JP6026398B2 - Pet lookout - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet viewing platform that allows a pet, such as a cat, to go up and see the outside through a window in a room.

Cats and other pets like to go up in the room and look out from the window. Therefore, a pet play equipment called a cat tower that allows cats and other pets to go up and down to play is installed near the window of the room, and the pets such as cats are placed on the shelf of the pet play equipment. It is conceivable to let the user see the outside from the window.
This type of conventional pet play equipment is generally provided with an installation plate installed on the floor, a support column projecting upward from the installation plate, and a plurality of shelf plates fixed to the upper part of the support column. There are (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  Further, some of the conventional pet play equipment of this type are such that the support is installed in a stretched state between the installation surface and the ceiling (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2012-24066 A JP 2011-103797 A

  However, in the case of conventional play equipment for pets, if the support is not stretched between the installation surface and the ceiling, the play equipment for pets is not stable, so when the cat goes up and down on the shelf board There was a problem that the play equipment for pets would fall or wobble. For this reason, there is a method of attaching and fixing the shelf board directly to the window frame with nails, screws, or adhesive. However, once this is done, it cannot be easily moved or removed, and the interior or frame may be damaged. Will be added.

  In addition, in the case of a conventional pet play equipment in which the support column is installed in a stretched state between the installation surface and the ceiling, the support column is formed long so as to reach the ceiling from the floor surface, and the ceiling is provided above the support column. It requires a ceiling pressing member for pressing and a height adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height of the ceiling pressing member, and the overall structure is complicated, making it cumbersome and expensive to manufacture. The installation of playground equipment was also troublesome.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention can be easily installed without damaging the window or the like of the room, and can be stably installed so that a cat such as a cat does not fall down or wobble even when going up and down. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pet viewing platform that can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple structure.

Specific means for solving the problems in the present invention are as follows.
The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem includes an installation member 3 installed on the floor surface, a support leg 4 protruding obliquely upward from the front of the installation member 3, and an upper end of the support leg 4 And the upper leg 5 is adjustable in length, and the rear part of the upper shelf 5 can be engaged with the rail 40 of the window frame 39 from above or can be pressed in parallel. And the rear end of the installation member 3 and the upper rear end of the support leg 4 are projected rearward.

Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, an intermediate shelf board 6 is provided below the upper shelf board 5 of the support leg 4, and the front part of the intermediate shelf board 6 projects forward from the front end of the upper shelf board 5, The rear portion of the intermediate shelf board 6 is located in front of the rear end of the installation member 3.
In addition, another technical means of the present invention is that an immersion recess 37 is provided in the front portion of the upper shelf board 5 so as to be immersed rearward while leaving both left and right ends thereof.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the support leg 4 is composed of a pair of left and right lower legs 15 projecting obliquely upward from the left and right sides of the front part of the installation member 3, and upper parts of the left and right lower legs 15. A pair of left and right upper legs 16 projecting upward and backward from the sides, and the intermediate shelf 6 is placed and fixed between the upper ends of the left and right lower legs 15, and the upper ends of the left and right upper legs 16 are fixed. The upper shelf board 5 is placed and fixed in between,
The lower side of the left and right upper legs 16 is fixed to the upper side of the left and right lower legs 15 so as to be movable and adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the support legs.

  Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, the installation member 3 includes a pair of left and right front and rear frame bodies 9, and the lower portions of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 are fixed to the left and right front and rear frame bodies 9 so as to incline rearwardly. In addition, the left and right front and rear frame bodies 9 are fixedly provided with stoppers 12 that are received by contacting the lower rear surfaces of the left and right lower leg bodies 15, respectively.

  According to the present invention, when installing an overlook for pets, an installation member is installed on the floor near the window in the room, and the length of the support leg is adjusted so that the rear part of the upper shelf board is placed on the lower frame of the window from above. Engage and easily place a pet gazebo near the window in the room. In addition, since the rear part of the upper shelf board is engaged with or pressed in parallel with the window rail from above, it can be stably installed so that it does not fall or wobble even when a pet such as a cat goes up and down. In addition, it is not necessary to form a column (support leg) long so as to reach the ceiling from the floor as in the conventional case, and there is no need for a height adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height of the ceiling pressing member or the ceiling pressing member. Thus, a simple configuration including the installation member, the support legs, and the upper shelf board is sufficient. In addition, the pet gazebo can be easily manufactured at low cost without being damaged by nails or screws for fixing to the window frame rail.

