JP6479494B2 - Cat cage - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cat cage suitable for raising a cat indoors.

  In recent years, particularly in condominiums and the like, cases of using cat cages for raising cats indoors are increasing. This is because cats are highly alert and have the habit of seeking a territory that they can feel safe with, so it is preferable to provide a place where they can relax and guide them in the cage even temporarily. In addition, from the viewpoint of safety and hygiene, such as prevention of accidents and mischief during absence, prevention of excretion, consideration for infants and visitors, it is recognized that it is beneficial to put it in the cage as necessary.

  Such a cat cage is taller than the bottom and has several steps on the inside so that it can be stressed as little as possible. There are various commercially available products.

  Patent Document 1 proposes a cat breeding facility in which a footboard and a small room are provided inside a tall cage surrounded by a mesh panel.

Registered Utility Model No. 3119783

  Conventionally, a general cat cage is configured such that the owner opens and closes the entrance and exits the cat each time at the discretion of the owner, and the cat cannot enter and exit freely. Therefore, a cat placed in a cage easily feels stress, and as a result, there are many cases where a cat does not want to enter a cage.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and proposes a cage for cats that can be comfortably lived with reduced stress for cats while ensuring usability for owners.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the cat cage of the present invention is a cat cage constructed by connecting a plurality of cage panels formed by grid-laying wire rods in a box shape and is assembled in a box shape. Or a main opening that can be taken in and out of the inside of the cage is provided on the top surface, and a main door that can be opened and closed is attached to the main opening, and on the front, appropriate side or back of the cat cage, A structure is adopted in which a black door is provided where cats can freely enter and exit.

  Here, the “articles and the like” inside the cage means a breeding tool / breeding article, etc., which are often equipped in the cat cage, such as a cat toilet, a food container, a toy, a footrest, and a nail sharpening tool. In addition, the “front” of a cat cage usually has one of the wide vertical surfaces in front if it is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped cat cage, but the overall shape and installation environment of the cat cage Depending on the situation, there may be a vertical surface with a narrow width as the front surface. Therefore, in the present invention, the “front surface” is not particularly limited. For convenience, the vertical surface on which the main opening is provided is defined as the front surface, and both sides are side surfaces and opposite surfaces. Shall be defined as the back side.

  That is, according to the present invention, in addition to the main opening that is opened and closed by the main door, a hollow door that allows a cat to freely enter and exit is provided on any elevation surface. According to this configuration, the cat can move freely between the inside and outside of the cage while keeping the cat's preferred environment by installing breeding tools and equipment in the cage so that the cat can live in the cage without any inconvenience. Can be tolerated. Therefore, for cats, the stress is greatly reduced compared to the case of being left trapped in a cage.

  Furthermore, by providing a locking means for restricting the entry and exit of cats in the door, it is possible to temporarily allow or restrict the entry and exit of cats depending on the daily situation such as when the owner is away or at the visitor, Troubles caused by the cat's selfish behavior can be prevented.

  As a specific configuration of the door, the frame body assembled to the wire constituting the cage panel and the upper frame portion of the frame body are suspended via an appropriate hinge member and swinged inside the frame body. A swing door that is movably held, and the locking means includes an engaging protrusion protruding from an edge of the swing door, and an opening edge of the frame incorporated in the frame. And a slider that slides along and disengages from the engaging protrusion, and a finger hole is formed in the swing door.

  According to this configuration, since the hollow door can be suitably assembled at an appropriate position of the cage panel made of the wire, the shape and size of the hollow door itself are not easily affected by the position and interval of the wire, and thus the appearance of the hollow door and The texture can be made easier for cats.

  Further, if a simple engagement / disengagement mechanism between the engaging protrusion and the slider is employed as the locking means, it can be manufactured at a low cost and the operation becomes easy. When finger holes are formed in the swing door, it becomes easy to match the swing door that swings with a light force to the lock position in the frame.

