Cat litter shovel

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cat litter shovel, and belongs to the field of pet appliances. The shovel comprises a shovel head and a handle, wherein the shovel head comprises a shovel surface part and a surrounding part surrounding the periphery of the shovel surface part; a mounting part is arranged at the rear end of the fence part, and a mounting cavity extending up and down is formed in the mounting part; the rear end wall surface of the enclosure part forms the front side inner wall of the mounting cavity; the front end of the handle is provided with a connecting part which is embedded into the mounting cavity in a matched manner, and the connecting part is detachably connected with the mounting part; and the connecting part is provided with a matching mounting surface which is in fit contact with the rear end wall surface of the enclosure part. According to the cat litter shovel, the shovel head and the handle are designed in a split mode, the connecting mode of the shovel head and the handle is optimized, stable connection of the shovel head and the handle is guaranteed, the service life is prolonged, the shovel head and the handle can be replaced independently, and therefore the use cost of a user is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pet appliances, and more specifically, to a cat litter scoop. Background Art

[0002] As one of the small animals loved by humans, more and more people raise cats, and a cat litter scoop is one of the essential appliances for raising cats. After the cat litter absorbs urine and forms clumps, the breeder uses the cat litter scoop to remove it and then fills in fresh and clean cat litter. The cat litter scoop consists of a shovel surface part and a handle part. The user holds the handle to scoop the litter. During the process of scooping and sifting the litter multiple times, the shovel surface part is more likely to be damaged and cracked, while the handle is not easily damaged. Currently, in the industry, once the shovel surface is damaged, the entire cat litter scoop is generally replaced, which is relatively costly for users.

[0003] After retrieval, the patent with the publication number CN221241210U discloses a detachable cat litter scoop. An extension rod is provided at one end of the shovel head through a screw thread structure, and the handle area is arranged on the extension rod, and extension rods of different lengths can be selected to change the overall length of the cat litter scoop. This design focuses on achieving the adjustable length of the cat litter scoop. The patent with the publication number CN211353465U provides a multifunctional cat litter scoop. This design sets a double-group split structure in the shovel head area, splits the handle and the shovel head, and a sand loading cylinder is split and arranged behind the shovel head, which is convenient for directly placing the litter to be cleaned.

[0004] The above designs also simultaneously achieve the detachable design of the shovel head area and the handle area, and can choose to replace the shovel head alone when only the shovel head is damaged, which helps to reduce the use cost. However, inevitably, the detachable design of the shovel head and the handle will also cause the overall strength of the cat litter scoop to decline. During use, the litter carried on the shovel head needs to be repeatedly screened, and the force is relatively heavy, resulting in the connection area between the shovel head and the handle being more likely to break, and even the connection between the two may break before the shovel head is damaged, which will instead reduce the service life of the overall cat litter scoop and lose the original intention of the split design. How to effectively avoid the easy breakage problem of the shovel head and the handle area has more prominent practical significance. Summary of the Utility Model

[0005] 1. Technical Problems to be Solved by the Utility Model

[0006] Aiming at the situation that the overall cat litter scoop in the prior art has a relatively high use cost and the detachable cat litter scoop is prone to breakage at the connection, the utility model intends to provide a cat litter scoop. This design still adopts a detachable design for the shovel head and the handle, and optimizes the connection method between the two to ensure the stable connection between the two, extend the service life, and can be replaced separately, thereby reducing the use cost for users.

[0007] 2. Technical Solutions

[0008] To achieve the above object, the technical solution provided by the present utility model is as follows:

[0009] A cat litter shovel of the present utility model includes a shovel head and a handle. The shovel head includes a shovel face portion and a surrounding portion surrounding the periphery of the shovel face portion; along the front-back direction of the cat litter shovel, an installation portion is provided at the rear end of the surrounding portion, and an installation cavity extending in the up-down height direction is provided in the installation portion; the rear end wall surface of the surrounding portion forms the front inner wall of the installation cavity; at the bottom of the front end of the handle, a connecting portion is provided which is fitted and embedded into the installation cavity, and the connecting portion is detachably connected to the installation portion; and the connecting portion has a fitting installation surface that is in close contact with the rear end wall surface of the surrounding portion.