1 is a perspective view of a pet viewing platform showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the same gazebo for pets. It is a side view of the gazebo for pets when the length of the support leg is adjusted so as to be adapted when the height of the lower frame of the window is 1100 mm. It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper part of the same gazebo for pets. The side view of the vantage point for pets when the length of the support leg is adjusted, (a) is the case where the height of the lower frame of the window is adjusted to be 1000 mm, and (b) is the case of the window The case where the height of the lower frame is adjusted to 900 mm is adjusted, and (c) is the case where the height of the lower frame of the window is adjusted to be 800 mm.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3, the pet gazebo 1 is installed near a window in a room, and is provided with an installation member 3 installed on the floor and a support projecting obliquely upward from the front of the installation member 3. A leg 4, an upper shelf board 5 fixed to the upper end of the support leg 4, and an intermediate shelf board 6 provided below the upper shelf board 5 of the support leg 4 are provided.

The installation member 3 includes a pair of left and right front and rear frame bodies 9 and a rear frame body 10 connected between rear portions of the left and right front and rear frame bodies 9 and is formed in a gate-shaped frame shape. A substantially trapezoidal support leg mounting portion 11 projecting upward from the rear side is formed at the front portion of the left and right front and rear frame bodies 9.
A stopper 12 is fixedly attached to the inner surfaces of the left and right support leg mounting portions 11 so as to be in contact with the lower rear surface of the lower leg 15 described later.

The support legs 4 are a pair of left and right lower legs 15 that are inclined and protruded rearward from both the left and right sides of the front part of the installation member 3, and a pair of left and right that are inclined and protruded rearwardly from the upper side of the left and right lower legs 15. The upper leg 16 is provided.
Lower end portions of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 are connected by a lower connecting body 18, intermediate portions are connected by an intermediate connecting body 21, and upper end portions are connected by an upper connecting body 22. Reinforcing plates 23 are respectively fixed to the upper end portions of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 so as to protrude forward.

Thus, the lower leg constituting frame 25 is formed by the left and right lower leg bodies 15, the lower coupling body 18, the intermediate coupling body 21, the upper coupling body 22, and the left and right reinforcing plates 23.
Intermediate portions of the left and right upper legs 16 are connected by an intermediate connector 27, and upper ends are connected by an upper connector 28. Reinforcing plates 29 are fixed to the upper ends of the left and right upper legs 16 so as to protrude forward.

Thus, the upper leg constituting frame 30 is formed by the left and right upper leg bodies 16, the intermediate coupling body 21, the upper coupling body 22, and the left and right reinforcing plates 29.
Accordingly, the pet viewing platform 1 is roughly divided into an installation member 3, a lower leg component frame 25, an upper leg component frame 30, an upper shelf plate 5, and an intermediate shelf plate 6, which are detachably connected and fixed by a fastener 33. Has been. The lower leg constituting frame 25 and the upper leg constituting frame 30 constitute the support leg 4.

The upper shelf board 5 is formed in a substantially rectangular horizontal plate shape, the left and right width of the upper shelf board 5 is larger than the separation width of the left and right upper legs 16, and the left and right sides of the upper shelf board 6 are out of the left and right directions. An indentation recess 37 is formed which is formed wide so as to protrude in the direction of the upper shelf plate 5 and is immersed in the rear portion with the left and right end portions remaining in the front portion of the upper shelf board 5.
The upper shelf board 5 is horizontally mounted on the upper surfaces of the left and right upper leg bodies 16, the upper surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates 29, and the upper surface of the upper coupling body 28, and has claw nuts as shown in FIG. Fasteners 33 are fastened and fixed to the upper connecting body 28, whereby the upper shelf board 5 is placed and fixed on the upper end of the upper leg 16.

