Garbage accumulation tool

Abstract

To provide a garbage collecting tool which not only can suppress problems caused by crows, but also has a minimal number of metal members, can reduce cost, can be made lightweight, is easy to handle, without fear of pinching hands.SOLUTION: A garbage collecting tool includes: a garbage enclosure 5 which consists of a metal front member 1, a left side member 2, and a right side member 3, constituting three sides, and forms a garbage collection space 4 with an opening on the top surface in cooperation with the ground G of the garbage collecting part in place of a bottom member, and an existing wall W of the garbage collecting part in place of a rear member; and a sheet-like or net-like cover 12 made of cloth or resin and covering the top opening in an openable and closable manner. The front member 1 and the left side member 2 are connected in a foldable manner, and the front member 1 and the right side member 3 are connected in a foldable manner.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a garbage collection tool for temporarily accumulating garbage.

Background Art

[0002] Garbage bags discharged from homes, offices, etc. are temporarily accumulated at nearby garbage collection sites and then collected. However, before being collected, the bags are eaten through by animals such as crows, and the damage caused by the garbage scattering around (hereinafter simply referred to as "crow damage") has become a social problem. The most common countermeasure is to cover the accumulated garbage bags with a resin net, but this is insufficient because the bags can easily be pulled out from the resin net.

[0003] Therefore, as described in Patent Document 1, a garbage storage box composed of a metal front member, rear member, left side member, right side member, bottom member, and an openable and closable lid member that constitutes six sides has been considered. According to this garbage storage box, crow damage can be suppressed, but there are problems such as a large number of metal members, high cost, large weight, difficult handling, and the risk of pinching the hand painfully with the lid member with momentum when closing the lid member.

[0004] Patent Document 2 also considers a door-to-door garbage collection box without a bottom composed of a metal front member, rear member, left side member, right side member, and an openable and closable lid member that constitutes five sides. Compared with the one in Patent Document 1, this door-to-door garbage collection box has a reduced number of metal members, but there is still room for improvement, and there is still the same risk of painfully pinching the hand with the lid member.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a garbage collection tool that can not only suppress crow damage, but also has an extremely small number of metal members, can reduce costs, can reduce weight, is easy to handle, and has no risk of pinching hands.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] The garbage collection tool of the present invention consists of a metal front member, a left side member, and a right side member that form three sides, and cooperates with the ground at the garbage collection location in place of the bottom member and the existing wall at the garbage collection location in place of the rear member to form a garbage collection space with an upper opening, and is provided with a cloth or resin sheet-like or net-like cover that can open and close the upper opening, characterized in that the front member and the left side member are foldably connected, and the front member and the right side member are foldably connected.

[0008] [Function] The garbage enclosure and the cover protect the garbage bag collected in the garbage collection space from crow damage. The garbage enclosure consists of a metal front member, a left side member, and a right side member that form three sides, and cooperates with the ground at the garbage collection location in place of the bottom member and the existing wall at the garbage collection location in place of the rear member to form a garbage collection space with an upper opening. Therefore, the number of metal members can be extremely small. As a result, costs can be reduced, weight can be reduced, and handling becomes easier. The upper opening is openably covered with a cloth or resin sheet-like or net-like cover. Since the cover is lighter and more flexible than metal, there is no risk of pinching hands with a metal lid member as in the conventional case when closing the upper opening.

Effects of the Invention

[0009] The garbage collection tool of the present invention can not only suppress crow damage, but also has extremely few metal members, can reduce costs, can reduce weight, is easy to handle, and has the excellent effect of not pinching the hand painfully.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] 1. Front member, left side member, and right side member The front member, the left side member, and the right side member may each be made of metal as long as they can protect the garbage bag from animals such as crows, and are not particularly limited, but an embodiment composed of a metal frame and a metal net stretched inside the metal frame can be exemplified.

[0012] As means for connecting the front member and the left side member or the right side member so as to be foldable, there is no particular limitation, but examples include a ring, a hinge, etc. When the front member or the like is composed of the above metal frame and metal net, the connecting means is preferably a ring that loosely surrounds the metal frame, and particularly preferably a ring that can be opened and closed. This is because the ring has a simple structure, and in particular, a ring that can be opened and closed is easy to attach and detach. Examples of the ring that can be opened and closed include a ring carabiner, a ring catch, etc.

[0013] The left side face member and the right side face member are preferably detachably connected by a single bar-shaped metal member extending horizontally. This connection can prevent the left side face member and the right side face member from opening horizontally. Also, the bar-shaped metal member has a simple structure and can reduce costs. It is preferable that each rear part of the left side face member and the right side face member is provided with an engaged part into which both ends of the bar-shaped connecting member can be detachably inserted.

[0014] The dimensions of the front face member, the left side face member, and the right side face member are not particularly limited. However, the height of each member is preferably 450 to 800 mm, the horizontal width of the front face member is preferably 900 to 3000 mm, and the depth of the left side face member and the right side face member is preferably 450 to 800 mm.

[0015] 2. Cover The cover may be made of cloth or resin, in the form of a sheet or a net, and is not particularly limited as long as it is not easily torn by animals such as crows. Examples include canvas, tarpaulin, resin sheets, resin nets, etc.

[0016] One edge of the cover is preferably connected to an existing wall or a bar-shaped member. In order to facilitate this connection, it is preferable that the cover is provided with a grommet through which a connecting string or the like can be passed at one edge.

Example

[0017] Examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the structures, materials, numerical values, shapes, and dimensions described in the examples are illustrative and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the invention.

[0018] The garbage collection tool of the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is installed using an existing wall W (such as a concrete wall, a block wall, a building wall, etc.) at the garbage collection location. The existing wall W in the illustrated example consists of a concrete wall and a metal fence erected on top of it.

