JP3182656U - Dog gum - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a dog gum having a simple structure that is easy to bite by a small dog and has a function of cleaning teeth when brushed (brushing function).
SOLUTION: A plurality of long first gum members and a sheet-like second gum member are included, and the plurality of first gum members are wound around the second gum member. Has a structure. When a dog bites the dog gum, the teeth first bite the wound second gum member 4 (winding body) located outside, but the elongated shape is located inside the wound body. Since two or more first gum members serve as cushions, and because the wound body has an appropriate space, the dog can easily bite even if the wound body is hard. Is done.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a dog gum, and more particularly to a dog gum suitable for a small dog.

  Conventionally, paying attention to the habit of dogs that try to eat away the animal bones, dog gum is given to pet dogs as pet dogs to help relieve stress of pet dogs. This dog gum is widely used as a snack to prevent the dog's chewing power, which tends to make the meal relatively soft, from decaying. The dog gum also has an effect of removing plaque and the like by chewing (tooth brushing effect).

  Examples of dog gums that are generally known include, for example, a pulverized product obtained by roughly pulverizing cowhide, mixed with a food binder, and extruded to form a stick, rod, or strip. A molded product (see, for example, Patent Document 1), a strip-shaped molded product or a cowhide cut into a strip shape is rounded in the width direction, and both ends in the longitudinal direction are knotted and formed into a bone shape, etc. is there. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a dog gum 10 having a structure in which a sheet-like molded product or cowhide is wound and cuts 10a are formed at both ends is also known.

JP 11-127796 A

  However, in the case of the conventional dog gum represented by the dog gum having the structure shown in FIG. 1, it is formed by cutting the crushed cowhide as it is, especially at the beginning of chewing immediately after purchase. It was hard and difficult for small dogs to bite. On the other hand, pet dogs are concerned about the health of small dogs 'teeth, and there is a need for dog gums that have an effective function for the health of small dogs' teeth. In addition, the dog gum described in Patent Document 1 is easy to eat even for small dogs, but if the shape is simple and sticky, the small dog gets bored or too soft to make it easy to eat, the dental effect is reduced. There is also the problem of being addicted.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a dog gum having a simple structure that is particularly easy for a small dog to bite and has a function of cleaning teeth when brushed (brushing function).

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a plurality of long first gum members and a sheet-like second gum member, wherein the plurality of first gum members is the second gum member. A dog gum characterized by having a structure wound around.

  According to the dog gum of the present invention having such a configuration, when the dog bites the dog gum, the teeth first bite the wound second gum member (rolled body) located on the outside. However, since the plurality of long first gum members positioned inside the wound body serve as a cushion, and because the inside of the wound body has an appropriate space, Even if the gyrus are hard, the dog can easily bite.

  In addition, if the teeth are softened by the dog's saliva or the like by continuing to bite, the teeth may enter the wound body, but at this time, the teeth enter the gaps while contacting the plurality of first gum members inside. Therefore, the function that the teeth are brushed by the plurality of first gum members and the teeth are cleaned is also exhibited.

  In the dog gum of the present invention, the long first gum members may each be a strip shape. In this case, the plurality of strip-shaped first gum members may be neatly stacked so that their surfaces face each other, but may be bundled at random.

  The dog gum of the present invention having such a configuration can also exhibit the same function as described above.

  The dog gum of the present invention can be given to dogs of any kind, sex or age as long as it is a dog, but is particularly suitable for small dogs.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a dog gum having a simple structure that has a function of cleaning teeth (brushing function) when a small dog is particularly easy to bite.

It is a schematic side view of an example of the dog gum. It is a schematic side view which shows one Embodiment of the gum for dogs of this invention. It is a photograph which shows a mode that two or more examples of the gum for dogs of this invention were put in order.

  Hereinafter, representative embodiments of the dog gum of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these. Moreover, in the following description, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same or an equivalent part, and the overlapping description may be abbreviate | omitted. Since the drawings are for conceptual description of the present invention, dimensions, ratios or numbers may be exaggerated or simplified as necessary for easy understanding.

  Here, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing an embodiment of the dog gum of the present invention. The dog gum 1 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of strip-shaped first gum members 2 and a sheet-like second gum member 4, and the plurality of first gum members 2 is a second gum member. 4 has a structure wound around. That is, in the dog gum 1 of the present embodiment, the second gum member 4 located outside has a wound body shape, and a plurality of strip-shaped first gum members 2 are bundled therein. Has been placed.

  In the dog gum 1 of the present embodiment, the strip-shaped first gum member 2 is bundled inside the wound body composed of the second gum member 4. However, each of the strip-shaped first gum members 2 is produced through, for example, a drying process as described later, has hardness, and has a surface that is not necessarily flat but uneven. Therefore, a gap is formed between the plurality of first gum members 2.