The rear portion of the upper shelf board 5 protrudes rearward from the rear end of the installation member 3 and the upper rear end of the support leg 4 so as to be able to engage or press against the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39 from above. Yes.
As shown in FIG. 4, a holding recess 38 is formed on the upper surface of the upper shelf board 5, and the non-slip sheet 44 is fitted and held in the holding recess 38. The anti-slip sheet 44 is formed by attaching jute, linen or the like on the upper surface side of the core of a plywood board, for example, and the upper surface of the anti-slip sheet 44 is other than the holding recess 38 of the upper shelf board 15 (the outer periphery of the holding recess 38). It is flush with the top surface. The non-slip sheet 44 may be constituted by a rubber sheet, a synthetic resin sheet, or a carpet instead of a jute or the like.

The intermediate shelf plate 6 is formed in a substantially square plate shape, and is horizontally placed on the upper surface of the left and right lower leg members 15, the upper surface of the left and right reinforcing plates 23, and the upper surface of the upper coupling body 22. The intermediate shelf 6 is placed and fixed on the upper end of the lower leg 15 by being fastened and fixed to the connecting body 22.
Further, the intermediate shelf plate 6 is formed such that the left and right width thereof substantially corresponds to the separation width of the left and right upper leg bodies 16, and is disposed between the lower portions of the left and right upper leg bodies 16.

The front part of the intermediate shelf 6 projects forward from the front end of the installation member 3 and the front end of the upper shelf 5, and the rear part is disposed forward of the rear end of the installation member 3.
Two attachment holes 41 spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the support leg are provided in the lower portions of the left and right lower leg bodies 15, and two attachment holes 42 are provided in the support leg attachment portion 11 of the installation member 3 corresponding to the attachment holes 41. It has been.

  The lower portions of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 are disposed so as to incline rearward inside the support leg mounting portion 11 of the installation member 3 so that the lower rear surfaces of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 are in contact with the stopper 12. , 42 are respectively fastened by inserting fasteners 33 such as bolts and nuts, and the lower portions of the left and right lower leg members 15 are fixed to the left and right front and rear frame members 9 so as to be inclined rearward and detachably. Further, the lower rear surfaces of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 are in contact with the stopper 12, so that the lower rear surfaces of the lower leg bodies 15 are received by the stopper 12.

  Mounting holes 45 (45a, 45b, 45c, 45d, 45e) constituted by long holes or round holes in the longitudinal direction of the support leg are provided on the upper side of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 at intervals of 5 in the longitudinal direction of the support leg. Is formed. In the present embodiment, of the five mounting holes 45, four of the mounting holes 45a, 45b, 45c, 45d are configured by long holes in the longitudinal direction of the support leg, and only the lowermost mounting hole 45e is configured by a round hole. Has been. Three mounting holes 46 (46a, 46b, 46c) formed by round holes are formed in the lower side of the left and right upper legs 16 at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the support legs.

The lower sides of the left and right upper legs 16 are overlapped on the outer surfaces of the left and right lower legs 15, and the five attachment holes 45 and the three attachment holes 46 are selected and fastened and fixed by a fastener 33 such as a bolt and nut. As a result, the left and right lower leg bodies 15 and the left and right upper leg bodies 16 are fixed so as to be movable and adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the support legs, whereby the length of the support legs 4 is adjustable.
That is, the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39 in the building room has a height H from the floor of 1100 mm and 1
Since there are four cases of 000 mm, 900 mm and 800 mm, the support legs 4 are long so that the rear part of the upper shelf board 5 can be engaged with the crosspiece 40 of any window frame 39 from above. Adjustable. When the height is slightly different depending on the building, the upper shelf board 5 can be pressed against the crosspiece 40 in parallel with the wall.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the mounting holes 46b, 46c of the left and right upper legs 16 are made to coincide with the mounting holes 45a, 45b of the left and right lower legs 15, and the fasteners 33 are respectively inserted through these holes. By tightening and fixing, the upper shelf board 5 of the pet viewing platform 1 is adapted to the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39 when the height H from the floor surface is 1100 mm.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the mounting holes 46a and 46b of the left and right upper legs 16 are made to coincide with the mounting holes 45a and 45c of the left and right lower legs 15, and the fasteners 33 are inserted therethrough. By tightening and fixing, the upper shelf board 5 of the pet viewing platform 1 is adapted to the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39 when the height H from the floor surface is 1000 mm.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the attachment holes 46a and 46b of the left and right upper legs 16 are made to coincide with the attachment holes 45c and 45d of the left and right lower legs 15, and the fasteners 33 are attached thereto. By inserting and tightening and fixing, the upper shelf board 5 of the pet viewing platform 1 is adapted to the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39 when the height H from the floor surface is 900 mm.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), the mounting holes 46a, 46b of the left and right upper legs 16 are made to coincide with the mounting holes 45d, 45e of the left and right lower legs 15, and the fastener 33 is inserted therethrough. By tightening and fixing, the upper shelf board 5 of the pet viewing platform 1 is adapted to the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39 when the height H from the floor surface is 800 mm.

