JPH1066467A - Unhairing glove for animal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an unhairing glove for an animal, hardly generating static electricity, capable of readily removing the static electricity even when generated and releasing the animal from a discharge shock and improving the handleability by installing an electroconductive brush unit having many protrusion on the palm side of a glove body. SOLUTION: This unhairing glover for an animal is obtained by installing an electroconductive brush unit 14, having many protrusions 18 on the palm side of a glove body 12 and comprising an electroconductive flexible synthetic resin, etc., containing electroconductive particles such as carbon or electroconductive fibers 30 such as carbon fibers mixed therein. Furthermore, the glove body 12 is preferably provided with an electroconductive sheet material layer containing the electroconductive fibers 30 and the electroconductive sheet material layer is preferably made to conduct electricity to the electroconductive brush unit 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair removal glove for animals which removes the hair of an animal such as a pet by brushing the animal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A brush is generally used to clean animals such as dogs and cats. As one type of tool used for such brushing work, an animal hair removal glove in which a relatively flexible brush body is fixed on the palm side of a glove body has been proposed. According to the pet grooming gloves of this type, the brush body is relatively softly deformed and curved along the shape of the palm side of a human hand, so that the brush body can firmly hit the convex portion of the animal. There are advantages such as not hate animals.

[0003]

However, when brushing an animal using the above-mentioned conventional hair removal gloves for animals, static electricity is liable to be generated due to friction of the animal's hair. Discharge shock caused discomfort to animals, and the electrostatically charged hairs clung to human clothing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hair removal glove for animals which does not easily generate static electricity when brushing an animal. is there.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its gist is to provide a conductive brush body having a large number of protrusions on the palm side of a glove body. It has been provided.

[0006]

According to the present invention, since the conductive brush having a large number of projections is provided on the palm side of the glove body, the conductive brush can be operated even when frictional operation with animal hair is performed. It is difficult for static electricity to be generated between itself and the body, and even if it is generated, it is diffused by the conductive brush. Therefore, according to the animal hair removal glove of the present invention, inconveniences such as dislike of an animal due to electrostatic discharge shock and adhesion of electrostatically charged hair to human clothes are suitably prevented.

[0007]

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the conductive brush body preferably has a sheet-like brush base and a number of projections integrally protruded on one surface thereof, and is made of a conductive soft synthetic resin. They are integrally configured. With this configuration,
Since it is possible to perform integral molding by injection molding, mass production is excellent and products are inexpensive.

[0008] Preferably, the glove body includes a conductive sheet material layer containing conductive fibers, and the conductive sheet material layer is electrically connected to the conductive brush body via a conductive thread or the like. It is a thing. With this configuration, even when a friction operation with the hair is performed during the hair removal operation of the animal, even if static electricity is generated, from the tip of the conductive fiber of the conductive sheet material communicating with the conductive brush body. The discharge of
There is an advantage that static electricity is suitably removed.

Preferably, the back surface of the glove body is
The conductive brush body is electrically connected to the conductive brush body via a conductive thread or the like. In this way, during the hair removal work of the animal, even if a frictional operation is performed with the hair, even if static electricity is generated, a human hand contacting the back surface of the glove body communicating with the conductive brush body. Since the static electricity is diffused, there is an advantage that the static electricity is more suitably removed.

[0010]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows the front of an animal hair removal glove 10 for the right hand. In the figure, on the palm side of the surface of the glove body 12, a conductive brush body 14 having a shape corresponding to the central part except the peripheral part and the thumb part is fixed using, for example, a conductive adhesive. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG.
A sheet-shaped brush base 16 having a predetermined thickness of about 3 mm, and a plurality of brush bases 16 integrally protruded from one surface of the brush base 16 with a length of about 5 mm and having a diameter of about 3 mmφ in a plurality of rows. Projection 18. The conductive brush body 14 is made of a conductive soft synthetic resin mixed with conductive particles such as carbon and metal powder and conductive fibers such as carbon fiber, metal fiber and metal plated fiber, for example, a conductive rubber material. By being integrally formed by injection molding, for example, it has flexibility as a whole and also has appropriate elasticity.

The conductive brush body 14 has a plurality of through-holes 20 penetrating in the thickness direction in a portion of the sheet-like brush base 16 where a number of protrusions 18 are not arranged in a row. The through hole 20 is for increasing the exposed area of the glove body 12.

The glove body 12 is, as shown in FIG.
It has a bag shape with one end opened, and the opening is reduced in diameter by the shrinkable rubber 22. As shown in FIG. 3, the glove body 12 includes an outer peripheral layer 24 made of, for example, cotton cloth, a conductive sheet material layer 26 made of cloth or nonwoven cloth containing conductive short fibers such as metal-plated fibers, and In a state in which the inner peripheral layer 28 made of, for example, a cotton cloth is laminated, the inner peripheral layer 28 is sewn in a quilted shape by a conductive conductive thread 30 formed from a metal plated fiber which is a fiber plated with silver, copper, or the like. ing. The back side of the glove body 12 is compared with the palm side by inserting a cotton-like or spongy-like filling material 32 between the conductive sheet material layer 26 and the inner peripheral layer 28. Therefore, a relatively large thickness is formed.

