RU216937U1 - SCRATCHING POT FOR CATS - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to light industry, and more specifically to products for animal care, mainly for cats, and is intended for use in sharpening claws and for cat beds. Cat scratching post with a body 1 with an upper notch 2 and a block 3 for sharpening claws installed in the notch 2. On the side 5 of the body 1 there are suspensions 4, each of which is made with the possibility of separation along the line 6 of separation, forming an open contour, and bending along the line 7, closing the contour of the suspension 4, intended for suspension. Block 3 for sharpening claws is made in the form of honeycomb cardboard with a cell size of honeycomb paper filler 4 - 40 mm in the stretched state and with stabilized cells with fixation in the upper recess to the bottom of the body. Body 1 with upper recess 2 and block 3 for sharpening claws can be made in the form of a straight circular cylinder. Suspensions 4 are located evenly on the side 5 of the body 1 on opposite sides of two mutually perpendicular diameters of the circle forming a straight circular cylinder block 3 for sharpening claws. The body with the top notch and the block for sharpening claws can be made in the form of a straight parallelepiped. Suspensions are located evenly on all faces of the side of the body. The body with the top notch and the block for sharpening claws can be made in the form of a straight triangular prism. Suspensions 4 are located evenly on the sides of the side of the body. The fold line 6 forming an open contour can be made in the form of perforations or notch lines. The fastening of the block 3 for sharpening claws in the upper recess 2 of the housing 3 is carried out with the possibility of fastening and detaching. The cat scratching post is fixed on all or part of the hangers 6 on a vertical or inclined surface, and the cat scratches the block 3 for sharpening claws for the cat scratching post of any shape, keeping the scratching post suspended on the hangers due to the light weight of the block 3 for sharpening claws from honeycomb cardboard and fixing block 3 for sharpening claws to the bottom of the body, eliminating the movement of block 3 for sharpening claws in the body and reducing dynamic loads on hangers 4.

Description

The utility model relates to light industry, and more specifically to products for animal care, mainly for cats, and is intended for use in sharpening claws and for cat beds.

Known cardboard scratching post for cats, containing a cardboard body (box 1) with an upper recess and a block for sharpening claws installed in the recess (the working surface of the scratching post created by the filler 3), made in the form of strips of corrugated cardboard stacked tightly with flat surfaces to each other with the edge up , the fastening of cardboard strips in the body (box 1) is carried out by the sides of the body (box 1) and two plates located from the side of the upper recess along the short sides without the help of an adhesive solution or mechanical fasteners, hangers (suspensions 7 and 8) located on the side side (long side 5, short side 4) of the body (box 1) with the possibility of separating along the perforation line 6, forming an open contour and bending along the line closing the closed loop of the suspension (suspensions 7 and 8), intended for suspension (RF patent for utility model No. 206158, A01K 15/02, A01K 29/00, 2021).

A disadvantage of the well-known cardboard cat scratching post is that it uses corrugated cardboard as a material for sharpening claws, which has a sufficiently large weight and creates sufficiently large weight forces on cardboard hangers (suspensions 7 and 8), which can lead to their destruction due to using a large amount of corrugated cardboard and glue. Also, corrugated board has insufficient strength, and to ensure the unit's performance for a long time, a large thickness of corrugated board blocks is required, leading to a large consumption of cardboard and glue.

In addition, when hanging a cat scratching post by cardboard hangers (suspensions 7 and 8) to the wall, the cat scratches the block for sharpening claws, made of separate strips of corrugated cardboard, fixed in the body (box 1) only by the sides of the body (box 1) and two plates located on the side of the upper recess along the short sides, and, clinging to the corrugated cardboard strips with its claws, pulls these individual corrugated cardboard strips out of the body (box 1), and when the cat’s claws lower the corrugated cardboard strips (this happens very often), the corrugated cardboard strips return to the initial position due to the elasticity of the corrugated cardboard strips and the obstacle of two plates located on the side of the upper recess along the short sides, which creates additional dynamic loads on the hangers of the cat scratching post.

Also, in the well-known cat scratching post, only one form of a right parallelepiped is described, and various forms are used in practice, for example, a straight cylinder, a triangular prism shape, and other shapes.

The technical problem that the claimed utility model is aimed at is that the claimed utility model cat scratching post provides its more reliable use when hanging for any form of cat scratching posts by reducing the force load on the suspensions and reducing the possibility of their destruction.

The technical result, which the claimed utility model of a cat scratching post is aimed at, is to provide for a cat scratching post of any form a more reliable use when hanging from hangers while reducing the force load on the hangers by reducing the weight of the block for sharpening claws due to the use of honeycomb cardboard and reducing dynamic load on the hangers by attaching the block for sharpening claws to the bottom of the case.

