WO2004080164A1

WO2004080164A1 - Toy for pet

Info

Publication number: WO2004080164A1
Application number: PCT/KR2004/000538
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jeong Suk Lee
Original assignee: Lee, Eun Su
Priority date: 2003-03-13
Filing date: 2004-03-13
Publication date: 2004-09-23
Also published as: KR200314527Y1

Abstract

The present invention relates a toy for a pet comprising a tumbling body (100) of a cylindrical shape, wherein the tumbling body includes a weight member (111) within a lower unit (110) of an approximate hemispherical shape, and a clamping means (200) for fixing food for a pet animal on the tumbling body (100). While keeping the function of a tumbling doll, food for a pet animal that is commercially sold is fixed so that a pet animal can eat the food while enjoying the doll.

Description

TOY FOR PET

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a toy for a pet, and more

particularly, to a toy for a pet that feeds pets such as a dog and

a cat, while allowing the pets to enjoy the toy,

Background Art

A typical toy for a pet usually has a food-like mock, which

is favored by respective pet animals. In most cases, peculiar

scent is added to the food-like mock so that the pet can enjoy

chewing it .

Such a toy for a pet, however, has a disadvantage that the

pet easily loses interest in the food mock. If a pet owner throws

food such as a jerked meat and confectionery to a pet in order to

see that the pet takes the food deliciously, food meal or slices

are scattered here and there on the floor, thus making the floor

dirty. This makes the owner inconvenient because he or she has to

clean those stuffs.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems. It is an object of the present invention to

provide a toy capable reducing contamination of the floor by

maximum and allowing a pet animal to enjoy food.

In order to accomplish the above object, there is provided a

toy for a pet comprising: a tumbling body 100 of a cylindrical

shape, wherein the tumbling body includes a weight member 111

within a lower unit 110 of an approximate hemispherical shape: and

a clamping means 200 for fixing food for a pet animal on the

tumbling body 100.

Brief Description of Drawings

Further objects and advantages of the invention can be more

fully understood from the following detailed description taken in

conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a dismantled perspective view illustrating a toy

for a pet according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the

toy for a pet shown in FIG. 1 is assembled; and

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the

toy for a pet is used according to the present invention.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

The present invention will be described in detail by way of an embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a

dismantled perspective view illustrating a toy for a pet according

to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating

a state where the toy for a pet shown in FIG. 1 is assembled, and

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the toy for

a pet is used according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a tumbling body 100

approximately has a tumbling doll shape and has a weight member 111

within the lower unit 110 of a hemispherical shape. The tumbling

body 100 is a plastic material. The weight member 111 within the

lower unit 110 is formed using a metal of cement like a common

tumbling doll. A plurality of iron cores 112 are positioned around

the weight member 111. An iron piece 113 is hung at the center of

the iron cores 112. Thus, if the tumbling body 100 shakes, metallic

sound is generated.

An upper unit 120 of the tumbling body 100 is approximately a

cylindrical shape. A clamping means 200 for fixing food for a pet

animal is disposed on the top of the upper unit 120.

A clamping means 200 includes a push plate 210, a circular

groove 220, a rectangular hole 230, a coil spring 240 and a button

250.

The push plate 210 is circular when being from the upper uni

120. An insertion protrusion 211 of a bar shape is formed in a central bottom of the push plate 210. An extension member 212

extended in a predetermined width is formed at one side of the push

plate 210. A latch gear 213 is formed on the outer circumference of

the extension member 212 and thus serves to engage a button 250,

which will be described later. A fixing protrusion 214 is formed at

the bottom of the extension member 212. The fixing protrusion 214

serves to prevent the push plate 210 from being deviated from

tumbling body 100. The fixing protrusion 214 may have a different

shape or can be replaced with an additional fixing member.

The circular groove 220 is formed at the center of the top

surface of the tumbling body 100. In a state where the coil spring

240 is inserted into the circular groove 220, the insertion

protrusion 211 is inserted and the extension member 212 is then

inserted into the rectangular hole 230 formed in one side of the top

surface of the tumbling body 100.

The button 250 serves to prevent the outer circumference of

the top surface of the body 100 from being exposed by means of a

fixing pin 251 and at the same time to engage the latch gear 213 of

the extension member 212 by means of the elasticity of a hairspring

252.

Rubber sheets 260 are coupled to the bottom of the push plate

210 corresponding to a portion to which food is fixed and the top

surface of the tumbling body 100, respectively, in a slightly protruding manner. Thus, various shapes of food can be compressed

and fixed by means of a high friction force. In particular, a sheet

spring 261 integrally formed on the bottom of the rubber sheet 260

coupled to the top surface of the tumbling body 100 serves to double

the force, which fixes food with its own elasticity.

