KR102430162B1 - A stretchable bathtub for companion animal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a bathtub 100 for a flexible companion animal for cleaning a companion animal, comprising: a housing 110 that is opened upward and has an accommodation space S formed therein; an expansion and contraction part formed on the side wall of the housing 110 and extending and contracting in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the housing 110 including a plurality of folding members; and a protrusion 120 disposed on the central side of the bottom surface 130 of the housing 110 to protrude upward, wherein the elastic portion is made up of a pair of a first elastic portion 111 and a second elastic portion ( 112), and as the first stretchable part 111 and the second stretchable part 112 are disposed to face each other around the protrusion 120, a cleaning operation for companion animals of various sizes is possible. It relates to a bathtub (100) for animals.

Description

{A stretchable bathtub for companion animal}

The present invention relates to a bathtub for a flexible companion animal, and more particularly, to a bathtub for a flexible companion animal in which a washing liquid is accommodated to perform hygiene management for the companion animal.

Recently, many people are living with their pets in their own living space. As such, companion animals living with their owners need to bathe them regularly to remove them because parasites and bacteria grow on their fur or skin.

Conventionally, it has been common for an operator to manually bathe a companion animal in a work space such as a bathroom or a shower room in a residential space. However, when taking a bath through the above method, the operator must always be careful about the movement, as the companion animal moves continuously during the bath, and the washing means or water for bathing is scattered around as the companion animal moves. there was In addition, there was a problem that the worker or the work space was contaminated due to the scattering cleaning means or water, and the fatigue of the worker was further aggravated as the companion animal ran away during the shower.

Accordingly, there are currently disclosed technologies for easily bathing companion animals while improving operator convenience. For example, Korean Registration Publication No. 10-1913963 (“Pet Automatic Washing Bath Machine”, hereinafter referred to as 'Prior Art 1') and Korean Publication No. 10-2020-0017742 (“Pet Washing Device”, hereinafter ') In the prior art 2'), there are disclosed techniques that allow a more efficient bathing operation while restricting the movement of a companion animal.

The prior art 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 1 as follows. In Prior Art 1, when the companion animal is located in the water tank through the water tank and the spraying device, the spraying device may spray the washing means into the outer skin of the companion animal. There is an advantage in that the user's convenience is further improved by performing both washing and drying through the spraying device.

The prior art 2 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 2 as follows. Prior art 2 includes a sealed device composed of a body part and a cover part, a helmet part mounted on the companion animal, and a spray device for washing or drying the companion animal, so that the cleaning of the companion animal is performed more efficiently and hygienically device is disclosed. It has the advantage of enabling omnidirectional hygiene management for companion animals while preventing the washing means from entering the pet's eyes or respiratory tract.

As such, in the presently disclosed technologies, more various functions are added and improved, so that hygiene management for companion animals can be more thoroughly maintained. However, in the presently disclosed technology, the size of the bathtub is uniform, so it is difficult for companion animals of various sizes to use all of them.

KR 10-1913963 B1 (“Automatic pet washing machine”, 2018.10.31.) KR 10-2020-0017742 A (“Cleaning device for pets”, 2020.02.19.)

The present invention relates to a bathtub for a flexible companion animal, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bathtub for a flexible companion animal that can be used by companion animals of various sizes because a folding member is formed on the housing and the bottom of the housing to adjust the length. will do

In order to achieve the object as described above, the present invention provides a bathtub 100 for a flexible companion animal for washing a companion animal, comprising: a housing 110 that is opened upward and has an accommodation space S therein; an expansion and contraction part formed on the side wall of the housing 110 and extending and contracting in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the housing 110 including a plurality of folding members; and a protrusion 120 disposed on the central side of the bottom surface 130 of the housing 110 and protruding upwardly, wherein the expansion and contraction part is made up of a pair of a first elastic part 111 and a second elastic part ( 112), and the first stretchable part 111 and the second stretchable part 112 may be disposed to face each other around the protruding part 120 .

In addition, one or more elliptical folding members disposed between the protrusion 120 and the side wall of the housing 110 may be included on the bottom surface 130 of the housing 110 .

In addition, the elliptical folding member is configured in plurality to include a first oval folding member 131 and a second oval folding member 132 , and the first oval folding member 131 is the second oval folding member 132 . ) than the protrusion 120 , and the diameter of the first oval folding member 131 may be smaller than the diameter of the second oval folding member 132 .

In addition, the expansion and contraction portion and the elliptical folding member can be stretched and contracted together, so that the width or length of the housing 110 can be varied.

In addition, the stretchable bathtub 100 for companion animals of the present invention further includes; an ultrasonic vibrator 200 coupled to the protrusion 120 , wherein the ultrasonic vibrator 200 has a receiving space (S) located therein. It can be coupled to the back side of the face.

In addition, the first stretchable part 111 and the second stretchable part 112 are each composed of a plurality of folding members, and the plurality of the folding members may be disposed to be spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the accommodation space (S). have.

