Pet toys

Abstract

To provide a pet toy capable of sufficiently attracting interest of a pet.SOLUTION: A pet toy includes: a hollow body including a plurality of holes that allow a foot of a pet to be inserted inside from outside; a toy disposed inside the body; and a string body whose both ends are fixed to opposite parts inside the body and which freely swingably holds the toy inside the body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a pet toy, and more particularly to a pet toy suitable for cats.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, various pet toys for allowing pets such as cats to play have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-117623) discloses an animal toy characterized in that a plaything is housed inside a main body formed in a hollow box shape, and an opening through which an animal can insert its arm is formed on the outer surface of the main body.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in the animal toy of Patent Document 1 described above, the plaything inside the main body does not move on its own, and only moves along the inner surface of the main body when the main body tilts or the cat touches it. That is, in this animal toy, the plaything only makes simple movements, which is not sufficient to attract the interest of the pet, and the pet gets bored easily.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a pet toy that can sufficiently attract the interest of a pet without getting bored.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a hollow main body including a plurality of holes, a toy disposed inside the main body, and A string-like body, fixed at both ends to opposing parts within the main body, holds the toy swingably within the main body, A pet toy characterized by having the following features To provide.

[0007] In the pet toy of the present invention, The aforementioned body is a roughly regular hexahedron, Both ends of the string-like body are fixed to opposing corners within the main body. It is preferable.

[0008] Furthermore, in the pet toy of the present invention, The plurality of holes include circular openings and arc-shaped or wavy openings. It is preferable.

[0009] Furthermore, in the pet toy of the present invention, The toy is spherical. It is preferable. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention, the toy inside the main body can swing in any direction from a stationary position. Furthermore, as the main body moves and the toy swings, the amount of light shining into the toy from the outside through multiple holes changes. As a result, the pet toy according to the present invention can sufficiently attract the attention of pets. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0011] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view of pet toy 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a perspective view of pet toy 1 with a portion of the main body 3 omitted. [Figure 3] This is an exploded view showing an example of the panels that make up the main body 3. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0012] Hereinafter, a pet toy according to a representative embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail while referring to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these drawings. Since the drawings are for conceptually explaining the present invention, dimensions, ratios, or numbers may be exaggerated or simplified as necessary for easy understanding.

[0013] In this embodiment, the pet toy 1 (hereinafter referred to as the toy 1) will be described as being preferably used for cats. However, the toy 1 can also be used as a toy for other types of pets.

[0014] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toy 1 includes a hollow main body 3, a toy 5, and a string-like body 7.

[0015] The main body 3 is described here as being substantially a regular hexahedron or box-shaped, but it may also be other three-dimensional shapes such as a substantially dodecahedron, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, or a substantially spherical body. The main body 3 is preferably made of cardboard, a resin sheet, or the like having rigidity capable of maintaining its form, but it may also be made of other materials.

[0016] A plurality of holes 41, 42 are formed on the outer surface of the main body 3. The plurality of holes 41, 42 allow the insertion of the pet's feet and make it easier for the pet to see the toy 5 in the main body 3 by adjusting the light (incident light) entering from the outside and the light (emitted light) exiting from the inside.

[0017] [ As the plurality of holes 41, 42, there may be a plurality of openings of one type, but there may also be a plurality of openings of a plurality of types as in this embodiment. Further, the shape of the openings may be round, square, arc-shaped, waveform, or an elongated shape adapted to the stroke of the pet's feet. Also, the plurality of openings constituting the holes 41, 42 are preferably regularly arranged from the viewpoints of manufacturing and adjusting the addition and subtraction of incident light and emitted light.

[0018] The individual openings forming the holes 41 and 42 preferably have dimensions that are approximately the same as or slightly larger than the front paws of an assumed pet (e.g., a cat) so that the front paws can just fit through. Also, from the viewpoints of maintaining the strength of the main body 3, the incidence and emission of light into the main body 3, etc., the ratio of the holes 41 and 42 occupying one surface is preferably, for example, 15% to 50%, and more preferably 20% to 30%.

