JPH1175602A - Device for cleaning excrement of pet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for cleaning excrement of a pet, capable of enabling the excrement of the pet excreted on a ground to be readily and precisely gathered. SOLUTION: This device for cleaning excrement of a pet is constituted of a cleaning device body having clips 4 for nipping the terminal parts of a holding and carrying paper for wrapping excrement of the pet, and attached to the surface of a left side basket part 1a and a right side basket part 1b, and a device 30 for setting the holding and carrying paper, having side faces 32 formed at the position near to the terminal parts of the left basket part 1a and the right basket part 1b, and further having a convex part 33 formed at the nearly center part thereof, so that the holding and carrying paper 20 can be readily attached to a basket 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pet cleaning apparatus, and more particularly to a cleaning apparatus suitable for collecting feces on the ground while a pet such as a dog walks.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When taking a walk with a pet such as a dog, the pet often makes feces on the ground. Leaving the droppings of the pet as it is can be a nuisance to other people, so pet owners often carry plastic bags and small scoops when they go for a walk.

Incidentally, it is not easy to accommodate the pet droppings on the ground in a plastic bag. Therefore, in order to facilitate the operation of storing the pet droppings,
Conventionally, various instruments have been put to practical use. For example, an instrument that has a lid that opens and closes and that collects shovel-shaped pet droppings is used.

[0004]

However, conventionally used appliances require the use of both hands to accommodate pet droppings on the ground in the appliance.
However, when walking with a pet, it is very difficult to use both hands to clean the pet droppings on the ground, because at least one hand must hold the pet's leash, chain, etc. Difficult. Therefore, the conventional pet drop cleaning tool is very inconvenient.

In addition, since the operation of storing the pet droppings on the ground in the plastic bag had to be performed in a bent manner, it was very difficult for a person with a hard body or a person with difficulty in walking. There was a problem that forced a posture.

In some cases, it is sometimes difficult to finally remove pet droppings contained in a plastic bag. In other words, if you own a vacant lot such as a garden, you can bury pet droppings there. However, if there is no suitable place to bury pet droppings, the pet droppings may be flushed to a flush toilet.

However, since the plastic bag itself cannot be flushed into the flush toilet, conventionally, it was necessary to take out and remove the feces of the pet housed in the plastic bag. The work of finally removing the dung was very troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention makes it possible to collect pet droppings on the ground with one hand and to perform the collection of pet droppings in a comfortable posture. This is the first object. It is a second object of the present invention to allow the collected pet droppings to easily flow into a flush toilet. It is a third object of the present invention to facilitate preparation and maintenance of an apparatus for collecting pet droppings.

[0009]

According to the present invention, a bucket 1 having a left bucket 1a and a right bucket 1b, which can be opened and closed, is attached to one end of a handle 2. On the surface of the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b, a clip 4 for holding an end of a holding paper 20 attached to the inside of the bucket 1 for wrapping pet feces 22 is attached to be openable and closable. The cleaning device main body, wherein the bucket 1 and the clip 4 are arbitrarily opened and closed by an operation of opening and closing operation means 50 attached to the other side of the handle 2; Is used when the bucket 1 is inserted in an open state, and when the bucket 1 is pushed in an open state, the bucket 1 comes close to the ends of the left bucket section 1a and the right bucket section 1b. Right and left side surfaces 32 are formed at positions corresponding to each other, and a holding paper setting device 30 having a protruding portion 33 formed substantially at the center thereof. After the holding paper 20 is placed, the cleaning device main body is pressed against the holding paper setting device 30 in a state where the bucket 1 and the clip 4 are opened, so that the left bucket portion 1a and the clip 4 are connected. The clip 4 is closed in a state where the left and right side surfaces 32 are inserted between the right and left bucket portions 1b and the clip 4, thereby clamping the end of the holding paper 20 to hold the holding paper 20. 20 is mounted on the bucket 1.

Another feature of the present invention is that
The opening / closing operation means 50 includes a fixing portion 3a and the fixing portion 3
a movable part 3b pivotally supported by a and pivoted toward the fixed part 3a to pull the wire 5 connected to the left bucket part 1a to open and close the left and right bucket parts 1a and 1b, and the fixed part 3a When turned to the side, it comprises a grip portion 3 having both the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b and an auxiliary movable portion 3c for opening and closing the clip 4 by pulling both of the wires 5 and 5H. I have.

