Cat litter disposal bag

Abstract

To provide a bag for disposing a cat toilet, capable of suppressing scattering of toilet sand and impatience of excretion of a cat while being easily transported.SOLUTION: In the cat toilet arrangement bag 1, the main body part 2 has an opening part 21 at the upper part and has a foldable and flexible bag shape. The adjustment unit 3 can narrow the opening 21 to adjust the size of the opening space S formed by the opening 21. In a state where the cat toilet X is disposed inside the main body portion 2, the plurality of standing portions 4 each extend toward the opening portion 21 side from a portion of the main body portion 2 other than the arrangement surface 22 on which the cat toilet X is disposed, and have a hardness capable of holding a state where the side surface of the main body portion 2 stands when the standing portions 4 themselves stand. The main body portion 2 has a height capable of shielding at least the entire cat on the cat toilet X when viewed from the horizontal direction in a state where the plurality of standing portions 4 are standing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cat litter box that is easy to carry and can effectively prevent litter from scattering and prevent cats from holding in their excretion. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, pet system toilets have been proposed in which the height of the highest part of the side wall is higher than the height of the highest part of the rear wall in order to prevent litter from being scattered outside due to pets scratching the litter (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7018541 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Recently, there have been an increasing number of natural disasters such as earthquakes, and there are cases where people are forced to evacuate to evacuation shelters with their pets. In such cases, it is expected that pet toilet systems will also be carried to the evacuation shelter.

[0005] However, cats generally tend to hold in their excretion in crowded environments such as evacuation shelters, which increases the likelihood of them becoming ill.

[0006] Although the side walls of the pet toilet system mentioned above are high, they still do not adequately shield the cat, so there is a high possibility that the cat will hold in its excretion.

[0007] Furthermore, although the pet toilet system described above can prevent litter from scattering, it is desirable to prevent even the slightest scattering in evacuation shelters and the like.

[0008] The above problem can be solved to some extent by using a cover-type pet system toilet or an open-type pet system toilet with higher walls than the above technology, but on the other hand, it is not realistic to carry a large-sized pet system toilet to an evacuation shelter or the like in an emergency.

[0009] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a cat litter box that is easy to carry and can effectively prevent litter from scattering and the cat from having to hold in its excretion. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] The present invention provides a cat litter box placement bag comprising a bag-shaped main body having an opening at the top and being flexible and foldable; an adjustment part that can narrow the opening to adjust the size of the opening space formed by the opening; and a plurality of standing parts that extend from parts of the main body other than the placement surface on which the cat litter box is placed toward the opening when the cat litter box is placed inside the main body, and that have hardness that allows the sides of the main body to remain upright when they are upright; and when the plurality of standing parts are upright, the main body has a height that, when viewed horizontally, is able to at least completely shield a cat standing on the cat litter box.

[0011] With this configuration, the sides of the main body remain standing as walls, shielding the cat standing on the cat litter box when viewed horizontally, making it possible to extremely effectively prevent litter from scattering and the cat from holding in its excretion, even in evacuation shelters, etc. Furthermore, because the main body is flexible and foldable, it can be easily transported together with a small cat litter box, even in an emergency. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] The cat litter box bag of the present invention is easy to carry and effectively prevents litter from scattering and prevents the cat from holding in its excretion. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a side cross-sectional view of a cat litter box according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 1 is a perspective view of a cat litter box according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 3] 1 is an explanatory diagram of a support part according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 4] 1 is a flowchart showing a method for using a cat litter box according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 5] FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which a cat litter box according to an embodiment of the present invention is submerged. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the tunnel portion of the cat litter box placement bag according to an embodiment of the present invention is collapsed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] A cat litter box arrangement bag 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

[0015] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the cat litter box placement bag 1 is used with the cat litter box X placed inside when a cat defecates in the cat litter box X, and is equipped with a main body 2, an adjustment part 3, multiple standing parts 4, and a support part 5.

[0016] The cat litter box X is a so-called system cat litter box, and in this embodiment, assuming transportation in an emergency, an open type cat litter box X will be described as an example, rather than a large covered type cat litter box X. Figure 1 shows a two-layer cat litter box X having a slatted base X1 on the upper level and a tray X2 on the lower level, and litter is placed on the slatted base X1 on the upper level, and an absorbent sheet is placed on the tray X2 on the lower level.

[0017] The main body 2 has an opening 21 at the top and is in the shape of a foldable, flexible bag. Inside the main body 2, a cat litter box X is placed.

