Animal guiding device; method for determining a distance between a point A and a point B

Abstract

Animal guiding device (1), - with at least one line (3), - with a fastening device (9) arranged on the leash (3) at a fastening point for fastening the leash (3) to a collar or harness attached to an animal to be led, or with a collar arranged on the leash (3) for an animal to be led, characterized in that the animal guiding device (1) has at least one measuring scale (14), wherein at least one measuring scale (14) is arranged on the leash (3) and the fastening device (9) or at least one measuring scale (14) is arranged on the leash (3) and on the collar arranged on the leash (3).

Description

Prior ArtThe invention is based on an animal guiding device according to the genus of claim 1 and a method for determining a distance between a point A and a point B according to the genus of claim 9.Animal guidance devices, in particular dog lines or cat lines, have long been part of the state of the art. The use of an animal device allows a user to safely guide an animal (e.g. dog, cat). In addition to the animal guidance devices which have a fixed length, animal guidance devices with a rolling device (automatic rolling mechanism) are also known in the meantime. These so-called rolling or automatic lines are characterized in that the freedom of movement of an animal to be guided (e.g. dog, cat) can be varied by a user operating the rolling line. The winding device serves to wind the line, which can be in particular a tape, a belt or a cable, onto a reel in a handle housing or to wind it off from this reel.In addition to the actual task of an animal guidance device, namely the guidance of an animal, animal guidance devices have been provided with further functionalities over the course of time. For example, German utility model DE 299 03 782 U1 discloses a dog line with illumination, German utility model DE 297 05 424 U1 discloses a dog rolling line with an electric shocker, German laid-open specification DE 10 2004 034 754 A1 discloses a device for making dogs which contains a device for disposing of dog fecal material, and German laid-open specification DE 10 2015 012 707 A1 discloses a rolling device for an animal line with a heatable grab handle.Furthermore, a roll-up dog line is known from German utility model DE 200 16 934 U1, which is intended to signal to the user in areas with line constraint through its multi-colored line when a maximum line length predetermined by a dog-holder prescription is reached. A disadvantage here is that the maximum line length in the individual line force regions, which is predetermined by a dog holder regulation, can vary, so that the user has to change the dog line when changing the region.Furthermore, U.S. Pat. No. 5,430,952 A discloses a rollable measuring tape which is not suitable for guiding an animal, and Korean Pat. No. 10 2022 0 061 758 A and English patent application GB 2 199 306 A disclose a rollable dog line which has a measuring tape as a line but which, depending on the use, has inadequate measurement accuracy.The object of the invention is therefore to provide an animal guidance device overcoming the disadvantages of the prior art and a method overcoming the disadvantages of the prior art for determining a distance between a point A and a point B.The Invention and its AdvantagesThe animal guidance device according to the invention, having the features of claim 1, and the method according to the invention for determining a distance between a point A and a point B, having the features of claim 9, have the advantage over the related art that the animal guidance device according to the invention has at least one line and at least one fastening device arranged on the line at a fastening point for fastening the line to a neck placed on an animal to be guided or to a harness placed on an animal to be guided or to a neck arranged on the line for an animal to be guided, wherein the animal guidance device according to the invention has at least one measurement scale, preferably a linear measurement scale, wherein at least one measuring scale is arranged on the line and the fastening device or at least one measuring scale is arranged on the line and on the neck arranged on the line, whereby the animal guiding device according to the invention can be used on the one hand for guiding an animal and on the other hand for determining a distance.According to an advantageous embodiment of the animal guiding device according to the invention, at least one further measurement scale is arranged on the line and / or the fastening device or at least one further measurement scale is arranged on the line and / or on the neck arranged on the line.According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the animal guiding device according to the invention, the zero point of the measurement scale is arranged on the line, the fastening device or the neck arranged on the line.According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the animal guiding device according to the invention, at least one line is at least partially a belt, at least partially a belt and / or at least partially a cable.According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the animal guiding device according to the invention, the animal guiding device has a rolling device for at least one line. The animal guiding device according to the invention is thus a rolling line, which is preferably distinguished from conventional lines in that a spring-loaded spool, which is preferably arranged in a handle housing, automatically wind the line up. The line, which is thus always under light tension, does not rub on the ground, regardless of the distance between the animal to be guided, e.g. dog, and the user. In order to be able to stop the running-out of the animal to be guided at any time, the rolling line is equipped with a brake. The brake can be set to a permanent stop, whereby the line is set to a fixed length, so that the animal to be guided can be permanently guided at a certain distance (e.g. at foot).According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the animal guiding device according to the invention, the fastening device is a hook, a carabiner or an eyelet.According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the animal guiding device according to the invention, at least one measurement scale has a meter measurement unit, inch measurement unit and / or foot measurement unit.According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the animal guiding device according to the invention, the animal guiding device has at least one pocket computer, at least one pen holder and / or at least one writing block holder. This offers the advantage that, for example, measured distances can be calculated and / or recorded with one another.According to an advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention for determining a distance between a point A and a point B, wherein a measurement scale is used for measuring the distance, wherein an animal guidance device is used for determining a distance, wherein the used animal guidance device has at least one line and a fastening device arranged on the line at a fastening point for fastening the line to a neck of an animal to be guided or a harness of an animal to be guided or a neck arranged on the line for an animal to be guided, and the used animal guidance device has at least one measurement scale, by means of which a distance can be determined by a user, wherein at least one measuring scale is arranged on the line and the fastening device or at least one measuring scale is arranged on the line and on the neck arranged on the line, the inserted animal guiding device is connected at least temporarily to