JPH0617700Y2 - Pet cage connector - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a pet cage connector that is interposed between wire nets and connects adjacent wire nets by a simple operation.

(B) Conventional Technology As shown in FIG. 4, a conventional connecting tool for connecting wire mesh is
Two connecting members 1 having holding portions 16 and 16 at positions corresponding to the opposing vertical linear members 4a and 4a of the wire mesh to be connected.
7 and 17, each vertical linear body 4a is housed in these holding portions 16, and then the two connecting members 17 and 17 are held by hand, and at the same time, the screws 18 are fastened to each vertical linear body 4a. 4a,
It was fixed by tightening 4a from the front-back direction.

(C) Problems to be solved by the invention However, fixing the two connecting members with screws not only takes time as described above, but also, for example,
When dismantling the cage and then trying to assemble it again, it was not uncommon for the screws to be lost and the cage not to be assembled.

Further, since the screws are used as described above, there is a problem that the appearance of the cage is impaired.

In consideration of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide a pet cage that simplifies the work of connecting the wire nets and has a beautiful appearance.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems This invention is a pet cage connector for interposing two metal nets to be connected and connecting the two metal nets to each other. A hollow holding portion corresponding to each of the vertical filaments facing each other of the wire mesh is formed and divided and formed at a position in the front-rear direction reaching the holding portion, and one of these inner surfaces has a vertical direction. Along the direction inward, the locking portion having a locking projection is continuously provided at the tip, the other inner surface,
A pet in which a locked portion having a locked projection that engages with the locking projection is continuously provided, and the locking projection is introduced into the locked projection to detachably attach the split-formed two to each other. It is a connector for cages.

(E) Action The connector of the present invention is such that the holding portion of one coupling member having the locked portion is brought into contact with the vertical linear body of the side edge of each wire mesh to be coupled, while the other coupling member is locked. Slide the protrusion into the locked protrusion,
It is introduced by fitting or the like to fix the connecting members to each other and connect the vertical filaments of the wire nets.

(F) Effect of the Invention As described above, according to this invention, the locking projections of other connecting members are introduced into the locked projections of the connecting member that first come into contact with the connecting portion among the connecting members. Since it is sufficient, the wire mesh can be connected by a simple operation without the trouble of screwing and the trouble of holding an unstable member as in the conventional case.

Also, since small screws are not required to fix each member, and the locking and locked parts that are integrally formed with each other are used, even when the cage that has been disassembled is reassembled, You can assemble it securely without worrying about losing it.

Furthermore, since no screws are used, there is no fear of impairing the appearance of the cage, and it is possible to provide a cage that is more outstanding in terms of design.

(G) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a pet cage connector, and in FIG. 1, the pet cage connector 1 has a rectangular inner member 2 and an outer member 3 which are formed to be divided into inner and outer parts and are slidably attached to each other. It consists of.

The above-mentioned inner member 2 has the longitudinal filaments 4 of the wire netting 4 shown in FIG.
The holding portions 5 and 5 having curved surfaces with a thickness corresponding to a are formed,
Inside the left and right holding portions 5 and 5, two locked portions 6 are formed on the upper and lower sides and on the left and right sides except the intermediate portion.

It should be noted that the upper and lower locked portions 6, 6 are formed such that the distance between them is wider than at least one locked portion 6.

Further, the tips of the locked portions 6 ... Are bent toward the center in an L-shape to form locked protrusions 6a.

Further, a guide piece having the same length as the length from the upper end of the upper locked portion 6 to the lower end of the lower locked portion 6 is provided in the lateral intermediate portion of the locked portions 6 ... 7 is formed at the same height as the tips of the locked portions 6 ... And the lower end surface of the guide piece 7 is also parallel to the lower end surfaces of the lower locked portions 6 and 6. It is connected and the tip is the locked portion 6 described above.
Further, a stopper 8 which is slightly higher than the guide piece 7 and projects outward is provided.

In addition, in the middle portion in the longitudinal direction where there is no locked portion 6, the second
The fan grooves 9, 9 are formed in the center direction from both ends of the wire mesh 4 at positions corresponding to the horizontal filaments 4b, and the tip end thereof is formed in a tapered shape extending toward the inner surface side. The angles formed by 9a and 9a are substantially right angles.