[0019] As shown in FIGS. 3(A) to (C) for example, the main body 3 can be produced by using one type of the parts 31 to 33 having holes 41 to 43 of different shapes, or by appropriately combining a plurality of types of parts. By combining a plurality of types of parts, the appearance of the toy 5 changes depending on from which surface of the main body 3 the toy 5 is viewed, which can attract the interest of the pet. From such a viewpoint, it is preferable that the holes 41 and 42 have a plurality of openings of a plurality of types as in the present embodiment.

[0020] The parts 31 to 33 are provided with connecting pieces 31A to 33A. The parts 31 to 33 may be formed with bases (not shown) for fixing the tip of the string-like body 7.

[0021] The toy 5 is disposed inside the main body 3. The toy 5 is located approximately at the center of the main body 3 and swings three-dimensionally, i.e., up and down, back and forth, and left and right, when touched by the pet or when the main body 3 moves (rotates or translates). The toy 5 preferably forms a spherical body, and examples include, but are not limited to, rounded ribbon, thread, hair, and combinations of cardboard and reflective film.

[0022] The string-like body 7 holds the toy 5 so that it can swing freely inside the main body 3. Both ends of the string-like body 7 are fixed to opposing parts inside the main body 3, for example, corner portions 3A and 3B, and hold the toy 5 approximately at the center. Note that both ends of the string-like body 7 may be fixed to opposing sides or opposing surfaces of the main body 3.

[0023] Preferably, the string-like body 7 is elastic. Therefore, the toy 5 held by the string-like body 7 can swing or move in the direction in which the string-like body 7 stretches (for example, in the diagonal direction of the main body 3) as the string-like body 7 stretches, and can also swing or move in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the string-like body 7 stretches.

[0024] In other words, the toy 5 can swing three-dimensionally in all directions from its stationary position, up and down, forward and backward, and left and right, as if floating in mid-air. Even if the string-like body 7 is not elastic, the toy 5 can still swing as the string-like body 7 swings. To ensure that the toy 5 swings or moves more reliably, a rubber string-like material is preferably used as the string-like body 7.

[0025] As described above, in toy 1, toy 5 is positioned almost in the center of the main body 3. External light passes through holes 41 and 42 and hits toy 5, attracting the pet's attention. When toy 1 moves in translation or rotation, toy 5 swings and the way light hits toy 5 changes, further attracting the pet's attention. At this time, the swinging of toy 5 is not a simple, one-dimensional movement like a pendulum, but a three-dimensional and complex movement.

[0026] Furthermore, when a pet tries to grab toy 5 by putting its feet into holes 41 and 42 and touching toy 5, toy 5 will wobble, increasing the pet's interest in toy 5.

[0027] Pets can also play by rolling the main unit 3 or rolling along with it. During this time, toy 5 will also swing, attracting the pet's attention.

[0028] Thus, because toy 5 moves in a three-dimensional and complex way, and because the way light hits toy 5 changes, toy 1 can strongly attract the interest of pets, making it suitable as a pet toy.

[0029] Although typical embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these, and various design modifications are possible and are also included in the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0030] 1 Pet toys 3 Main unit 5 toys 7. String-like body

Claims

[Claim 1] A hollow, roughly cubic body with multiple holes, The toy placed inside the main body, A string-like body, fixed at both ends to opposing parts within the main body, holds the toy swingably within the main body, It is equipped with, The eight corners of the main body are open in a triangular shape. Both ends of the string-like body are fixed to opposing corners within the main body. The plurality of holes include circular openings and arc-shaped or wavy openings. The plurality of holes are regularly aligned on one surface of the main body, and the proportion they occupy on that surface is 15 to 50%. A pet toy featuring [specific characteristic].

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