JP4279845B2 - Seat for attaching to the bicycle front basket - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a seat for mounting on a bicycle front basket, and more particularly to a seat that is advantageously used for carrying a pet animal such as a small dog or cat in a bicycle front basket.

  Pet enthusiasts who go out by bicycle often see pet animals such as small dogs and cats in the basket of the bicycle.

  For convenience in such a situation, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-119168 (Patent Document 1) proposes a bicycle pet cage for accommodating and transporting small pet animals. This pet cage is designed to safely house pet animals in a familiar location on the front side of the bicycle rider, i.e. just behind the bicycle handlebar, so that pet animals can give up immediately even if noisy. Yes.

  The above-described bicycle pet basket is also provided with an inner bag, and when the inner bag is removed from the inner surface of the pet basket, it is considered that the inner bag alone can be carried while the pet animal is accommodated.

  Furthermore, in Patent Document 1, as a motive for proposing a bicycle pet basket as described above, if a pet animal is housed in an existing front cage attached to the bicycle, other luggage is placed in the front cage. We are also paying attention to the inconvenience that there is no room for accommodation and transportation.

However, despite the inconveniences mentioned above, many pet lovers put their pet animals in an existing basket attached to the bicycle because it is the most convenient. it is conceivable that.
JP-A-8-119168

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use for pet lovers and safe for pet animals when transporting pet animals in the front basket while using an existing front basket attached to a bicycle. Also, an object is to provide a seat for mounting on a bicycle front basket that can also serve as the inner bag described above.

  In order to solve the above-described technical problem, the present invention is directed to a seat for mounting on a bicycle front basket having the following configuration.

  That is, the seat according to the present invention can be folded back at the upper edge portion of the front car and extend along the outer surface side of the upper edge portion of the front car while entirely covering the inner surface of the bicycle front car. And a flexible planar sheet main body, and effective length limiting means for limiting the effective length of the peripheral edge of the sheet main body.

  The seat body is attached so as to be folded at the upper edge portion of the front car and extend along the outer surface side of the upper edge portion of the front car while covering the entire inner surface of the front car, The effective length of the peripheral edge is limited by the effective length limiting means so that the peripheral edge located on the outer surface side of the upper edge of the front car is in close contact with the front car.

  The seat according to the present invention is particularly advantageously used for carrying a pet animal in a front basket of a bicycle. In this case, it is preferably used in combination with a belt connecting the collar of the pet animal and the handle of the bicycle. Or it is a thing for connecting the collar of a pet animal, and a sheet | seat main body, Comprising: It is preferable to provide further the belt to which the one end part is attached to a sheet | seat main body.

  In the present invention, the effective length limiting means includes a string that is movably passed along the peripheral edge of the seat body, and an effective length adjusting means for adjusting the effective length of the string. preferable. The string is more preferably made of a rubber string.

  The sheet according to the present invention preferably further includes a handle provided at each of two positions facing each other on the peripheral edge of the sheet main body.

  According to the present invention, the seat body can be folded back at the upper edge portion of the front car and extend along the outer surface side of the upper edge portion of the front car while entirely covering the inner surface of the bicycle front car. When the seat body is attached to the front car, the flexible seat body is folded at the upper edge of the front car and covers the front car while covering the entire inner surface of the front car. The effective length of the peripheral portion is set so that the peripheral portion located on the outer surface side of the upper edge portion of the front car is in close contact with the front car, while extending along the outer surface side of the edge portion. Since the state is limited by the effective length limiting means, it can be properly attached to a front car of any size and shape as long as it is a general front car. In this respect, it is suitable for mounting on an existing front basket provided on a bicycle.

  Moreover, the front basket to which the seat according to the present invention is attached provides a form suitable for carrying a pet animal. First, the seat body provides a comfortable environment for pet animals. Even if the mesh of the front basket is relatively coarse, the sheet body covers it, so that the limbs of the pet animal are not caught by the mesh and are safe. Further, since the seat body is folded back so that the peripheral edge covers the upper edge of the front car, there is no risk that the pet animal will be injured by the relatively sharp upper edge of the front car.

