JPH09103209A - Tool for covering chamber pot for animal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a tool for covering a chamber pot for an animal, capable of effectively preventing the scattering of the stained sand and the emission of the feces odor from a chamber pot for the breeding of an animal in a room, effective for improving the hygienic and dwelling environment and enabling the suitable coexistence of human and a room-breeding animal. SOLUTION: This covering tool has three or more main ribs, a supporting rod 1 to support an end of each main rib and a cover cloth 3 spread between the main ribs. These main ribs are supported by the supporting rod 1 in engaged state to keep the cover cloth 3 in expanded or folded state. A space for holding a chamber pot is separated from the outer environment by the cover cloth by expanding the cloth. The cover cloth 3 has an entrance opening 15. A pocket 16 for holding a deodorant 17 is attached to the inside of the cover cloth 3 at a prescribed position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a toilet bowl cover for animals,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a device for covering a toilet bowl of an animal (pet) that is kept indoors such as a cat and a small dog.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Toilet bowls for indoor animals such as cats and small dogs are in the form of trays and have sand for defecation inside. And, such a toilet bowl for animals is generally simply placed on the floor, and nothing surrounds it.

[0003]

Therefore, when the animal hangs sand after defecation, the sand is scattered from the toilet bowl and the surroundings are polluted, and the smell of manure is filled indoors. In addition to being a serious problem in terms of hygiene, it also deteriorates the living environment of humans.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems of the prior art, and effectively prevents the smell of defecation sand or manure from scattering from the toilet bowl used for raising animals indoors. It is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet bowl cover for animals that improves hygiene and the living environment, and can appropriately coexist with indoor animals.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises three or more ribs, a support rod for pivotally supporting one end of these ribs, and a cover cloth stretched between the ribs. , The ribs are supported in engagement with a support rod so as to maintain the expanded or contracted state of the cover cloth,
When the cover cloth is opened, an animal toilet housing space is defined therein.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the cover cloth is formed with an opening for allowing animals to enter and leave the internal space defined when the cover cloth is opened.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that a deodorant storage pocket is provided at a predetermined position inside the cover cloth.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The toilet bowl cover for animals of the present invention is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, a support rod 1 having a relatively short size, four ribs 2 provided so as to extend in a radial direction from the support rod 1 at a constant interval, and stretched between the ribs 2. A cover cloth 3 and one end of which is pivotally supported by an outer pipe member 4 inserted into the outer periphery of the support rod 1, and the other end of which is a support bone 6 pivotally supported by a dowel 5 provided above the rib 3. It consists of The cover cloth 3 has a space A for accommodating the animal toilet 9 inside when the cover cloth 3 is expanded.
Is defined.

An upper end of each rib 2 is pivotally supported by the support rod 1, and a cover cloth 3 is stretched between the ribs 2. The method of stretching the cover cloth 3 is as follows.
Pre-cut in accordance with the shape of the ribs 2 at the time of expansion and then sewn so that the sewn portion is located along the ribs 2, and the upper end side is fixed to the support rod 1 in a fixed manner. Attached, and at the lower end, the dew point 7 at the tip of the rib 2
It is carried out by fastening it to a string or the like. This is similar to how the umbrella fabric is attached.

Next, a mechanism (hereinafter referred to as an opening / closing mechanism) for expanding and contracting the ribs 2, and thus the cover cloth 3, will be described. This opening / closing mechanism is basically the same as that of an umbrella or a flier, and is provided so that the outer tube member 4 is slidably inserted into the outer periphery of the support rod 1 on the animal toilet 9 accommodation space A side. The member 4 is made to pivotally support the other end of the receiving bone 6 whose one end is pivotally supported by the dowel 5 of the main rib 2 with a pin. At the time of expansion, the locking stopper 11 provided so as to be retractable from the support rod 1 is engaged with the locking portion of the outer pipe member 4 in the advanced state, thereby maintaining the expanded state. Further, when it is contracted (folded), the stopper 11 is pushed to be retracted into the support rod 1, and the ribs 3 are held to apply an external force in the contraction direction. As a result, the outer tube member 4 slides on the support rod 1 relatively upward, and the supporting bone 6
Becomes substantially parallel to the main ribs 3 and the whole is constricted, and can be stored in a storeroom or a closet. When expanding from this contracted closed state, the outer tube member 4 is pulled downward and the locking stopper 11 is engaged with the locking portion of the outer tube member 4.

In the present invention, the cover cloth 3
Since the space A defined by is the space into which the animal enters, it is desirable that the opening / closing mechanism for expanding / contracting is at an upper position so as not to disturb the animal,
For this reason, the support rod 1 in the present invention is set to a relatively short size, and the dowel 5 and the support bone 6 are also provided at the upper position.

In the present invention, the material of the cover cloth 3 described above is not particularly limited, but since the present invention is used to cover the toilet bowl 9 for animals, it can be easily washed. It is desirable that it is possible, and from this viewpoint, it is desirable that it is made of a material such as nylon or polyester, and that it is desirable that the surface be treated to be water repellent. Of course, the color of the cover cloth 3 is not particularly limited,
It is not preferable that the toilet bowl 9 for animals is visible, such as a transparent color.