In addition, the stretchable bathtub 100 for companion animals of the present invention further includes a fixing member 300 coupled to any one or more of the plurality of folding members to limit expansion and contraction, and the fixing member 300 has a lower side It may be characterized in that it is opened as a fastening space 310 is formed in the lower portion to limit the expansion and contraction of the combined folding member.

The flexible bathtub for companion animals of the present invention according to the configuration as described above is variable in both the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the housing through the expansion and contraction part formed on the side wall of the housing and the elliptical folding member formed on the bottom surface of the housing. There is an advantage that cleaning work for pets can be done with one bathtub. In addition, the present invention has the advantage that the size of the bathtub can be reduced in weight, so that the portability is improved, and the user can perform cleaning work in various places.

In addition, the stretchable bathtub for companion animals of the present invention has an advantage of higher utilization as a plurality of stretchable parts are formed on the side wall of the housing and the user can easily adjust the stretchable level through the fixing member. In this case, in the stretchable bathtub for companion animals of the present invention, as the ultrasonic vibrator is formed on the protrusion, it is possible to excite the ultrasonic vibration with the fluid accommodated in the accommodating space, so that washing efficiency is further improved.

1 is a view showing a pet automatic washing bath machine according to the prior art.
Figure 2 is a view showing a washing apparatus for pets according to the prior art.
3 is a perspective view of a bathtub for a flexible companion animal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a plan view of a bathtub for a flexible companion animal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view of a bathtub for a flexible companion animal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view of a bathtub for a flexible companion animal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a bathtub for a flexible companion animal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings introduced below are provided as examples in order to sufficiently convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the drawings presented below and may be embodied in other forms. Also, like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

If there is no other definition in the technical and scientific terms used at this time, it has the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this invention belongs, and the gist of the present invention is unnecessary in the following description and accompanying drawings Descriptions of known functions and configurations that may be blurry will be omitted.

Fig. 3 relates to a bathtub for a flexible companion animal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the bathtub for a flexible companion animal.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the stretchable bathtub 100 for companion animals of the present invention may include a housing 110 that is opened upward and is configured with side walls and a bottom surface to have an accommodation space S therein. At this time, the cleaning liquid may be accommodated on the accommodation space S of the housing 110 . Here, an expansion and contraction portion is formed on the housing 110 so that the housing 110 is variable in the longitudinal direction (upper right and lower left in the drawing, hereinafter referred to as 'front and rear direction'), or the housing 110 is moved in the width direction. (lower right and upper left directions in the drawing, hereinafter referred to as 'left and right direction') may be varied. In this case, the stretchable part may include a first stretchable part 111 disposed on one sidewall of the housing 110 and a second stretchable part 112 formed on the other sidewall of the housing 110 . As illustrated, the first stretchable part 111 and the second stretchable part 112 may be disposed to face each other with respect to the center of the housing 110 . In addition, a protrusion 120 protruding upward may be formed in the center of the bottom surface of the housing 110, and when the companion animal enters the accommodation space S, the protrusion 120 moves the stomach of the companion animal. It has the advantage of making cleaning work easier by supporting it.

FIG. 4 relates to a bathtub for a flexible companion animal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the bathtub for a flexible companion animal.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the first stretchable part 111 may be composed of a plurality of folding members including a 1-1 folding member 111a and a 1-2 folding member 111b, and the second elastic The part 112 may also include a plurality of folding members including a 2-1 folding member 112a and a 2-2 folding member 112b. The 1-1 fold member 111a of the first stretchable part 111 and the 2-1 foldable member 112a of the second stretchable part 112 may be disposed to face each other with respect to the protrusion part 120 . can In addition, the 1-2 folding member 111b of the first stretchable part 111 and the 2nd-2nd folding member 112b of the second stretchable part 112 are also disposed to face each other with respect to the protruding part 120 . can be Accordingly, when an external force is applied to the housing 110 in the front-rear direction, the 1-1 folding member 111a and the 2-1 folding member 112a or the 1-2 folding member 111b and the second-second folding member 112b may be extended to have a variable length.

In addition, as described above, the protrusion 120 may be disposed on the center side with respect to the accommodation space S formed by the side wall of the housing 110 . Here, in the present invention, a plurality of elliptical folding members may be disposed between the outer surface of the protrusion 120 and the side wall of the housing 110 . The plurality of elliptical folding members may be formed on the bottom surface 130 of the housing 110 and may have different diameters. The plurality of elliptical folding members including the first oval folding member 131 and the second oval folding member 132 will be described in more detail as an example. The first elliptical folding member 131 and the second oval folding member 132 are each folded in an elliptical shape, and the first oval folding member 131 has the protrusion portion ( 120) and may be disposed adjacent to each other. The folded shape of the first elliptical folding member 131 and the second oval folding member 132 may be a semicircular shape with both ends having a predetermined diameter at both ends in the front-rear direction and a linear shape extending with a predetermined diameter between both ends. Here, the diameter D1 of the first oval folding member 131 may be smaller than the diameter D2 of the second oval folding member 132 . Accordingly, in the present invention, even when an external force is applied in the width direction of the housing 110, a certain external force is distributed to the side wall of the housing 110 as the plurality of elliptical folding members are expanded or contracted and spread along the width direction. have.