  Further, the seat attached to the front car is not particularly fixed to the front car. Therefore, for example, after returning the folding at the peripheral edge of the seat body, if the seat body is lifted upward, the seat body can be easily removed from the front car while maintaining the shape substantially conforming to the shape of the front car. Can do. Thus, when a sheet | seat is taken out from a front basket, this sheet | seat can be used also as a simple carry bag. In this case, it is still more convenient if a hand is provided at each of two opposite positions on the peripheral edge of the seat body.

  In addition, since the seat body provided in the seat according to the present invention is flexible and planar, it can be used as a mat for pet animals, for example, if it is spread on the ground or floor surface. Can do.

  When the seat according to the present invention is used when a pet animal is carried in a front basket of a bicycle, the collar of the pet animal and the handle of the bicycle are connected with a belt, or the collar of the pet animal and the seat body When a belt for connecting the two is attached to the seat body, the pet animal can be prevented from falling off by connecting the collar of the pet animal with this belt, and a safer state can be obtained.

  In the present invention, the effective length limiting means includes a string that is movably passed along the peripheral edge of the seat body, and an effective length adjusting means for adjusting the effective length of the string. Thus, the effective length of the peripheral edge of the seat body can be adjusted steplessly with a simple operation, and a state in which the adjusted effective length is limited can be obtained.

  In addition, when the string is made of a rubber string, the operation becomes easier because the effective length described above is adjusted, and the periphery of the seat body is in close contact with the outer surface of the upper edge of the front car. Can be obtained more easily, and this close contact state can be more reliably maintained. Further, when the sheet is to be removed from the front car, the sheet can be easily removed by simply lifting the sheet so as to be removed from the front car without particularly performing an operation on the effective length adjusting means. This is because the rubber string allows the peripheral edge of the sheet body to be expanded against its elasticity.

  FIGS. 1 to 9 illustrate a seat 1 for mounting on a bicycle front basket according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the seat 1 is attached to the front car 3 of the bicycle 2. 2 and 3 are views showing the sheet 1 in a developed state. 2 and 3 show opposite surfaces. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the sheet 1 removed from the front car 3 is used as a carry bag. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a belt 5 that is advantageously used in combination with the seat 1. 6 to 9 are views for explaining the pocket 4 for accommodating the elements provided in the seat 1.

  The sheet | seat 1 is equipped with the flexible planar sheet | seat main body 6, as FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 shows well. For example, the seat body 6 is sewed with stitches as indicated by broken lines in a state in which a cushion material (not shown) made of urethane foam and cotton is sandwiched between two fabrics 7 and 8, Quilted. The sheet body 6 may be loaded with a core material (not shown) in a state sandwiched between the two fabrics 7 and 8. In addition, about arrangement | positioning and a division | segmentation aspect of a core material, it considers so that the folding of the sheet | seat main body 6 mentioned later may not be inhibited.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the seat 1 is attached to the front car 3, the surface facing the inside of the seat body 6 is shown in FIG. 2, and the surface facing the outside is shown in FIG. 3. A relatively soft material is used for the fabric 7 that gives the surface facing the inside of the sheet body 6 shown in FIG. 2, while the fabric 8 that gives the surface facing the outside of the sheet body 6 shown in FIG. A harder one is used.

  The aforementioned seam 9 acts so as to facilitate the folding of the sheet body 6 along the line through which the seam 9 passes. Accordingly, the plurality of seams 9 formed so as to extend radially at each of the four corner portions 10 to 13 of the seat body 6 can be easily formed with relatively fine folds at each of the corner portions 10 to 13. As a result, the four rectangular side wall portions 14 to 17 respectively positioned between the adjacent corner portions 10 to 13 have a box-like shape rising from the rectangular bottom wall portion 18 positioned at the center. Thus, it is easy to deform the sheet body 6. The sheet body 6 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 has a box shape.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the seat body 6 can be folded back at the upper edge of the front car 3 and extend along the outer surface of the upper edge of the front car 3 while covering the entire inner surface of the front car 3. Have various dimensions.