  Further, since the attachment holes 45 (45a, 45b, 45c, 45d) other than the attachment holes 45e of the lower leg body 15 are elongated holes in the longitudinal direction of the support leg, the upper legs are connected to the lower leg body 15 within the range of the attachment holes 45. The body 16 can be finely adjusted and fixed in the longitudinal direction of the support legs, so that the height of the upper shelf board 5 is made to exactly match the height of the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39, and the rear part of the upper shelf board 5 is The window frame 39 can be installed by being securely engaged with the crosspiece 40 from above or by being pressed in parallel with the crosspiece 40.

According to the above embodiment, when assembling the pet gazebo 1 and installing it at the window of the room, for example, it may be assembled as follows.
First, the lower portions of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 are inclined rearwardly and upwardly inside the support leg mounting portion 11 of the installation member 3 so that the rear surface thereof is in contact with the stopper 12, and the fasteners are respectively attached to the mounting holes 41 and 42. 33, and the lower portions of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 are fastened and fixed to the left and right front and rear frame bodies 9, respectively.

Next, the upper shelf board 5 is placed horizontally on the upper surfaces of the left and right upper legs 16, the upper surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates 23, and the upper surface of the upper coupling body 22, and is fastened to the upper coupling body 22 with a fastener 33. Fix it.
Thereafter, the lower sides of the left and right upper legs 16 are superposed on the outer surfaces of the left and right lower legs 15 and fixed to the upper sides of the lower legs 15 by the fasteners 33. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 (a), FIG. 5 (b) or FIG. 5 (c), the five attachment holes 45 and the three attachment holes 46 are selected and tightened with the fasteners 33. By fixing, the length of the support leg 4 is adjusted so that the height of the upper shelf board 5 matches the height of the window frame 39 from the floor surface of the crosspiece 40. In addition, the upper leg 16 is tightened and fixed to the lower leg 15 in the range of the mounting hole 45 while finely adjusting the longitudinal direction of the support leg, whereby the height of the upper shelf board 5 is set to the height of the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39. Accordingly, the rear portion of the upper shelf board 5 is engaged with the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39 from the upper side or pressed in parallel.

Finally, the intermediate shelf 6 is placed horizontally on the upper surface of the left and right lower legs 15, the upper surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates 23, and the upper surface of the upper coupling body 22, and is fastened to the upper coupling body 22 with a fastener 33. Fix it.
Therefore, by installing the installation member 3 on the floor surface near the window in the room and adjusting the length of the support leg 4, the rear part of the upper shelf board 5 is pressed against the rail 40 of the window frame 39 from above or in parallel. A pet gazebo can be easily installed by the window in the room. In addition, since the rear portion of the upper shelf board 5 is engaged with or parallel to the crosspiece 40 of the window frame 39 from the upper side, even if a pet such as a cat goes up and down, it can be stably installed so as not to fall down or wobble. Further, it is not necessary to form the column (support leg 4) long so as to reach the ceiling from the floor as in the prior art, and the height adjusting mechanism for adjusting the height of the ceiling pressing member and the ceiling pressing member is This eliminates the need for a simple configuration including the installation member 3, the support leg 4, the upper shelf board 5, and the like, and the vantage table 1 for pets can be manufactured easily and inexpensively with a simple configuration.

In the present embodiment, an intermediate shelf 6 is provided below the upper shelf 5 of the support leg 4, and the front portion of the intermediate shelf 6 protrudes forward from the front end of the upper shelf 5. Since the rear part is arranged ahead of the rear end of the installation member 3, a pet such as a cat can easily climb on the upper shelf board 5 using the intermediate shelf board 6 even when the upper shelf board 5 is at a higher position. Can be convenient.
In addition, since an immersion recess 37 is provided in the front portion of the upper shelf board 5 so as to leave the left and right ends of the upper shelf board 5 so that a pet such as a cat climbs from the intermediate shelf board 6 to the upper shelf board 5. It can go up smoothly so that a leg etc. do not get caught in the front part of the top, and when going down from the upper shelf board 5 to the intermediate shelf board 6, it goes down smoothly so that a leg etc. may not catch on the front part of the upper shelf board 5 be able to.

