RU210616U1 - TOY FOR PETS, MOSTLY CATS - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to light industry, and more specifically to accessories and products intended for the care of pets, mainly cats and cats, and is intended to be used as a toy for cats. The utility model is aimed at improving the design of the product by increasing the hardness, while expanding the functionality, by changing the composition of the mixture. The specified technical result is achieved by the fact that the product is made in the form of a monolithic volumetric body of a figured shape, for example, in the form of a ball, mouse, fish, etc. from a mixture of food ingredients such as carnauba wax, microcellulose and polyethylene glycol and ingredients from dried natural herbs such as ground mint (catnip), calendula and licorice, all ingredients are used in crushed form, combined into a single mixture and subjected to compression under pressure 200 kg / cm2 with further transformation into a given form. 2 w.p. f-ly, 2 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to light industry, and more specifically to accessories and products intended for the care of pets, mainly cats and cats, and is intended to be used as a toy for cats.

A cat or domestic cat is a pet, one of the most popular, along with a dog. From a zoological point of view, a domestic cat is a mammal of the cat family, a squad of carnivores. Previously, the domestic cat was often considered as a separate biological species. From the point of view of modern biological taxonomy, the domestic cat is a subspecies of the forest cat.

As a solitary hunter of rodents and other small animals, the cat is a social animal, using a wide range of vocal cues as well as pheromones and body movements to communicate.

Currently, there are about 600 million domestic cats, about 200 breeds have been bred, from long-haired (Persian) to hairless (Sphinxes), recognized and registered by various felinological organizations.

For lovers of pets, in particular cats and cats, maintaining the health of their pet is of great importance and it is very important when using medicinal preparations not to bring pain and discomfort to the animal when using force during treatment and preventive measures.

To solve this issue, various toys for cats and cats have already been created, in which various medicinal herbs are used. Such toys allow you to painlessly, effortlessly provide the animal with medication.

Products are made in the form of toys that attract the attention of the animal and have a charitable effect on it.

An interactive toy for cats "Shrimp" for cleaning teeth is known (Product from the catalog of the market place "Wildberries" toy for cats / interactive toy Shrimp / toy for cleaning teeth 16 cm [online]. Manufacturer China [2021-09-20]. < https://www.wildberries.ru/catalog/34358909/detail.aspx>

Chewing toy "Shrimp" - helps to reduce anxiety in a cat and promotes proper chewing and corrects misbehavior. If you put catnip in a reusable, bite-resistant chewing toy "Shrimp", the toy will doubly attract the attention of the animal.

The convenient shape of the toy will help keep the cat's mouth healthy, as it helps to massage the gums, which in turn strengthens the walls of blood vessels and prevents periodontal disease and bleeding gums. This toy will bring a lot of pleasure to the cat and give a sense of comfort when the owner is out of the house.

GiGwi brand cat toy "Mouse" with catnip 8 cm, which is made of textile material filled with catnip (GiGwi brand product "GiGwi Cat Toy Catch Skratch Catnip Mouse 8 cm" [online]. © "GiGwi" manufacturer China [2021-09-20].<https://magizoo.ru/catalog/petstages-igrushki-dlja-koshek/356285>

The toy mouse is made with a filler - catnip (dried catnip). A scent, texture and shape that a cat can't resist. Consists of durable material and has a double seam.

Catnip is a naturally safe product that stimulates playful behavior in about 70% of cats that have inherited a gene that makes them react to it.

A toy for cats is not only great entertainment. Toys allow them to exercise their hunting instincts. After all, even the most desperate homebody wants to feel like a wild cat, stalking and overtaking its prey. And toys shaped like balls will help them in this.

Known toys - balls for cats, made of high quality hypoallergenic and completely safe for animals materials. Cats need something to scratch and chew on. It is better if these are animal ball toys, and not personal items.

A ball toy for a cat develops dexterity and reaction of pets. Balls for cats are recommended to those owners who really care about their pet. The ball can be supplemented with catnip. The closest analogue is the well-known toy for cats "Country Treats" "Mint Ball", which is made of beeswax, mint and supplemented with dried thyme and motherwort herb (Product from the catalog of the brand "Country Treats" "Mint ball: thyme + motherwort" [online ]. © LLC "TK Adresnik" [2021-09-20].