  The sheet 1 includes an effective length limiting unit for limiting the effective length of the peripheral edge portion 19 of the sheet body 6. In this embodiment, the effective length limiting means includes a string 20 and a pinching stopper 21 as an effective length adjusting means for adjusting the effective length of the string 20. The pinch stopper 21 shown in the figure has a portion of the string 20 bundled in a double bundle, and is fixed by sandwiching the double bundled portion of the string 20. The string 20 is allowed to slide only when

  The string 20 is located along the peripheral edge 19 of the seat body 6. More specifically, the string 20 includes a cylindrical portion 22-25 provided at each edge of the side wall portions 14-17 and a loop-like portion 26-29 provided at each edge of the corner portions 10-13. , Thereby allowing movement along the peripheral edge 19 of the sheet body 6. The string 20 is preferably composed of a rubber string.

  At two positions of the peripheral edge portion 19 of the sheet main body 6 facing each other, the handles 30 and 31 are provided, respectively. In this embodiment, the lenders 30 and 31 are constructed of relatively thick belts and are provided to project from the edges of the side wall portions 14 and 16, respectively.

  The sheet 1 includes a pocket 4. As will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9, the pocket 4 is a component other than the pocket 4 provided in the seat 1, that is, the seat body 6, the string 20, the pinch stopper 21, and the handles 30 and 31. In addition, the belt 5 (see FIG. 5) is accommodated for convenience in carrying.

  When the seat 1 is used to carry the pet animal 32 in the front basket 3 of the bicycle 2 as shown in FIG. 1, the belt 5 that connects the collar 33 of the pet animal 32 and the handle 34 of the bicycle 2; It is preferable to use in combination. The belt 5 is shown enlarged on its own in FIG.

  With reference to FIG. 5, a belt threading tool 35 is attached to one end portion of the belt 5, whereby the effective length of the belt 5 can be adjusted. Further, hooks 36 and 37 are provided at the respective end portions of the belt 5. The illustrated hooks 36 and 37 have a detachment preventing function.

  Next, a method for using the sheet 1 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when attaching the seat 1 to the front car 3 of the bicycle 2, first, the bottom wall portion 18 of the seat body 6 is positioned on the bottom surface of the front car 3, and the seat body 6 is attached to the front car 3. The inner surface is entirely covered. At this time, in each of the corner portions 10 to 13 of the seat body 6, the side wall portions 14 to 17 or each of the four side surfaces of the front basket 3 are raised while forming some pleats. The At this time, an appropriate number and shape of pleats are formed in the corner portions 10 to 13 of the seat body 6 so that the seat body 6 is given a form that can be adapted to the planar dimensions and shape of the front car 3.

  Next, the seat body 6 is folded outward at the upper edge portion of the front car 3 and extends along the outer surface side of the upper edge portion of the front car 3. The folding position of the sheet body 6 is selected so as to match the height direction dimension of the front car 3.

  Next, the pinch stopper 21 is operated, and the effective length of the string 20 is adjusted, so that the peripheral edge portion 19 located on the outer surface side of the upper edge portion of the front car 3 of the seat body 6 becomes the front car 3. It is made to adhere. At this time, since the effective length of the string 20 can be adjusted steplessly, it is easy to adapt to the planar dimensions of the front car 3. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the string 20 is comprised from the rubber string, the peripheral part 19 of the sheet | seat main body 6 can obtain more easily the state closely_contact | adhered to the outer surface side of the upper edge part of the front basket 3, In addition, this close contact state can be more reliably maintained.