[0018] The main body 2 has flexibility that allows it to be folded for easy transport, but it is also preferable that it has flexibility that prevents the side surfaces from standing up as walls without support.

[0019] A waterproof material is preferable for the main body 2. For example, a synthetic resin (plastic) fabric may be used, or another fabric with a waterproof surface may be used.

[0020] The adjustment unit 3 is capable of narrowing the opening 21 in order to adjust the size of the open space S formed by the opening 21.

[0021] In detail, the adjustment part 3 has a tunnel part 31 formed in the main body part 2 along the opening 21, and a string-like member 32 inserted into the tunnel part 31, and the opening 21 can be narrowed by pulling the string-like member 32 to shorten the tunnel part 31.

[0022] In this embodiment, the tunnel portion 31 is made of the same material as the main body portion 2, and is flexible enough to be stretched and contracted like a bellows.

[0023] In this embodiment, the string-like member 32 also functions as a handle for the cat litter box bag 1.

[0024] When the cat litter box X is placed inside the main body 2, the plurality of standing parts 4 each extend from a part of the main body 2 other than the placement surface 22 on which the cat litter box X is placed toward the opening 21, and have a hardness that allows the side surface of the main body 2 to remain standing when the standing parts 4 stand up.

[0025] Furthermore, when the multiple standing portions 4 are upright (in this embodiment, when they are upright approximately vertically), the main body 2 has a height that can at least completely shield a cat standing on the cat litter box X when viewed horizontally.

[0026] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of standing portions 4 are provided as the plurality of standing portions 4 so as to face each other.

[0027] However, the plurality of upright portions 4 do not extend to the tunnel portion 31.

[0028] The standing portion 4 may be made of a material such as synthetic resin (plastic).

[0029] The support portion 5 is provided on the main body portion 2 to detachably support each of the plurality of standing portions 4.

[0030] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, a plurality of pockets corresponding to the plurality of standing portions 4 are provided as support portions 5 on the inner surface of the main body portion 2, and the standing portions 4 are supported by inserting them into these pockets.

[0031] Next, a method of using the cat litter box bag 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0032] First, the cat litter box X is placed in the cat litter box placement bag 1 (S1). At this point, as shown in Figure 5, the cat litter box placement bag 1 is in a state where its sides cannot stand on their own as walls to shield the cat due to its flexibility.

[0033] Next, after placing the cat on the cat litter box X (S2), the opening 21 is narrowed by the adjustment unit 3 (S3). By narrowing the opening 21, the multiple standing parts 4 stand up, and as a result, the entire side of the main body 2 is maintained in an upright state as a wall, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

[0034] Since the height of the wall depends on the height of the multiple standing portions 4, it is preferable to attach standing portions 4 of a size that will allow the standing main body 2 to shield a cat standing on the cat litter box X when viewed horizontally to the support portion 5 in advance, depending on the size of the cat and the cat litter box X.

[0035] Finally, the opening 21 is further narrowed by the adjusting unit 3 (S4). As a result, as shown in Fig. 6, the tunnel portion 31 falls inward of the main body portion 2, and part of the opening space S is covered. Fig. 6 shows an example in which the tunnel portion 31 falls inward together with the main body portion 2 from the upper end of the standing portion 4, because the standing portion 4 extends only to a position slightly below the tunnel portion 31.

[0036] In this state, the cat will defecate on the cat litter box X.

[0037] Generally, cats tend to hold in their excretion in crowded environments such as evacuation shelters, which increases the likelihood of them becoming ill.

[0038] In addition, in evacuation shelters and the like, it is desirable to prevent even the slightest scattering of litter.

[0039] The above problem can be solved to some extent by using a cover-type pet system toilet or an open-type pet system toilet with high walls, but on the other hand, it is not realistic to carry a large-sized pet system toilet to an evacuation shelter in an emergency.

[0040] However, in this embodiment, by using the cat litter box placement bag 1 having the above configuration, even a small-sized cat litter box X can be shielded from a cat climbing on the cat litter box X, making it easy to transport and extremely effectively preventing litter from scattering and the cat from trying to hold its excrement. Furthermore, in S4 of Figure 4, the tunnel portion 31 covers part of the open space S, further preventing litter from scattering and the cat from trying to hold its excrement.

