JP3797546B2 - Pet droppings collection tool - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pet feces collection tool that collects feces when pets such as dogs and cats make feces in a garden or a walking path.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a conventional technique, there is one described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-61365. That is, there has been a pet feces recovery tool provided with a container having an open top surface and a lid for closing the top surface of the container so that the top surface can be opened and closed, and a scoop protruding downward and fixed to the back of the lid.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since the conventional scoop is attached to the lid, the number of individual parts is reduced and it is convenient to carry. However, the scoop angle and shape of the scoop attached to the back of the lid are limited by the size of the container, the depth of the container, and the like. Further, since the scoop collects feces by scooping operation, it becomes difficult to scoop depending on the position of defecation, such as grass, or the state of the feces, and the feces may not be collected smoothly. An object of the present invention is to obtain a novel pet feces collection tool that eliminates the above-mentioned problems by collecting with feces.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is configured as follows to achieve the above object. That is, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a container having an open top surface and a lid that closes the top surface of the container so that the top surface can be opened and closed. The pieces are connected to each other at the upper end portion, and provided with a fork-like holding tool in which each holding piece is expanded and biased downward, the holding tool is inserted into the insertion hole, and the upper and lower sides of the holding tool are An intermediate portion is disposed at the insertion hole position, and one holding piece of the holding tool is fixed to the lid, and the other holding piece is loosely fitted into the insertion hole so as to be in contact with and away from the one holding piece. It is configured to be movable.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, a grip portion is provided on an upper portion protruding upward from the lid of the clamping tool.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, a container having an upper surface opened and a lid that closes the upper surface of the container so as to be openable and closable are provided, and a grip portion protruding upward is integrally provided at the center of the lid, A holding chamber having an open bottom surface is formed inside the grip portion, and a pair of vertically elongated holding pieces are connected to each other at the upper end, and each holding piece is expanded and biased downward. The upper part of the holding tool is fitted and locked in the holding chamber, and an operation piece that protrudes from the grip part to the side is provided on the upper part of at least one holding piece. is there.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention with the lid closed, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the feces recovered according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the state which closed the lid | cover which shows 2nd Example of this, and sectional drawing of the state which closed the lid | cover which shows 3rd Example of this invention.
[0006]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a feces collection tool, which is composed mainly of a cylindrical container 2 whose upper surface is open, a lid 3 that closes the upper surface of the container 2 so that it can be opened and closed, and a clamping tool 4 attached to the lid 3. The The lid 3 has a cap shape and is detachably attached to the container 2 by screwing a peripheral wall thereof onto the upper part of the container 2.
[0007]
A rectangular insertion hole 3 a is formed through the center of the lid 3, and the holding tool 4 is inserted through this portion. This clamping tool 4 is attached to the lid 3 via a columnar grip portion 5. The grip portion 5 is biased to the right side of the lid 3 and is fixed upright. The left surface 5a is a smooth surface and is positioned at the right portion of the insertion hole 3a. Try to keep your fingers from slipping.
[0008]
The clamping tool 4 is attached to the left surface 5a side of the grip portion 5. The sandwiching tool 4 is formed by facing two plate-like fixed sandwiching pieces 4a and a movable sandwiching piece 4b that are elongated vertically. That is, the fixed clamping piece 4a extends downward from the left surface 5a of the grip portion 5 through the right portion of the insertion hole 3a, and the movable clamping piece 4b faces the fixed clamping piece 4a and the left surface 5a of the grip portion 5. At the same time, the upper end portion is bent along the top portion of the grip portion 5, and the curved portion is screwed to the top portion of the grip portion 5. Then, a spring (coil spring) 6 is interposed between the sandwiching pieces 4a and 4b, and the sandwiching pieces 4a and 4b are urged to expand downward by the reaction force of the spring 6.
[0009]
According to the first embodiment, when the lid 3 is rotated in the loosening direction with respect to the container 2 with the grip 5, the lid 3 is detached from the container 2 and, as shown in FIG. Is exposed to the outside in a state of protruding downward from the lid 3. In this state, the holding tool 4 is moved together with the lid 3, and the lower end portions of the holding tool 4, that is, the lower end portions of the fixed holding piece 4a and the movable holding piece 4b are positioned on both sides of the stool (a), and then gripped. The movable clamping piece 4b is pushed in the direction of arrow A in the figure by the thumb 7a of the hand 7 holding the part 5, and the movable clamping piece 4b is moved in the direction of the fixed clamping piece 4a against the reaction force of the spring 6, and fixed clamping The feces (a) are clamped at the lower ends of the pieces 4a and the movable holding pieces 4b. In this case, when the dung (a) is fixed to the road surface or the grass, the dung (a) is scooped up by the fixed holding piece 4a, and then the movable holding piece 4b is operated and held.
