Animal garment

Abstract

To reliably collect feces of an animal by a feces collection bag attached to an animal garment.SOLUTION: A plurality of bag attachment parts 20 for clamping and fixing an opening end part of a disposable feces collection bag 30 are provided in a part arranged around an anus P of an animal, out of an animal garment 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to clothing for animals. [Background technology]

[0002] Indoor pets such as dogs and cats may be forced to wear diapers if they are no longer able to go to the toilet on their own due to aging, illness, injury, etc. However, for example, if a bedridden dog defecates while wearing a diaper, the feces may leak out of the diaper, creating a hygiene problem. In addition, it is necessary to change the diaper every time the dog defecates, which is costly.

[0003] For example, the following Patent Document 1 shows a feces collector that can be attached to animal clothing. When this feces collector is attached to animal clothing, the animal's feces are collected in the feces collector, which is hygienic as it does not stick to the animal. In addition, by providing an inner bag in the bag-shaped part of the feces collector, only the inner bag containing the feces needs to be disposed of, reducing costs. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3209723 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, when an inner bag is provided in the bag-shaped portion of the feces collection device as described above, the bag-shaped portion and the inner bag are not fixed, so the inner bag cannot be maintained in an open state inside the bag-shaped portion, and feces may not be collected in the inner bag.

[0006] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT An object of the present invention is to reliably collect animal droppings using a droppings collection bag attached to animal clothing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides animal clothing having a plurality of bag attachment parts for clamping and fixing the open end of a disposable feces collection bag in an area to be placed around the animal's anus.

[0008] In this way, by clamping and fixing multiple points of the open end of the disposable feces collection bag with the bag attachment part, the feces collection bag can be attached directly to the animal's clothing without providing an attachment member to the feces collection bag. In this case, since the feces collection bag is attached around the animal's anus in an open state, feces can be reliably collected with the feces collection bag. In addition, since the feces collection bag after collecting feces can be removed from the bag attachment part and discarded as it is, it is hygienic. Furthermore, by directly clamping and fixing the feces collection bag with the bag attachment part as described above, there is no need to provide an attachment member to the feces collection bag, so commercially available vinyl bags can be used as the feces collection bag, which reduces costs.

[0009] The plurality of bag attachment parts preferably include two upper attachment parts disposed forward of the tail on both the left and right sides of the animal's tail, and one lower attachment part disposed below the animal's tail. This allows the open end of the feces collection bag to be in close contact with the animal clothing, making it possible to more reliably collect feces with the feces collection bag.

[0010] The above-mentioned animal garment may, for example, comprise a back covering part covering the back of the animal, an abdominal covering part covering the abdomen of the animal, and a buttock covering part extending rearward from the abdominal covering part to cover the buttocks of the animal, the buttock covering part being attached to the back covering part in a state in which its position in the front-rear direction can be adjusted, and the buttock covering part being provided with the bag attachment part. In this case, after a feces collection bag is attached to the bag attachment part provided on the buttock covering part, when attaching the buttock covering part to the back covering part, the position of the buttock covering part in the front-rear direction relative to the back covering part can be adjusted so that the open end of the feces collection bag fits closely to the animal garment or the animal. Effect of the Invention

[0011] As described above, according to the present invention, the feces collection bag attached to the bag attachment portion of the animal clothing can reliably collect animal feces in a hygienic and low-cost manner. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1 is a side view of an animal wearing an animal garment according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the animal garment worn by an animal. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the animal garment with a feces collection bag attached thereto. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before the buttocks covering part of the animal garment is put on an animal. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the buttocks covering part of the animal garment is worn on an animal. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a rear view of the animal in FIG. 7. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the animal garment is worn on an animal. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a side view of an animal wearing the animal clothing according to another embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0014] 1 and 2, an animal garment 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention is worn by a quadrupedal animal such as a dog or a cat (a dog in the illustrated example). In the following description, when the animal garment 1 is worn on the animal, the neck side of the animal is referred to as the "front side" and the buttocks side of the animal is referred to as the "rear side".

[0015] The animal garment 1 has a back covering part 4 that covers the back of the animal, an abdominal covering part 5 that covers the abdomen of the animal, and a buttocks covering part 8 that covers the buttocks of the animal. The back covering part 4 and the abdominal covering part 5 form a cylindrical torso part 2. In this embodiment, the torso part 2 is provided with a neck insertion part 6 through which the neck of the animal is inserted, and a pair of front leg insertion parts 7 through which the front legs of the animal are inserted. In this embodiment, the back covering part 4 and the abdominal covering part 5 are formed separately, and then sewn together to form the cylindrical torso part 2. Alternatively, the cylindrical torso part 2 may be formed integrally by knitting or the like.