  The pet animal 32 such as a small dog is put in the front basket 3 with the sheet 1 attached to the front basket 3 as described above. At this time, the seat body 6 provides a comfortable environment for the pet animal 32. Even if the mesh of the front basket 3 is relatively rough, the seat body 6 covers it, so that the limb of the pet animal 32 is not caught by the mesh and is safe. Further, since the upper edge portion of the front basket 3 is covered with the folded sheet body 6, even if the pet animal 32 places its forelimb on the upper edge portion of the front basket 3, as shown in FIG. The pet animal 32 is safe without being injured at the upper edge of the sharp front basket 3.

  As described above, it is preferable to use the belt 5 when the pet animal 32 is carried in the front basket 3 and transported by the bicycle 2. More specifically, the hook 37 provided at one end of the belt 5 is engaged with the collar 33 of the pet animal 32 and the other end is wound around the post portion of the handle 34 while the hook 37 is attached to the belt. 5, the collar 33 of the pet animal 32 and the handle 34 of the bicycle 2 are connected by the belt 5. Thereby, the pet animal 32 is prevented from falling off, and a safer state can be obtained.

  The seat 1 attached to the front car 3 is not particularly fixed to the front car 3. Therefore, for example, after returning the folding at the peripheral edge portion 19 of the seat body 6 and lifting it upward, the seat body 1 is kept in the front car while the shape of the seat body 6 is maintained substantially in line with the shape of the front car 3. 3 can be easily taken out. At this time, if the string 20 is made of a rubber string, the peripheral portion 19 of the seat body 6 is allowed to expand against the elasticity, so that it can be more easily taken out from the front basket 3. .

  As described above, when the sheet 1 is taken out from the front car 3, the sheet 1 can be used as a simple carry bag as shown in FIG. When the seat 1 is in such a carry bag state, an appropriate load can be put in the seat 1 or a pet animal can be put in and carried.

  In this state, the two hands 30 and 31 are provided with convenience when carrying the carry bag formed by the seat 1. Moreover, since the cylindrical parts 22-25 provided along each edge of the side wall parts 14-17 of the sheet | seat main body 6 have appropriate "waist", the shape of the opening in a carry bag state is formed. It acts to maintain and thus properly maintain the shape of the carry bag.

  The carry bag state shown in FIG. 4 can also be obtained by shortening the effective length of the cord 20 and narrowing the peripheral edge portion 19 of the seat body 6 from the deployed state of the seat body 6 shown in FIGS. Obtainable.

  Moreover, since the sheet | seat main body 6 is a flexible and planar thing, if it is extended on the ground or a floor surface, it can be used as a mat for pet animals, for example. In this case, it is preferable that the sheet body 6 has the surface shown in FIG. 2, that is, the surface provided by the fabric 7 facing upward.

  When the sheet 1 becomes unnecessary and is carried, the sheet body 6 and the like are stored in the pocket 4 as described above. FIG. 6 shows the appearance of the pocket 4 in a state in which the seat body 6 and the like are stored. FIG. 7 is a view showing a structure for attaching the pocket 4 to the seat body 6. 8 and 9 are cross-sectional views for explaining a method of storing the sheet main body 6 and the like in the pocket 4.

  As is well shown in FIG. 3, the pocket 4 is attached to the seat body 6 so as to be positioned on the side wall portion 14 in the vicinity of the peripheral edge portion 19 of the seat body 6. As shown in FIG. 7, the pocket 4 is sewn to the seat body 6 only along the upper side 41.

  The pocket 4 includes a bag-like pocket main body 42, and flap-shaped front side lid 43 and back side lid 44 for closing the opening of the pocket main body 42. The functions of the front side lid 43 and the back side lid 44, in other words, the proper use will be described later. 3, 1, and 4, the front lid 43 is located on the front side of the pocket body 42, and the back lid 44 is located on the back side of the pocket body 42.

  There are two methods for storing the seat body 6 and the like in the pocket 4. FIG. 8 shows a first storage method, and FIG. 9 shows a second storage method.

