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Abstract

This invention provides a support post for tethering quadrupedal animals that allows for easy and safe adjustment of the height and orientation of the main support post. [Solution] The support post 1 for tethering quadruped animals comprises a support post body 20, a support post 40, and a stopper member 30. The support post body 20 has a column portion 51 that stands upright and is supported by being inserted through the support post 40. The stopper member 30 is attached to the column portion 51, restricted by the vertical height position of the column portion 51, and is in contact with the upper end of the support post 40 from above. This prevents the support post body 20 from falling unintentionally, and makes it easier to change the height and orientation of the support post body 20 according to the size of, for example, dog D, thereby preventing a decrease in work efficiency such as trimming.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention is used for a height adjustment means of a support column for tethering quadruped animals such as dogs and cats, and is provided with a stopper member that can prevent the unintentional fall of the support column and adjust the orientation of the support column, and relates to a support column for tethering quadruped animals that is excellent in safety and workability.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, when performing trimming work, medical work, etc. on a quadruped animal, the end of a tethering string attached to the neck or the like of the quadruped animal is connected to a support column for tethering quadruped animals supported on a treatment table such as a trimming table or an examination table. Further, in accordance with the physique of the animal, the height of the support column is adjusted to hold the quadruped animal on the treatment table. For example, in order to improve the safety of the working environment such as trimming, a means for preventing an unintentional fall of the support column due to loosening of the height adjustment means during work is shown in Patent Document 1. Specifically, in a lead pipe fixed to an animal trimming table, an annular stopper member made of an elastic material is fitted to the lead pipe, and even if the tightening by a knob, which is a height adjustment means, becomes loose, the lead pipe is prevented from greatly descending downward because the stopper member is locked by a vise, and a method has been proposed. Further, in the device of Patent Document 2, an insertion fixing portion is formed at the tip of a movable arm, which can be positioned and fixed at an arbitrary height using a fixture with a fixing rod for locking a pet's lead inserted therein. Further, a fall prevention means constituted by a ring-shaped stopper member fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the support column is proposed at a position above the insertion fixing portion.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

[0004] The mooring posts for quadrupedal animals described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not solve the problem of the mooring post falling due to the tightening of the height adjustment mechanism loosening for some reason, such as touching the height adjustment mechanism during trimming work, which could cause injury to the trimmer or the quadrupedal animal.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a mooring post for quadrupedal animals that prevents the mooring post from falling unintentionally, and further allows for adjustment and fixing of the direction the post faces, thereby improving safety and ease of trimming. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention relates to a support post for mooring a quadruped animal to which the end of a mooring rope attached to the quadruped animal is connected, comprising a support post body, a support post, and a stopper member, wherein the support post body has a column portion that stands upright and is inserted through and supported by the support post, and the stopper member is attached to the column portion with respect to the vertical height position of the column portion and is in contact with the upper end of the support post from above.

[0007] In this configuration, the stopper contact portion of the stopper member attached to the main support column is supported from below by the upper end of the base member, thereby preventing the main support column from falling unintentionally. Therefore, for example, it becomes easier to change the height and orientation of the main support column according to the size of a quadruped animal, thus preventing a decrease in work efficiency during trimming and other tasks.

[0008] In the aforementioned quadruped animal mooring post of the present invention, the stopper member is attached to the column portion and its rotation around the column portion is restricted, and the stopper member is provided with a mechanism that prevents rotation of the support portion around the column portion.

[0009] This configuration allows the stopper member and the column to which the stopper member is attached to be fixed to the base member in a desired orientation. Therefore, the orientation of the main support column can be fixed according to the size of the tethered quadruped animal and the type of work being done, such as trimming, thereby improving work efficiency.

[0010] In the aforementioned quadruped animal mooring post of the present invention, the mechanism by which the stopper member and the post support portion engage consists of an engaging portion and an engaged portion, wherein the engaging portion is a convex-shaped convex portion, and the engaged portion is a concave-shaped recess, the recess expands toward the opening of the recess and in the direction of the axis of the post portion, and the convex portion narrows toward the tip of the convex portion and in the direction of the axis of the post portion.

[0011] This configuration allows the engaging portion and the engaged portion to be engaged, fixing the orientation of the main support column and improving workability for tasks such as trimming. Furthermore, the convex portion is easily guided into the concave portion, which has the advantage of making it easier to engage the convex portion and the concave portion.

[0012] In the aforementioned quadruped animal mooring post of the present invention, a configuration is proposed in which the convex portion or concave portion provided on the post support portion is arranged in multiple locations at different angular positions within a region where the angle around the axis of the post support portion is 180 degrees or less.

[0013] This configuration allows for multiple orientations of the main support column that can be fixed in place. Depending on the size of the tethered quadruped animal and the type of work being done, such as trimming, the desired orientation of the main support column can be appropriately selected and fixed, thereby improving work efficiency.

[0014] In the aforementioned quadruped animal mooring post of the present invention, the mechanism in which the stopper member and the post support portion engage is proposed to restrict the detachment of the stopper member from the post portion.

[0015] This configuration prevents the stopper member from falling off unintentionally, thus ensuring safety during operations such as changing the height or orientation of the column.

[0016] In the aforementioned support post for tethering quadruped animals according to the present invention, the column portion is provided with one or more column holes extending from the outer surface of the column portion toward the axial center, and the stopper member is provided with an insertion pin that is inserted through the column hole.

[0017] This configuration allows the column height to be maintained at the desired height by inserting a through-pin into the selected desired column hole, thus improving the work efficiency of changing the column height.