According to the present invention, the cover cloth 3 having the above-mentioned construction is used.
Allows to enclose the animal toilet bowl 9 inside,
As a result, the animal toilet 9 can be isolated from the outside. Therefore, when the animal has a bowel movement, if the animal toilet bowl cover is taken off, the animal toilet bowl 9 is exposed and the animal can use the toilet bowl.

However, as described above, it is complicated to remove the animal toilet bowl cover each time the bowel movement is made, and
If the animal does not signal that he / she has defecated, the toilet bowl covering cannot be removed. Therefore, as shown in the accompanying drawings, an opening 15 is formed between the ribs 2 of the cover cloth 3 so that the animal can go in and out, thereby allowing the animal to freely go to the toilet bowl. This eliminates the need to remove the covering each time. The size and shape of the opening 15 are not particularly limited, and may be the size and shape according to the type of animal.

Recently, sand for indoor animal toilet bowls having deodorant action has been put on the market, but the effect is not long-lasting. Therefore, if the deodorizing effect is reduced, or if you use sand that has no deodorizing effect from the beginning,
The smell of excrement excreted in the toilet bowl will be emitted to the surrounding area. Therefore, in the present invention, the cover cloth 3
The pocket 16 is provided inside the
The deodorant 17 can be put in the container. This makes it possible to effectively eliminate the odor of manure in the toilet bowl.

The location of the pocket 16 is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the deodorant 17 can be easily replaced with the animal toilet bowl cover placed. The pocket 16 is provided near the opening 15. In the illustrated example, it is provided below a corner near the opening 15.

Although the toilet bowl cover for animals described in the above embodiment is described as an example in which the bottom side (the figure drawn by the line connecting the tips 7) is a substantially spindle shape having a quadrangular shape, The present invention is not limited to this, and even if the line connecting the dew points 7 is a pentagon,
It goes without saying that it may have a polygonal shape larger than that and may have a triangular shape.

Further, in the illustrated example, the ribs 2 are bent in an arc shape so as to spread outward, but this is to make the internal space A wide so as not to give a feeling of pressure to the animal. If the inner space A may be narrow, it is not necessary to bend the rib 2 in an arc shape. That is, in this case, the rib 2 may be made of a material having low rigidity.

In the above description, the opening 15 which is the entrance / exit of the animal is left as it is. However, in the present invention, the opening 15 is provided with a film of the shape of a well screen. If you keep it closed,
When the deodorant is used, the deodorizing effect is enhanced as well as the leakage of offensive odor is eliminated.

It is needless to say that the present invention is not only used for covering the animal toilet bowl, but can be used as a bed for animals when the animal toilet bowl is not used.

Furthermore, the toilet bowl cover for animals described in the above-mentioned embodiment is designed to be opened and closed from the inside similarly to the umbrella, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is not limited to this. Thus, it may be operable from the outside.

Further, as the opening / closing mechanism in the present invention,
Although the outer tube member 4, the receiving bone 6, the locking stopper 11 and the like are used, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in, for example, a camping tent that spreads with one touch, a rib is provided. When molded from a highly elastic material and released from the contracted state, it expands itself due to the elastic restoring force of the rib itself, and when contracting from the expanded state, the rib is forcibly bent into a ring shape. Such a structure may be used, but such a structure may be used in the present invention.

[0024]

As described above, according to the animal urinal cover of the present invention, since the animal urinal inside is surrounded by the cover cloth, the sand is removed even if the animal hangs sand after defecation. Not only is it not good for hygiene because it is prevented from scattering to the surroundings, but it can also block off the smell of excrement in the toilet bowl, and the bad odor does not make people feel uncomfortable and coexist with animals. Can be achieved comfortably.

When the cover cloth is formed with an opening through which animals can move in and out, the animals can freely move in and out, and the owner does not have to remove the toilet bowl cover each time the animal defecates.

Further, if a pocket is provided inside the cover cloth and a deodorant is put therein, the bad odor generated from excrement in the toilet bowl can be effectively removed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a usage state of a toilet bowl cover for animals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the toilet bowl cover for animals according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the toilet bowl cover for animals according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the animal toilet bowl cover according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Support rod 2 ... Parent bone 3 ... Cover cloth 4 ... Outer pipe member 5 ... Dowel 6 ... Receiving bone 7 ... Dew point 15 ... Opening 16 ... Pocket

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rib having three or more ribs, a support rod pivotally supporting one end of the rib, and a cover cloth stretched between the ribs, wherein the rib expands the cover cloth. Alternatively, the animal toilet bowl cover is supported by the support rod in an engaged state so as to maintain the contracted state, and when the cover cloth is opened, the animal toilet bowl accommodation space is defined therein. Ingredient 2. The animal toilet cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover cloth is formed with an opening for allowing an animal to enter and leave an internal space defined when the cover cloth is opened. 3. The toilet bowl cover for animals according to claim 2, wherein a deodorant storage pocket is provided at a predetermined position inside the cover cloth.