[0016] The buttocks covering part 8 extends rearward from the abdomen covering part 5 (see FIG. 3). The buttocks covering part 8 is provided with a tail insertion part 10 for passing the dog's tail through. In the illustrated example, the buttocks covering part 8 has a base part 14 adjacent to the abdomen covering part 5 and branch parts 13, 13 branching into two from the base part 14, and the tail insertion part 10 is provided between the branch parts 13, 13. In the illustrated example, the abdomen covering part 5 and the buttocks covering part 8 are formed continuously from a single piece of fabric.

[0017] The rear part of the back covering part 4 has a double structure having an outer part 4a and an inner part 4b overlapping the outer part 4a (between the outer part 4a and the back of the animal). The outer part 4a is formed continuously with the front part of the back covering part 4 from a single piece of fabric. The inner part 4b is formed from a fabric different from that of the outer part 4a. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer part 4a and the inner part 4b are provided in a part closer to the rear end than the center part in the front-rear direction of the back covering part 4, specifically, in the rearmost part when the back covering part 4 is divided into approximately three equal parts in the front-rear direction. Of the inner part 4b, only the front end 4c is fixed to the outer part 4a by sewing or the like. The inner part 4b has a shape that is roughly the same as the outer part 4a and is one size smaller than the outer part 4a. As a result, the entire area of ​​the inner part 4b is covered by the outer part 4a.

[0018] The buttock covering part 8 can be detachably attached to the inner part 4b of the back covering part 4. In this embodiment, the buttock covering part 8 and the inner part 4b of the back covering part 4 are attached via a hook-and-loop fastener. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a hook member 11 is attached to the inner surface (the surface that becomes the inner side when the animal garment 1 is worn on the animal) of the rear end (the end opposite to the connection part with the abdominal covering part 5) of the buttock covering part 8. In the illustrated example, the hook member 11 is attached to the rear end of each branch part 13 of the buttock covering part 8. Meanwhile, a loop member that can engage with the hook member 11 is provided on the outer surface (the surface that becomes the outer side when the animal garment 1 is worn on the animal) of the inner part 4b of the back covering part 4. In the illustrated example, the entire inner part 4b is made of pile fabric that becomes the loop member. The pile fabric is a fabric with many small loops provided on its surface, and the small loops are provided over the entire outer surface of the inner part 4b.

[0019] A disposable feces collection bag 30 is attached to the animal clothing 1. The feces collection bag 30 consists only of a bag portion with one end open and the other end closed, and is not provided with other members such as an attachment member. For example, a commercially available vinyl bag can be used as the feces collection bag 30. The feces collection bag 30 is not limited to this, and may be made of, for example, cloth or paper.

[0020] The animal garment 1 is provided with a plurality of bag attachment parts 20 for attaching feces collection bags 30. In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 3, a plurality of bag attachment parts 20 are provided on the buttocks covering part 8. In the illustrated example, an upper attachment part 21 is provided at the rear end of each branch part 13 of the buttocks covering part 8, and a lower attachment part 22 is provided at the base part 14 of the buttocks covering part 8.

[0021] The upper attachment part 21 has an extending part 21a extending rearward from the rear end of each branch part 13 of the buttocks covering part 8. The extending part 21a can be folded back starting from the boundary with each branch part 13. When the extending part 21a is folded back, a pair of fixing members 21b, 21c is provided on the opposing surfaces of the extending part 21a and each branch part 13. The pair of fixing members 21b, 21c clamp and fix the open end of the feces collection bag 30 and can be repeatedly attached and detached.

[0022] The pair of fixing members 21b, 21c may be, for example, one of which has a convex portion and the other a concave portion, which are fitted together to fix the bag. When the feces collection bag 30 is clamped and fixed by the pair of fixing members 21b, 21c, the feces collection bag 30 is bent at the fitting portion between the convex portion and the concave portion, or a through hole is formed in the feces collection bag 30 at the convex portion. This allows the feces collection bag 30 to be firmly fixed by the pair of fixing members 21b, 21c. For example, snap buttons may be used as the fixing members 21b, 21c. Alternatively, magnets may be used as the fixing members 21b, 21c.