To achieve the above technical result, a scratching post for cats, containing a cardboard body with an upper recess and a block for sharpening claws installed in the recess, suspensions are located on the side of the housing, each of which is made with the possibility of separation along the tear line forming an open contour and bending along the line closing the closed loop of the suspension, intended for hanging, according to the utility model, the block for sharpening claws is made of honeycomb cardboard with a cell size of honeycomb cardboard of 4-40 mm in an extended state with stabilized cells of honeycomb cardboard with fastening to the bottom of the upper recess of the body.

The implementation of the block for sharpening claws from honeycomb cardboard with a cell size of honeycomb cardboard of 4-40 mm in a stretched state with stabilized cells of honeycomb cardboard with fastening to the bottom of the upper recess of the body provides more reliable use of a claw point for cats of any shape when hanging by hangers while reducing the force load on hangers by reducing the weight of the sharpening block by using honeycomb board, which has greater strength due to the manufacture of cells, and reducing the dynamic load on the hangers by attaching the sharpening block to the bottom of the case.

Making the cell size of honeycomb board in the range of 4-40mm makes it possible to create a claw sharpening block for large domestic cats that have a paw size of more than 50mm and a large claw size, as well as medium-sized cats and small cats, which has greater strength and durability, typical for honeycomb board, going beyond the specified range does not allow the sharpening block to be used for a cat scratching post - does not provide more reliable use of a cat scratching post, which is stated as a technical problem.

There are large domestic cats, such as the Savannah (Ashera), Maine Coon, Ragdoll, Chausie, Siberian cat and others. The weight of these cats reaches 15 kg or more, the size of the paws is more than 50 mm and the large size of the claws, for which it is advisable to use the cell size of the honeycomb paper filler in the range from 10 mm to 40 mm. For small cats, it is advisable to use honeycomb cells in the range from 4 mm to 10 mm.

The size of the cells of honeycomb cardboard in the range of 4-40 mm in the stretched state allows you to create a block for sharpening claws, in which the size of the cells provides convenience for cats of different sizes to sharpen their claws, and when the size of the cells is more than 40 mm, the size of the paws and claws no longer corresponds to the size of the cells of the honeycomb cardboard and it is not convenient for a cat to sharpen its claws. Honeycomb cell sizes less than 4 mm are not manufactured.

Making the cells of honeycomb board stabilized (stable cell size) allows you to install the block for sharpening the claws in the upper recess of the body in a stable position and fix it in the recess due to the stable size of the cells of the honeycomb board, it excludes the possibility of movement of individual cells of the honeycomb cardboard of the block for sharpening the claws, providing a more reliable using a cat scratching post.

A scratching post for cats can be made in such a way that the body with an upper notch and the block for sharpening claws are in the form of a straight circular cylinder, and the hangers are evenly located on the side of the body on opposite sides of two mutually perpendicular diameters of the circumference of a straight circular cylinder, which is a special case of execution and provides more reliable use of cat scratching posts in the form of a straight circular cylinder when suspended from hangers while reducing the force load on the hangers by reducing the weight of the block for sharpening claws when using honeycomb cardboard and reducing the dynamic load on the hangers by attaching the block for sharpening claws to the bottom corps.

The cat scratching post can be made in such a way that the body is made with an upper recess and the block for sharpening the claws in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, and the suspensions are evenly located on all faces of the side of the body, which is a special case of execution and ensures more reliable use of the cat scratching post in the form rectangular parallelepiped when suspended by hangers while reducing the force load on the hangers by reducing the weight of the block for sharpening claws when using honeycomb cardboard and reducing the dynamic load on the hangers by attaching the block for sharpening claws to the bottom of the case.

The cat scratching post can be made in such a way that the body with an upper notch and the block for sharpening the claws are in the form of a straight triangular prism, and the hangers are evenly located on the edges of the side of the body, which is a special case of execution and ensures more reliable use of the cat scratching post in the form a straight triangular prism when suspended by hangers while reducing the force load on the hangers by reducing the weight of the block for sharpening claws when using honeycomb cardboard and reducing the dynamic load on the hangers by attaching the block for sharpening claws to the bottom of the case.

The cat scratching post can be made in such a way that the tear line forming an open contour is made in the form of a perforation, which is a special case of execution and provides more reliable use of the cat scratching post of any shape when hanging from hangers while reducing the force load on the hangers due to weight reduction block for sharpening claws when using honeycomb cardboard and reducing the dynamic load on the hangers by attaching a block for sharpening claws to the bottom of the case.