[0018] In the quadruped animal mooring post of the present invention described above, the stopper member further comprises a pin support made of a partially notched annular body that supports the insertion pin, the pin support having a stopper contact portion at its lower part that abuts against the upper end of the post support portion, and supporting the insertion pin with its axial direction facing the notched opening of the partially notched annular body, the outer circumference of the pin support is provided with an outer circumferential portion substantially parallel to the axial direction of the insertion pin, and the lower end of the outer circumferential portion is provided with a flange portion protruding from the outer surface of the outer circumferential portion.

[0019] In this configuration, when inserting the column portion to which the stopper member is attached into the support column, the worker will pinch the outer circumference with their fingers. However, the flange prevents the fingers pinching the outer circumference from protruding towards the stopper contact portion, thus preventing the fingers from getting caught between the engaged portion and the stopper contact portion when adjusting the height of the main support column.

[0020] In the aforementioned quadruped animal mooring post of the present invention, the post support portion is made of a pipe material with the pipe axis direction in the vertical direction, and a through hole extending radially from the outer surface of the post support portion and a threaded portion that screws into and passes through the through hole are proposed at a position below the upper end.

[0021] In such a configuration, the tip of the screw portion presses against the outer surface of the column portion inserted into the column support portion, thereby preventing the column portion from rattling with respect to the column support portion and facilitating operations such as trimming.

Advantages of the Invention

[0022] The column for tethering quadruped animals of the present invention has an excellent effect that the height and orientation of the column main body portion can be easily and safely adjusted.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0023] [Figure 1] It is a schematic view showing the whole column for tethering quadruped animals according to the embodiment. [Figure 2] It is a perspective view of the base member according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] It is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the column main body portion is attached to the base member according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] It is an exploded perspective view for explaining the connection mode of the connecting portion and the arm portion according to the embodiment. [Figure 5] It is a perspective view showing the connecting portion and the arm portion according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] It is an explanatory view for explaining the angle adjustment of the arm portion according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] It is a perspective view showing the tethering string fixing portion according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] It is a perspective view of the stopper member according to the embodiment, where (a) shows the upper surface side and (b) shows the lower surface side. [Figure 9] It is a plan view of the engaged portion according to the embodiment. [Figure 10] (a) to (c) are explanatory views each showing the fixing mode of the column portion according to the embodiment. [Figure 11] It is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing the engagement mode of the engagement convex portion on the stopper member side and the engagement concave portion on the engaged portion side according to the embodiment. [Figure 12] It is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing the engagement mode of the engagement convex portion on the stopper member side and the engagement concave portion on the engaged portion side according to another embodiment. [Figure 13] This is a perspective view of the tray portion according to the embodiment, where (a) shows the state with one side of the tray facing upwards, and (b) shows the state with the other side of the tray facing upwards. [Figure 14] This is an exploded perspective view of the tray section according to the embodiment. [Figure 15] This is a plan view showing the other side of the tray portion according to the embodiment. [Figure 16] This is a partial cross-sectional view showing the other side of the tray body according to the embodiment. [Figure 17] The tray surface of the tray body portion according to another embodiment is shown, where (a) is a partial cross-sectional view showing the other side tray surface having grooves, (b) is a partial cross-sectional view showing the one side tray surface having steps, and (c) is a partial plan view showing the one side tray surface having steps. [Figure 18] (a) is a plan view showing the other side of the tray body according to another embodiment, and (b) is a plan view showing the other side of the tray body according to yet another embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0024] The following describes in detail an embodiment of the quadruped animal mooring post according to the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown below, and design modifications can be made as appropriate. Furthermore, within the limits that do not impair the effects of the present invention, the raw materials and materials used for the quadruped animal mooring post can be metal, plastic, wood, etc., as appropriate.

[0025] As shown in Figure 1, the support post 1 for tethering a quadruped animal is attached to the side edge of the grooming table T to which it is to be attached. The ends of the tethering ropes SA and SB attached to the dog D, which is a quadruped animal, are also attached to the support post 1 to restrict the movement of the dog D and to keep the dog D in place on the grooming table T. The neck tethering rope SA is attached to the neck of the dog D, and the body tethering rope SB is attached to the body of the dog D. However, the tethering ropes are not limited to these, and a configuration using only one rope on the neck or body, or a hammock tethering rope, is also perfectly acceptable.

[0026] Next, the structure of the support post 1 for tethering quadrupedal animals will be described. In the following, the trimming table T shown in Figure 1 will be viewed from above as a plan view, and viewed from the side with the trimming table T horizontal as a side view. Furthermore, the direction in which the quadruped animal tethering post 1 is erected from the trimming table T will be considered the vertical direction, and the right side will be considered the right and the left side will be considered the left when looking from the erected post body 20 to the extension 52. In addition, the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the quadruped animal tethering post 1 is erect will be considered the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the trimming table T will be installed and used so that its upper surface is horizontal. As shown in Figure 1, the quadruped animal tethering post 1 comprises a base member 10 that can be attached to and detached from the trimming table T, a main post 20 with a laterally extending extension 52, a connecting part 60, and a long arm part 65. The base member 10 is attached to the trimming table T and supports the main post 20 so that it stands upright. The extension 52 and the arm part 65 are connected by the connecting part 60, and the arm part 65 is supported in a nearly horizontal position. The ends of the neck tethering rope SA and the body tethering rope SB are connected to the main post 20 and the arm part 65. With this configuration, the quadruped animal tethering post 1 can be used not only with a specific trimming table. Furthermore, it can be attached to any position on the side edge of the trimming table T depending on the work to be done, making trimming work easier.