5 is a tub for an elastic companion animal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the bathtub 100 for a flexible companion animal of the present invention includes the housing 110 , the folding members 111a , 111b , 112a and 112b formed on the sidewalls of the housing 110 , and the bottom surface 130 . and the elliptical folding members 131 and 132 may be integrally formed with each other. The protrusion 120 may also extend with the bottom surface of the housing 110 to be integrally formed, and the protrusion 120 may be bent upward to form a space at the lower side.

Here, the stretchable bathtub 100 for companion animals of the present invention may further include an ultrasonic vibrator 200 coupled to the lower surface of the protrusion 120 . At this time, the ultrasonic vibrator 200 may excite the ultrasonic vibration into the inside of the housing 110 to further improve the cleaning power of the contained fluid.

When the ultrasonic wave is excited through the ultrasonic vibrator, the protrusion may propagate the vibration applied to the fluid to the fluid accommodated in the accommodation space (S). This way, even the old dirt left in the pet's fur can be cleaned.

In addition, the protrusion 120 may be provided with a weight measuring unit, and when the companion animal is accommodated in the bathtub, the companion animal's belly comes into contact with the protrusion, and the companion animal raises its legs and applies all its weight to the protrusion to reduce the weight of the companion animal. You can check your weight.

FIG. 6 relates to a bathtub for an elastic companion animal according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the bathtub for a flexible companion animal.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the stretchable part of the present invention includes a plurality of folding members 111a and 111b disposed on the left and right sides of the protrusion 120 , and is disposed on the left and right sides of the front/rear side of the protrusion 120 . It may include a plurality of folding members (111c, 111d). Here, the present invention may further include a fixing member 300 coupled to any one or more of the plurality of folding members 111a to 111d to limit expansion and contraction. In the fixing member 300, a fastening space 310 of a certain area is formed so that any one or more of the plurality of folding members 111a to 111d is restricted from extending beyond the corresponding area, or the slack folding member is contracted. may be limited. In this case, the fixing member 300 may be detachably coupled separately, or may be integrally formed on the outer surface of the housing 110 to control its use through a hinge.

In addition, the present invention may further include a central folding member 121 formed on the protrusion 120 . In this case, the protrusion 120 may have the ultrasonic vibrator 200 disposed on the inside, and the center folding member 121 may be disposed on the outside.

As described above, the present invention has been described with specific matters such as specific components and limited embodiment drawings, but this is provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above one embodiment. No, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

S : accommodation space
100: elastic pet bathtub
110: housing
111: first expansion unit
111a: 1-1 folding member 111b: 1-2 folding member
111c: 1-3 folding member 111d: 1-4 folding member
112: second expansion unit
112a: 2-1 folding member 112b: 2-2 folding member
120: protrusion 121: central folding member
130: bottom
131: first oval folding member 132: second oval folding member
200: ultrasonic vibrator
300: fixing member 310: fastening space

Claims (7)

In the elastic companion animal bathtub 100 for cleaning companion animals,
a housing 110 that is opened upward and has an accommodating space (S) formed therein;
an expansion and contraction part formed on the side wall of the housing 110 and extending and contracting in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the housing 110 including a plurality of folding members; and
and a protrusion 120 disposed on the central side of the bottom surface 130 of the housing 110 and protruding upward.
The stretchable part is made up of a pair and includes a first stretchable part 111 and a second stretchable part 112,
The first stretchable part 111 and the second stretchable part 112 are disposed to face each other around the protruding part 120,
On the bottom surface 130 of the housing 110,
The stretchable bathtub (100) for companion animals, characterized in that it includes one or more elliptical folding members disposed between the protrusion (120) and the sidewall of the housing (110).
delete According to claim 1,
The elliptical folding member is configured in plurality to include a first oval folding member 131 and a second oval folding member 132,
The first oval folding member 131 is disposed to be adjacent to the protrusion 120 than the second oval folding member 132,
A bathtub (100) for flexible companion animals, characterized in that the diameter of the first oval folding member (131) is smaller than the diameter of the second oval folding member (132).
4. The method of claim 3,
The elastic part and the elliptical folding member are stretched and contracted together so that the width and length of the housing (110) are variable.
5. The method of claim 4,
an ultrasonic vibrator 200 coupled to the protrusion 120;
further comprising,
The ultrasonic vibrator 200 is a flexible bathtub 100 for companion animals, characterized in that it is coupled to the rear surface of the surface on which the accommodation space (S) is located.
6. The method of claim 5,
The first stretchable part 111 and the second stretchable part 112 are each composed of a plurality of folding members,
A bathtub (100) for a flexible companion animal, characterized in that the plurality of folding members are spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the accommodating space (S).
7. The method of claim 6,
a fixing member 300 coupled to at least one of the plurality of folding members to limit expansion and contraction;
further comprising,
The fixing member 300 is opened downward, and a fastening space 310 is formed at the lower portion, thereby limiting the expansion and contraction of the combined folding member.

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