Another feature of the present invention is that the holding paper 20 is made of water-soluble paper,
It is characterized in that the feces 22 of the pet can be poured into a flush toilet while holding it.

[0012]

According to the present invention, when the holding paper 20 is mounted on the cleaning device main body, the holding paper 20 is placed on the holding paper setting device 30 and the bucket 1
The cleaning device body is pressed against the holding paper setting device 30 with the clip 4 opened. Thereby, between the left bucket part 1a and the clip 4,
Since the end of the holding paper 20 is inserted between the right bucket portion 1b and the clip 4, if the end of the holding paper 20 is clamped by the clip 4, the holding paper 20 is It can be mounted on the cleaning device body.

Then, using the pet feces cleaning device to which the holding paper 20 is attached, the pet during the walk is moved to the ground 21.
When cleaning the dung 22 on the upper side, the opening / closing operation means 50
Is operated in the first mode to open the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b of the bucket 1, and the pet dung 22 on the ground 21 is placed in the holding paper 20 mounted inside the bucket 1. to recover. Thereafter, by closing the bucket 1 by operating the opening / closing operation means 50, the feces 22 of the pet can be trapped in the bucket 1 and collected.

As described above, when the pet dung cleaning device in which the pet dung 22 is collected is brought to a predetermined place where the pet dung 22 is processed, the opening / closing operation means 50 is opened. By operating in the second operation mode, the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b of the bucket 1 are opened, and the clips 4 disposed on the surfaces of the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b are opened. To

As a result, the force for holding the holding paper 20 with respect to the bucket 1 is released, so that the holding paper 20 can be easily held in the bucket 1 while holding the pet droppings 22. Can be removed.

Further, according to one of the features of the present invention, since the holding paper 20 is formed of a water-soluble material, the holding paper 2 holding the pet droppings 22 is held.
0 can be flushed to the flush toilet 23, and the final treatment of the pet droppings 22 is facilitated.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a preferred embodiment of a pet feces cleaning apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pet dung cleaning device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the pet dung cleaning device. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pet feces cleaning apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a cleaning apparatus main body and a holding paper setting apparatus 30.

In the cleaning device main body, a bucket 1 having a left bucket portion 1a and a right bucket portion 1b which can be opened and closed mutually is attached to one end of a handle 2. Also,
A clip 4 is attached to the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b so as to be freely opened and closed. The clip 4
Is provided for nipping the end of the holding paper 20 to be mounted inside the bucket 1 for wrapping the feces 22 of the pet. The end of the wire 5 is fixed to the left bucket 1a and the right bucket 1b, and the end of the wire 5H is fixed to the clip 4.

The holding paper setting device 30 includes a substrate 31
A holding paper mounting jig having a mountain-shaped cross section is disposed on the upper part of the holding paper mounting jig. That is, the side surface 32 is formed on the upper portion of the substrate 31 so as to be close to the ends of the left bucket portion 1a and the right bucket portion 1b when the bucket 1 is pushed in an open state. A projecting portion 33 is formed substantially at the center of the substrate 31.

The bucket 1 and the clip 4 are configured to be opened and closed by operating opening and closing operation means 50 described later. In the present embodiment, the opening / closing operation means 50 is composed of the wire 5, the wire 5 </ b> H, and the grip 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the grip 3 is attached to the other end of the handle 2. The grip portion 3 has a fixed portion 3a, a movable portion 3b, and an auxiliary movable portion 3c. An end of the wire 5 is fixed to the movable portion 3b, and a wire 5H is fixed to the auxiliary movable portion 3c.

Then, when the movable portion 3b is rotated about the pivot point P as a rotation center as shown by reference numeral Q, only the bucket 1 can be opened. Further, when the auxiliary movable portion 3c is rotated as shown by a reference symbol R, both the bucket 1 and the clip 4 can be opened.

In the present embodiment, a clip rotation support mechanism 13 is provided on the surfaces of the left bucket section 1a and the right bucket section 1b of the bucket 1, and the clip 4 is connected via the clip rotation support mechanism 13. It is arranged rotatably.

A hinge 7 is attached to the upper end of the left bucket 1a and the right bucket 1b, and the left bucket 1a and the right bucket 1b can be opened and closed by the hinge 7.

A spring 6 is disposed in the center of the inside of the left bucket 1a and the right bucket 1b. The elastic force of the spring 6 causes the left and right buckets 1a and 1b to close each other. Has been energized.