[0027] As shown in Figure 2, the base member 10 comprises a clamp portion 11 configured to hold the top plate of the trimming table T, and a support column portion 40 made of a pipe material with the pipe axis oriented vertically. The column portion 51 of the main support column portion 20 is inserted into the support column portion 40, thereby supporting its upright position. With this configuration, the main support column portion 20 can be positioned vertically relative to the top plate of the trimming table T. Furthermore, by adjusting the insertion length of the column portion 51, the height of the main support column portion 20 can be adjusted according to the size of a quadruped animal such as a dog D.

[0028] As shown in Figure 2, the upper end of the support column portion 40 of the pipe material is equipped with an engaging portion 41. The engaging portion 41 is pipe-shaped with the pipe axis direction as vertical, and has a tubular through hole 43 that is at the same position as the pipe axis of the support column portion 40 in a plan view, and an outer circumference larger than the support column portion 40. The through hole 43 has a diameter that allows the column portion 51 to be inserted without generating sliding resistance, and the upper end surface of the engaging portion 41 is provided with a stopper contact surface 42 that is substantially horizontal and extends from the through hole 43 to the outer circumference. With this configuration, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, the stopper member 30 attached to the column portion 51 is supported from below by the stopper contact surface 42, making it possible to fix and support the height of the support column body portion 20. Details of the stopper member 30 and the engaging portion 41 will be described later.

[0029] As shown in Figure 3, below the engaged portion 41 in the support column 40, a through hole 44 is provided extending from the outer surface of the support column 40 toward the axial center, and a threaded portion 45 is screwed into and inserted through the through hole 44. The tip of the threaded portion 45 inserted into the support column 40 presses against the outer surface of the column portion 51, and further presses against the inner surface of the support column 40 by bringing it into contact with the outer surface of the column portion 51. This configuration prevents the column portion 51 from rattling and makes trimming work easier. Furthermore, below the column portion 51 that has passed through the support column 40, a cylindrical cap portion 54 is provided that covers the outer circumference of the column portion 51 and has an outer circumference larger than the outer circumference of the support column 40. This configuration prevents the column portion 51 from coming out of the support column 40 when the worker lifts the column portion 51 upward. Furthermore, a resin cover material (not shown) may be provided between the inner surface of the tubular support portion 40 and the outer surface of the column portion 51 for purposes such as smoothing the vertical sliding movement of the column portion 51 relative to the support portion 40 and preventing damage to the column portion 51.

[0030] As shown in Figures 1, 4, 5, and 6, the protruding portion 52 is the part that protrudes in a direction intersecting the upright direction of the column portion 51. In this embodiment, the main support column portion 20 is formed by bending a single pipe to create the protruding portion 52, so the axis of the protruding portion 52 (protruding direction) and the axis of the column portion 51 (upright direction) intersect. As shown in Figure 4, the protruding end portion 53 of the laterally protruding tip of the protruding portion 52 is connected to the base plate support portion 98 of the connecting portion 60. The connecting portion 60 has base plate portions 91 and 92 that extend in a substantially horizontal plate shape away from the base plate support portion 98 in a side view, and the base plate portions 91 and 92 are configured to be wider at least to the right or left of the protruding portion 52 in a plan view. An elongated arm portion 65 is provided with an elongated arm support portion 72 extending in the axial direction of the arm portion 65 at one end. The arm support portion 72 is pivotally supported on the base portions 91 and 92 by an axial pin 93 inserted through an insertion hole 73 provided at the arm end portion 75, which is one end of the arm support portion 72, and connected to the base portions 91 and 92 by a fixing pin 95a inserted through a fixing hole 74 provided at the other end. Here, the straight line connecting one end and the other end of the arm support portion 72 does not intersect with the axis of the column portion 51. That is, the elongated direction of the arm portion 65 and the extending direction of the extension portion 52 are different. With this configuration, the arm portion 65 is supported in a substantially horizontal position, and in a plan view, the extending direction of the extension portion 52 and the elongated direction of the arm portion 65 are different directions, which prevents the head of a quadruped animal such as a dog D moored to the quadruped animal mooring column 1 from facing the column portion 51, making trimming work easier.

[0031] As shown in Figure 4, the arm portion 65 comprises a long rod portion 71 and a long, roughly rectangular prism-shaped arm support portion 72 extending axially from one end of the rod portion 71. The arm end portion 75 of the arm support portion 72, which is part of the arm portion 65, is connected to a connecting portion 60 attached to the extension portion 53, and the rod portion 71 is supported. As shown in Figure 1, mooring rope fixing portions 80, 80 for connecting the ends of mooring ropes SA and SB are attached to the rod portion 71. With this configuration, it is possible to moor the dog D to the arm portion 65.

[0032] As shown in Figures 4 to 6, the connecting portion 60 comprises a U-shaped connecting support portion 60a and an axle pin 93 in side view. More specifically, the connecting support portion 60a comprises two substantially horizontal plate-shaped base portions 91 and 92 that are spaced apart and arranged vertically, and a base portion support portion 98 that supports the base portions 91 and 92 and connects to the protruding end portion 53, with an opening from the base portion support portion 98 toward the base portions 91 and 92. Furthermore, the base portions 91 and 92 are semicircular in plan view, and the base portion support portion 98 protrudes in a convex shape from the left and right center of the chords of the base portions 91 and 92. In addition, each of the base portions 91 and 92 is provided with axle holes 93a and 93b, respectively, whose axle hole centers are the same, located in the axial direction of the protruding portion 53 and offset from the chord by the arc. In contrast, the arm support portion 72, which is roughly rectangular in shape, has surfaces on its upper and lower sides, and the arm end portion 75, which is the end of the arm support portion 72, is provided with a through hole 73 that penetrates in the vertical direction. The arm support portion 72 is sandwiched between a pair of upper and lower base portions 91 and 92, and the shaft pin 93 is attached to the connecting support portion 60a by passing through the shaft holes 93a and 93b and the through hole 73, respectively. With this configuration, the arm portion 65 is supported in a roughly horizontal position and can rotate around the shaft pin 93, thus providing a means to change the length direction of the arm portion 65 with respect to the extension direction of the extension portion 52. In another embodiment, the rod portion 71 and the arm support portion 72 may be separate components and be detachable from each other by screwing them together or the like. In this case, the connecting portion 60 may consist of the connecting support portion 60a, the shaft pin 93, and the arm support portion 72.