  Furthermore, at both ends of the dog gum 1, that is, on both sides of the wound body made of the second gum member 4, the strip-shaped first gum member 2 is at a predetermined angle with respect to the length direction of the dog gum 1. It is slightly bent and spread radially. This prevents the first gum member 2 from easily coming out of the wound body made of the second gum member 4, and the dog is easy to pick up using the mouth even when the dog gum 1 is placed on the floor. From a viewpoint, it is a preferable shape. However, in the dog gum according to the present invention, the first gum member 2 does not necessarily have to be radially expanded as described above.

  According to the dog gum 1 of this embodiment having such a configuration, when the dog bites the dog gum 1, the teeth first have the wound second gum member 4 (rolled body) located outside. The dog is easy to bite even if the wound body is hard because the plurality of strip-shaped first gum members 2 positioned inside the wound body serve as a cushion.

  Further, if the dog gum 1 continues to be chewed, the dog's saliva or the like softens, and the teeth may enter the wound body made of the second gum member 4. In order to enter these gaps while contacting the plurality of first gum members 2, the teeth are brushed and cleaned by the first gum member 2.

  The first gum member 2 and the second gum member 4 constituting the dog gum 1 of the present embodiment are each an abrasive component (that is, a material having a certain degree of hardness suitable for a tooth brushing effect) as a main raw material. It is a molded article made of a material (mixture) containing an animal skin component (including a case where the animal skin component itself such as cowhide is composed). That is, the first gum member 2 and the second gum member 4 are obtained by molding a material (mixture) containing an animal skin component as a main raw material. In addition, although this embodiment has demonstrated the case where the animal skin component which is an abrasive | polishing material component is included, it does not contain animal skin components, such as a cowhide, and may contain rice flour, starch, etc. as a main raw material.

  The animal skin component referred to here is any one of animal skin, animal by-products and animal skin derivatives. Examples of animal skin include cow skin, horse skin, goat skin, and pig skin, and animal by-products include, for example, internal animals and bone marrow of cows and pigs, and examples of animal skin derivatives include, for example, Examples thereof include chips generated when manufacturing animal skin products such as bags and shoes.

  Moreover, in addition to the said main raw material, the 1st gum member 2 and the 2nd gum member 4 contain a secondary raw material and the binder for foodstuffs (binder), for example. Examples of such auxiliary materials include beef meal, chicken meal, bone meal, fish meal, and gelatin. Examples of food binders include konjac, agar, flour, starches, gluten, and rice flour.

  Furthermore, the 1st gum member 2 and the 2nd gum member 4 may contain arbitrary components, such as a fragrance | flavor and a calcium carbonate. Examples of the fragrances include vanillin (milk flavor or vanilla flavor), beef flavor, pork flavor, corn flavor, pineapple flavor, grape flavor and mint flavor.

Next, the manufacturing method of the gum 1 for dogs of this embodiment is demonstrated.
The dog gum 1 of this embodiment can be manufactured from ground cowhide. First, as a pretreatment, the ground cowhide is put on a metal detector to check whether or not any metal is contained so that the dog does not accidentally eat. If there is metal, remove it as appropriate.

  Then, ground cowhide and other raw materials are mixed to obtain a raw material mixture, and a sheet-like molded body is obtained from the above raw material mixture by a conventional method.

  And the strip-shaped 1st gum member 2 and the sheet-like 2nd gum member 4 which comprise the gum 1 for dogs shown in FIG. The first gum member 2 is wound around the second gum member 4, and the whole is fixed with a rubber band, for example, and both ends of the first gum member 2 are spread outward.

  In this state, drying (which may include sterilization) is performed, natural cooling is performed (the moisture value is adjusted at this time), the rubber band is removed, and as shown in FIG. 3, the structure shown in FIG. The dog gum 1 of this embodiment having the following can be obtained.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of the gum for dogs of this invention was described, this invention is not limited only to these. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the elongated first gum member is a strip shape has been described. However, the elongated first gum member is, for example, a rod shape (the cross section is circular, elliptical, rectangular). Any of shape etc. may be sufficient), string form, thread form, thin plate form, etc. may be sufficient.

1 ... dog gum,
2 ... Strip-shaped first gum member 2,
4 ... Second gum member.

Claims (3)

  Including a plurality of elongated first gum members and a sheet-like second gum member, wherein the plurality of first gum members have a structure wound around the second gum member. Characteristic gum for dogs.   The dog gum according to claim 1, wherein the elongated first gum member has a strip shape. The dog gum according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first gum member and the second gum member include an abrasive component.