  In addition, since the left and right front and rear frame bodies 9 are fixedly provided with stoppers 12 for receiving the lower rear surfaces of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 respectively, the lower rear surfaces of the left and right lower leg bodies 15 are in contact with the stoppers 12. Thus, since the lower rear surface of the lower leg 15 is received by the stopper 12, it is ensured that the support leg 4 rattles back and forth with the lower part as a fulcrum even though the support leg 4 is inclined rearward. Is prevented.

In addition, in the said embodiment, although the installation member 3 is formed in the portal frame shape provided with the left-right paired front-rear frame body 9 and the rear part frame body 10 connected between the rear parts of the left-right front-rear frame body 9. Instead of this, the installation member 3 may be formed in a rectangular or other plate shape, or may be formed in a pair of left and right bars or plates having only a pair of left and right front and rear frame bodies 9.
In the above embodiment, the length of the support leg 4 is adjustable in four stages. Instead, for example, the left and right lower leg bodies 15 and the left and right upper leg bodies 16 are fitted so as to be adjustable with respect to each other. The support leg 4 may be configured to be freely adjustable in length by configuring the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder to be combined.

  In the above embodiment, one non-slip sheet 44 is arranged and fixed on the upper surface of the upper shelf board 5. Instead, a plurality of anti-slip sheets 44 are arranged and fixed on the upper surface of the upper shelf board 5. Alternatively, the non-slip sheet 44 may be omitted. Further, the non-slip sheet 44 may be attached and fixed without providing the holding recess 38 on the upper surface of the upper shelf board 5. Further, the non-slip sheet 44 may be arranged and fixed also on the upper surface of the intermediate shelf board 6.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pet gazebo 3 Installation member 4 Support leg 5 Upper shelf board 6 Intermediate shelf board 9 Front and rear frame body 12 Stopper 15 Lower leg body 16 Upper leg body 37 Immersion recessed part 39 Window frame 40 Crosspiece

Claims (5)

  An installation member (3) installed on the floor surface, a support leg (4) projecting obliquely upward from the front of the installation member (3), and an upper shelf board fixed to the upper end of the support leg (4) ( 5), the support leg (4) is adjustable in length, and the rear part of the upper shelf (5) can be engaged with the frame of the window frame from above or can be pressed in parallel. (3) A pet gazebo characterized by protruding rearward from the rear end and the upper rear end of the support leg (4).   An intermediate shelf (6) is provided below the upper shelf (5) of the support leg (4), and the front portion of the intermediate shelf (6) projects forward from the front end of the upper shelf (5). The pet viewing platform according to claim 1, characterized in that the rear part of the plate (6) is arranged in front of the rear end of the installation member (3).   3. The pet viewing platform according to claim 1, wherein an immersion recess (37) is provided at the front portion of the upper shelf board (5), with the left and right end portions thereof being left behind. The support legs (4) are rearwardly extended from the left and right sides of the front portion of the installation member (3), respectively, with a pair of left and right lower legs (15) projecting upward and rearward from the upper sides of the left and right lower legs (15). A pair of left and right upper legs (16) projecting upward and inclined, and an intermediate shelf (6) is placed and fixed between the upper ends of the left and right lower legs (15). The upper shelf (5) is placed and fixed between the upper ends of the
3. The pet according to claim 2 , wherein the lower sides of the left and right upper legs (16) are fixed to the upper sides of the left and right lower legs (15) so as to be movable and adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the support legs. Lookout platform.   The installation member (3) includes a pair of left and right front and rear frame bodies (9), and the lower parts of the left and right lower leg bodies (15) are fixed to the left and right front and rear frame bodies (9) by inclining rearwardly, respectively. The pet observatory according to claim 4, wherein stoppers (12) for receiving the lower rear surfaces of the left and right lower leg bodies (15) are fixed to the front and rear frame bodies (9), respectively. .

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