[0033] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the pair of base plates 91 and 92 are provided with arc-shaped guide holes 96 and 97 that are at the same position in plan view, with the shaft pin 93 as the center and passing through each of the base plates 91 and 92. In contrast, the arm support portion 72, to which the shaft pin 93 is pivotally supported in the insertion hole 73, has a fixing hole 74 that passes through in the vertical direction, facing the guide holes 96 and 97. In this embodiment, the guide holes 96 and 97 are 180-degree arc shapes centered on the shaft pin 93. Furthermore, the fixing cam lever 95 comprises a fixing pin 95a, washers 95b and 95c, and a fixing nut 95d, with the fixing pin 95a passing through the washer 95b, guide hole 96, fixing hole 74, guide hole 97, and washer 95c in that order from top to bottom. Furthermore, the lower end of the fixing pin 95a is screwed onto a fixing nut 95d, which adjusts the separation distance between the washer 95b and the washer 95c, ensuring contact between the lower surface of the washer 95b and the upper surface of the base plate 91, and between the upper surface of the washer 95c and the lower surface of the base plate 92. In addition, the fixing cam lever 95 is configured to adjust the separation distance between the washer 95b and the washer 95c by operating the lever, that is, the upper surface of the arm support portion 72 and the lower surface of the base plate 91, and the lower surface of the arm support portion 72 and the upper surface of the base plate 92 can be pressed together or separated simultaneously. In this embodiment, raising the lever causes the base plate portions 91 and 92 to separate, and lowering the lever causes the arm support portion 72 to be pressed together by the base plate portions 91 and 92. This configuration provides a means to fix the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 75 in any direction relative to the protruding direction of the protruding portion 52 in a plan view.

[0034] As shown in Figure 7, the mooring rope fixing part 80 is a roughly C-shaped annular body and comprises a clamping part 101 having a width extending in the axial direction of the rod part 71, two plate pieces 102 and 103 extending from the opening of the clamping part 101, a fixing screw part 105 that penetrates the plate piece 102 and screws into the plate piece 103, and a through hole part 106 provided in the plate piece that faces the plate pieces 102 and 103 and protrudes from the clamping part 101. The end of the fixing screw part 105 is provided with a knob part 107 that abuts against the plate piece 102, and the clamping part 101 is configured to adjust the pressure force on the rod part 71 or column part 51 by adjusting the distance between the plate pieces 102 and 103 by operating the knob part 107. With this configuration, the mooring rope fixing part 80 can be fixed at a desired position on the rod part 71 or the column part 51. In addition, the through hole part 106 has a short protrusion length from the rod part 71 or the column part 51, making it difficult for the head of a quadrupedal animal such as a dog D to come into contact with the through hole part 106.

[0035] As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the column portion 51 of the main support column 20 is restricted by its vertical height position, and a stopper member 30 is attached to it. The stopper member 30 is inserted into the support column support portion 40, and its upright position is supported. Furthermore, the stopper member 30 abuts against the stopper contact surface 42 (see Figure 2) at the upper end of the support column support portion 40. Also, as shown in Figure 3, the outer surface of the column portion 51 is provided with a plurality of column holes 121, 122, 123, and 124 that open towards the center in the cross-section. Specifically, the column holes 121, 122, 123, and 124 are arranged in a line with spacing in the vertical direction of the column 51's axis and penetrate the column 51. By inserting the insertion pin 108 of the stopper member 30 (described later) into one of the column holes 121, 122, 123, or 124 of the column 51, the stopper member 30 is installed in a manner that restricts its height relative to the column 51. Furthermore, the stopper contact portion 111 (see Figure 8) of the stopper member 30 and the stopper contact surface 42 (see Figure 9) of the engaged portion 41 (described later) come into contact, and the engaged portion 41 supports the stopper member 30 attached to the column 51 from below. This configuration allows for height adjustment and height maintenance of the support column body 20.

[0036] As shown in Figure 8, the stopper member 30 comprises a pin support 109, a partially notched annular body with a substantially U-shaped notch 110 in plan view, and a through pin 108. The pin support 109 has a substantially circular outer circumference in plan view, and the substantially U-shaped notch opens parallel to the bottom of the U with a width sufficient to clamp the column portion 51. The curve at the bottom of the U has a semicircular curved surface portion 112 that abuts against the outer circumference of the column portion 51, and the depth of the notch (i.e., the length from the bottom to the opening) is longer than the diameter of the column portion 51. The pin support 109 supports the through pin 108 that protrudes from the curved surface portion 112 toward the opening of the notch 110. In addition, the lower part of the pin support 109 is provided with a substantially horizontal surface and a stopper contact portion 111 that abuts against the stopper contact surface 42 provided at the upper end of the support column portion 40. With this configuration, for example, when inserting the through pin 108 into the column hole 121 provided in the column portion 51, and further penetrating it, the outer peripheral side of the pin support 109 can be easily manipulated by pinching it with your fingers.