In the well-known product, catnip is the best stimulus for games, and the addition of dried thyme and motherwort herb to the product makes this toy also beneficial for the health of the animal, since these herbs are good for the liver and gastrointestinal tract, have antiseptic and soothing properties, and also an expectorant action, making it easier for the felines to naturally get rid of the accumulation of "garbage" in the body.

However, a significant drawback of the known technical solution is that the known toy is made very fragile and, when used, quickly crumbles into the individual constituent elements of the mixture. This leads to the fact that crushed herbs (in the form of dust and dust due to the collapse of the toy) can penetrate the respiratory organs of the animal, which leads to anxiety of the latter and his nervous breakdown.

In addition, thyme and motherwort are used as additional herbs in the mixture. The effect of these herbs is very limited.

Achievable, using the proposed utility model, the technical result is to improve the design of the product by increasing the hardness, while maintaining and expanding the functionality, by changing the composition of the mixture with herbal plants that directly affect the enhancement of the healing effect on the animal.

The technical result is achieved by the fact that in the proposed toy for pets, mainly cats, which is a product in the form of a three-dimensional body of a figured shape, made monolithic from a mixture of food ingredients and ingredients from natural dried herbs, characterized in that carnauba is used as the food ingredients of the mixture. wax, microcellulose and polyethylene glycol, dry natural herbs are used as ingredients from natural herbs, providing attraction of the attention of the animal and having a charitable effect on it, such as ground mint, calendula and licorice, each product contains each ingredient of the mixture in the amount of: carnauba wax 0, 12-0.44 of the volume of the mixture in one product, ground mint in the amount of 0.24-0.74, microcellulose 0.04-0.16, calendula 0.02-0.08, licorice 0.02-0.08 , polyethylene glycol 0.06-0.24, and all the ingredients are made crushed to fractions of a given size, interconnected into a single mixture, dosing the measured amount of which is subjected to pressing under a pressure of 200 kg/cm ² with subsequent formation of the product in the form of a three-dimensional figured body.

The product in the form of a three-dimensional body of a figured shape can additionally be made with an accessory of a figured shape, which is connected to the three-dimensional body by means of a flexible connection. The accessory can have a different shape, such as a bell, feather, wand.

The claimed utility model proposes a new combination (set) of the ingredients of the composition of the mixture from which the cat toy is made. The proposed combination of ingredients has a new positive effect, due to which the claimed technical result is achieved, namely, an increase in hardness while expanding functionality by changing the composition of the mixture with herbal plants that directly affect the enhancement of the healing effect on the animal.

The proposed toy is made in the form of a three-dimensional body of a figured shape, which can have a different three-dimensional shape, for example, the shape of a ball, egg, disk, mouse, fish.

To attract the attention of the animal to the toy and the longest healing effect on it (the cat will be more interested in such a toy and will also play with it for a longer time, which will rigorously increase the time of the healing effect coming from the medicinal herbs that make up the mixture) to the curly In the form of a toy, an accessory in the form of, for example, a bell, a feather, or a ball can be additionally attached with a flexible connection.

The proposed product is illustrated by the drawing, where in Fig. 1 shows a general view of the product with a section, in Fig. 2 is an example of an egg-shaped toy with an additional feather-shaped accessory.

In FIG. 1 shows an example of a toy in the form of one of the forms of a three-dimensional body - the shape of a ball.

This form of a three-dimensional body is the simplest and easiest to manufacture.

The toy is a three-dimensional body, made, for example, in the form of a monolithic ball 1 (Fig. 1), consisting of a mixture of food ingredients and ingredients from dry natural herbs 2.

In FIG. 2 shows an example of a toy with an additional accessory.

The toy is a three-dimensional body, made, for example, in the form of a monolithic egg 3 (Fig. 2), consisting of a mixture of food ingredients and ingredients from dry natural herbs 4. A toy in the form of a monolithic egg 3 can be made with an additional accessory 5 connected to monolithic egg 3 flexible connection 6.

Accessory 5 may be feather-shaped (see FIG. 2) or bell-shaped (not shown) or ball-shaped (not shown).

Flexible connection 6 is a soft ribbon, cord, soft spring, etc.