[0023] The lower attachment part 22 has an overlapping part 22a provided overlapping the base part 14 of the buttocks covering part 8. In the illustrated example, the overlapping part 22a is provided overlapping the outside of the base part 14 (the side opposite to the animal). The overlapping part 22a may be provided overlapping the inside of the base part 14 (the animal side). The overlapping part 22a has a part of its edge fixed to the base part 14, and in the illustrated example, only the left and right ends are fixed to the base part 14. A pair of fixing members 22b, 22c is provided on the mutually opposing surfaces of the overlapping part 22a and the base part 14. The pair of fixing members 22b, 22c clamp and fix the open end of the feces collection bag 30, and are repeatedly attachable and detachable. Specific examples of the pair of fixing members 22b, 22c are the same as the pair of fixing members 21b, 21c described above.

[0024] The procedure for attaching the feces collection bag 30 to the animal garment 1 and putting it on an animal will be described below.

[0025] First, as shown in FIG. 5, the feces collection bag 30 is attached to the bag attachment portion 20 of the animal garment 1. Specifically, two circumferentially separated points of the open end of the feces collection bag 30 are disposed near the upper attachment portion 21 provided at the rear end of each branch portion 13 of the buttocks covering portion 8. Then, while folding back the extension portion 21a of each upper attachment portion 21, the open end of the feces collection bag 30 is clamped and fixed by each fixing member 21b, 21c. In addition, a portion of the open end of the feces collection bag 30 other than the portion fixed to the upper attachment portion 21 is inserted between the base portion 14 of the buttocks covering portion 8 and the overlapping portion 22a of the lower attachment portion 22, and this portion is clamped and fixed by the fixing members 22b, 22c. As a result, the open end of the feces collection bag 30 is clamped and fixed by the bag attachment portion 20 at three points (two upper attachment portions 21 and one lower attachment portion 22). In this manner, an animal clothing unit U consisting of the animal clothing 1 and the excrement collection bag 30 is formed.

[0026] Next, the animal clothing 1 (animal clothing unit U) with the feces collection bag 30 attached thereto is put on the animal. First, the animal's neck is inserted from the opening on the rear side of the torso part 2 of the animal clothing 1, and the animal's neck and front legs are inserted into the neck insertion part 6 and front leg insertion part 7 of the animal clothing 1, respectively. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer part 4a of the back covering part 4 is turned up forward to expose the inner part 4b. At this time, since only the front end 4c of the inner part 4b is fixed to the outer part 4a, the entire outer part 4a can be turned up forward to expose the entire inner part 4b.

[0027] In this state, the rear end of the buttocks covering part 8 is passed between the hind legs of the animal, and then the tail of the animal is inserted through the tail insertion part 10 while lifting the rear end of the buttocks covering part 8 upward (see FIG. 7). Then, the hook member 11 provided at the rear end of the buttocks covering part 8 is attached to the upper surface of the loop member (the inner part 4b itself in this embodiment) provided at the inner part 4b of the back covering part 4. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the opening of the feces collecting bag 30 attached to the bag attachment part 20 (upper attachment part 21 and lower attachment part 22) of the buttocks covering part 8 is attached so as to cover the anus P of the animal. That is, a plurality of bag attachment parts 20 are provided at the parts of the animal garment 1 that are arranged around the anus P when the animal is worn. The buttocks covering part 8 does not cover the anus P of the animal, but covers its surroundings.

[0028] At this time, it is preferable that the open end of the feces collection bag 30 is in close contact with the animal garment 1 or the animal. In this embodiment, the attachment position of the buttocks covering part 8 to the inner part 4b of the back covering part 4 is adjustable in the front-rear direction. Specifically, since the entire inner part 4b is made of pile fabric that serves as a loop member, the hook member 11 provided at the rear end of the buttocks covering part 8 can be attached to any position on the upper surface of the inner part 4b. Therefore, the rear end of the buttocks covering part 8 can be pulled forward to bring the buttocks covering part 8 into close contact with the buttocks of the animal, and the hook member 11 provided at the rear end of the buttocks covering part 8 can be attached to the inner part 4b while bringing the open end of the feces collection bag 30 attached to the buttocks covering part 8 into close contact with the animal garment 1 or the animal.