[0037] As shown in Figure 8, the lower part of the pin support 109 is provided with a pair of stopper member-side engaging protrusions 131 and 132 that project downward relative to the surface of the stopper contact portion 111. On the other hand, as shown in Figures 9 and 10, the upper end of the support column 40 is provided with engaged portion-side engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 that open upward and to the side. The pair of stopper member-side engaging protrusions 131 and 132 are arranged opposite each other with respect to the center C, which is the center of the arc forming the curved portion 112 in a plan view and is perpendicular to the direction in which the insertion pin 108 is inserted. In other words, the pair of stopper member-side engaging protrusions 131 and 132 are arranged in opposing positions with respect to the axial center of the column portion 51. Furthermore, the stopper member-side engaging projections 131, 132 are inserted from above into one of the pair of engaging recesses 141, 146, 143, 144, or 145, 142 on the engaged portion side, as detailed below, and engage in a manner that prevents the column portion 51 from rotating in the axial direction of the column portion 51. With this configuration, for example, the insertion pin 109 of the stopper member 30 penetrates the column hole 121 of the column portion 51, preventing the pin support 109 from rotating around the axis of the column portion 51. Furthermore, for example, the stopper member-side engaging projections 131, 132 engage with the engaged recesses 141, 146 on the engaged portion side, preventing the stopper member 30 from rotating around the axis of the support column 40. As a result, the column portion 51 becomes immobile in the axial direction relative to the support column 40, preventing unintended rotation of the support column body 20 during operations such as trimming.

[0038] The engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 on the engaged portion side will be described again with reference to Figures 2 and 9. Six engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 on the engaged portion side are formed on the upper part of the engaged portion 41 of the support column 40 so as to be recessed downwards while being exposed on the side circumference, and are formed intermittently along the axis of the through hole 43. As shown in Figure 9, each engaging recess 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 on the engaged portion side is arranged in a shape and dimensions that engages with a pair of stopper member-side engaging protrusions 131 and 132 (see Figure 8) of the stopper member 30. Specifically, among the engaged portion side engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146, the engaged portion side engaging recess 141 and the engaged portion side engaging recess 146 form one pair, the engaged portion side engaging recess 143 and the engaged portion side engaging recess 144 form one pair, and the engaged portion side engaging recess 145 and the engaged portion side engaging recess 142 form one pair. In each pair, the engaged portion side engaging recess 141 and the engaged portion side engaging recess 146, the engaged portion side engaging recess 143 and the engaged portion side engaging recess 144, and the engaged portion side engaging recess 145 and the engaged portion side engaging recess 142 are arranged opposite each other at the axial center of the through hole 43. In this embodiment, the engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 on the engaged portion side are arranged at different angular positions within a region of 180 degrees relative to the central axis of the through hole 43 through which the support column 40 is inserted. With this configuration, by selecting one of the three sets of engaging recesses on the engaged portion side and engaging the stopper member 30 with the engaged portion 41, it is possible to restrict the rotation of the support column body 20 and change its orientation without attaching or detaching the clamp portion 11, thus enabling efficient work depending on the content of the trimming work.

[0039] As shown in Figures 10(a) to (c), for example, in Figure 10(a), the insertion pin 108 of the stopper member 30 is installed by passing through the column hole 121 of the column 51, and when the stopper member-side engaging projections 131, 132 of the stopper member 30 are inserted from above into a selected pair of engaged-part-side engaging recesses 141, 146, the engaged-part-side engaging recesses 141, 146 engage with each other with the stopper member-side engaging projections 131, 132, so that the stopper member 30 cannot move in any direction except upward. Therefore, the insertion pin 108 cannot be retracted from the column hole 121. With this configuration, the insertion pin 108 of the stopper member 30 is prevented from unintentionally retracting from the column holes 121, 122, 123, 124 of the column 51, and the accidental detachment of the column 51 during trimming work can be prevented.

[0040] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 11, each stopper member-side engaging projection 131, 132 of the stopper member 30 is provided with a narrowing portion 148 at the base end of the stopper member-side engaging projection 131, 132, which narrows in a direction perpendicular to the protruding direction of the stopper member-side engaging projection 131, 132 and gradually narrows towards the tip of the stopper member-side engaging projection 131, 132. Each engaged part-side engaging recess 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 is provided with an expanding portion 149 that extends upward from the bottom towards an opening and expands in a direction perpendicular to the depth direction of the engaged part-side engaging recess 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146. This configuration facilitates guiding the stopper member-side engaging protrusions 131, 132 into the engaged portion-side engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146. The shapes of the narrowed portion 148 and the widened portion 149 are not particularly limited. For example, as shown in Figure 12, the stopper member-side engaging protrusions 131, 132 may gradually narrow from their base to their tip, and the engaged portion-side engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 may gradually widen from their bottoms to their openings.

[0041] As shown in Figure 8, a pair of outer peripheral portions 114, 114 are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the pin support 109, extending substantially vertically downward from the upper end surface. More specifically, the outer peripheral portions 114, 114 are formed continuously with the curved portion 112 and are formed on the outer circumferential surface parallel to the side surface along the direction in which the insertion pin 108 is inserted. At the lower end of each outer peripheral portion 114, 114, a pair of substantially horizontal plate-shaped flange portions 113, 113 are provided, extending substantially perpendicular to the substantially vertical surface of the outer peripheral portion 114 and extending outward from the pin support 109. With this configuration, fingers that grasp the outer peripheral portions 114, 114 are prevented from protruding towards the stopper contact portion 111 by the flange portions 113, 113, thus preventing fingers from being caught between the engaged portion 41 and the stopper contact portion 111 during operation.