  In any of the first and second storage methods, the seat body 6 is first folded to a size that can be stored in the pocket body 42. At this time, as the seat body 6 is folded, the string 20 and the handles 30 and 31 are folded at the same time.

  In the first storage method shown in FIG. 8, the front lid 43 is first stored in the pocket main body 42, and then the folded sheet main body 6 and the like are stored. Moreover, the belt 5 is also accommodated as needed. Then, the back lid 44 is hung so as to cover the opening of the pocket main body 42. 8 and 9, only a part of the sheet body 6 or the like that is folded and stored in the pocket body 42 is omitted, and the outline of the whole is shown by a broken line. .

  On the other hand, in the second storage method shown in FIG. 9, first, the pocket body 42 is turned over while taking the folded sheet body 6 and the back cover 44. And the front side cover 43 is hung so that the opening of the pocket main body 42 turned over may be covered.

  Regardless of which of the first storage method shown in FIG. 8 and the second storage method shown in FIG. 9, the pocket 4 storing the seat body 6 and the like is commonly used in terms of appearance. It becomes a form as shown in. However, if the pocket 4 shown in FIG. 6 is assumed to be the case where the storing method shown in FIG. 8 is adopted, a loop-like portion 45 is provided at the edge of the back cover 44, and The button 46 for receiving the loop-shaped portion 45 is sewn. The closed state of the back cover 44 is maintained by the loop-shaped portion 45 and the button 46. On the other hand, a similar loop-shaped portion 47 is also provided on the front cover 43, and a button 48 corresponding to the button 46 is sewn on the back side of the pocket body 42, and the loop-shaped portion 47 receives the button 48. Thus, the closed state of the front lid 43 shown in FIG. 9 is maintained.

  Further, in each state shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the closed state of the front cover 43 can be maintained by the loop-shaped portion 47 of the front cover 43 receiving the button 46.

  In addition, in order to maintain the closed state of each of the front side lid 43 and the back side lid 44, other detachable engaging means such as a slide fastener, a hook-and-loop fastener, a hook or the like may be used.

  As described above, the pocket 4 is used for storing and carrying the sheet body 6 and the like, and can also be used as an accessory case in the state shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. That is, when the front lid 43 that is hung in the state shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 is lifted, the opening of the pocket main body 42 appears, so that small items can be easily put in and out of the pocket main body 42.

  10 and 11 are for explaining a sheet 1a according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 corresponds to FIG. 1 and FIG. 11 corresponds to FIG. 10 and 11, elements corresponding to the elements shown in FIG. 1 or 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In the first embodiment described above, the belt 5 is prepared separately from the seat 1, but in the seat 1 a according to the second embodiment, the belt 5 a is attached to the seat body 6. One end of the belt 5a is attached to, for example, the side wall portion 16 of the seat body 6, and a hook 36 is provided at the other end. A belt threading tool 35 is attached to the belt 5a so that the effective length of the belt 5a can be adjusted.

  In using the belt 5a, it is only necessary to engage the hook 36 provided at the end of the belt 5a with the collar 33 of the pet animal 32. Thereby, the pet animal 32 is prevented from falling off, and a safer state can be obtained.

  FIG. 12 is for explaining a sheet 1b according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and corresponds to FIG. 2 or FIG. 12, elements corresponding to the elements shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In the seat 1 b according to the third embodiment, two belts 5 a and 5 b are attached to the seat body 6. The two belts 5 a and 5 b are preferably arranged at positions facing the diagonal direction of the seat body 6. More specifically, the first belt 5 a is attached to, for example, the side wall portion 16 of the seat body 6, and the second belt 5 b is attached to, for example, the side wall portion 14 of the seat body 6.

  According to the third embodiment, the hooks 36 provided at the ends of the two belts 5a and 5b are both engaged with the collar 33 of the pet animal 32. Accordingly, the belts 5a and 5b extend from the collar 33 of the pet animal 32 in two directions, and can hold the pet animal 32 more stably.