  Of course, the main door is usually provided with a locking means for preventing the main door from opening without permission, but in the present invention, the detailed mechanism and specification of the locking means of the main door are not particularly limited.

  About the more preferable arrangement | positioning of the said chest door, the structure by which the said main opening part and the main door, and the said chest door were arranged in parallel by the one side and the other side of the front of the said cat cage can be employ | adopted. According to this configuration, when the cat cage is placed along the wall or corner of the room, good usability for both the owner and the cat can be obtained.

  Further, when the main opening and the main door and the hollow door are arranged in parallel on the front, the cage is integrally assembled on a single cage panel built in front of the cat cage. The overall structure is streamlined and easy to assemble.

  In the case where the main opening and the main door and the hollow door are arranged side by side, the main door slides toward the other side along the front of the cat cage. It is a slide door which opens an opening part, Comprising: You may be comprised so that the said main door may overlap with the front surface or back surface of the said door in the open state.

  Thus, by making the main door into a sliding door, the front space in front of the cat cage can be used effectively. Further, if the opened sliding door is overlapped with the hollow door, there is no waste in securing the opening dimension of the main opening, and the original function of the hollow door is not impaired.

  As described above, the cage for cats of the present invention is provided with a cut-out door on either side of the cage, in addition to the main opening that is opened and closed by the main door. By allowing cats to freely enter and exit according to the situation while preparing a breeding environment preferred by cats, the stress on cats raised indoors can be greatly reduced.

  For owners, there is a main opening for taking in and out of rearing equipment and equipment, and a main door is attached to it, so there is no inconvenience for daily care and cleaning inside the cage. Can be used.

It is a front side perspective view of the whole cat cage in the state where the door is used. It is the front side perspective view of the whole cat cage in the state where the main door was opened. It is an expansion perspective view of the door which is in a locked state. It is an expansion perspective view of the hollow door in an open state. It is a disassembled perspective view of the member which comprises a chestnut door.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  The cage for cats of the present invention is assembled by building a plurality of cage panels, each of which is a grid of wire rods arranged vertically and horizontally, and connecting them together. The illustrated cat cage 1 has an almost rectangular parallelepiped shape that is slightly tall as a whole, in accordance with the habits of cats who prefer height differences, and is installed with one of the wide vertical surfaces as the front. However, depending on the overall shape of the cat cage 1 and the installation environment, a narrow surface may be the front.

  The lower part of the cat cage 1 is supported by the bottom tray unit 2. The bottom tray unit 2 is a member that is integrally formed with a synthetic resin material such as an ABS resin without any gaps so that cat excrement and garbage in a cage can be easily treated. The bottom tray unit 2 is started up at a substantially uniform height (about a few tens of centimeters) from the floor portion 21 having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, and both the left and right edges and the back edge of the floor portion, and surrounds three sides other than the front. The lower shielding wall 22 has a continuous shape. On the upper edge of the lower shielding wall portion 22, a groove portion 23 for installing the cage panel 3 is formed.

  The cage panel 3 is formed by assembling metal wire rods vertically and horizontally. The surface of the wire is appropriately subjected to synthetic resin coating or corrosion resistance treatment. Adjacent cage panels 3 are connected to each other via an appropriate joint member 31. The left and right side surfaces and the rear cage panels 3 in the cat cage 1 of the illustrated form are connected in two steps in the height direction.

  A synthetic resin top frame 32 is attached to the upper edge of the cat cage 1, and a ceiling panel 33 is attached to the inside. The ceiling panel 33 is held so that the front side can be opened and closed via an appropriate hinge member 34 attached to the back side, and the ceiling panel 33 is opened and closed via an appropriate lock member 35 attached to the front side. Is regulated. When the ceiling panel 33 is opened, articles in the cage (cat toilets, food containers, toys, step stools, nail sharpeners, other breeding tools / breeding goods, etc.) can be taken in and out of the opening.