[0042] As shown in Figure 1, a tray portion 150 is attached to the column portion 51 of the main support column 20. As shown in Figures 13 and 14, the tray portion 150 comprises a mounting portion 151 attached to the column portion 51 and a tray body portion 152 that extends laterally relative to the upright direction of the column portion 51. The mounting portion 151 is a roughly C-shaped annular body with a width extending in the axial direction of the column portion 51, and clamps the column portion 51. The tray body portion 152 comprises a peripheral wall-like outer edge portion 185 (Figures 14 and 15) defined by a racetrack-shaped outer edge in plan view, and a tray inner surface portion 186a surrounded by at least one outer edge portion 185, with the tray inner surface portion 186a facing upward, and the outer edge portion 185 on the column portion 51 side connected to the mounting portion 151. Of course, the mounting portion 151 and the tray body portion 152 may be connected by screws or they may be a single unit. With this configuration, trimming tools and the like can be placed on the tray body portion 152, making them readily available to the worker.

[0043] As shown in Figures 14 and 15, the mounting portion 151 comprises a roughly C-shaped mounting portion body 151a having a width extending in the axial direction of the column portion 51, a pair of plate-shaped tray portion support plate pieces 155 and 156 extending away from the roughly C-shaped opening of the mounting portion body 151a, and a fixing screw portion 157 that penetrates the center of the tray portion support plate piece 155 and screws into the center of the tray portion support plate piece 156. The fixing screw portion 157 has a knob portion 157a that contacts the tray portion support plate piece 155. With this configuration, by operating the fixing screw portion 157 to reduce the distance between the tray portion support plate pieces 155 and 156, the tray portion 150 can be pressed and clamped against the column portion 51, and the tray portion 150 can be fixed at the desired position on the column portion 51. Furthermore, the mounting portion 151 is rotated around the axis of the column portion 51 and fixed by the fixing operation of the fixing screw portion 157. With this configuration, the tray portion 150 can be positioned at any desired location depending on the trimming work, resulting in improved work efficiency.

[0044] The tray body 152 has two tray surfaces, a one-sided tray surface 171 and a other-sided tray surface 172, and the surface shapes of each tray surface are different. For example, as shown in Figure 13, the surface of the one-sided tray surface 171 is substantially flat, while the surface of the other-sided tray surface 172 is provided with multiple protrusions 188. This configuration allows for the selection of a toilet surface suitable for the work being done, improving work efficiency, and also makes it easy to see which tray surface is on the upper side, preventing mistakes in using the correct tray surface.

[0045] Each tray surface 171 and the other tray surface 172 are provided with a peripheral wall-shaped peripheral edge portion 185 (Figures 14 and 15) that defines the outer edge, and tray inner surfaces 186a and 186b surrounded by the peripheral edge portion 185. The peripheral edge portion 185 is convex in shape, rising from each of the tray inner surfaces 186a and 186b. The tray inner surfaces 186a and 186b are provided with tray flat surfaces 187 that have at least a substantially horizontal plane in side view, surrounded by the dividing line 185a (Figure 14) of the bottom peripheral edge of the peripheral edge portion 185 that defines the peripheral edge portion 185. In this invention, a structural part that protrudes upward from the tray flat surface 187 is called a projection, and a structural part that is recessed downward is called a groove. This configuration makes it difficult for tools and items depending on the trimming work to spill out.

[0046] As shown in Figure 14, one side of the tray surface 171 has a substantially flat surface on one side of the inner surface 186a of the tray. This configuration allows items to be placed according to the trimming work, thus facilitating the trimming work. As shown in Figures 15 and 16, a plurality of protrusions 188 are erected on the inner surface 186b of the tray surface 172 on the other side. That is, between the plurality of protrusions 188, as shown in Figure 16, a groove-like space, the inter-protrusion groove portion 188a, is formed below the imaginary line Y passing through the upper end of each protrusion 188. Note that, as shown in Figure 16, the protrusion 188 in this embodiment has a semicircular upper part in its vertical cross-sectional shape, and an R-shape that widens downwards at its base end, and this R-shaped portion is also included in the protrusion. Therefore, even if the protrusions 188 are arranged closely together, a continuous inter-protrusion groove portion 188a is formed. With this configuration, when liquid, gel, or paste-like fluid animal feed is placed or applied, the feed can be retained in the grooves 188a between the multiple protrusions 188, making it possible to concentrate the attention of quadruped animals such as dogs D on the feed during grooming. Furthermore, because the base ends of the protrusions 188 are rounded, the inner surface 186b of the tray is easy to clean, and the hygiene of the other side of the tray surface 172 can be maintained.

[0047] Multiple protrusions 188 are arranged on the inner surface 186b of the tray such that the interprotrusion grooves 188a are non-linear in plan view. In this embodiment, the feasible requirements for the continuous interprotrusion grooves 188a to be non-linear are as follows: as shown in Figures 15, 16, and 18, the protrusions 188 are circular in plan view; the base of the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the protrusions 188 rises gently from the tray surface 187; the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the protrusions 188 is approximately semicircular; the centers of the protrusions 188 are arranged in a non-linear continuous manner; adjacent protrusions 188 are arranged in both contact and separation; or the separation distance between adjacent protrusions 188 is shorter than the diameter of the protrusions 188. Of course, it is not limited to satisfying all of these examples, and other embodiments are possible. For example, the arrangement of the protrusions 188 may be as shown in Figures 18(a) and 18(b). If multiple protrusions 188 are circular in shape and the same size in a plan view, and their centers are regularly arranged at the intersections of a triangular or square grid, then a linearly continuous groove 188a between the protrusions will be formed. This could cause a quadruped animal such as dog D to use its tongue to quickly take the food into its mouth along the imaginary line x (Figure 15). Note that the continuous groove 188a being non-linear includes the groove 188a being curved. This configuration prevents quadruped animals such as dog D from quickly taking the food into their mouths using their tongues, and allows time for the quadruped animal to concentrate its attention on the food, thereby improving the efficiency of the trimming work.