the animal to be guided for determining the distance.According to an advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention in this respect, at the time of determining the distance, the measurement scale is positioned by the user at point A and by the animal connected to the animal guiding device at point B.According to an advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention in this respect, the zero point of the measurement scale is positioned at point A or point B at the time of determining the distance.According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention, in a method step that lies before a point in time of determining the distance, the user moves to point A and / or the animal connected to the animal guidance device moves to point B.According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention, the path of the user in the direction of point A leads to the positioning of the scale by the animal connected to the animal guidance device at point B via point B and / or the path of the animal connected to the animal guidance device leads to point B for the positioning of the scale by the user at point A via point A.According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention, an animal guidance device for a dog is used as the animal guidance device.According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention, an animal guidance device according to one of claims 1 to 8 is used as the animal guidance device.Further advantages and advantageous embodiments of the invention can be derived from the following description and the drawings.DRAWINGSPreferred exemplary embodiments of the subject matter according to the invention are illustrated in the drawings and are explained in more detail below. They show FIG. 1 is a side view of an animal guiding device according to the invention, FIG. 2 shows a side view of the handle housing of the animal guiding device according to the invention, according to FIG. 1, FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the line and the roller spring of the animal guiding device according to the invention, according to FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a side view of the brake mechanism of the animal guiding device according to the invention, according to FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 shows a part of a line of an animal guiding device according to the invention.DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTFIG. 1 shows a side view of an animal guiding device 1 according to the invention. the animal guiding device 1 according to the invention, which is shown in its idle state, is designed as a roller line and has a handle housing 2, in which the line 3 is automatically wound on a drum 5 by means of a roller spring 4. By pulling the line 3, the line 3 can be extended to the length desired by the user, not shown. As a result, the rolling spring 4 is tensioned (similar to the movement) and the line 3 can be retracted again with this force. The functional principle is similar to the recovery of a power cable in the vacuum cleaner. The length of the line 3 is adjustable by a user, not shown, by a brake mechanism, which in particular consists of a brake button 6 and a locking button 7. The line 3, which can be designed with different lengths, so that it can have a length of 5 m, 7 m, 10 m or 20 m, for example, has a fastening point 8 for fastening the line 3 to a neck, not shown, or to a harness, not shown, of an animal to be guided, not shown, at which a fastening device 9 in the form of a hook (e.g. chrome hook) or carabiner is arranged.FIG. 2 shows a side view of the handle housing 2 of the animal guiding device 1 according to the invention according to FIG. 1, the handle housing 2 preferably consists of two housing shells screwed to one another, which preferably consist of plastic, in particular of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), a thermoplastic belonging to the technical plastics, for the purpose of saving weight. This offers the advantage that an animal guiding device 1 according to the invention contaminated with sand or dirt, for example, can be screwed on and cleaned without problems.FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the line 3 and the rolling spring 4 of the animal guiding device 1 according to the invention according to FIG. 1, the line 3 is preferably designed as a band or belt and preferably has the dimensions 15 mm X 1.5 mm. Preferably, the line 3 is made of durable and / or weather-independent nylon fabric. The rolling spring 4, which preferably has the dimensions 14 mm X 0.5 mm, preferably consists of a light and flexible spring steel.FIG. 4 shows a side view of the brake mechanism of the animal guiding device 1 according to the invention according to FIG. 1, By pressing the brake knob 6, the brake knob 6 reaches a braking or stopping position shown by a dashed line from a release position shown by a solid line. A movement of the line 3, not shown, in or out can thus be braked or stopped by pressing down the brake button 6, since a brake 10 arranged at the lower end of the brake button 6 is thereby brought into operative connection with contact surfaces 11 arranged on the drum 5. In order to lock the brake knob 6 in the position shown with the dashed line, the locking knob 7 is moved from a release position shown with a solid line into a locking position shown with a dashed line, whereby a lower end 12 is brought into operative connection with a contact surface 13 arranged on the brake knob 6.Fig. 5 shows a part of a line 3 of an animal guiding device according to the invention. The line 3 has a measurement scale 14, which extends at least over a part of the length of the line 3, as a result of which a distance can be measured. The line 3 of the animal guiding device according to the invention can have a fixed length, so that the animal guiding device according to the invention is not a roller line, or can be used with a roller line, in particular a roller line, according to FIG. 1. Preferably, at least one measurement scale 14, which has common measurement units (e.g. meter measurement unit, inch measurement unit and / or foot measurement unit), is arranged on the line 3, preferably by printing on e.g. the nylon fabric of the line 3.The animal guidance device according to the invention is an animal device functioning as a measuring tape. The animal guiding device according to the invention preferably has an automatically retractable line which can function as a measuring tape. Regardless of whether it is a fixed length line or a roller line, the animal guidance device according to the invention offers the advantage that it is always a measuring tape to hand and does not first have to search for e.g. an inchstock or a meter measure in order to measure a distance between a point A and a point B. Daily situations in which a distance between a point A and a point B is to be measured, such as, for example, measuring a new dog neck band for the growing dog, measuring a growth thrust of a child, measuring a piece of furniture, measuring the distance of the animal to be guided to the user or measuring another distance, are thus easily managed. According to the invention, when measuring a distance between a point A and a point B from the user, the animal to be guided can also be used as a measurement aid.All features shown in the description, the following claims and the drawings can be essential to the invention both individually and in any combination with one another.List of Reference Numbers1 Animal guide device 2 handle housing 3 line 4 roller spring 5 drum 6 brake knob 7 locking knob 8 fastening point 9 fastening device 10 brake 11 contact surface 12 lower end 13 contact surface 14 scale