[0010] This application adopts a split design, and uses the cooperation between the connecting portion and the installation portion to realize the detachable connection between the handle and the shovel head, which is convenient for independent replacement of each part and reduces the use cost; more importantly, this application adopts an embedded fit between the installation cavity and the connecting portion, and the surrounding portion of the cat litter shovel itself becomes a part of the installation cavity. The rear end wall surface of the surrounding portion is used as the area for fitting and installing with the front end of the connecting portion. The surrounding portion is integrally formed with the shovel face portion and surrounds it on all sides, with relatively high structural strength. Using the surrounding portion as the installation surface that closely abuts against the connecting portion further ensures the connection strength between the two parts. In particular, the installation cavity extends from the top surface of the installation portion downward, and the connecting portion is correspondingly embedded and abuts against the surrounding portion from top to bottom, which is consistent with the up-down force application direction of the shovel face portion of the cat litter shovel during use. Through practice, the connection strength between the handle and the shovel head is greatly improved, effectively preventing breakage at the connection between the two, and the service life is improved. Moreover, the surrounding portion of the cat litter shovel can fully ensure the area of the fitting installation surface, thereby effectively improving the overall strength of the connection position and further preventing breakage.

[0011] Furthermore, in addition to using the installation cavity to achieve the embedded fit, an installation hole communicating with the installation cavity is provided on the installation portion, and a corresponding connection hole extending in the up-down direction is provided on the connecting portion. A fastener passes through the installation hole and the connection hole to fasten and connect the two. Specifically, a fastening bolt or a fastening screw can be used as the fastener. The cooperation of the fastener further improves the connection stability between the handle and the shovel head. It is preferable that the fastening bolt passes through the installation hole and the connection hole from bottom to top in sequence for connection. Preferably, the installation cavity extends downward from the top surface of the installation portion, and the connecting portion is embedded downward into the installation cavity; at this time, an installation hole can be provided on the bottom surface of the installation portion.

[0012] To ensure the position stability of the connecting part within the installation cavity, further, multiple groups of vertically extending limiting plates are provided on the inner wall of the installation cavity, and correspondingly, multiple groups of limiting card slots adapted to the limiting plates are provided on the connecting part. The connecting part is fitted and embedded into the installation cavity and is limited by the limiting plates. The limiting plates can effectively prevent the connecting part from shifting in position and also play a guiding role during the embedding installation, ensuring that the connecting part can be closely attached and abutted against the rear wall surface of the enclosing part after installation. Similarly, it is also possible to select that multiple groups of vertically extending limiting card slots are provided on the inner wall of the installation cavity, and correspondingly, multiple groups of limiting plates adapted to the limiting card slots are provided on the connecting part. The connecting part is fitted and embedded into the installation cavity and is limited by the limiting card slots.

[0013] To further improve the structural strength of the disassembly and assembly connection position, further, the longitudinal sections of the installation part and the internal installation cavity along the front-back direction of the cat litter shovel are both triangular; triangular reinforcing plates are correspondingly provided on both sides behind the mating installation surface of the connecting part, and the two side reinforcing plates are in corresponding close contact with the inner walls on both sides of the installation cavity. In this way, a triangular stable structure is achieved, and in addition to the front mating installation surface of the connecting part being able to closely abut against the inner wall of the installation cavity, by the two side reinforcing plates being in close contact with the inner walls on both sides of the installation cavity, the installation contact area between the connecting part and the installation part is further increased, the connection strength is improved, and breakage is prevented.

[0014] In practice, more preferably, the vertically extending height of the installation cavity within the installation part and the vertically extending height of the mating installation surface on the connecting part are both not less than half of the height of the rear end of the enclosing part, effectively increasing the areas of the installation cavity and the mating installation surface, and increasing the connection strength and stability. Specifically, it can be preferably selected that the top surface height of the installation part and the top surface height of the mating installation surface on the connecting part are both flush with the top surface height of the rear end of the enclosing part. This not only makes full use of the height and size advantages of the enclosing part to ensure the connection strength, but also keeps the mating part airtight, preventing situations such as cat litter being easily stuck in the gaps due to the split design.

[0015] As one of the specific designs of the handle, the handle includes a handle body for holding. The bottom of the front end of the handle body has a splicing part, and the connecting part is provided on the bottom surface of the splicing part; when the connecting part is embedded into the installation cavity, the bottom surface of the splicing part is flush with the top surface of the rear end of the enclosing part, and the front end of the splicing part is flush with the front side wall surface of the enclosing part in the vertical direction. In this way, not only in the horizontal direction, the height between the handle and the top surface of the shovel head enclosing part is kept flush, but also in the vertical direction, the front end direction of the bottom of the handle is kept flush with the front side wall surface of the enclosing part, realizing the tightness of the connection position between the handle and the shovel head, and preventing situations such as gaps or card slots causing cat litter blockage and difficult cleaning.