The cat scratching post can be made in such a way that the tear line, forming an open contour, is made in the form of notch lines, which is a particular case of execution and provides more reliable use of the cat scratching post of any shape when hanging from hangers while reducing the force load on the hangers by reducing the weight of the claw sharpening block when using honeycomb cardboard and reducing the dynamic load on the hangers by attaching the claw sharpening block to the bottom of the case.

The cat scratching post can be made in such a way that the block for sharpening the claws in the upper recess of the body is secured with the possibility of detachment and fastening, which is a special case of execution and provides more reliable use of the cat scratching post of any shape when hanging by hangers while reducing the power load on the hangers by reducing the weight of the block for sharpening claws when using honeycomb cardboard and reducing the dynamic load on the hangers by attaching the block for sharpening claws to the bottom of the case.

In FIG. 1 shows a general view of a cat scratching post with a body and a block for sharpening claws in the form of a straight circular cylinder;

in fig. 2 - cat scratching post with a body and a block for sharpening claws in the form of a straight circular cylinder, fixed in a vertical position;

in fig. 3 - general view of a cat scratching post with a block for sharpening claws in the form of a straight parallelepiped;

in fig. 4 - cat scratching post with a block for sharpening claws in the form of a straight parallelepiped, fixed in a vertical position;

in fig. 5 - cat scratching post with a block for sharpening claws in the form of a straight triangular prism;

in fig. 6 - cat scratching post with a block for sharpening claws in the form of a straight triangular prism, fixed in a vertical position;

in fig. 7 - cells of paper honeycomb filler.

Scratching post for cats, containing a body 1 made of cardboard with an upper recess 2 and a block 3 for sharpening claws installed in the recess 2.

On the side 5 of the body 1 there are hangers 4 with the possibility of separation along the tear line 6, forming an open loop and the bend line 7, closing the closed loop of the hanger 4, intended for hanging, both in an inclined position and in a vertical position, on various objects or walls .

The tear lines 6 forming an open loop can be of various shapes, such as a rectangle, trapezoid, semi-oval, or other shape that provides suspension.

Block 3 for sharpening claws is made of honeycomb cardboard or, in other terminology, honeycomb paper filler with a cell size of honeycomb paper filler 4-40 mm in the stretched state and with stabilized cells of honeycomb paper filler with fixation in the upper recess 2 to the bottom of the body 1.

Honeycomb cardboard or honeycomb paper filler differs in structure - on a cross section, its cells are shaped like a hexagon and therefore it looks like a honeycomb. The geometric characteristic of a paper honeycomb core with a hexagonal cell is the cell size b of the paper honeycomb core, the diameter of the circle inscribed in the hexagon. The paper honeycomb is in a stretched state. Paper honeycomb core is made of cardboard, such as kraft cardboard (cellulose) or honeycomb cardboard (special) with a used cardboard weight of 140 g / m² or 175 g / m² with a compressive strength of 5.0 kgf / cm² and 4.0 kgf / cm². Honeycomb paper core is made from strips of cardboard glued together in such a way that, when stretched, they transform into a sheet material with a honeycomb structure, which has high elastic and strength properties at a very low weight. The cells of the honeycomb paper filler are stabilized - stability is given to the dimensions of the cells. The shape of the cells of the honeycomb paper filler is stabilized by heating. This is carried out on a special expander device designed for automatic stretching, drying, sizing and forming blanks of the required dimensions from an endless paper honeycomb core. Drying is carried out with the help of heating elements, which allows for absolutely uniform heating and thermal fixation (stabilization) of the combs.

It should be noted that the drying operation not only ensures the stabilization of the cells of the stretched honeycomb paper filler, but also causes an increase in strength by 60-100% (depending on the types of honeycombs and the degree of drying). In practice, this allows the use of honeycomb with a lower strength index, and therefore cheaper.

Calculations and weighing of honeycomb cat scratching posts and corrugated cardboard cat scratching posts showed that honeycomb cat scratching posts are 20-30% lighter.

The thickness of the honeycomb nail sharpener can be 30mm or more. Honeycomb cardboard or honeycomb paper filler is made in the same way as described in GOST 23233-78 PAPER HONEYCOMB FILLER. Specifications.

GOST 23233-78 indicates in Fig. 2 that the stretched state, which is used in the claims of the utility model, is the state in which the cells of the honeycomb paper core (honeycomb board) form hexagonal cell shapes with the same size of all sides.

Fixing block 3 for sharpening claws in recess 2 in the form of a honeycomb paper filler can be carried out by lubricating the lower surface of the honeycomb paper filler with glue and attaching it to the bottom of recess 2.

The body 1 with the top notch 2 and the claw sharpening unit 3 can be made in various shapes that correspond to each other, such as a right circular cylinder, a rectangular parallelepiped, a right triangular prism, a right elliptical prism, and other shapes.