  When the belt is attached to the seat body as in the second and third embodiments, the attachment position and the number of the belt can be variously changed as necessary.

  While the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated embodiment, various other modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the pinch stopper 21 is used as the effective length adjusting means for adjusting the effective length of the string 20, but other types of stoppers may be used. The effective length may be adjusted by tying 20 in a bundled state.

  Further, in the illustrated embodiment, as an effective length limiting means for limiting the effective length of the peripheral edge portion 19 of the sheet main body 6, a string 20 that extends continuously along the peripheral edge portion 19 of the sheet main body 6 and a pinch stopper Although the tool 21 was used, the fastener which can maintain the state which adjoined between the adjacent ones of the side wall parts 14-17 so that a pleat may be formed in each of the corner parts 10-13 in the sheet | seat main body 6, for example. , Hooks, buttons, or separate strings may be used.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the sheets 1, 1 a, and 1 b are used to carry the pet animal 32 in the front basket 3, but are used to carry an article other than the pet animal. Also good.

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a seat 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is attached to a front car 3 of a bicycle 2. FIG. It is a figure shown in the state where sheet 1 was developed. It is a figure shown in the state which expand | deployed the sheet | seat 1, Comprising: The surface opposite to the surface shown in FIG. 2 is shown. It is a perspective view which shows the state in the case of using the sheet | seat 1 removed from the front basket 3 as a carry bag. It is a perspective view which shows the belt 5 used advantageously in combination with the sheet | seat 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a seat body 6 and the like provided in the seat 1 are stored in an attached pocket 4. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment structure of the pocket. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a first storage method of the sheet body 6 and the like in the pocket 4. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a second storage method for the seat body 6 and the like in the pocket 4. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the sheet | seat 1a by 2nd Embodiment of this invention to the front basket 3 of the bicycle 2. FIG. It is a figure shown in the state which expand | deployed the sheet | seat 1a shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the sheet | seat 1b by 3rd Embodiment of this invention to the front basket 3 of the bicycle 2. FIG.

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1, 1a, 1b Seat 2 Bicycle 3 Front car 4 Pocket 5, 5a, 5b Belt 6 Seat body 19 Peripheral part 20 String 21 Clamping stopper 22-25 Cylindrical part 26-29 Loop part 30, 31 Lifter 32 Pet Animal 33 Collar 34 Handle 36, 37 Hook

Claims (7)

A flexible flat surface having dimensions that can be folded back at the upper edge of the front car and extend along the outer surface of the upper edge of the front car while covering the entire inner surface of the bicycle front car The seat body,
An effective length limiting means for limiting the effective length of the peripheral edge of the seat body,
The seat body is attached so as to be folded at the upper edge portion of the front car and extend along the outer surface side of the upper edge portion of the front car while covering the entire inner surface of the front car. The effective length of the peripheral edge is limited by the effective length limiting means so that the peripheral edge located on the outer surface side of the upper edge of the front car is in close contact with the front car.
Seat for attaching to the front basket for bicycles.   The seat for attaching to a bicycle front basket according to claim 1, which is used for carrying a pet animal in a bicycle front basket.   The seat for attaching to a bicycle front basket according to claim 2, wherein the seat is used in combination with a belt connecting a pet animal collar and a bicycle handle.   The seat for attaching to a bicycle front basket according to claim 2, further comprising a belt for connecting a collar of a pet animal and the seat body, the belt body having one end attached to the seat body. .   The effective length limiting means includes a string that is movably passed along a peripheral edge of the sheet body, and an effective length adjusting means for adjusting the effective length of the string. A seat for attaching to the front basket for bicycle according to any one of 4 above.   The seat for attaching to a bicycle front basket according to claim 5, wherein the string is made of rubber string. The seat for attaching to a bicycle front basket according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a handle provided at each of two positions facing each other on the peripheral edge of the seat body.

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