[0041] After the cat has finished using the litter box, the string-like member 32 can be grasped to carry the cat litter box X placed inside the cat litter box placement bag 1 to outdoors, etc., where the excrement can be disposed of. The cat litter box placement bag 1 is flexible enough to be foldable, so it can be folded and stored after disposal of the excrement. However, since the multiple standing portions 4 are not suitable for folding, the main body 2 is folded at a portion where the multiple standing portions 4 are not present.

[0042] In addition, since cats may hold in their excretion if the litter is changed, when evacuating to a shelter or the like, it is preferable to carry the same litter as used at home in the cat litter box 1.

[0043] As described above, in the cat litter box placement bag 1 according to this embodiment, when the cat litter box X is placed inside the main body 2, the multiple standing parts 4 each extend from parts of the main body 2 other than the placement surface 22 on which the cat litter box X is placed toward the opening 21, and have a hardness that allows the sides of the main body 2 to remain standing when they stand up.

[0044] With this configuration, the side surfaces of the main body 2 are maintained in an upright state as walls, and the cat standing on the cat litter box X is shielded when viewed horizontally, making it possible to extremely effectively prevent litter from scattering and the cat from holding in its excretion even in an evacuation shelter, etc. Furthermore, because the main body 2 is flexible enough to be foldable, it can be easily transported together with the small cat litter box X even in an emergency.

[0045] Furthermore, the cat litter box bag 1 according to this embodiment further includes a support portion 5 provided on the main body portion 2 for detachably supporting the plurality of standing portions 4.

[0046] With this configuration, even if the cat or cat litter box X is large, by attaching the large standing part 4 to the support part 5, it is possible to cover the entire cat standing on the cat litter box X.

[0047] Furthermore, in the cat litter box bag 1 according to this embodiment, the plurality of standing portions 4 do not extend to the tunnel portion 31.

[0048] With this configuration, when the opening 21 is narrowed, the tunnel portion 31 falls inward of the main body portion 2, covering part of the opening space S, thereby further reducing the scattering of litter and the cat's tendency to hold back its excretion.

[0049] The cat litter box placement bag of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and improvements are possible within the scope of the claims.

[0050] For example, in the above embodiment, the multiple standing portions 4 are described using an example of a pair of standing portions 4 facing each other, but the present invention is not limited to a pair of standing portions 4 as long as the side of the main body portion 2 can be maintained in an upright state when the multiple standing portions 4 are upright.

[0051] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the support portion 5 is described as being made up of a plurality of pockets, but it may be made up of, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener or the like. Furthermore, one support portion 5 does not have to be configured to support one standing portion 4, and may be configured to support a plurality of standing portions 4, for example.

[0052] In addition, although the above embodiment has been described assuming transportation in an emergency, it can also be used in situations other than emergencies. For example, by using the cat litter bag of the present invention at home or on the roadside, it is possible to significantly reduce scattering of litter.

[0053] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, synthetic resin (plastic) was used as an example of the material for the standing portion 4, but other materials such as metal, wood, hard cloth, thickly layered cloth, etc. may also be used as long as the side of the main body portion 2 can be kept standing as a wall.

[0054] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, in S4 of Figure 4, the opening 21 is further narrowed and the tunnel portion 31 is tilted inward, but in S3, if the wall height of the main body portion 2 is sufficient, the step S3 is not essential. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 1 cat litter box 2 Main body 3 Adjustment part 4 Standing part 5 Support part 21 Opening 22 Placement plane 31 Tunnel Section 32 String-like member S opening space X Cat litter box X1 Drainboard X2 Tray

Claims

1. a bag-shaped main body portion having an opening at the top and being foldable and flexible; an adjustment unit capable of narrowing the opening in order to adjust the size of an opening space formed by the opening; a plurality of standing portions each extending from a portion of the main body other than the placement surface on which the cat litter box is placed toward the opening when the cat litter box is placed inside the main body, the standing portions having a hardness that allows the side surfaces of the main body to be kept upright when the standing portions are placed; Equipped with The cat litter box placement bag is characterized in that the main body has a height that, when viewed horizontally, is capable of completely shielding at least a cat standing on the cat litter box when the multiple standing parts are upright.

2. The cat litter box according to claim 1, further comprising a support portion provided on the main body portion for detachably supporting the plurality of standing portions.

3. the adjusting portion has a tunnel portion formed in the main body portion along the opening and a string-like member inserted into the tunnel portion, and the opening can be narrowed by pulling the string-like member to shorten the tunnel portion, The cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of upright portions do not extend to the tunnel portion.

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