Body 1 with upper recess 2 and block 3 for sharpening claws can be made in the form of a straight circular cylinder (Fig. 1 and 2), that is, the body 1 is made in the form of a straight circular cylinder, the upper recess 2 is also made in the form of a straight circular cylinder and block 3 for sharpening claws is made in the form of a straight circular cylinder corresponding in size to the upper recess 2 for installation in the upper recess with fastening to the bottom of the body 1. cylinder block 3 for sharpening claws.

The body 1 with the upper recess 2 and the block 3 for sharpening the claws can be made in the form of a straight parallelepiped (Fig. 3 and 4), that is, the body 1 is made in the form of a straight parallelepiped, the upper recess 2 is also made in the form of a straight parallelepiped and the block 3 for sharpening of the claws is made in the form of a straight parallelepiped corresponding in size to the upper recess 2 for installation in the upper recess 2 with fastening to the bottom of the housing 1. Suspensions 4 are evenly located on all faces of the side 5 of the housing 1.

Body 1 with upper recess 2 and block 3 for sharpening claws can be made in the form of a straight triangular prism (Fig. 5 and 6), that is, the body 1 is made in the form of a straight triangular prism, the upper recess 2 is also made in the form of a straight triangular prism and block 3 for sharpening claws is made in the form of a straight triangular prism corresponding to the size of the upper recess 2 for installation in the upper recess 2 with fastening to the bottom of the body 1. Suspensions 4 are evenly located on the edges of the side 5 of the body 1.

The tear line 6, forming an open contour, can be made in the form of a perforation.

The tear line 6, forming an open contour, can be made in the form of notch lines.

The fastening of the block 3 for sharpening claws in the upper recess 2 of the housing 3 is carried out with the possibility of fastening and detaching.

The cat scratching post is used as follows.

When the cat scratching post is placed on a horizontal surface, the cat sits on the cat scratching post and can lie on it and scratch the claw block.

If it is necessary to install a cat scratching post with a body 1 with an upper recess 2 and with a block 3 for sharpening claws in the form of a straight circular cylinder or a rectangular parallelepiped or a straight triangular prism on an inclined or vertical surface, a suspension 4 for cases of making honeycomb cardboard cells measuring 7 mm or 4 mm or 40 mm from the specified range of 4-40 mm is separated along the line 6 of separation from the perforation or incision lines, bent along the line 7 of the bend, closing the closed loop of the suspension 4 and fixed to the wall or any object, for example, with a nail or self-tapping screw, or hung behind a groove in the hanger 4. Fastening can be carried out by any number of hangers 4 available on the cat scratching post for greater reliability. As a result of installing the block 3 for sharpening the claws in the upper recess 2 of the body 1 and fixing it to the bottom of the body 3, the cat, being on the floor, scratches the block for sharpening the claws of the suspended cat scratching post, keeping the cat scratching post suspended on hangers 4 due to a small weight of block 3 for sharpening claws from honeycomb cardboard and fixing block 3 for sharpening claws to the bottom of the body, eliminating the movement of block 3 for sharpening claws in the body and reducing dynamic loads on hangers 4.

If the block 3 for sharpening the claws is worn out, it is detached from the body and a new block 3 for sharpening the claws is inserted with fastening, for example by gluing.

Claims (7)

1. Cat scratching post, containing a cardboard body with an upper recess and a block for sharpening claws installed in the recess, suspensions are located on the side of the housing, each of which is configured to be separated along the tear line forming an open contour, and bending along the line closing closed suspension loop, designed for hanging, claw sharpening block is made of honeycomb cardboard with honeycomb cardboard cells size 4-40 mm in the stretched state with stabilized honeycomb cardboard cells with fixing in the upper recess to the bottom of the case. 2. A scratching post according to claim 1, characterized in that the body with an upper notch and the block for sharpening the claws are made in the form of a straight circular cylinder, and the suspensions are located evenly on the side of the body on opposite sides of two mutually perpendicular circle diameters. 3. A scratching post according to claim 1, characterized in that the body with an upper notch and the block for sharpening claws are made in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, and the suspensions are evenly located on all faces of the side of the body. 4. Scratching post according to claim 1, characterized in that the body with the upper notch and the block for sharpening the claws are made in the form of a straight triangular prism, and the hangers are evenly located on the sides of the side of the body. 5. The scratching post according to claim 1, characterized in that the tear line forming an open contour is made in the form of a perforation. 6. Scratching post according to claim 1, characterized in that the tear line, forming an open contour, is made in the form of notch lines. 7. Scratching post according to paragraphs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, characterized in that the fastening of the block for sharpening claws in the upper recess of the body is carried out with the possibility of fastening and detachment.

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