JP3058620U - Animal protection - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] An animal protector that captures or protects cats, dogs, rats and other animals. In addition, a protector that can also be used as a pet house is realized. An opening 24 is provided in the protective box 1 to allow a protected animal to enter, and a swinging door 4 for opening and closing the opening 24 is provided.
The swinging door 4 is swingably supported on both sides of an upper end of the swinging door 5 by horizontal shafts 5 and 6, and stopper plates 7 and 8 or a horizontal plate for preventing the swinging door 4 from swinging outward. Structure with bars.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to animal shelters for capturing or protecting cats, dogs, rats and other animals.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Many devices for capturing animals such as stray cats have been proposed, and most of them have a mechanism for mechanically detecting the arrival of an animal as described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-89482. It has a detecting means and a door connected to the detecting means by a wire or the like. When an animal comes in, the locking means is released and the door is instantly closed.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, such a mechanism of the mechanism in which the detection means and the door are interlocked takes a long time until the captured animal is surprised and the fear disappears when the mechanism is activated. Therefore, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of animal protection. In addition, various mechanisms have been proposed, but the overall structure is complicated.

[0004] Once the gimmick is activated, there is also the drawback that only one can be captured since the door remains closed. Therefore, in the case of protecting a plurality of traps, it is necessary to set a plurality of traps, which increases the cost.

[0005] By the way, stray cats and stray dogs are caused by human selfish actions. However, the term and concept of “capture” is also undesirable from the viewpoint of animal welfare. Therefore, in the present invention, the term "protection" is used. Capture is also done to protect animals.

[0006] From such a viewpoint, it is desirable to be able to breed and protect the captured animals, rather than merely aiming for capture as in a conventional trap. Ideally, it could function as a pet house for subsequent breeding of captured animals.

The technical problem of the present invention is to pay attention to such a problem, and it is not surprising that a protected animal is protected when protected, and it is possible to protect a plurality of animals, and it can also be used as a pet house The realization of a protector.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The technical problem of the present invention is solved by the following means. According to a first aspect of the present invention, an opening is provided in the protective box so that a protected animal can enter, and both sides of an upper end portion of the swinging door for opening and closing the opening are supported by a horizontal axis so that the swinging door can swing. The protector has a stopper for preventing the swing door from swinging outward.

As described above, since the upper end of the swinging door that opens and closes the opening into which the protected animal enters is supported by the horizontal shaft, and the swinging door can swing, the protected animal moves the swinging door. Press to enter the protection box and be protected. In addition, since the swing door has a stopper for preventing the swing door from swinging outward, once the swing door enters the protection box, it cannot be escaped and can be reliably protected.

[0010] Even after being protected in this way, when the next animal pushes the swinging door and enters, the animal can also be protected, so that a plurality of animals can be protected. In addition, unlike a conventional trap equipped with special mechanisms, protected animals that enter the protective box are not surprised and do not give fear to the protected animals. Become a gentle protector.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, at least one side of the protective box according to the first aspect has a sliding door slidable up and down or laterally, and the sliding door is provided with the opening and the swinging door. It is.

Since the sliding door is provided with the opening and the swinging door as described above, after the animal is protected, the sliding door is opened to allow the protected animal to escape. Or to another box, such as a pet house. Alternatively, it can be used as a pet house by replacing it with a sliding door that is suitable for breeding and that can be freely accessed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a horizontal pin hole is formed on both sides of an upper end portion of the swing door according to the first or second aspect, and a swing door is provided inside an upper portion of the opening. A horizontal pin hole is opened at the same height as the pin hole at both ends, and a pin shaft is inserted between the corresponding pin hole on the swing door side and the pin hole on the opening side. This protector has a compression coil spring interposed between the end of one pin shaft and the bottom of the pin hole.

As described above, the upper end of the swing door is swingably supported by the horizontal pin, and the compression coil spring is interposed between the end of the pin and the bottom of the pin hole. As a result, the pin can be inserted into the corresponding pin hole while the pin is pushed in against the compression coil spring without disassembling the opening for installing the swing door, resulting in a simple structure. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the horizontal bar serving as the stopper according to the first, second or third aspect is passed to the lower end of the opening, and the swinging door is provided inside the bar. An animal protector which is positioned and has the horizontal bar detachably configured.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the stopper structure in which the swinging door cannot be opened outward at all, it can be used only for catching. On the other hand, if the horizontal bar for the stopper is configured to be removable as in claim 4, the swinging door can be pushed open from the inside, and it is possible to enter and exit freely, so that the captured animal can be continuously raised. It can also be used as a pet house.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the side wall of the protective box according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect is made of a transparent plate and has a ventilation hole, and furthermore, a floor plate. The structure is such that there is no step between the floor surface of the box and the outer wall surface of the box, and the box is entirely or partially made of melamine resin plywood.