As shown in FIG. 1, the outer member 3 has the inner surface on both sides, similarly to the inner member 2 described above, formed with the holding portion 10 in a curved shape corresponding to the thickness of the vertical linear member 4a. The locking projection 11a that engages with the locked projection 6a of the locked portion 6 of the inner member 2 of
An outwardly bent L-shaped locking portion 11 is formed corresponding to the locked portion 6, and the guide piece 7 can slide in the middle of the left and right locking portions 11. The guide groove 12 is formed.

Further, similarly to the locked portion 6 described above, a stopper projecting slightly outward from the locking portion 11 for contacting the outer end of the locked portion 6 with the upper end of the locking portion 11 as well. 13 is formed.

In the pet cage connector 1 thus constructed, the holding portions 5 and 5 on both sides of the inner member 2 shown in FIG. First, the horizontal filaments 4b are exposed to the outside from the fan groove 9 formed in the middle in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the connector 1 is used for the corner portion 14, as shown in FIG.
The horizontal filaments 4b and 4b are brought into contact with a and their angles are kept at right angles. When used for the straight line portion 15 shown in FIG. 3,
The horizontal filaments 4b, 4b of the wire nets 4, 4 are spread to the left and right as shown by the phantom lines in FIG.

In this way, in the state where the inner member 2 is attached to each wire net 4 from the inside of the cage in this manner, the locking portion 11 below the outer member 3 from the outside of the cage is provided with the locked portion at the longitudinal middle portion of the inner member 2. The outer member 3 is slid downward while facing the portion where there is no 6 or the portion above the locked portion 6 above and the locking projection 11a is engaged with the locked projection 6a. . Each member 2,
The stoppers 8 and 13 of 3 contact the outer ends of the locked portions 6 ... and the locking portions 11 ... to limit the sliding range,
The work of fixing the inner member 2 and the outer member 3 to each other is completed. At this time, in the holding portions 5 and 10 formed on the respective members 2 and 3, the curved surface portions facing each other form one circumference, and the vertical linear members 4a and 4 are formed.
While holding a, the wire nets 4 and 4 are connected. The connecting tool 1
When separating, the above fixing operation may be reversed.

As described above, the connecting tool 1 including the members 2 and 3 can be fixed by a simple work of sliding the locked projection 6a with the locking projection 11a in the engaged state. It doesn't require any effort.

Moreover, parts that fix each other (locked portion 6, locking portion 11)
Since each is equipped with and can be fixed only by it, unlike using other fixing parts such as screws, there is no such thing as being unable to assemble because the fixing parts were lost, It can be assembled reliably.

Moreover, since no screws are used, the appearance of the cage is not impaired at all, and it is possible to provide a cage excellent in terms of design.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously changed.

For example, the locked projection 6a and the locking projection 11a are
Instead of making them engageable only by sliding in the vertical direction, it is possible to adopt a method of fitting and fixing the respective members in a facing state by utilizing the material elasticity of the raw material.
In this case, at the time of separation, they are slid in the vertical direction as in the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of drawings]

 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a connecting member, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a fixed state of the connecting member, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a pet cage showing an operating state. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional technique. 1 ... Coupling tool, 2 ... inner member, 3 ... outer member, 4 ... wire mesh, 4a ... vertical filament, 5,10 ... holding part, 6 ... locked part, 6a ... locked Protrusion 11 ... Locking part, 11a ... Locking protrusion

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A connecting tool for pet cages which interposes and connects two wire meshes to be connected to each other, wherein the two vertical wire strips of the two wire meshes to be connected are opposed to each other inside the both side portions. A hollow holding part corresponding to the body is formed, and divided and formed at a position in the front-rear direction reaching the holding part, and one of these inner surfaces projects inward in the vertical direction and has a tip end. A locking portion having a locking projection is continuously provided, and a locked portion having a locked projection that engages with the locking projection is continuously provided on the other inner surface, and the locking projection is locked. A pet cage connector in which the two parts formed by splitting are engaged detachably with each other by being introduced into the protrusions.