JPH10327702A - Adapter of water tank for aquarium fish - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the subject adapter enabling the sure placing of a glass plate on a conventional water tank having glass wall extending to the top edge of the tank by forming a slit at the lower end of a main body having an apron at an end and inserting the upper end of the wall face of the water tank into the slit. SOLUTION: A slit 2 having a form to enable the insertion of the top edge of the wall of a water tank is formed at the lower face of the adapter main body 1 having an apron 3 at a side to obtain the objective adapter A. Preferably, the adapter main body 1 is formed in a form having L-shaped plane view along the corner of the water tank and the apron 3 is placed inside of the L-shaped main body. The adapter main body 1 may be formed in the form of a straight line. The adapter A is most preferably made of a synthetic resin and is formed e.g. by the monolithic molding of a rigid vinyl chloride resin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an adapter used for an ornamental fish tank, and more particularly, to an adapter for enabling a glass plate to be placed on the tank and protecting the tank from impact.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An aquarium for aquarium fish is formed of glass in a container shape, but its upper surface is open. On the other hand, a lighting device and a filter device are placed on the upper surface of the aquarium, and a lid is installed to prevent foreign substances such as dust from falling into the aquarium and preventing water in the aquarium from evaporating. Is common.
And a transparent glass plate was used as this lid.

[0003]

In this case, since the lighting device and the filter device are generally made of synthetic resin, for example, a flange-shaped locking member for mounting on the upper surface of the water tank is provided. It is easy. However,
In the case of a glass plate, it is difficult to provide the above-mentioned locking member due to the nature of the material. There was no danger that it could slip into the aquarium with a slight impact.

[0004] Therefore, there has been conventionally known a water tank in which a synthetic resin frame is wound around the entire upper end of the water tank, and a locking member for mounting a glass plate on the frame is provided. However, as described above, members other than the glass plate can be mounted on the upper surface of the water tank without such a frame without such a frame, and providing such a frame only for the glass plate is wasteful. Therefore, there was a problem that the cost of the water tank increased.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and a glass plate is surely placed on a conventional water tank in which the wall surface of the glass stands up to the upper end as it is. The purpose is to provide an adapter for That is, the adapter of the present invention is characterized in that a slit is provided at the lower end of the adapter body having an apron on one side so that the upper end of the wall surface of the water tank can be inserted.

[0006]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of an adapter A according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an adapter main body, which is formed in a plane L shape along a corner of the water tank T here. In the figure, reference numeral 3 denotes an apron protruding from the side surface of the adapter main body 1, and here protruding from the inside of the L-shaped adapter main body 1. On the other hand, reference numeral 2 in the figure denotes a slit provided at the lower end of the adapter main body 1, and the slit 2 is provided in such a width that the upper end of the wall surface of the water tank T can be inserted. As the material of the adapter A, a synthetic resin is optimal, and in this embodiment, the adapter A is integrally formed of hard vinyl chloride. When the above materials are used, the adapter A has some elasticity.
By setting the width of the slit 2 provided at the lower end of the adapter body 1 to be slightly smaller than the thickness of the wall surface of the water tank T, an action of clamping the wall surface with strong pressure can be expected.

The adapter A of this embodiment has a slit 2 at the upper end of the wall of the corner portion of the water tank T as shown in FIG.
The glass plate G is placed on an apron 3 protruding from a side surface of the adapter body 1 to receive the glass plate. The end face abuts on the side face of the adapter body 1 to prevent further movement. Therefore, the adapter A of this embodiment
Is particularly useful when placing a glass plate G that covers the entire upper surface of the water tank by being fixed to all corners of the water tank T as shown in FIG.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the adapter A of the present invention. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes an adapter body, which is formed in a linear shape here, and an apron 3 protrudes from a side surface thereof. The remaining configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

The adapter A of this embodiment is fixed by clamping the adapter body 1 with a slit 2 at a part of the upper end of the wall of the water tank T as shown in FIG. By fixing, it is particularly useful when placing a glass plate G that covers a part of the upper surface of the water tank.

[0010]

The present invention having the above configuration has the following specific effects. By purchasing this adapter and fixing it to the upper end of the wall of the water tank on hand, it is possible to securely place the glass plate even in a conventional water tank where the glass wall rises to the upper end as it is Because
There is no need to purchase a water tank in which a synthetic resin frame is wound around the entire upper end of the water tank.

In the case of the adapter according to the first embodiment, by fixing it to all corners of the water tank, the glass plate can be securely placed, and also acts as a cushioning material for protecting the corners, This has the effect of preventing an object from hitting the corner of a water tank made of steel and destroying it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a use state of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a use state of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a use state of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Adapter body 2 Slit 3 Apron A Adapter T Water tank G Glass plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An ornamental fish, wherein a slit (2) is provided at a lower end of an adapter body (1) having an apron (3) on one side so that an upper end of a wall surface of a water tank (T) can be inserted therein. Aquarium adapter. 2. The aquarium fish tank according to claim 1, wherein the adapter body (1) is formed in a plane L shape along a corner of the water tank (T), and the apron (3) is provided inside the L shape. Adapter. 3. The aquarium fish aquarium adapter according to claim 1, wherein the adapter body (1) is formed in a straight line.