[0048] As shown in Figure 14, the tray portion 150 is made up of a mounting portion 151 and a tray body portion 152, and is further equipped with a pressure-contact screw portion 181. The mounting portion 151 has a substantially vertical tray support side connection surface portion 161 that protrudes in the opposite direction from a substantially C-shaped opening in the mounting portion body 151a, and the tray body portion 152 has a substantially vertical tray body side connection surface portion 175 that abuts against the tray support side connection surface portion 161, and the pressure-contact screw portion 181 is parallel to the tray plane portion 187, passes through a through hole 176 provided in the center of the tray body side connection surface portion 175, and screws into an axial hole 162 provided in the center of the tray support side connection surface portion 161, thereby press-fitting the tray body side connection surface portion 175 toward the tray support side connection surface portion 161 (see Figures 13(a) and 14). With this configuration, depending on the trimming work, the tray body 152 can be rotated by operating the pressure-contact screw portion 181 without removing the tray portion 150 from the column portion 51, allowing the user to select the desired orientation for use by facing either the one-sided tray surface 171 or the other-sided tray surface 172 upwards. Furthermore, the pressure-contact screw portion 181 is located above the inner surface 186a or outer edge 185 of the one-sided tray surface 171, and when using the other-sided tray surface 172 facing upwards, the pressure-contact screw portion 181 is located below the other-sided tray surface 172. With this configuration, it is possible to make the bait placed on or applied to the inner surface 186b of the other-sided tray surface 172 easier for quadruped animals such as dogs D to eat.

[0049] As shown in Figure 14, the tray support side connection surface 161 has periodically arranged projections 163 with a V-shaped cross-section that extend radially from the center of the shaft hole 162, while the tray body side connection surface 175 has periodically arranged projections 177 with a V-shaped cross-section that extend radially from the center of the through hole 176 so as to engage with the projections 163. The tray body side connection surface 175 and the tray support side connection surface 161 are pressed together by the pressure contact screw portion 181, causing the projections 163 and 177 to engage and restrict rotation around the shaft hole 162 as an axis. At a minimum, the periodic arrangement of the projections 163 and 177 includes a configuration in which one side tray surface 171 and the other side tray surface 172 are horizontal. With this configuration, the tray body 152 can be tilted in stages by the periodic arrangement of protrusions and fixed to the column 51, and in particular the bait placed on or applied to the inner surface 186b of the tray surface 172 on the other side can be adjusted to an angle that is easy for a four-legged animal such as a dog D to eat.

[0050] The features of the quadruped animal mooring post 1 of this embodiment are described again below.

[0051] The quadruped animal mooring post 1 comprises a post body 20, a post support 40, and a stopper member 30. The post body 20 has a column 51 that stands upright and is supported by being inserted through the post support 40. The stopper member 30 is attached to the column 51, restricted by the vertical height position of the column 51, and is in contact with the upper end of the post support 40 from above. Thus, the post body 20 can be prevented from falling unintentionally.

[0052] Furthermore, the stopper member 30 is attached to the column 51 with its rotation restricted in the axial direction relative to the column 51, and is engaged with the support column 40 in a way that prevents rotation in the axial direction relative to the column 51. Therefore, the orientation of the support column body 20 can be fixed according to the size of the dog D being tethered and the type of work being done, such as trimming, thereby improving work efficiency.

[0053] Furthermore, the mechanism by which the stopper member 30 and the support column 40 engage consists of engaging protrusions 131, 132 on the stopper member side and engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 on the engaged part side, where the engaging protrusions 131, 132 on the stopper member side are convex protrusions, and the engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 on the engaged part side are recesses, where the engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 on the engaged part side are said to be the same as the engaging recesses 141, 142, The stopper member side engaging projections 131 and 132 are formed to expand toward the openings 143, 144, 145, and 146, and toward the axis direction of the column portion 51, and toward the tip of the stopper member side engaging projections 131 and 132, and toward the axis direction of the column portion 51, thereby fixing the orientation of the support column body portion 20 and improving workability such as trimming, and making it easier to engage the stopper member side engaging projections 131 and 132 with the engaged portion side engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146.

[0054] Since the stopper member-side engaging protrusions 131, 132 or the engaged portion-side engaging recesses 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 are arranged at different angular positions within a region where the angle around the axis of the support column 40 is within 180 degrees, it is possible to provide multiple orientations for the fixed support column body 20. Depending on the size of the tethered dog D and the type of work such as trimming, the desired orientation of the support column body 20 can be appropriately selected and fixed, thereby improving work efficiency.

[0055] The mechanism by which the stopper member 30 engages with the column support 40 prevents the stopper member 30 from detaching from the column 51, thereby preventing the stopper member 30 from falling off unintentionally, and thus ensuring safety when changing the height or orientation of the column 51.

[0056] The column portion 51 is provided with column holes 121, 122, 123, and 124 that are provided on the outer surface of the column portion 51 in the direction toward the axial center, and the stopper member 30 is provided with insertion pins 108 that are inserted through the column holes 121, 122, 123, and 124, so the height of the column portion 51 can be maintained at a desired height by inserting the insertion pins 108 through the selected desired column hole 121, 122, 123, and 124.

[0057] The stopper member 30 comprises a pin support 109 of a partially notched annular body that supports the insertion pin 108. The pin support 109 has a stopper contact portion 111 that abuts against the upper end of the support column 40, and supports the insertion pin 108 with its axial direction facing the notched opening of the partially notched annular body. The outer circumference of the pin support 109 is provided with an outer circumferential portion 114 that is substantially parallel to the axial direction of the insertion pin 108. The lower end of the outer circumferential portion 114 is provided with a flange portion 113 that protrudes from the outer surface of the outer circumferential portion 114. Therefore, when an operator performs work by pinching the outer circumferential portion 114 with their fingers, the flange portion 113 prevents the fingers pinching the outer circumferential portion 114 from protruding towards the stopper contact portion 111, thus preventing fingers from being caught between the engaged portion 41 and the stopper contact portion 111 when adjusting the height of the support column body.