Although not shown, a clip spring is provided on the clip rotation support mechanism 13.
The clip 4 is constantly urged in the closing direction by the elastic force of the clip spring.

Next, a method of using the pet feces cleaning apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the holding paper 20 is placed on the upper side of the holding paper setting device 30. The holding paper 20 is formed of water-soluble paper, and is for holding the feces 22 that the pet has on the road during the walk.

After the holding paper 20 is placed on the holding paper setting device 30, as shown in FIG. 5, the cleaning device main body is moved with both the bucket 1 and the clip 4 opened. It is pressed against the holding paper setting device 30 side.
When both the bucket 1 and the clip 4 are opened, it is sufficient to hold both the movable part 3b and the auxiliary movable part 3c. By doing so, the wire 5 and the wire 5H
Are both pulled, so that bucket 1 and clip 4
Both are opened.

As shown in FIG. 4, when both the bucket 1 and the clip 4 are opened and pressed against the holding paper 20, the gap between the left bucket 1a and the clip 4 is reduced.
The side surface 32 is inserted between the right bucket portion 1b and the clip 4 with the holding paper 20 placed thereon.

After the side surface 32 is inserted between the clip 4 and the left and right buckets 1a and 1b, when the grip of the auxiliary movable portion 3c is released and the pulling of the wire 5H is loosened, the clip 4 is closed. Thereby, the holding paper 20 is placed between the clip 4 and the left and right buckets 1a and 1b.
Can be pinched. Next, the movable part 3b
Is released, the pulling of the wire 5 is loosened, and the left and right buckets 1a and 1b are closed, and
The holding paper 20 is mounted inside the, and as shown in FIG.
The pet dung cleaning device of the present embodiment is ready for use.

As described above, when the user goes out for a walk with the pet feces cleaning device with the holding paper 20 inside, if the pet being carried puts feces 22 on the ground 21, the grip Only the movable part 3b of the part 3 is gripped.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, only the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b can be opened.
Therefore, in this case, since the clip 4 is not opened, there is no possibility that the holding paper 20 mounted in the bucket 1 falls off the bucket 1.

When the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b are opened by grasping only the movable portion 3b of the grip portion 3, as shown in FIG. Press lightly on 21. When the grip of the movable portion 3b is released in this state, the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b rotate in a direction in which they are closed by the elastic force of the spring 6.

Thus, the feces 22 of the pet placed on the ground 21 can be collected inside the bucket 1 as shown in FIG. Moreover, in the case of the pet dung cleaning device of the present embodiment, the ground 21 can be wiped with the holding paper 20 when the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b rotate in the closing direction. Ground 21 soiled with feces 22
Can be cleaned.

Thereafter, the pet feces 22 are brought back to the place where the pet feces 22 are to be processed. As shown in FIG. 9, the pet feces cleaning apparatus of the present embodiment is provided in the closed bucket 1. Since the feces 22 are accommodated and wrapped in the holding paper 20 in the bucket 1, the odor of the feces 22 of the pet can be prevented from going outside.

In this way, when the pet is brought to a place where the feces 22 of the pet are to be treated, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, the movable part 3b and the auxiliary movable part 3c are grasped. Left and right bucket portions 1a of the bucket 1,
1b and the clip 4 are both opened.

As a result, the force for holding the holding paper 20 in the bucket 1 is released, so that the holding paper 20 drops out of the bucket 1 while holding the pet droppings 22. , As shown by the arrow 24 in FIG.

As described above, since the holding paper 20 is formed of paper that dissolves in water, there is no problem even if it is flown into the toilet 23 together with the feces 22 of the pet. In addition, in the pet dung cleaning device of the present embodiment, since the pet dung 22 does not directly contact the bucket 1, the bucket 1 is less likely to be stained by the pet dung 22, and subsequent cleaning is easy.

In the embodiment described above, the handle 2
Is provided with a gripping portion 3 at the other end thereof, and a movable portion 3b of the gripping portion 3
By gripping the auxiliary movable portion 3c, the wire 5 and the wire 5H are pulled, and the left and right bucket portions 1 of the bucket 1 are pulled.
Although the opening / closing operation means 50 configured to open and close both the a and 1b and the clip 4 is configured, various means may be considered for the means for towing the bucket 1 and the clip 4 without being limited to the grip portion 3. can do. For example,
An appropriate knob may be provided, and the bucket 1 and the clip 4 may be opened by pulling the knob.

