JP4590347B2 - Pet cart - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet cart optimal for moving a pet dog or the like.

  In recent years, for example, pet dogs are often raised as pets. Even if these dogs are bedridden or close to bedridden due to aging, accidents, illness, etc., it is important for health reasons to take their dogs outside to sunbathe or change their mood.

  In the case of old dogs, the number of going to an animal hospital has increased, and it has been difficult for owners and pet dogs to move. In particular, when the pet dog is a large dog, problems such as transportation become prominent.

Therefore, a cart in which a storage box that can store a pet dog is installed in the cart body is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-331030 A

  However, since the cart's storage box described in Patent Document 1 cannot have its peripheral wall in an unfolded state, the owner must store the pet's dog in the storage box. In the case of a small dog, it can be easily held, but in the case of a medium or large dog, it becomes difficult to hold and is dangerous. A safe and easy-to-use cart is desirable especially for elderly dogs.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use pet cart that can easily and safely get on and off even an old dog or a large dog.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and includes a cart body movable by a caster and a bed box that can be loaded onto and unloaded from the cart body, and the bed box is provided with a handle. The bed box includes a floor portion and a peripheral wall portion connected to the floor portion, and at least a front wall portion of the peripheral wall portion can be changed to an open position where the front surface of the bed box is unfolded to open. A slope on which a pet can get on and off is provided in front of the cart body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the slope is retracted and stored below the cart body at the bottom of the cart body. in the retracted position, the guide portion is provided with an inclined portion where the slope is mounted, the inclined portion is set gradually lower toward the rear of the cart body this Located in.

The peripheral wall portion includes front / rear / left / right wall portions, and the front / rear / left / right wall portions include a base wall portion connected to the floor portion and a mesh portion that is foldable with respect to each base wall portion.

  Front and rear, left and right wall portions of the bed box are provided so as to be unfoldable.

  A handle provided in the bed box has flexibility, and the bed box is provided with a pocket for accommodating the handle.

  The cart body and the bed box are preferably configured to be foldable.

  The present invention can be moved safely and easily even for old dogs, middle-sized dogs, and large dogs.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pet cart 1 according to the present invention includes a cart body 10 and a bed box 30 that can be freely loaded onto and unloaded from the cart body 10.

  The cart body 10 is mainly composed of a pipe material in order to reduce the weight, and includes a bottom portion 11, both side portions 12 and 12, and a handle portion 13. The bottom 11 is a frame 15 formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and a plurality of support pipes 16a and 16b are installed in the left-right direction. Casters 17 are provided on the front, rear, left and right of the bottom portion 11. For example, the rear caster 17 is provided with a stopper mechanism (not shown), and the front caster 17 rotates about the vertical axis so that the traveling direction of the cart body 10 can be changed.

  The both side portions 12 are composed of a frame 19 and an erected portion 20, and can be rotated between a use posture standing vertically from the bottom portion 11 and a storage posture folded along the bottom portion 11. The lower part is connected to the bottom part 11. The frame 19 can be used in a releasable manner by a fixing means (not shown).

  The handle portion 13 includes a frame 22 and an erected portion 23 that is laid on the frame 22 in the left-right direction. A base portion of the frame 22 is connected to the rear portion of the bottom portion 11 so as to be foldable forward. The handle portion 13 can be releasably maintained in a use posture by a pair of fixing pipes 24 as fixing members. For example, one end of the fixed pipe 24 is swingably connected to the side portion of the frame 22, and the other end is detachably connected to the side portion of the bottom portion 11. Accordingly, the handle portion 13 can be folded along the bottom portion 11 by releasing the connection between the fixed pipe 24 and the bottom portion 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the bed box 30 includes a floor portion 31, front and rear left and right wall portions 32, 33, 33, and 34. The front and rear left and right wall portions 32, 33, 33, and 34 are respectively connected to the base wall portions 32A, 33A, 33A, and 34A connected to the floor portion 31 so that they can be deployed, and the base wall portions 32A, 33A, 33A, and 34A. The mesh portions 32B, 33B, 33B, and 34B are foldable. The mesh portions 32B, 33B, 33B, and 34B are freely changeable between an open position where the front, rear, left and right surfaces are opened and a storage position where the front, rear, left and right wall portions are connected.

  The floor portion 31 and the base wall portions 32A, 33A, 33A, and 34A are made of an elastic sheet having a predetermined thickness so that cushioning properties are good.

  In addition, fasteners 35 and 35 are provided on the edges (four corners of the bed box 30) of the front and rear left and right wall portions 32, 33, 33, and 34 adjacent to each other. By closing the fasteners 35 of the wall portions 32, 33, 33, 34, the floor portion 31 and the front, rear, left and right wall portions 32, 33, 33, 34 can be connected and maintained in a box shape and accommodated in this box. Part is formed.