[0016] The present utility model further provides a cat litter shovel, which includes a shovel head and a handle. The shovel head includes a shoveling surface portion and a surrounding portion surrounding the periphery of the shoveling surface portion; along the front-back direction of the cat litter shovel, an installation portion is provided at the rear end of the surrounding portion, and an installation cavity extending in the up-down height direction is provided in the installation portion. The front end of the handle is provided with a connection portion that can be embedded in the installation cavity, and the connection portion and the installation portion are detachably connected; and the connection portion has a mating installation surface that fits and contacts the installation portion. Similarly, this design adopts an up-down mating installation method by providing an embedding groove at the rear end of the surrounding portion, which helps to utilize the overall structural strength of the surrounding portion, and increases the mating installation surface for surface-contact installation connection, having a sufficient mating installation area, thereby effectively enhancing the connection strength at the splitting position and preventing breakage and damage. Similarly, to further improve the connection strength and stability, furthermore, an installation hole is provided on the installation portion, and a corresponding connection hole is provided on the connection portion, and a fastener is cooperatively passed through the installation hole and the connection hole to fasten and connect the two. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 FIG. is a schematic structural view of the cat litter shovel in the embodiment;

[0018] Figure 2 FIG. is a schematic structural view of the shovel head in the embodiment;

[0019] Figure 3 FIG. is a schematic structural view of the bottom view angle of the shovel head in the embodiment;

[0020] Figure 4 FIG. is a schematic structural view of the handle in the embodiment;

[0021] Figure 5 FIG. is a schematic structural view of the bottom view angle of the handle in the embodiment.

[0022] Explanation of the reference numerals in the schematic diagrams:

[0023] 100, shovel head; 110, shoveling surface portion; 120, surrounding portion; 130, installation portion; 131, limiting plate; 132, installation hole; 133, installation cavity;

[0024] 200, handle; 210, handle body; 220, connection portion; 221, limiting card slot; 222, reinforcing plate; 223, connection hole; 230, splicing portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0025] To further understand the content of the present utility model, the present utility model will be described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0026] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be construed as a limitation to the present utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0027] The following further describes the present utility model in conjunction with embodiments.

[0028] Embodiment

[0029] Combined with Figures 1 - 5 , a cat litter shovel of this embodiment includes a shovel head 100 and a handle 200. The shovel head 100 includes a shovel face portion 110 and a surrounding portion 120 around the periphery of the shovel face portion 110. Along the front-back direction of the cat litter shovel, an installation portion 130 is provided at the rear end of the surrounding portion 120, and an installation cavity 133 extending in the up-down height direction is provided in the installation portion 130; as Figure 2 shown, an installation cavity 133 extending downward from the top surface is provided in the installation portion 130; the rear end wall surface of the surrounding portion 120 forms the front inner wall of the installation cavity 133; a connection portion 220 that is correspondingly fitted and embedded in the installation cavity 133 is provided at the bottom of the front end of the handle 200, and the connection portion 220 is detachably connected to the installation portion 130, such as by using bolts or snap connections, etc.; and the connection portion 220 has a fitting installation surface that is in close contact with the rear end wall surface of the surrounding portion 120. In practice, the fitting installation surface can be a vertical plane, an inclined plane or an arc surface structure, and the corresponding rear end wall surface of the surrounding portion 120 can be a vertical plane, an inclined plane or an arc surface structure, and the two are closely abutted.

[0030] This embodiment uses the fitting installation surface for large-area surface contact installation to ensure the connection strength. In particular, the form of the installation cavity 133 cooperating with the surrounding portion 120 is adopted. The surrounding portion 120 directly forms a part of the installation cavity 133. The connection portion 220 on the handle 200 directly embeds downward and abuts against the surrounding portion 120, and the overall strength of the surrounding portion 120 is used to further ensure the stability at the split connection position and prevent fracture at the connection position.

[0031] To further promote stable connection, as Figure 3 and Figure 5As shown, the bottom surface of the installation part 130 is provided with an installation hole 132 that communicates upward with the installation cavity 133. A connection hole 223 extending in the up and down direction is correspondingly provided on the connection part 220. A fastener passes through the installation hole 132 and the connection hole 223 to fasten and connect the two. For example, a fastening bolt passes through the installation hole 132 and the connection hole 223 from bottom to top to fasten and connect the two, keeping the position of the fastening bolt concealed and making the appearance of the cat litter shovel more beautiful.