  A sliding door type opening is also provided in the lower part of the front. That is, the cage panel attached to the front face is formed such that when the slide door panel 41 is slid in the lateral direction, the left and right substantially half (the left half when viewed from the front outside) is opened. The door panel unit 4 is configured. In the illustrated embodiment, the opening 40 formed by opening the slide door panel 41 is defined as a main opening, and the slide door panel 41 itself is defined as a main door.

  Each of the sliding door panel 41 and the peripheral frame panel 42 that holds the sliding door panel 41 so as to be slidable is formed by assembling wire rods vertically and horizontally. The sliding door panel 41 is locked to a pair of upper and lower rail wires 44 provided on the peripheral frame panel 42 via appropriate guide members 43 attached to the upper edge and the lower edge, and along the rail wires 44. Slide sideways. An appropriate lock knob 45 is attached to the lower end of the slide door panel 41 on the hand side (left side as viewed from the front outside in the illustrated embodiment), and the lock knob 45 is engaged with the peripheral frame panel 42 by an appropriate operation to slide. Opening and closing of the door panel 41 is restricted.

  In the lower part of the front door panel unit 4 on the side that does not open (right side as viewed from the front outside in the illustrated embodiment), a hollow door 5 is attached to which the cat can freely enter and exit. The underdoor 5 has a frame body 51 assembled to the peripheral frame panel 42 of the front door panel unit 4, and a swing door 52 attached in the opening frame of the frame body 51.

  The frame 51 is a member having a substantially rounded square shape when viewed from the front, which is formed of a synthetic resin material such as ABS resin. As shown in FIG. 5, the frame 51 is formed by tying together the front half 511 and the back half 512, and is fitted to a wire surrounding the opening for the underdoor formed in the peripheral frame panel 42. Is fixed.

  The swing door 52 is a thin and light plate-like member that is formed of a synthetic resin material such as ABS resin and has a substantially rounded square shape when viewed from the front. Both the front and back surfaces of the swing door 52 are formed in a flat shape without protrusions so that the cat can be safely pushed by the head. The swing door 52 is suspended from the upper frame portion of the frame body 51 via two hinge members 53 on the upper left and right sides, and as shown in FIG. It is held so that it can be swung lightly up to a position close to. By simply pushing the swing door 52 with the head, the swing door 52 is lifted, and the cat can freely enter and exit the opening frame of the frame 51.

  The door 5 is also provided with locking means for restricting the swing of the swing door 52. The locking means are cut out at the lower edge of the frame 51 so as to match the engagement protrusions 54 at the left and right positions protruding from the lower edge of the swing door 52 and the engagement protrusions 54. The engaging recess 55 is configured to include a slider 56 incorporated in the lower frame portion of the frame 51.

  The slider 56 is sandwiched between the front-side half 511 and the back-side half 512 of the frame 51 and is held so as to be able to slide laterally along the lower opening edge of the frame 51. A lock groove 57 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the engagement protrusion 54 is formed at the upper edge of the slider 56. Further, a knob 58 is projected from the front of the slider 56, and the knob 58 is engaged with a guide long hole 513 formed in the front half 511 of the frame 51. Then, when the knob 58 of the slider 56 is slid to the lock side in a state where the engagement protrusion 54 of the swing door 52 is aligned with the engagement recess 55 of the frame 51, the lock groove 57 of the slider 56 forms the swing door 52. The swing door 52 is restrained by sandwiching the engaging projection piece 54, and the swing of the swing door 52 is restricted, so that the cat cannot enter or exit.

  In order to properly position the swing door 52 that easily swings, the swing door 52 is formed with a finger hole 59 that is large enough to insert a single fingertip at an appropriate position near its lower edge. When the swing door 52 is locked, the index finger is inserted into the finger hole 59 and the swing door 52 is adjusted to the frame 51, and the slider 56 is moved with the thumb to engage the engagement protrusion 54. The door 5 can be easily locked with one hand.