[0040]

According to the present invention, as described above, according to the present invention, a bucket having a left-hand bucket portion and a right-hand bucket portion which can be freely opened and closed is attached to one end of a handle to wrap pet feces. A clip for holding an end of the holding paper is attached to the left and right bucket portions so as to be openable and closable, and an opening and closing operation means for opening and closing the bucket and the clip is attached to the other end of the handle. Thus, the bucket and the clip are opened and closed in accordance with the operation of the opening and closing operation means. Therefore, when a pet drops on the ground during a walk, the opening and closing operation means is operated in the first state to perform the operation. Open the bucket, hold the pet droppings with the holding paper attached inside, and then
By operating the opening / closing operation means to close the bucket, feces of the pet can be trapped and collected in the bucket. Further, when removing the collected pet droppings, the opening and closing operation means is operated in the second state to open both the bucket and the clip to hold the pet droppings. Since the holding paper can be dropped from the inside of the bucket, it is possible to easily clean up the feces of the pet housed inside.

According to one of the features of the present invention, the side surface is formed at a position close to the ends of the left bucket portion and the right bucket portion when the bucket is pushed in an open state. And a holding paper setting device in which a protruding portion is formed at a substantially central position thereof.
By placing the holding paper on the holding paper setting device and pressing the cleaning device body against the holding paper setting device in a state where the bucket and the clip are opened, the left bucket portion and the clip , And between the right bucket portion and the clip, and then closing the clip, thereby clamping the end of the holding paper with the clip. Paper can be easily loaded into the bucket,
The work of mounting the holding paper on the bucket can be easily performed.

According to one of the other features of the present invention,
Since the holding paper is formed of a material that dissolves in water, the holding paper can be flushed to a flush toilet while holding the feces of the pet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention and showing an entire configuration of a pet feces cleaning apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the entire configuration of the pet dung cleaning device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a grip portion.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which holding paper is placed on a holding paper setting device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a bucket is pressed against the holding paper setting device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the bucket is lifted from the holding paper setting device after holding the holding paper.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a bucket on which holding paper is mounted is opened.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which feces of a pet placed on the ground are collected.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state in which feces of a pet are held inside a bucket.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which feces of a pet are dropped into a toilet bowl.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 bucket 1a left bucket part 1b right bucket part 2 handle 3 grip part 3a fixed part 3b movable part 3c auxiliary movable part 4 clip 5 wire 6 spring 7 hinge 13 clip rotation support mechanism 20 holding paper 21 ground 22 pet droppings 23 Toilet 50 opening and closing operation means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bucket 1 having a left-hand bucket portion 1a and a right-hand bucket portion 1b which can be opened and closed with each other is attached to one end of a handle 2, and is provided on the surface of the left and right bucket portions 1a, 1b. A clip 4 for holding an end of a holding paper 20 attached to the inside of the bucket 1 for wrapping the feces 22 of the pet is attached to be openable and closable, and the bucket 1 and the clip 4 are attached to the handle 2 A cleaning device main body that is configured to be arbitrarily opened and closed by an operation of the opening and closing operation means 50 attached to the other side, and a device that is used when the holding paper 20 is mounted on the bucket 1. When the bucket 1 is pushed in an open state, the left and right side surfaces 32 are formed at positions near the ends of the left bucket portion 1a and the right bucket portion 1b. And a holding paper setting device 30 having a protruding portion 33 formed at a substantially central position thereof. After the holding paper 20 is put on the holding paper setting device 30, the bucket 1 and With the clip 4 opened, the cleaning device main body is held by the holding paper setting device 3.
By pressing it to the 0 side, the left bucket portion 1a
And the clip 4 and the right bucket portion 1b
By closing the clip 4 in a state where the left and right side surfaces 32 are respectively inserted between the clip 4 and the clip 4, the end of the holding sheet 20 is clamped and the holding sheet 20 is mounted on the bucket 1. A cleaning device for pet feces, characterized in that: 2. The opening / closing operation means 50 includes a fixing portion 3a.
And a wire 5 pivotally supported by the fixing portion 3a and connected to the left bucket portion 1a when rotated toward the fixing portion 3a.
A movable portion 3b that opens and closes the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b by pulling the left and right bucket portions 1a and 1b. 2. The pet feces cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a grip portion 3 having an auxiliary movable portion 3c for opening and closing the clip 4. 3. The pet holding paper according to claim 1, wherein the holding paper 20 is made of water-soluble paper, and can be flown into a flush toilet while holding the pet feces 22. Feces cleaning device.