[0032] To promote the precise fit of the connection part 220 in the installation cavity 133, further, as Figure 2 shown, multiple groups of limiting plates 131 extending up and down are provided on the inner wall of the installation cavity 133. Multiple groups of limiting card slots 221 adapted to the limiting plates 131 are correspondingly provided on the connection part 220. The connection part 220 is fitted and embedded into the installation cavity 133 and is limited by the limiting plates 131. Specifically, four groups of limiting plates 131 are symmetrically distributed on the inner walls of both sides of the installation cavity 133, and two groups of limiting card slots 221 are respectively provided on both sides of the connection part 220. During installation, precise guidance can be provided, and the position stability of the connection part 220 can be ensured, and it is not easy to shake or shift.

[0033] Combined with Figure 2 and Figure 3 In practice, further, the longitudinal cross-sections of the installation part 130 and the internal installation cavity 133 along the front and rear directions of the cat litter shovel are both triangular; triangular reinforcing plates 222 are correspondingly provided on both sides behind the mating installation surface of the connection part 220. The reinforcing plates 222 are in close contact with the inner wall of the installation cavity 133, and the limiting card slots 221 can be provided on the reinforcing plates 222 on both sides. The triangular design not only further improves the structural strength of the installation part 130 and the connection part 220, but also uses the reinforcing plates 222 to further increase the contact and mating area between the connection part 220 and the installation part 130, which helps to ensure the structural strength and stability at the disassembly position and prevent fracture and damage.

[0034] Based on this, further, the up and down extension height of the installation cavity 133 in the installation part 130, and the up and down extension height of the mating installation surface on the connection part 220 are both not less than half of the height of the rear end of the enclosure part 120. Preferably, the top surface height of the installation part 130 and the top surface height of the mating installation surface on the connection part 220 are both flush with the top surface height of the rear end of the enclosure part 120 to ensure sufficient contact area. In addition, further, as Figure 4As shown in the figure, the handle 200 includes a handle body 210 for holding. The handle body 210 can be parallel to the front-back extension direction of the shovel head 100. The bottom of the front end of the handle body 210 has a splicing portion 230. The connecting portion 220 is provided on the bottom surface of the splicing portion 230. The splicing portion 230 can serve as a transition portion between the handle body 210 and the connecting portion 220. When the connecting portion 220 is embedded in the installation cavity 133, the bottom surface of the splicing portion 230 is flush with the top surface of the rear end of the enclosing portion 120, and the front end of the splicing portion 230 is flush with the front side wall surface of the enclosing portion 120 in the vertical direction. In this way, a tight clamping state is ensured at the top surface position of the enclosing portion 120, and it is impossible for fine cat litter to be stuck and blocked due to the existence of gaps, which is convenient for the arrangement of the cat litter shovel and does not cause inconvenience in cleaning due to the split design of the cat litter shovel.

[0035] Based on the above idea, in order to effectively avoid the situation that the handle 200 and the shovel head 100 are broken and damaged, this embodiment further provides a cat litter shovel, which includes a shovel head 100 and a handle 200. The shovel head 100 includes a shoveling surface 110 and an enclosing portion 120 surrounding the periphery of the shoveling surface 110. Along the front-back direction of the cat litter shovel, an installation portion 130 is provided at the rear end of the enclosing portion 120. The installation portion 130 has an installation cavity 133 extending in the up-down height direction. The front end of the handle 200 is provided with a connecting portion 220 that can be embedded in the installation cavity 133. The connecting portion 220 is detachably connected to the installation portion 130, and the connecting portion 220 has a mating installation surface that fits and contacts the installation portion 130. The mating installation surface can adopt a flat surface or an arc surface structure. By using the up-down slot-type mating installation and the large-area surface contact installation, the structural strength and stability of the connection position are improved, and breakage is prevented. Similarly to the foregoing design, preferably, the installation cavity 133 extends downward from the top surface of the installation portion 130. An installation hole 132 is provided on the installation portion 130, and a connection hole 223 is correspondingly provided on the connecting portion 220. A fastener is cooperatively passed through the installation hole 132 and the connection hole 223 to fasten and connect the two, such as using a bolt to fasten to further ensure the connection stability. For the convenience of the precise fit of the connecting portion 220 in the installation cavity 133, similarly, a plurality of groups of limiting plates 131 extending up and down can be provided on the inner wall of the installation cavity 133, and a plurality of groups of limiting card slots 221 adapted to the limiting plates 131 are correspondingly provided on the connecting portion 220. The connecting portion 220 is cooperatively embedded in the installation cavity 133 and is limited by the limiting plates 131, etc.