[0010]
Next, the feces (a) are lifted and accommodated in the container 2, and the pressing of the movable holding piece 4b by the thumb 7a is released. Then, the movable clamping piece 4 b is separated from the fixed clamping piece 4 a by the reaction force of the spring 6, and the stool (A) falls to the bottom of the container 2. By repeating this operation, the remaining feces (a) are sequentially accommodated in the container 2. Then, when all the feces (a) are accommodated, the lid 3 is screwed onto the upper part of the container 2 via the grip 5, and the upper surface of the container 2 is closed by the lid 3 as shown in FIG. .
[0011]
FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment. In FIG. 3, 10 is a container whose upper surface is open, 11 is a lid that closes the upper surface of the container 10 so that it can be opened and closed, and 12 is a clamping tool attached to the lid 11. The container 10 has an inverted U-shaped suspension ring 13 attached to the upper portion thereof, and can be carried with the suspension ring 13. The lid 11 has a cap shape and is detachably fitted to the upper portion of the container 10 to close the upper surface of the container 10.
[0012]
A rectangular insertion hole 11 a is formed through the central portion of the lid 11, and the clamping tool 12 is inserted into this portion and is locked to the lid 11 via the bracket 14. The holding tool 12 is formed by bending a vertically long and narrow plate material at the center, and forming each of the bent pieces facing each other to form a pair of holding pieces 12a and 12b, and bending the bent portions in an arc shape to form a spring portion 12c. And the sandwiching pieces 12a and 12b are urged to expand downward by the reaction force of the spring portion 12c.
[0013]
Then, the holding tool 12 is inserted into the insertion hole 11 a and the substantially upper half of the holding tool 12 is protruded upward from the lid 11. In this state, the right sandwiching piece 12 a is brought into contact with the right side of the insertion hole 11 a and fixed to the lid 11 via the bracket 14. The left sandwiching piece 12b is urged away from the right sandwiching piece 12a by the reaction force of the spring portion 12c, and is brought into contact with the left side of the insertion hole 11a.
[0014]
According to the second embodiment, the upper part of the holding tool 12 protruding upward from the lid 11 is held, and when this is pulled upward with respect to the container 10, the lid 11 is detached from the container 10, and the lower part of the holding tool 12 is It will be exposed to the outside while protruding downward from the lid 11. In this state, as in the first embodiment, the left sandwiching piece 12b is moved toward the sandwiching piece 12a against the reaction force of the spring portion 12c by moving the left sandwiching piece 12b toward the sandwiching piece 12a. The feces (a) defecate at the part is sandwiched and accommodated in the container 10.
[0015]
FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment. In FIG. 4, 15 is a container having an upper surface opened, and 16 is a lid for closing the upper surface of the container 15 so as to be opened and closed. The lid 16 has a cap shape, and its peripheral wall is detachably screwed onto the upper portion of the container 15, and a columnar grip portion 17 is integrally formed protruding upward at the center of the lid 16 lid, A holding chamber 18 having an open bottom surface is formed inside the grip portion 17.
[0016]
The left surface 17b of the grip 17 is curved upward and downward so that the gripped finger is less likely to slip, and the right surface 17a is a smooth surface. The top of the holding chamber 18 is an arc chamber 18a having an arc shape when viewed from the side, and the lower portion is a tapered chamber 18b that expands downward from the lower portion of the circular chamber 18a. The fitting is locked.
[0017]
The holding tool 19 is formed by bending a vertically long and narrow plate material at its center, and forming each of the bent pieces facing each other to form a pair of holding pieces 19a and 19b. And the sandwiching pieces 19a and 19b are urged and expanded downward by the reaction force of the spring portion 19c. Then, the spring portion 19c is fitted into the circular chamber 18a of the holding chamber 18 described above, and the upper portions of the holding pieces 19a and 19b are fitted into the tapered chamber 18b of the holding chamber 18 described above. Thereby, the spring part 19c of the clamping tool 19 is held in the circular chamber 18a so as not to be detached, and the opening angle of each clamping piece 19a, 19b is set by the tapered chamber 18b.