Since cats and the like have a developed sense of smell, other cats do not readily enter the protector once protected. Therefore, when it is protected and then reused, it is necessary to wash it thoroughly and use a neutralizer. According to the fourth aspect, since there is no step between the floor inside the protective box and the outside of the protective box in the opening where the swing door is provided and the like, the floor and the like can be easily and without any odor remaining. It can be washed reliably, and the water when the floor is washed can be easily drained out of the protective box, and drainage is good. In addition, since the protective box is made of melamine resin plywood, it dries immediately after washing and prevents the smell of protected animals from remaining. A part of the side wall of the protective box is made of transparent plate and can be seen from inside and outside, so it is suitable as a pet house.

[0019]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Next, an embodiment of how the animal protector according to the present invention is actually embodied will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the entirety of the protector according to the embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes a protective box, which has a rectangular shape. The illustrated protective box has a vertical sliding door 2 on the front side and a vertical sliding door 3 on the rear side. The sliding doors 2 and 3 may have a structure that slides in the lateral direction.

Under the sliding door 2 on the front side, an opening through which a protected animal can enter is opened. In this opening, the upper end of the swinging door 4 is fixed by horizontal pins (axes) 5 and 6. Supported. On both sides of this opening, swinging doors 4 are provided with stopper plates 7, 8 so as to swing open inside but not swing outward.

A transparent synthetic resin plate 9 is attached to at least one side wall of the protective box 1 so that the inside can be seen. The transparent plate 9 has a hole 10 for ventilation. In addition, a long window hole 11 is opened in the horizontal direction below the transparent plate 9 so that the floor plate and the like inside the protective box can be easily cleaned. The size of the window hole 11 is suitable for a cat or the like not to be able to put in and out the limbs.

As the transparent plate 9, an acrylic resin plate or the like is suitable. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a structure without the window hole 11 or a ventilation hole 10 can be formed in a side wall other than the transparent plate 9.

A handle 13 is provided at the center of the ceiling plate 12 of the protective box. The handle 13 has a horizontal bar shape, and a recess 14 is formed below the handle 13 so that the hand can be easily inserted.

Next, details of each part of the protector of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a plan view, in which vertical grooves G1 and G2 are formed on both sides of the front end of the protective box 1, and a sliding door 2 that slides in the vertical direction is inserted into the grooves. . Stopper plates 7 and 8 for preventing the swinging door 4 from swinging outward are adhered and fixed to the surface of the sliding door 2.

Vertical grooves G3 and G4 are formed on both sides of the rear end of the protective box 1, and sliding doors 3 that slide vertically are inserted into the grooves G3 and G4.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 12 is a ceiling plate, 16 is a floor plate, and 17 is a side wall opposite to the transparent plate 9 in FIG. On the right side of the figure, a front sliding door 2 is arranged, and on the left side, a rear sliding door 3 is arranged. Inside the protective box, a bait box 18 is placed at a position near the back sliding door 3. The feed box 18 is fixed with anti-slip rubber feet 19, and the bottom of the protective box floor plate 16 is also fixed with anti-slip rubber feet 20.

An opening is provided below the sliding door 2 on the front side for a protected animal to enter, and a swinging door 4 is disposed therein. That is, the upper end of the swing door 4 is supported by the pins 5 and 6 at the upper end of the opening of the sliding door 2. Since the stopper plates 7 and 8 are fixed to the sliding door 2, the swinging door 4 can swing inside the protective box as shown by a chain line, but cannot swing outside.

The floor surface 16a of the floor plate 16 is flat without any steps before reaching the outer wall surface of the protective box. Therefore, when the inside of the protective box is washed while the sliding doors 2 and 3 are pulled up and removed, the washing water is smoothly discharged, and the drainage is good.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 2, in which the transparent plate 9 having the ventilation hole 10 is attached to one side wall 21 of the protective box 1. A long window hole 11 is opened below the transparent plate 9 in consideration of washing and draining. The floor surface 16 a of the floor panel 16 extends to the lower end of the window hole 11. Therefore, there is no step between the floor surface 16a of the floorboard and the outer wall surface of the protective box.

Therefore, when the floor surface 16a of the protective box and the like are washed, the washing water can be smoothly discharged from the window hole 11, and the drainage is good. In addition, like the ventilation hole 10 of the transparent plate 9, the window hole 11 has both the function of ventilation and the function of allowing the smell of the food in the protector to escape to the outside. Note that a structure in which transparent plates 9 are provided on both side walls of the protective box 1 is also possible.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional front view showing a mounting position of the swing door. Horizontal pin (shaft) holes 22 and 23 are formed on both sides of the upper end of the swing door 4. On the other hand, inside the opening 24 formed in the sliding door 2, horizontal pin holes 25 and 26 are opened at the same height as the pin holes 22 and 23 at both upper ends of the swing door 4.