[0029] Specifically, with the buttocks covering part 8 attached to the inner part 4b of the back covering part 4, the upper attachment parts 21, 21 are disposed forward of the tail on both the left and right sides of the animal's tail (see FIG. 7), and the lower attachment part 22 is disposed below the tail (see FIG. 8). That is, of the open end of the feces collection bag 30, the part attached to the upper attachment parts 21, 21 is disposed forward of the tail, and the part attached to the lower attachment part 22 is disposed below the tail. This allows the opening of the feces collection bag 30 to reliably cover the anus P of the animal. In particular, in the illustrated example, the area of ​​the open end of the feces collection bag 30 between the areas attached to the upper attachment parts 21, 21 contacts the animal's tail from below (see FIG. 8). This allows the opening of the feces collection bag 30 to completely cover the anus P located close to the bottom of the animal's tail.

[0030] Thereafter, the outer portion 4a of the back covering part 4 is returned to the rear side, and as shown in FIG. 9, the outer portion 4a covers the rear end of the buttock covering part 8 (the end opposite to the abdominal covering part 5). In the illustrated example, the entire inner portion 4b of the back covering part 4 is covered with the outer portion 4a. This makes the upper attachment part 21 provided at the rear end of the buttock covering part 8 invisible from the outside, improving the appearance. In addition, by covering the rear end of the buttock covering part 8 with the upper portion 4a of the back covering part 4, it is possible to prevent the dog from pulling the rear end of the buttock covering part 8 with its mouth or paws to remove it from the inner portion 4b, or from pulling the extension part 21a of the upper attachment part 21 to remove the feces collection bag 30.

[0031] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but redundant description of points similar to the above embodiment will be omitted.

[0032] 10 shows a so-called overalls-type animal garment 1 that largely exposes the dog's back. This animal garment 1 is provided with a ring-shaped member 12 having a neck insertion portion 6 through which the dog's neck is inserted, and the front end of an abdominal covering portion 5 is fixed to this ring-shaped member 12. The back covering portion 4 is shorter than the abdominal covering portion 5, and its front end is located slightly rearward of the center in the front-rear direction of the dog's body. The dog's back is exposed between the ring-shaped member 12 and the back covering portion 4 in the front-rear direction. The present invention can also be applied to such overalls-type animal garment 1.

[0033] The locations and number of the bag attachment parts 20 provided on the animal garment 1 are not limited to those described above. For example, the lower attachment parts 22 may be provided at multiple locations. In addition, an additional bag attachment part 20 may be provided between the upper attachment part 21 and the lower attachment part 22.

[0034] Also, an animal wearing a diaper may wear the above-mentioned animal clothing 1. In this case, the diaper is for collecting only urine, and the anus P is exposed, and this exposed anus P is covered with the opening of the feces collection bag 30.

[0035] Furthermore, the fastening means between the buttocks covering part 8 and the back covering part 4 of the animal garment 1 may be one that cannot be adjusted in position (such as a button or snap button). Alternatively, the buttocks covering part 8 and the back covering part 4 may be fixed in advance or formed integrally. Even in these cases, a plurality of bag attachment parts 20 are provided in the animal garment 1 at a portion that will be disposed around the anus P when the animal wears the garment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0036] 1 Animal clothing 2. Torso 4 Back cover part 5 Abdominal Coverage 6 Neck insertion part 7 Front leg insertion section 8 Buttocks Coverage 10 Tail insertion part 11 Hook member 13 Branch 14 Base 20 Bag attachment part 21 Upper mounting part 21a Extension 21b, 21c Fixing member 22 Lower mounting part 22a Polymerization part 22b, 22c Fixing member 30 Feces collection bag U Animal Clothing Unit

Claims

1. This animal garment is provided with a plurality of bag attachment parts for clamping and fixing the open end of a disposable feces collection bag to a site placed around the anus of the animal.

2. 2. The animal clothing according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of bag attachment portions include two upper attachment portions disposed forward of the tail on both the left and right sides of the animal's tail, and one lower attachment portion disposed below the animal's tail.

3. The animal carrier includes a back covering part for covering the back of the animal, an abdominal covering part for covering the abdomen of the animal, and a buttock covering part for extending backward from the abdominal covering part and for covering the buttocks of the animal, The buttocks covering part is attached to the back covering part in a state in which the position in the front-rear direction can be adjusted, 3. The animal garment according to claim 1, wherein the bag attachment portion is provided on the buttocks covering portion.

4. 3. An animal clothing unit comprising: the animal clothing according to claim 1 or 2; and the feces collection bag, the open end of which is attached to the bag attachment portion.

5. 5. An animal clothing unit according to claim 4, wherein the droppings collecting bag is a vinyl bag consisting of only a bag portion.

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