  Thus, if the sliding door type main door (sliding door panel 41) and the cat hollow door 5 are arranged in parallel on the front of the cat cage 1, the cat cage 1 is made to follow the wall surface or corner of the room. The user-friendliness when placed in this manner is good for both the owner and the cat, and the front space in front of the cat cage 1 can be used effectively. By the way, in the exemplary embodiment, when the slide door panel 41 is slid in the opening direction to open the main opening, the slide door panel 41 interferes with the swing door 52 and the underdoor 5 cannot be used. However, since the underdoor 5 is used in a state where the main opening is closed, the interference between the slide door panel 41 and the swing door 52 is practically not problematic.

  The cat cage 1 described above can be used by assembling various breeding tools, breeding articles, etc. therein. In the illustrated embodiment, two bowl-shaped cat steps 6 are attached along the inner side corners of the cat cage 1 in two different steps. The cat step 6 includes a flat bottom portion that is a quadrant in a top view, two back wall portions that are raised from a straight edge corresponding to the radius of the quadrant and are orthogonal to each other, and a quadrant. The front wall portion raised from the edge other than the arcuate edge of the circle is a synthetic resin molded product formed so as to be continuous integrally with a round shape, and the back wall portion is an appropriate mounting member 61. It is latched to the wire rod of the cage panel 3 via The front wall is also formed with a curvilinear notch for facilitating the entry and exit of the cat. Further, a strip block-shaped nail sharpening tool 7 made of corrugated cardboard or the like is vertically mounted via an appropriate mounting tool 71 on the cage panel 3 built on the right side as viewed from the front. In this way, the cat cage 1 provided with the hollow door 5 that can allow the cat to freely enter and exit under certain circumstances provides a breeding space where the cat can live comfortably and safely without feeling stress. It is very effective in forming.

  The illustrated embodiment of the cat cage 1 is merely an example, and the detailed structure and shape of the entire cage and the sliding door may be slightly modified within a range in which the same effects as described above can be obtained.

  The cage for cats of the present invention provided with a chestnut door can be used not only as a cat but also as a rearing tool for other small animals having a behavior similar to that of a cat.

1 Cat cage 2 Bottom tray unit 3 Cage panel 4 Front door panel unit 40 Opening (main opening)
41 Sliding door panel (main door)
5 Kurikordori 51 Frame 52 Swing door 53 Hinge member 54 Engagement protrusion 55 Engagement recess 56 Slider 59 Finger hole

Claims (4)

In a cat cage that is assembled by connecting a plurality of cage panels made of grids of wire rods vertically and horizontally, assembled in a box shape,
A main opening is provided on the front or top surface of the cat cage, and a main door that can be opened and closed is attached to the main opening.
In the front, side or back of the cat cage, a black door is provided where the cat can freely enter and exit ,
The underdoor includes a frame body assembled to a wire constituting the cage panel, and a swing that is suspended from the upper frame portion of the frame body via a hinge member and is swingably held inside the frame body. A door,
The undercut door has an engaging protrusion projecting at the edge of the swing door, and is incorporated inside the frame body and slides along the opening edge of the frame body. A locking means comprising a slider to be engaged and disengaged,
A cat cage, wherein finger holes are formed in the swing door . In a cat cage that is assembled by connecting a plurality of cage panels made of grids of wire rods vertically and horizontally, assembled in a box shape,
On one side of the front of the cat cage is provided with a main opening capable of taking in and out articles inside the cage, and a main door that can be opened and closed is attached to the main opening,
A cat cage characterized in that, on the other side of the front surface of the cat cage, a boring door is provided to allow the cat to freely enter and exit . In the cat cage according to claim 2 ,
The cat cage, wherein the main opening and the main door, and the hollow door are integrally assembled in a single cage panel built in front of the cat cage. In the cat cage according to claim 2 or 3 ,
The main door is a slide door that opens the main opening by sliding toward the other side along the front of the cat cage,
The cat cage, wherein the main door is configured to overlap the front or back surface of the chest door in the opened state.

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