[0018]
A cylindrical operation piece 20 is fixed to the upper part of the right holding piece 19a so as to protrude rightward, and the operation piece 20 protrudes and protrudes rightward from a guide hole 21 formed in the right wall of the grip portion 17. Make it protrude as possible.
[0019]
According to the third embodiment, when the lid 16 is rotated in the loosening direction with respect to the container 15 with the grip 17, the lid 16 is detached from the container 15, and the lower part of the holding tool 19 protrudes downward from the lid 16. Will be exposed to the outside. In this state, similarly to the first embodiment, when the holding tool 19 is moved to a predetermined position and the operation piece 20 is pushed in, the right holding piece 19a resists the reaction force of the spring portion 19c and the left holding piece. The feces (a) which approached 19b direction and defecate at the lower end part of each clamping piece 19a, 19b can be clamped, and this feces (a) can be accommodated in the container 15 easily. In this case, since only the lower surface of the holding chamber 18 of the grip portion 17 that holds the holding tool 19 is opened, when the container 15 is closed with the lid 16, the container 15 is hermetically sealed, and the odor in the container 15 Will not leak to the outside.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As apparent from the above description, in the invention according to claim 1 of the present application, the fork-like holding tool is vertically penetrated and attached to the lid that opens and closes the upper surface of the container, so that individual parts are reduced. Thus, the feces can be easily collected in the container without being influenced by the fecal defecation location or the state of the feces. In addition, since the upper part of the holding tool protruding upward from the lid is operated to open and close the holding tool, the feces can be clamped hygienically and easily.
In the invention according to claim 2, since the grip portion is provided on the upper portion protruding upward from the lid of the sandwiching piece, the carrying of the feces collection tool and the opening / closing operation of the sandwiching piece are facilitated.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, a columnar grip portion is integrally provided on a lid that opens and closes the upper surface of the container, and a holding chamber having an open lower surface is formed inside the grip portion, so that an upper portion of the fork-shaped clamping tool is formed. Since the container is fitted and locked in the holding chamber, the container is sealed when the container is closed by the lid, and the odor in the container does not leak to the outside.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the present invention with a lid closed.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of collecting feces according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention with a lid closed.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention with a lid closed.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pet feces collection | recovery tool 2 Container 3 Cover | cover 3a Insertion hole 4 Clamping tool 4a Fixed clamping piece 4b Movable clamping piece 5 Gripping part 5a Left surface 5b Right surface 6 Spring 7 Hand 7a Thumb 10 Container 11 Cover 11a Insertion hole 12 Clamping tools 12a, 12b Nipping piece 12c Spring portion 13 Suspension ring 14 Bracket 15 Container 16 Lid 17 Grip portion 18 Holding chamber 18a Arc chamber 18b Taper chamber 19 Nipping tools 19a, 19b Holding piece 19c Spring portion 20 Operation piece 21 Guide hole (A) Feces

Claims (3)

A container (2) having an open top surface and a lid (3) that closes the top surface of the container (2) so as to be openable and closable are provided, and an insertion hole (3a) is formed through the center of the lid (3). A pair of elongate holding pieces (4a, 4b) are connected to each other at the upper end, and a fork-like holding tool (4) is provided in which each holding piece (4a, 4b) is expanded and biased downward. The clamping tool (4) is inserted into the insertion hole (3a), and the upper and lower intermediate portions of the clamping tool (4) are arranged at the insertion hole (3a) position, so that one of the clamping tools (4) is clamped. The piece (4a) is fixed to the lid (3), and the other holding piece (4b) is loosely fitted into the insertion hole (3a) and moved in the contact / separation direction with respect to the one holding piece (4a). Pet feces collection tool characterized by being made possible. The pet feces recovery tool according to claim 1, wherein a grip portion (5) is provided at an upper portion protruding upward from the lid (3) of the clamping tool (4). A container (15) whose upper surface is opened and a lid (16) that closes the upper surface of the container (15) so as to be openable and closable are provided, and a grip portion (17) that protrudes upward at the center of the lid (16). Are formed integrally, and a holding chamber (18) having an open lower surface is formed inside the grip portion (17), and a pair of vertically sandwiching pieces (19a, 19b) are connected to each other at the upper end, A fork-shaped clamping tool (19) is provided in which the clamping pieces (19a, 19b) are expanded and biased downward, and the upper part of the clamping tool (19) is fitted and locked to the holding chamber (18). And an operation piece (20) that protrudes from the grip portion (17) to the side so as to protrude sideways is provided on an upper portion of at least one of the holding pieces (19a).

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