[0036] The above schematically describes the present invention and its implementation manners. This description is not restrictive. It is only one of the implementation manners of the present invention, and actually is not limited thereto. Therefore, if those of ordinary skill in the art are inspired by this and, without departing from the creative concept of the present invention, design similar structural manners and embodiments to this technical solution without creativity, they should all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cat litter scoop, comprising a scoop head (100) and a handle (200), the scoop head (100) including a scoop surface portion (110) and an enclosing portion (120) surrounding the periphery of the scoop surface portion (110); characterized in that: In the front - rear direction of the cat litter shovel, an installation part (130) is provided at the rear end of the enclosure part (120). An installation cavity (133) extending in the up - down height direction is provided inside the installation part (130); the rear end wall surface of the enclosure part (120) forms the front - side inner wall of the installation cavity (133); at the front end of the handle (200), a connection part (220) is correspondingly provided to be fitted and embedded into the installation cavity (133), and the connection part (220) is detachably connected to the installation part (130); and the connection part (220) has a fitting installation surface that fits and contacts the rear end wall surface of the enclosure part (120).

2. The cat litter scoop according to claim 1, wherein: An installation hole (132) communicating with the installation cavity (133) is provided on the installation part (130). A connection hole (223) extending in the up - down direction is correspondingly provided on the connection part (220). A fastener passes through the installation hole (132) and the connection hole (223) to connect the two.

3. A cat litter scoop according to claim 1, characterized in that: On the inner wall of the installation cavity (133), multiple groups of limiting plates (131) extending up and down are provided. On the connection part (220), multiple groups of limiting card slots (221) adapted to the limiting plates (131) are correspondingly provided. The connection part (220) is fitted and embedded into the installation cavity (133) and is limited by the limiting plates (131). Alternatively, on the inner wall of the installation cavity (133), multiple groups of limiting card slots (221) extending up and down are provided. On the connection part (220), multiple groups of limiting plates (131) adapted to the limiting card slots (221) are correspondingly provided. The connection part (220) is fitted and embedded into the installation cavity (133) and is limited by the limiting card slots (221).

4. The cat litter scoop according to claim 1, wherein: The longitudinal cross - sections of the installation part (130) and the internal installation cavity (133) in the front - rear direction of the cat litter shovel are both triangular; a triangular reinforcing plate (222) is correspondingly provided behind the fitting installation surface of the connection part (220), and the reinforcing plate (222) fits and contacts the inner wall of the installation cavity (133).

5. A cat litter scoop according to claim 1, characterized in that: The up - down extension height of the installation cavity (133) inside the installation part (130) and the up - down extension height of the fitting installation surface on the connection part (220) are both not less than half of the rear - end height of the enclosure part (120).

6. The cat litter scoop according to claim 5, wherein: The top - surface height of the installation part (130) and the top - surface height of the fitting installation surface on the connection part (220) are both flush with the top - surface height of the rear end of the enclosure part (120).

7. A cat litter scoop according to claim 5, characterized in that: The installation cavity (133) extends downward from the top surface of the installation part (130), and the connection part (220) is embedded downward into the installation cavity (133).

8. A cat litter scoop according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that: The handle (200) includes a handle body (210) for holding. At the bottom of the front end of the handle body (210), there is a splicing part (230), and the connection part (220) is provided on the bottom surface of the splicing part (230); when the connection part (220) is embedded into the installation cavity (133), the bottom surface of the splicing part (230) is flush with the rear - end top surface of the enclosure part (120), and the front end of the splicing part (230) is flush with the front - side wall surface of the enclosure part (120) in the vertical direction.

9. A cat litter scoop, comprising a scoop head (100) and a handle (200), wherein the scoop head (100) includes a scoop surface portion (110) and a surrounding portion (120) surrounding the periphery of the scoop surface portion (110); characterized in that: Along the front - rear direction of the cat litter shovel, an installation part (130) is provided at the rear end of the enclosure part (120). An installation cavity (133) extending along the up - down height direction is formed inside the installation part (130). A connection part (220) capable of being embedded into the installation cavity (133) is provided at the front end of the handle (200). The connection part (220) is detachably connected to the installation part (130); and the connection part (220) has a mating installation surface that fits and contacts the inner wall of the installation cavity (133).

10. The cat litter scoop according to claim 9, characterized in that: The installation cavity (133) extends downward from the top surface of the installation part (130), and the connection part (220) is embedded downward into the installation cavity (133). An installation hole (132) is formed in the installation part (130), and a connection hole (223) is correspondingly provided on the connection part (220). Fasteners are cooperatively passed through the installation hole (132) and the connection hole (223) to connect the two parts.

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