Carnauba wax, microcellulose and polyethylene glycol are used as food ingredients of the mixture in the manufacture of a voluminous body of a toy of any shape.

Carnauba wax, as part of the toy, is needed to care for the cat's claws, since the cat sharpens its claws on the ball, as well as for better bonding of the ball components, also carnauba wax, unlike bees, is more refractory, that is, in hot weather, especially during transportation , the ball will not melt.

Microcellulose is designed to improve the cat's gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also providing low ball porosity with high binding capacity.

Polyethylene glycol is necessary to improve the connection of the ingredients of the mixture (acts as a connecting substance), regulates the consistency and viscosity.

As dry natural herb ingredients, natural herbs are used that attract the attention of the animal and have a charitable effect on it, such as ground mint, calendula and licorice.

Ground mint (catnip, catnip) is an absolutely natural, safe product, very useful for the cat's nervous system, it is a natural antidepressant, helps relieve stomach cramps, and improves the pet's appetite.

Using catnip will help get rid of many problems, incl. and psychological. Catnip can be used in situations where the pet is aggressive, it is enough to give him some dried catnip.

Calendula - used for gastrointestinal inflammation and spasms, as well as in the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers. Strengthens the body's resistance and prevents infections.

Licorice - has anti-inflammatory properties. Taking licorice preparations increases the secretion of serotonin and prostaglandin in the stomach, which reduces the level of inflammation, promotes healing of ulcers. Licorice is used to treat complications from the liver and kidneys, there is evidence of the anti-inflammatory effect of licorice preparations in endometriosis.

In addition, licorice has an antitussive and expectorant effect, has an antiulcer effect (used for the prevention and treatment of stomach and duodenal ulcers, as well as an adjuvant (effect enhancer) for the treatment of spasmodic pain in chronic gastritis).

Also, licorice has antibacterial and anticarcinogenic properties, antiviral, hepatoprotective and neuroprotective activity, and has a sedative effect. It has an antidepressant effect (studies have not yet been conducted on humans, but the antidepressant effect of licorice extract has been demonstrated in mice. It is assumed that substances from licorice increase the levels of important neurotransmitters such as dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain), estrogenic and androgenic effects, positively affects skin, can be used to treat dermatitis, eczema, itching due to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of the compounds contained in it. Licorice preparations also have depigmenting activity.

In the proposed technical solution, a toy for cats in the form of a three-dimensional body of a figured shape, for example, in the form of a monolithic ball, consisting of food and dry plant ingredients, can be made as follows: all ingredients, both food and plant, are used in crushed, to fractions of a given size, form, for which dry grass (mint, calendula, licorice) and food ingredients (carnauba wax, microcellulose and polyethylene glycol) are ground to the required fraction.

The size of the fractions can be, for example, 1.5-2 mm. Grinding the ingredients is necessary to improve the preparation and their adhesion in the composition of the mixture with its further use in the manufacture of a toy product.

All necessary ground ingredients are mixed, i.e. are combined into a single mixture, then the amount ^of the mixture necessary for pressing is dosed, which is pressed under a pressure of 200 kg/cm the shape of a fish, etc.

The resulting product is a voluminous body of a figured shape, dense consistency, strong, and does not split when thrown.

It has the smell of the grass component, which stimulates the animal to play.

All components that make up the toy are harmless and are used in the food industry.

Each individual toy in its composition of the mixture may contain each ingredient of the mixture in the amount of the volume of the mixture in one product:

carnauba wax 0.12-0.44,

ground mint in the amount of 0.24-0.74,

microcellulose 0.04-0.16,

calendula 0.02-0.08,

licorice 0.02-0.08,

polyethylene glycol 0.06-0.24.

Any deviation strictly leads to a deterioration in quality and the loss of the main purposes in this technical solution.

From the proposed range of the amount of each ingredient in the composition of the mixture, the most optimal, necessary and sufficient for the most maximum and effective achievement of the proposed technical result, i.e. to obtain a toy of increased hardness and density with the provision of its useful and medicinal properties, the composition of the mixture is with the following amount of ingredients from the volume of the mixture in one product:

carnauba wax 0.24,

ground mint in the amount of 0.48,

microcellulose 0.08,

calendula 0.04,

licorice 0.04,

polyethylene glycol 0.12.