The pin 5 is inserted over the pin holes 22 and 25 on the left side of the figure. The pin 6 is inserted over the pin holes 23 and 26 on the right side of the drawing. Further, a compression coil spring 27 is built in between the left end of the pin 6 on the right side of the drawing and the inner end of the pin hole 23.

Therefore, the swing door 4 can be swingably mounted in the opening 24 of the sliding door 2. That is, with the pin 5 on the left side of the figure inserted into the pin holes 22 and 25, the compression coil spring 27 is inserted into the pin hole 23 on the right side of the figure, and the pin 6 is inserted from above. When the compression coil spring 27 is compressed, the swing door 4 is positioned in the opening 24, and when the pin 6 coincides with the pin hole 26, the pin 6 is released. The right half is fitted into the pin hole 26 on the sliding door 2 side by the spring force of the compression coil spring 27, and both upper ends of the swing door 4 are swingably supported.

If the structure incorporating the compression coil spring 27 is not used, the sliding door 2 is divided into two parts at the position of the opening 24, and the left and right pins 5, 6 are inserted into the pin holes. Joining them together complicates the structure and manufacturing. On the other hand, in the case of the present invention, both ends of the upper end of the swinging door 4 can be easily supported by the pins 5 and 6 in the opening 24 of the one-piece sliding door 2.

In the illustrated embodiment, the ceiling plate 12 and the floor plate 16, the left and right side walls 21, 17, the front and rear sliding doors 2, 3, the swinging door 4, the bait box 18 and the like constituting the protective box 1 are like a single plate. As shown in the figure, the structure is actually a skeleton made of wood with melamine resin plywood bonded to both sides.

Since melamine resin plywood having no water absorption is used, a neutralizing agent or water is used to remove the smell or excrement of the protected animal protected before. However, it dries quickly and does not seep into the smell of the protected animal.

Since the melamine resin plywood on both the front and back sides is thin, the recess 14 on the lower side of the handle 13 can be easily formed by leaving only the melamine resin plywood 12i on the inner surface side of the ceiling plate 12. In order to prevent the swinging door 4 from swinging outward, thin stopper plates 7 and 8 are stuck together. Only in the area of the stopper plates 7 and 8, the melamine resin plywood outside the sliding door 2 is used. If left, the stopper plates 7 and 8 can be prevented from protruding outward, and the finish is clear.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the stopper structure. The swinging door 4 uses a transparent plate 41 so that the inside state and the feed box can be easily seen. That is, the horizontal plate 42 is fixed to the upper end of the transparent acrylic plate 41, the shaft holes 22 and 23 shown in FIG. 5 are formed, and the pins 5 and 6 are inserted. Also, a vent hole 43 is provided so that the smell of the bait can easily pass through.

A horizontal bar 28 is provided at the lower end of the opening 24 as a stopper. 7A is a vertical cross-sectional view at the position of the swing door 4, and FIG. 7B is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the mounting position of the horizontal bar 28. At the lower end side of the opening 24 which is opened and closed by the swinging door 4, lateral holes 29 and 30 similar to the pin holes 5 and 6 in FIG. 5 are opened, and compression coil springs 31 and 32 are built in.

Then, both ends of a horizontal bar 28 composed of one pin or the like are inserted into both lateral holes 29 and 30. The horizontal bar 28 is inserted with the swing door 4 pushed into the protective box. As a result, since the swinging door 4 is always positioned inside the horizontal bar 28, the animal can push the swinging door 4 open to enter the inside, but the horizontal bar 28 acts as a stopper and the animal moves outward. will not open.

When the horizontal bar 28 is removed, the swing door 4 can be opened outward, and animals can enter and exit freely. Therefore, it can also be used as a pet house for keeping protected animals. Since the compression coil springs 31 and 32 are built in at both ends of the horizontal bar 28, when removing the horizontal bar 28, the horizontal bar 28 may be pushed in any direction on the left or right. The compression coil spring may be inserted into only one of the compression coil springs. In this case, however, in order to remove the horizontal bar 28, it is necessary to push only the compression coil spring.

In the above embodiment, the swinging door 4 is always closed and the animal pushes the swinging door 4 open to enter the protection box. However, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, it is also possible to raise the connecting rod 33 between the swing door 4 and a corner inside the protection box and push the swing door 4 inward.

That is, when the animal enters the protection box, the swinging door 4 is pushed, the connecting rod 33 is released, and the swinging door 4 is closed. In this case, since the horizontal bar 28 for the stopper has elasticity, the impact sound when the swing door 4 is closed is small. However, as shown in FIG. By doing so, the impact noise can be further suppressed.