Since the conductive yarn 30 passes through the outer peripheral layer 24, the conductive sheet material layer 26, and the inner peripheral layer 28 in the thickness direction, the conductive brush body 14 and the conductive sheet material layer 26 are formed. Glove body 1
2, the conductive brush body 14 and the conductive sheet material layer 26 are electrically connected to each other, and the conductive brush body 14 and the back surface of the glove body 12 are exposed to each other. Are also connected to each other.

According to the animal hair removal glove 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the conductive brush body 14 having a large number of projections is provided on the palm side of the glove body 12. Even if a friction operation with animal hair is performed, static electricity hardly occurs between the conductive brush body 14 and the conductive brush body 14, and even if generated, the static electricity is diffused by the conductive brush body 14. Therefore, animals may be hated by electrostatic discharge shock,
Inconveniences such as the electrified hair being stuck to human clothes are suitably prevented.

Further, according to the animal hair removal glove 10 of the present embodiment, the conductive brush body 14 is a sheet-like brush base 16.
And a large number of projections 18 integrally protruded on one surface thereof, and are integrally formed of a conductive soft synthetic resin, so that the integrated molding by injection molding becomes possible, so that mass production is possible. Good, the product is cheap.

Further, according to the animal hair removal glove 10 of this embodiment, the glove body 12 is provided with the conductive sheet material layer 26 containing conductive fibers, and the conductive sheet material layer 26 is provided.
Is electrically connected to the conductive brush body 14 via the conductive thread 30.
Even if the friction operation with the hair is performed, even if static electricity is generated, the static electricity is preferably removed by the discharge from the tip of the conductive fiber of the conductive sheet material layer 26 communicating with the conductive brush body 14. There are advantages.

Further, according to the animal hair removal glove 10 of this embodiment, the back surface of the glove body 12 is electrically conductive brush body 14.
The conductive brush body 1 is electrically connected to the conductive brush 30 through the conductive thread 30 so that even when a friction operation is performed on the hair during the hair removal operation of the animal, even if static electricity is generated, the conductive brush 1
Since the static electricity is diffused by a human hand in contact with the back surface of the glove body 12 communicating with 4, there is an advantage that the static electricity is more suitably removed.

Further, according to the animal hair removal glove 10 of the present embodiment, a large number of through holes 2 are formed in a portion of the brush base 16 of the conductive brush body 14 where the projections 18 are not arranged in a row.
By providing 0, a portion of the surface of the glove body 12 close to the conductive brush body 14 is exposed as much as possible, so that discharge from the end of the conductive fiber constituting the conductive thread 30 is performed. Is increased as much as possible, so that there is an advantage that static electricity is more suitably removed.

While the embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, the present invention can be applied to other embodiments.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the conductive brush body 14 is fixed to the palm side of the surface of the glove body 12 sewn with the conductive thread 30. Thus, the conductive brush body 14 may be fixed to the glove main body 12. By doing so, the conductivity between the conductive brush body 14 and the conductive sheet material layer 26 or the back surface of the glove body 12 is further enhanced.

Further, the conductive brush body 14 of the above-described embodiment is used.
Although the brush base 16 and the projection 18 are integrally formed, a metal projection such as a copper alloy pin may be protruded from the brush base 16. Also, the protrusion 18
May not necessarily be made of a conductive material,
It is sufficient that at least the brush base 16 is made of a conductive material.

Although the glove body 12 of the above-described embodiment is formed in a bag shape with an open lower end, a part of the back side of the glove body 12 may be open, or a belt or the like may be used. May be open as long as there are latching means.

Further, the glove body 12 of the above embodiment is a glove in which the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger other than the thumb are housed in one place, but the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger are independent. May be a glove of a shape accommodated in a place of the glove.

In the above-described embodiment, the conductive brush body 14 is electrically connected to the conductive sheet material layer 26 or the back surface of the glove body 12 through the conductive yarn 30. The connection may be made conductive by direct contact or adhesion.

The back surface of the glove body 12 is exposed at least on the palm side of the back surface of the glove body 12 by exposing the conductive sheet material layer 26 or providing a second conductive sheet material layer. The entire local area may be made conductive.
In such a case, the contact resistance with the human hand is reduced, so that there is an advantage that static electricity is more preferably removed.

In addition, the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an animal hair removal glove according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an enlarged cross section of FIG. 2;

[Description of sign]

 10: Hair removal gloves for animals 12: Glove body 14: Conductive brush 16: Brush base 18: Projection 26: Conductive sheet material layer 30: Conductive thread

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An animal hair removal glove, wherein a conductive brush body having a large number of projections is provided on a palm side of a glove body. 2. The conductive brush body has a sheet-shaped brush base and a plurality of projections integrally protruded on one surface thereof, and is integrally formed of a conductive soft synthetic resin. Item 1. An animal hair removal glove according to Item 1. 3. The glove body includes a conductive sheet material layer containing a conductive fiber, and the conductive sheet material layer is electrically connected to the conductive brush body.
Animal hair removal gloves. 4. The animal hair removal glove according to claim 1, wherein a back surface of the glove body is electrically connected to the conductive brush body.