  The left and right wall portions (long side wall portions) 33 and 33 have a plurality of handles 36 formed by connecting both ends of a flexible belt-like body to the left and right wall portions 33 and 33 on the base wall portions 33A and 33A. Is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, pockets 37 that open upward are provided on the base wall portions 33 </ b> A and 33 </ b> A and below the handle 36, respectively, so that the handle 36 can be stored in the pocket 37.

  A bed 39 is laid on the upper surface of the floor portion 31 so that the cushioning property is further improved. The bed 39 is detachably fixed to the floor 31 by a string or a hook-and-loop fastener 38.

  In front of the cart body 10, a slope 40 on which a pet (a pet dog) gets on and off is provided so as to be able to leave and exit. That is, at the front portion of the bottom portion 11, an entrance / exit portion 41 including a pair of left and right leg portions 41 a fixed downward and a connecting portion 41 b that connects the lower ends of the leg portions 41 is provided. A pair of guide portions 43 are provided from the connecting portion 41 b of the entrance / exit portion 41 toward the rear. The front end 43a of each guide portion 43 is connected to the connecting portion 41b, and the rear end 43b is connected to the support pipe 16a. Each guide portion 43 is provided with an inclined portion 43c that gradually decreases toward the rear.

  The slope 40 is made of a rectangular veneer plate or a synthetic resin plate material, and the upper surface thereof is anti-slip. For example, when the slope 40 is a plywood, it is covered with a sheet made of a non-slip material. In the case where the slope 40 is a plate made of synthetic resin, anti-slip means composed of shallow uneven portions is integrally provided on the upper surface thereof. The slope 40 inserted from the entrance / exit portion 41 is placed on the inclined portion 43 c of each guide portion 43 at the storage position in which the slope 40 is retracted and stored entirely below the cart body 10. For this reason, it can prevent that the slope 40 jumps out of the cart main body 10 carelessly.

  On the back surface of the slope 40, as shown in FIG. 6, a positioning member 45 for positioning the slope 40 with respect to the cart body 10 in the front-rear direction is provided. The positioning member 45 is composed of a belt-shaped sheet member, and includes a front member 46 whose front end is fixed to the front portion of the slope 40 and a rear member 47 whose rear end is fixed to the rear portion of the slope 40. The front member 46 and the rear member 47 are respectively provided with hook-and-loop fasteners 48a and 48b that are detachably engaged with each other.

  A connecting portion 41 b of the entrance / exit portion 41 is interposed between the slope 40 and the positioning member 45. Therefore, the slope 40 is in the retracted position most retracted when the front end of the positioning member 45 is engaged with the connecting portion 41b, and the boarding / exit that protrudes most when the rear end of the positioning member 45 is engaged with the connecting portion 41b. Position. At the boarding / alighting position, the front end of the slope 40 is grounded.

  Next, the case where the pet cart 1 configured as described above is used will be described.

  First, the bed box 30 is lowered from the cart body 10 and placed on a placement surface such as a floor surface of the building or the ground. And each fastener 35 of the bed box 30 is open | released, and front-and-rear left-right wall part 32, 33, 33, 34 is expand | deployed. At this time, the front and rear left and right wall portions 32, 33, 33, and 34 are in a state in which the mesh portions 32B, 32B, 33B, and 34B are folded with respect to the respective base portions 32A, 33A, 33A, and 34A (a double-folded state). (See FIG. 7A).

  Further, the pet dog is moved to the floor 31 of the bed box 30 that has been deployed. Even if the dog is an old dog or a large dog who is bedridden due to illness, the bed box 30 is unfolded and is flat, the front, rear, left and right walls 32, 33, 33, and 34 are not in the way. And can be moved easily and safely. Moreover, the floor 31 has elasticity and is sufficiently large so that the pet dog can lie down.

  Next, by engaging each fastener 35 and closing the front and rear left and right wall portions 32, 33, 33, and 34 in a folded state, the bed box 30 is formed into a box shape (see FIG. 7B). Then, the handle 36 stored in the pocket 37 is taken out, the handle 36 is firmly held by two people (see FIG. 7C), and the pet dog is put on the cart body 10 together with the bed box 30.

  The bed box 30 is used with the front and rear left and right wall portions 32, 33, 33, and 34 folded in two, but the front and rear left and right wall portions 32, 33, 33, and 34 are used without being folded in half. It is also possible to do.

  Since the cart main body 10 does not move by functioning the stopper of the caster 17, the bed box 30 can be easily placed from the front side free of obstacles such as the side portions 12 of the cart main body 10. If the pet dog is a small dog and relatively light, the bed box 30 can be put on the cart body 10 from above.

  Further, the mesh portions 32B, 32B, 33B, and 34B of the front and rear left and right wall portions 32, 33, 33, and 34 are directed upward, and the bed box 30 is appropriately fixed to the cart body 10 by the fixing belt 5. The handle 36 is stored in the pocket 37 so as not to get in the way. When the owner or the like holds the handle portion 13 and pushes the pet cart 1 to travel, the pet dog is safe because it is in the bed box 30 having excellent cushioning properties. As shown in FIG. 3, it is preferable that the bed box 30 is provided with a jump-out prevention lead 49 that prevents the pet dog from inadvertently jumping out of the bed box 30.