[0019] The garbage collection tool of the example is · It consists of a metallic front member 1, a left side member 2, and a right side member 3 that form three sides, and cooperates with the ground G of the garbage accumulation place in place of the bottom member and the existing wall W of the garbage accumulation place in place of the rear member to form a garbage enclosure 5 with an upper opening for a garbage accumulation space 4. · It is equipped with a cover 12 made of cloth or resin, in a sheet or net shape, that can open and close the upper opening.

[0020] The metallic front member 1, left side member 2, and right side member 3 each consist of a square-ring-shaped metal frame 6 and a metal net 7 stretched within the metal frame 6. The front member 1 and the left side member 2 are foldably connected by a ring 8 that loosely surrounds the vertical portions of the adjacent metal frames 6. The front member 1 and the right side member 3 are also foldably connected by the same ring 8. An openable ring carabiner is used for the ring 8.

[0021] [[ID=ll]] The left side member 2 and the right side member 3 are connected in a detachable manner by a bar-shaped metallic member 10. Specifically, engaging portions 11 that are bent downward are formed at both ends of the bar-shaped member 10. Annular engaged portions 9 into which the engaging portions 11 can be detachably engaged are provided at the rear upper parts of the left side member 2 and the right side member 3, and the connection and disconnection are performed by this engagement and disengagement.

[0022] One edge portion of the cover 12 is adapted to be coupled to the existing wall W or the bar-shaped member 10. Specifically, a hem 13 is provided at one edge portion of the cover 12, and the coupling is performed by a coupling material 14 such as a string passed through the hem 13. The cover 12 is formed to be large enough to completely cover the upper opening when expanded and to hang down to the middle height of the outer surface of the front member 1.

[0023] The garbage collection tool configured as described above, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (shown without the cover), expands the front member 1, the left side member 2, and the right side member 3 in a U shape in plan view, brings the rear ends of the left side member 2 and the right side member 3 close to the existing wall W to form a garbage collection space 4, and is used with the upper surface opening covered by the cover 12 so as to be openable and closable. A garbage bag discharged from a home, an office, etc. is put into the garbage collection space 4 by opening the cover 12, and then, when the cover 12 is closed, it is protected from crow damage. There is no risk of pinching the hand when closing the cover 12.

[0024] When not using the garbage collection tool, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 (shown without the cover), the cover 12 is gathered small and brought close to the existing wall W, the bar-shaped member 10 is pulled out from the engaged portion 9, the left side member 2 and the right side member 3 are folded behind the front member 1, and the folded garbage enclosure 5 may be brought close to the existing wall W.

[0025] It is preferable to fix the garbage enclosure 5 and the cover 12 to the existing wall W with a pressing member 15 such as a spring with a hook so that the folded garbage enclosure 5 does not fall and the cover 12 does not droop. Further, it is preferable to fix the bar-shaped member 10 to the existing wall W with a connecting member 16 such as a string so that it does not fall when pulled out.

[0026] The garbage collection tool of this embodiment has the following functions and effects. (A) The garbage enclosure 5 and the cover 12 protect the garbage bag collected in the garbage collection space 4 from crow damage. (B) The garbage enclosure 5 is composed of the metal front member 1, the left side member 2, and the right side member 3 that constitute three sides, and cooperates with the ground G of the garbage collection place that replaces the bottom member and the existing wall W of the garbage collection place that replaces the rear member to form a garbage collection space 4 with an upper surface opening. Therefore, the number of metal members can be extremely small. As a result, the cost can be reduced, the weight can be reduced, and it is easy to handle. (e) The upper opening is covered in a sheet or net-like cover 12 made of cloth or resin and can be opened and closed. Since the cover 12 is lighter and more flexible than a metal one, there is no risk of pinching one's hand painfully with a metal lid member as in the past when closing the upper opening.

[0027] For the garbage collection tool of this embodiment, a resin net (not shown) with finer meshes than the metal net 7 can also be attached to the inner surfaces of the front member 1, the left side member 2, and the right side member 3 for use.

[0028] Also, when there is no existing wall at the garbage collection location, for the garbage collection tool of this embodiment, a metal rear member can be connected to the rear portions of the left side member 2 and the right side member 3 with the ring or the like for use.

[0029] Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be appropriately modified and embodied without departing from the gist of the invention.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0030] 1 Front member 2 Left side member 3 Right side member 4 Garbage collection space 5 Garbage enclosure 6 Metal frame 7 Metal net 8 Ring 9 Engaged portion 10 Bar-shaped member 11 Engaging portion 12 Cover 13 Stitch 14 Binding material 15 Pressing member 16 Connecting member G Ground W Existing wall

Claims

1. It consists of a metallic front member (1), a left side member (2), and a right side member (3) that constitute three sides, and cooperates with the ground (G) of the garbage accumulation area in place of the bottom member and the existing wall (W) of the garbage accumulation area in place of the rear member to form a garbage accumulation space (4) with an upper opening, a garbage enclosure (5), and a cover (12) made of cloth or resin in a sheet or net shape that can open and close the upper opening. The front member (1) and the left side member (2) are foldably connected, and the front member (1) and the right side member (3) are foldably connected. The left side member (2) and the right side member (3) are detachably connected by a metallic bar-shaped member (10). A garbage accumulation tool is characterized by this.

2. The garbage accumulation tool according to Claim 1, wherein the bar-shaped member (10) is fixed to the existing wall (W) by a coupling member (16).

3. The garbage accumulation tool according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein one edge of the cover (12) is coupled to the existing wall (W) or the bar-shaped member (10).

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