When the suction cup 34 faces the transparent plate 41, the suction cup is attracted to the suction cup 34 when the swing door 4 is closed, so that the swing door 4 can be prevented from being shaken by the wind. However, they cannot re-enter.

In a case where it is necessary to reliably prevent the swinging door 4 from being opened in a state where the animal has entered the protection box, for example, a locking means having a slide structure is used so that the swinging door 4 is not opened. 35 can be provided. Further, a key 36 can be attached so that the sliding doors 2 and 3 cannot be opened.

[0046]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the structure of claim 1, since the upper end of the swinging door that opens and closes the opening into which the protected animal enters is supported by the horizontal shaft, and the swinging door can swing, the protected animal can swing the swinging door. Press to enter the protection box and be protected. In addition, since the swing door has a stopper for preventing the swing door from swinging outward, once the swing door enters the protective box, it cannot escape and can be reliably protected.

Even after being protected in this way, when the next animal pushes the swinging door and enters, the other animal can be protected, so that a plurality of animals can be protected. In addition, unlike a conventional trap equipped with special mechanisms, protected animals that enter the protective box are not surprised and do not give fear to the protected animals. Become a gentle protector.

According to the second aspect, since the sliding type sliding door is provided with the opening and the swinging door as described above, the animal to be protected is opened by opening the sliding door after the animal is protected. Can be evacuated or moved to another box, such as a pet house. Alternatively, it can be used as a pet house by replacing it with a sliding door that is suitable for breeding and that can be freely accessed.

According to the third aspect, the upper end of the swing door is swingably supported by a horizontal pin, but a compression coil spring is provided between the end of the pin and the bottom of the pin hole. The pin can be inserted into the corresponding pin hole while the pin is pushed in against the compression coil spring without disassembling the opening for attaching the swinging door. Structure.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the horizontal bar for the stopper is detachable, the swinging door can be pushed open from the inside, and it is free to enter and exit, so that the captured animal can be continuously taken. It can also be used as a pet house for breeding.

According to the fifth aspect, there is no step between the floor inside the protective box and the outside of the protective box at the opening where the swinging door is provided and the like, so that the floor and the like are not scented. It can be washed easily and reliably, and the water from washing the floor can be easily drained out of the protective box, and drainage is good. In addition, since the protective box is made of melamine resin plywood, it immediately dries even after washing, and the odor of the protected animal can be prevented from remaining. A part of the side wall of the protective box is made of a transparent plate and can be seen from inside and outside, so it is suitable as a pet house.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire embodiment of a protector according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the protector of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along a line BB in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing a mounting position of a swing door.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the stopper structure.

7 is a view showing details of the structure of FIG. 6, (1) is a vertical sectional view at a swing door position, and (2) is a horizontal sectional view at a mounting position of a stopper horizontal bar.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another opening and closing structure of the swing door, wherein (1) is an open state and (2) is a closed state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Protective box 2, 3 Sliding door 4 Swing door 5, 6 Pin (pin axis) 7, 8 Stopper plate 9 Transparent synthetic resin plate 10 Ventilation hole 11 Window hole 12 Ceiling plate 13 Handle 14 Recess G1, G2, G3, G4 Groove 16 Floor plate 16a Floor surface 17 Side wall 18 Feed box 19, 20 Rubber feet 22, 23 Pin hole (shaft hole) 24 Opening 25, 26 Pin hole (shaft hole) 27, 31, 32 Compression coil spring 28 Horizontal bar

Claims (5)

[Utility model registration claims] An opening is provided in the protective box so that a protected animal can enter, and both ends of an upper end of a swing door that opens and closes the opening are supported by a horizontal shaft so that the swing door can swing. An animal protector having a stopper for preventing the swing door from swinging outward. 2. The protection box according to claim 1, further comprising a sliding door on at least one side of the protection box, the sliding door being slidable in a vertical or horizontal direction, the sliding door being provided with the opening and the swinging door. Animal protector. 3. A horizontal pin hole is formed on both sides of an upper end portion of the swing door, and a horizontal pin hole is formed inside the upper portion of the opening at the same height as the pin holes at both ends of the swing door. The pin shaft is inserted between the pin hole on the swing door side and the pin hole on the opening side that correspond to each other, and the end of one pin shaft and the bottom of the pin hole are The animal protection device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a compression coil spring is interposed between the animal protection devices. 4. The horizontal bar serving as the stopper is passed to the lower end side of the opening, the swing door is positioned inside the bar, and the horizontal bar is configured to be detachable. The animal protector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: 5. A structure in which at least a part of the side wall of the protective box is made of a transparent plate and has a ventilation hole, and there is no step between the floor surface of the floor plate and the outer wall surface of the protective box. The animal protector according to claim 1, wherein all or a part of the protection box is made of melamine resin plywood.