All quantitative dimensions were obtained experimentally by conducting multiple experiments and testing its effects on experimental animals, including the optimal amount of each ingredient for one product.

It was also found that in order to ensure better bonding of the ingredients in the mixture, it is possible (allowed) to slightly change (deviate) the amount of each ingredient in the mixture by about 50% in the direction of decreasing or increasing the nominal value.

The proposed utility model functions as follows.

As already mentioned, the proposed utility model relates to light industry, and more specifically to accessories and products intended for the care of pets, mainly cats, and is intended to be used as a toy for cats.

A toy, such as a mint ball or a mouse, etc., with the addition of medicinal herbs will greatly please active animals, because it can be rolled on the floor and played with. And of course, chew along with the medicinal herbs added to its composition, which enter the animal's body naturally in the form of a game.

The catnip used is supplemented with dried calendula and licorice. These herbs are useful for the liver and gastrointestinal tract, have antiseptic and soothing properties, as well as an expectorant effect.

The proposed toy is suitable for cats of all ages, with a predisposition to colds and for their health in general.

Thus, it is possible to maintain the health of the pet without the use of force to take therapeutic herbs.

At the same time, the proposed toy - a ball, a mouse, a fish, etc., by its design is a fairly solid compact structure that is strong and durable enough and does not collapse in the first minutes of the animal playing with it. The animal can play with this toy for quite a long time, and the owner does not have to worry about his pet.

Example.

A toy for pets, mainly cats, is a product in the form of a monolithic ball (has a weight of 22.5 g and a diameter of 33 mm).

In the manufacture of one product, food ingredients and dried herbs are used, for example, in the amount of: carnauba wax 5.4 g, ground mint in the amount of 10.8 g, microcellulose 1.8 g, calendula 0.9 g, licorice 0.9 g, polyethylene glycol PEG-6000 2.7 g, which corresponds to the optimal value of the amount of each ingredient in one product:

carnauba wax 0.24,

ground mint in the amount of 0.48,

microcellulose 0.08,

calendula 0.04,

licorice 0.04,

polyethylene glycol 0.12.

Dry herbs - mint, calendula, licorice - food ingredients - carnauba wax, microcellulose and polyethylene glycol PEG-6000 are crushed to fractions of 1.5-2 mm.

All crushed ingredients are mixed together into a single mixture and dosed in the amount of the mixture required for pressing, in the amount of carnauba wax 5.4 g, mint 10.8 g, calendula 0.9 g, licorice 0.9 g, microcellulose 1.8 g and polyethylene glycol PEG-6000 2.7 g, which is 22.5 g (ball weight).

A dosed amount of the mixture is pressed under a pressure of 200 kg/cm ² into a product in the form of a ball.

The resulting product is a round ball, dense consistency, strong, and does not break when thrown.

It has the smell of the grass component, which stimulates the animal to play.

All components that make up the ball are harmless and are used in the food industry.

Thus, in the proposed utility model, the specified technical result is fully achieved.

Claims (3)

1. A toy for pets, mainly cats, which is a product in the form of a three-dimensional body of a figured shape, made monolithic from a mixture of food ingredients and ingredients from natural herbs, characterized in that carnauba wax, microcellulose and polyethylene glycol are used as food ingredients of the mixture, in as ingredients from natural herbs, natural dried herbs are used that attract the attention of the animal and have a charitable effect on it, such as ground mint, calendula and licorice, while one product contains each ingredient in the mixture in the amount of: carnauba wax 0.12-0 .44 of the volume of the mixture in one product, ground mint in the amount of 0.24-0.74, microcellulose 0.04-0.16, calendula 0.02-0.08, licorice 0.02-0.08, polyethylene glycol 0 .06-0.24, and all the ingredients are made crushed to fractions of a given size, interconnected into a single mixture, the dosed amount of which is subjected to pressure pressing under a pressure of 200 kg/cm ² with the subsequent formation of the product in the form of a volumetric figured body. 2. A toy according to claim 1, characterized in that the product in the form of a three-dimensional body of a figured shape can additionally be made with a figure-shaped accessory, which is connected to the three-dimensional body by means of a flexible connection. 3. A toy according to claim 2, characterized in that the accessory can have a different shape, such as a bell, a feather, a wand.

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