Claims

Animal guiding device (1), - with at least one line (3), - with a fastening device (9) arranged on the line (3) at a fastening point for fastening the line (3) to a neck placed on an animal to be guided or to a harness placed on an animal to be guided or with a neck arranged on the line (3) for an animal to be guided, characterized in that the animal guiding device (1) has at least one measurement scale (14), wherein at least one measurement scale (14) is arranged on the line (3) and the fastening device (9) or at least one measurement scale (14) is arranged on the line (3) and on the neck arranged on the line (3).Animal guiding device (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that at least one further measurement scale (14) is arranged on the line (3) and / or the fastening device (9) or at least one further measurement scale (14) is arranged on the line (3) and / or on the neck arranged on the line (3).Animal guiding device (1) according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the zero point of the measurement scale (14) is arranged on the line (3), the fastening device (9) or the neck arranged on the line (3).Animal guiding device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one line (3) is at least partially a belt, at least partially a belt and / or at least partially a cable.Animal guiding device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the animal guiding device (1) has a rolling-up device for at least one line (3).Animal guiding device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening device (9) is a hook, a carabiner or an eyelet.Animal guiding device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one measurement scale (14) has a meter measurement unit, inch measurement unit and / or foot measurement unit.Animal guiding device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the animal guiding device (1) has at least one pocket calculator, at least one pen holder and / or at least one writing block holder.Method for determining a distance between a point A and a point B, wherein a measurement scale (14) is used for measuring the distance, characterized in that an animal guidance device (1) is used for determining a distance, wherein the used animal guidance device (1) has at least one line (3) and a fastening device (9) arranged on the line (3) at a fastening point (8) for fastening the line (3) to a neck of an animal to be guided or to a harness of an animal to be guided or a neck arranged on the line (3) for an animal to be guided, and the used animal guidance device (1) has at least one measurement scale (14), by means of which a distance can be determined by a user, wherein at least one measuring scale (14) is arranged on the line (3) and the fastening device (9) or at least one measuring scale (14) is arranged on the line (3) and on the neck arranged on the line (3).Method according to claim 9, characterised in that the inserted animal guiding device (1) for determining the distance is connected at least temporarily to the animal to be guided.Method according to claim 10, characterized in that at the time of determining the distance, the measurement scale (14) is positioned by the user at point A and by the animal connected to the animal guiding device (1) at point B.Method according to claim 11, characterised in that at the time of determining the distance the zero point of the measurement scale (14) is positioned at point A or point B.Method according to one of claims 9 to 12, characterised in that in a method step lying before a point in time of determining the distance, the user moves towards point A and / or the animal connected to the animal guiding device (1) moves towards point B.Method according to claim 13, characterised in that the path of the user in the direction of point A for positioning the measurement scale (14) through the animal connected to the animal guidance device (1) leads to point B via point B and / or the path of the animal connected to the animal guidance device (1) leads to point B for positioning the measurement scale (14) through the user to point A via point A.Method according to one of Claims 9 to 14, characterized in that an animal guide device (1) for a dog is used as the animal guide device (1).Method according to one of Claims 9 to 15, characterized in that an animal guide device (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 8 is used as the animal guide device (1).

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