Meanwhile, an absorption sheet 300 is formed in the outer

circumference of the lower unit 110 in the tumbling body 100, so

that a toy 310 having an absorption sheet, for example, a rubber

ball that emits fragrance, can be attached to the absorption sheet

300.

As illustrated above, it is preferred that one or two

absorption sheets 300 are depressed in opposite directions. The

reason is that if the toys 310 are attached to three or more

absorption sheets 300, the flexibility of the tumbling body 100 may

be degraded since the toys 310 support the tumbling body 100 against

the floor. Moreover, the reason why the absorption sheet 300 is

provided in the tumbling body 100 and an absorption sheet is

provided even in an additional toy 310 is for preventing the toy

from being easily deviated in use by increasing the absorption force.

How to use the toy for a pet constructed above according to

the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in a state where one end of

food for a pet animal such as a jerked meat and confectionery is laid on the rubber sheet 260 over the tumbling body 100, the food is

fixed by depressing the push plate 210 with the palm of the hand.

At this time, the coil spring 240 is compressed and the latch gear

213 of the extension member 212 performs a latch function by means

of the button 250. Thus, the push plate 210 is fixed at a lower

position. Furthermore, the food is further stably fixed by means of

the elastic force and the compression force of the two rubber sheets

260 and the sheet spring 261 that supports both the rubber sheets

260.

As such, after the food is simply fixed, if food is provided

to a pet, the pet licks or cuts the food. In this process, the

tumbling body 100 may shake right and left or fall down and stand up

again due to the weight member 1-11, thus producing an interesting

scene. Furthermore, if the tumbling body 100 shakes, the iron piece

113 hits the iron cores 112, thus generating a metallic sound.

In addition, if an additional toy 310 is attached to the

absorption sheet 300 formed in the lower unit 110 of the tumbling

body 100, a pet animal may enjoy the toy 310 with interest.

Meanwhile, in case where the remaining food needs to be

removed or an existing food needs to be replaced with a new food, if

the button 250 in the outer circumference of the body 100 is

depressed, the latching action of the latch gear 213 is released and

at the same time the push plate 210 instantly projects upwardly by means of the elastic force of a compressed coil spring 240. At this

time, the push plate 210 maintains its original position without

being deviated from the tumbling body 100 by means of the latching

action of the fixing protrusion 214 at the bottom of the extension

member 212,

Industrial Applicability

According to the present invention described above, while

keeping the function of a tumbling doll, food for a pet animal that

is commercially sold is fixed so that a pet animal can eat the food

while enjoying the doll. Therefore, the present invention has

advantages that its use is convenient and an interesting scene is

produced while a pet eats food. Furthermore, it is possible to

reduce contamination of the floor since food is not scattered on

the floor.

Claims

What Is Claimed Is:

1. A toy for a pet comprising:

a tumbling body 100 of a cylindrical shape, wherein the

tumbling body includes a weight member 111 within a lower unit 110

of an approximate hemispherical shape; and

a clamping means 200 for fixing food for a pet animal on the

top of the tumbling body 100.

2. The toy claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping means 200

comprises:

a push plate 210 having an insertion protrusion 211 protruded

downwardly at its central bottom, an extension member 212 formed

downwardly at its one end, and a latch gear 213 formed on the outer

circumference of the extension member 212;

a circular groove 220 and a rectangular hole 230 formed at

the center and edge of the top surface of the tumbling body 100,

respectively;

a coil spring 240 inserted into the circular groove 220; and

a button 250 formed in the outer circumference of an upper

unit 120 in the tumbling body 100,

wherein the insertion protrusion 211 of the push plate 210 is

inserted into the circular groove 220 so that the insertion protrusion 211 is supported by the coil spring 240, and the

extension member 212 is inserted into the rectangular hole 230 so

that the extension member 212 is supported by the button 250 at a

predetermined position.

3. The toy claimed in claim 2, further comprising rubber

sheets 260 coupled to the bottom of the push plate 210

corresponding to a portion to which food is fixed and the top

surface of the tumbling body 100, respectively, in a slightly

protruding manner, wherein a sheet spring 261 is integrally formed

on the bottom of the rubber sheet 260 coupled to the top surface of

the tumbling body 100.

4. The toy claimed in claim 1 or 2, further comprising an

absorption sheet 300 for absorbing/fixing an additional toy 310,

which is provided at the outer circumference of the lower unit 110

in the tumbling body 100.