[0058] Furthermore, the support column 40 is made of a pipe material with the pipe axis direction oriented vertically, and is equipped with a through hole 44 that penetrates radially from the outer surface of the support column 40 at a position below the upper end, and a threaded portion 45 that screws into and penetrates the through hole 44. As a result, the tip of the threaded portion 45 presses against the outer surface of the column portion 51 that is inserted into the support column 40, preventing the column portion 51 from rattling relative to the support column 40, and making it easier to perform tasks such as trimming.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the dimensions and shapes of each part can be freely selected as appropriate. For example, it is preferable that the clamp portion 11 and connecting portion 60 of the base member 10 are covered by a cover member to prevent users or quadrupedal animals from being caught. Furthermore, the mounting target is not limited to the trimming table T, but may also be a treatment table or examination table used in the medical field, a bathtub or shampoo tub used in the beauty and hairdressing field, or a treadmill or swimming pool used in the training field. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0060] 1 Quadrupedal animal mooring post 10 Base member 11 Clamp section 20 Main support column 30 Stopper component 40 Post support part 41 Engaged portion 42 Stopper contact surface 43 Through holes 44 through holes 45 Screw part 51 Column section 52 Dispatch section 53 Outer end 54 Cap section 60 Connection part 60a Connecting support section 65 Arm section 71 Rod part 72 Arm support section 73 Through hole 74 Fixing hole 75 Arm end 80 Mooring string fixing part 91,92 Circuit board section 93 Axle pin 93a, 93b Axle holes 95 Cam Lever 95a Fixing pin 95b, 95c Washers 95d Fixing nut 96,97 Guide holes 98 Substrate support section 101 Clamping part 102,103 Plate piece 105 Fixing screw part 106 Through hole section 107 Knob section 108 Through pin 109-pin support 110 Notch 111 Stopper contact part 112 Curved part 113 Tsuba (guard) 114 Outer circumference 121,122,123,124 Post hole part 130 Engaging part 131,132 Engaging projection on the stopper member side 141,142,143,144,145,146 Engagement recess on engaged part side 148 Reduced width section 149 Expanded section 150 Tray section 151 Mounting part 151a Mounting part body 152 Tray body 155,156 Tray support plate piece 157 Fixing screw part 157a Knob section 161 Tray support side connection surface 162 shaft holes 163 Protrusion 171 One side tray surface 172 Other side tray surface 175 Tray body side connection surface 176 Through hole 177 Protrusion 181 Pressure-welded thread section 185 Outer edge 185a Pavement line 186a, 186b Inner surface of the tray 187 Tray flat section 188 Protrusion 188a Groove between projections 189 Groove 190 Multilayered section D Dog (quadruped) SA neck mooring leash SB Body mooring rope T Trimming table (for installation)

Claims

1. A support post for mooring a quadruped animal to which the end of a mooring rope attached to the quadruped animal is connected, The main support column and, Support column section, Stopper member and It is equipped with, The main support column comprises a column portion that stands upright and is inserted through the support column portion and supported, The stopper member is attached to the column portion, restricted by its vertical height position, and is in contact with the upper end of the support column portion from above. A support post for tethering quadrupedal animals, characterized by the following features.

2. The stopper member is attached to the column portion such that its rotation around the column portion is restricted. The aforementioned support column portion is equipped with a mechanism that engages with the column portion in a way that prevents rotation in the axial direction. The support post for mooring quadrupedal animals according to feature 1.

3. The mechanism in which the stopper member and the support column engage consists of an engaging portion and an engaged portion. The aforementioned engaging portion is a convex portion formed in a convex shape, The engaged portion is a recess formed in a concave shape, The recess is formed to expand toward the opening of the recess and in the direction of the axis of the column portion. The aforementioned protrusion is narrowed toward the tip of the protrusion and in the direction of the axis of the column portion. The support post for mooring quadrupedal animals according to feature 2.

4. The convex or concave portions provided on the support column are arranged in multiple locations at different angular positions within a region where the angle around the axis of the support column is 180 degrees or less. The support post for mooring quadrupedal animals according to feature 3.

5. The mechanism in which the stopper member and the support column engage is, Restricts the detachment of the stopper member from the column portion. A support post for mooring quadrupedal animals according to claim 2 or 3.

6. The column portion is provided with one or more column holes extending from the outer surface of the column portion toward the axial center, and the stopper member is provided with an insertion pin that is inserted through the column hole. The support post for mooring quadrupedal animals according to feature 1.

7. The stopper member is, Furthermore, it is equipped with a pin support that is a partially notched annular body that supports the insertion pin, The aforementioned pin support is The lower part is equipped with a stopper contact portion that abuts against the upper end of the support column portion, The insertion pin is supported in the notched opening of the partially notched annular body with its axial direction facing the insertion pin. The outer circumference of the pin support is provided with an outer circumferential portion substantially parallel to the axial direction of the insertion pin, and the lower end of the outer circumferential portion is provided with a flange portion that protrudes from the outer surface of the outer circumferential portion. The support post for mooring quadrupedal animals according to claim 6.

8. The aforementioned support column is made of pipe material with the pipe axis direction oriented vertically, Located below the upper end, the support column has a through hole extending radially through the outer surface of the support column and a threaded portion that screws into and penetrates the through hole. A support post for mooring quadrupedal animals according to claim 1 or 2.

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