it falls. If it exceeds 30 mm, the feet of the cat will enter and the cat sand will not fall into the groove. As a result, 4 to 13 mm is most suitable. By setting the width and height of the strip-shaped protrusions and the interval between them, it has been found that cat sand effectively falls into the groove when the cat walks on the mat.

The strip-shaped projection needs to be rigid so that it is not crushed by the weight of the cat. Therefore, the material of the strip-shaped protruding portion is preferably plastic or rubber, natural or synthetic wood, cardboard paper, and the like, and depending on the material, it may be hollow.

It is preferable that the sheet serving as the substrate of the strip-shaped protruding portion is flexible. As a result, when removing the cat sand, it is possible to round the parallel direction of the strip-shaped protrusions into an arc shape, and it is easy to drop the cat sand into the dust box as it is. As the sheet material, Japanese-Western paper, synthetic paper, fiber cloth, cardboard paper, plastics such as polyethylene and nylon, and rubber can be used.

When creating a mat, the strip-shaped protrusions are made of a material different from that of the sheet and are joined on the sheet, or the strip-shaped protrusions and the sheet are made of the same material such as plastic or rubber. It can also be used and molded integrally. In the case of joining, it can be done with an adhesive or a staple.

The sheet can be appropriately extended from one of the strip-shaped projecting portions at the end in the parallel direction to be a pet toilet insertion portion, and by putting the pet toilet on the pet toilet insertion portion, The movement of the mat can be prevented. If cats have a wide variety of directions for entering and exiting depending on where the pet toilet is installed, lay multiple mats of this kind in the required direction, or place the pet toilet on a large mat without a pet toilet insert. Just install it.

Particularly, when there is a concern that cat sand is scattered from the mat to the surroundings, in the length direction of the strip-shaped protruding portion, the sheet is optionally extended from both ends to form the ear portion, which is then bent. If you stand it, cat sand will not scatter from the mat. Thick paper or the like is suitable for folding or returning the sheet as the ear portion of the sheet.

The pet mat of the present invention can be applied to small animals other than cats. For example, it is possible to obtain some effects on weasel super ferrets and rabbits, hamsters, squirrels, and mouse hedgehogs.

[0015]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples. As a mat for pets, on a sheet 1 made of kraft paper with a thickness of 0.3 mm, as a strip-shaped protruding portion 2, a mat paper with a height of 5 mm, a width of 1.5 cm, and a length of 33 cm is Eighteen pieces of adhesive are arranged in parallel at intervals of 1 cm, and the pet toilet insertion portion 4 has a length of 5 cm. When an appropriate amount of small zeolite particles were laid in the pet toilet 5 as cat sand using this, cat sand was often found to fall in the groove of the mat, and it can be easily discarded by rolling it into a dust box. It was

[0016]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, the pet mat of the present invention has a simple structure and can be manufactured at low cost. It has a shape that conforms to the habits of cats.As a result, cat sand can be taken out well and discarded easily, so pets can be raised in a clean environment. Hygienic preferred.

[Submission date] March 19, 1997

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0015

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0015]

【Example】

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. As a mat for pets, on a sheet 1 made of kraft paper with a thickness of 0.3 mm, as a strip-shaped protruding portion 3 , a mat paper having a height of 5 mm, a width of 1.5 cm, and a length of 33 cm is placed at a distance of 1 cm from each other. 18 pieces are arranged side by side in parallel with each other, and a length of 5 cm is taken as the pet toilet insertion portion 4. When an appropriate amount of small zeolite particles were laid in the pet toilet 5 as cat sand using this, cat sand was often found to fall in the groove of the mat, and it can be easily discarded by rolling it into a dust box. It was

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a pet mat.

FIG. 2 is a part of a cross-sectional view in the parallel direction, showing the size and positional relationship of the strip-shaped protrusions.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a case where the pet mat is attached to a pet toilet.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a pet toilet is placed in the center of a pet mat.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 mat 2 sheet 3 strip-shaped protrusion 4 pet toilet insertion part 5 pet toilet

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A pet mat having a plurality of belt-shaped protrusions arranged in parallel on a sheet. 2. The pet mat according to claim 1, wherein the width of the strip-shaped protrusions is 3 to 30 mm, the height thereof is 3 to 10 mm, and the distance between the strip-shaped protrusions is 3 to 30 mm.