  When the pet dog is to be lowered, the handle 36 is grasped and the bed box 30 is lowered, and the fastener 35 is opened to be in the unfolded state. Note that it is not necessary to open all the fasteners 35, and only necessary ones may be opened.

  When the dog can walk on and off the cart body 10, the bed box 30 is loaded in the cart body 10 in advance as shown in FIG. 8. Then, the slope 40 is pulled out to a boarding / exiting posture. Moreover, the fastener 35 that fixes the front wall portion 32 and the left and right wall portions 33, 33 of the bed box 30 is opened, and the front wall portion 32 is folded under the floor portion 31 and stored.

  Thus, the front surface of the bed box 30 can be opened, and the pet dog can safely get into the bed box 30 with the front wall portion 32 opened through the slope 40. After the pet dog gets into the bed box 30, the open fastener 35 is closed to close the opening of the bed box 30 with the front wall. In addition, when a pet dog rides using the slope 40, it is preferable to make the stopper of the caster 17 function. It is also possible to fix 10.

  When the pet dog gets off, the slope 40 is pulled out to the boarding / exiting posture, the fastener 35 is opened from the cart body 10 fixed by the caster 17 or the like, and the front surface of the bed box 30 is opened.

  When the cart body 10 is folded, the side portions 12 and 12 are overlapped with each other along the bottom portion 11 and the handle portion 13 is folded so as to cover the both side portions 12 and 12 (FIG. 2 ( b)). The handle portion 13 is preferably fixed to the bottom portion 11 with a fixture such as a hook-and-loop fastener (not shown). Since the folded cart body 10 is not bulky, it can be stored in the trunk of an automobile. Therefore, the pet dog can be safely and easily moved to an arbitrary place in a hospital or the like by a car while being housed in the bed box 30.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the sunshade cover 60 can be detachably attached. Such a pet cart 1 is provided with high side portions 12 depending on the size of the pet dog.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the awning cover 60 is formed of a flexible sheet, and a hook-and-loop fastener 61 is provided at appropriate positions such as the left and right edges. And by attaching each hook_and_loop | surface fastener 61 to the both sides 12, the sunshade cover 60 can be attached to the cart main body 10 so that attachment or detachment is possible. In addition, the vertical part of the both side parts 12 may be an inner and outer double cylinder so that the height can be adjusted.

  Moreover, the planar view shape of the bed box 30 and the cart main body 10 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and can be set to an arbitrary shape such as a circular shape. For example, when the bed box 30 is circular, the entire peripheral wall can be expanded, or a part of the peripheral wall can be expanded.

1 is an overall perspective view of a pet cart showing an embodiment of the present invention. The cart main body is shown, (a) is a perspective view which shows a use condition, (b) is a perspective view which shows a storage state. It is the perspective view which expand | deployed the bed box. The handle of the same bed box is shown, (a) is a perspective view showing a use state, and (b) is a perspective view showing a storage state. The cart main body and a slope are shown, (a) is a perspective view which shows the accommodation state of a slope, (b) is a perspective view which shows the boarding / alighting state of a slope. The slope is shown, (a) is a plan perspective view showing an upper surface of the slope, (b) a plan perspective view showing a lower surface of the slope, and (c) is a sectional view of the slope. (A)-(c) is a perspective view which moves a pet dog with a bed box. It is a perspective view in the state where a pet dog gets into the cart body. Fig. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a plan view of a sunshade cover, and (b) is an overall perspective view of a pet cart.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pet Cart 10 Cart Body 17 Caster 30 Bed Box 31 Floor 32 Front Wall (Surrounding Wall)
34 Rear wall (surrounding wall)
33 Left and right walls (peripheral walls)
36 handle 40 slope

Claims (5)

A cart body movable by a caster, and a bed box that can be loaded onto and unloaded from the cart body. The bed box has a handle, and the bed box is connected to a floor portion and the floor portion. And at least a front wall portion of the peripheral wall portion is provided so as to be freely changeable to an open position where the front surface of the bed box is unfolded to open, and a slope on which a pet gets on and off in front of the cart body. Is provided so as to be freely retractable in the front-rear direction, and a guide having an inclined portion on which the slope is placed at a storage position where the slope is retracted and stored below the cart body at the bottom of the cart body. The pet cart is characterized in that a portion is provided and the inclined portion is gradually set lower toward the rear of the cart body . 2. The pet cart according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall portion includes front and rear left and right wall portions, and the front and rear left and right wall portions are folded with respect to the base wall portion connected to the floor portion and the respective base wall portions. A pet cart characterized by comprising a free mesh part . The pet cart according to claim 2, wherein front and rear, left and right wall portions of the bed box are provided so as to be expandable . The pet cart according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the handle provided in the bed box has flexibility, and the bed box is provided with a pocket for accommodating the handle. A pet cart characterized by that. The pet cart according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cart body and the bed box are each configured to be foldable .

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