EP1000200B1 - Vorrichtung zur aufnahme von unrat wie hundeexkrementen - Google Patents

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EP1000200B1
EP1000200B1 EP98933733A EP98933733A EP1000200B1 EP 1000200 B1 EP1000200 B1 EP 1000200B1 EP 98933733 A EP98933733 A EP 98933733A EP 98933733 A EP98933733 A EP 98933733A EP 1000200 B1 EP1000200 B1 EP 1000200B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H1/00—Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface
    • E01H1/12—Hand implements, e.g. litter pickers
    • E01H1/1206—Hand implements, e.g. litter pickers for picking up excrements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H1/00—Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface
    • E01H1/12—Hand implements, e.g. litter pickers
    • E01H2001/122—Details
    • E01H2001/1226—Details characterised by way of removing material
    • E01H2001/1246—Double or multiple closing means making horizontal sliding movement (not applied for grabs)
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H1/00—Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface
    • E01H1/12—Hand implements, e.g. litter pickers
    • E01H2001/122—Details
    • E01H2001/1293—Walking cane or the like, i.e. implements allowing handling while in an upright position

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  • the invention relates to a collection device objects on the ground such as garbage or droppings animals.
  • it can be a box with a sliding bottom (FR-A-2647825, FR-A-2652101) which, in a first, is manipulated to discover the opening.
  • the box is then placed on the waste and the bottom is returned to its original position to close the box containing now waste.
  • the bottom can be a front wall (DE-A-3.404.037).
  • This box is unfortunately not foldable and therefore a significant bulk.
  • a device comprising two half-boxes articulated one on the other, either around a common fold so as to form a sort of clamp, either on a slide (US-4,830,419).
  • the device comprises two elongated elements 9 which, with the closing part 4 and at least indirectly the means maneuver, forms a frame and these two elements 9 slender, in the form of bands, slide in slides 12 arranged in the two side walls of the box which are orthogonal to the opening.
  • the operating means 10 extends substantially in the plane of the horizontal bottom of the box towards the rear and, on the other hand, has at least one fold line 13 for the fold at least partially over the box.
  • the upper wall 14 of the box has a line 15-of folding parallel to the front face of the box defining a portion 16 of rear wall which, during assembly of the box, is immobilized relative to the other walls and a portion 17 wall forward forming a flap 17 movable between a first position where this flap is in a plane parallel to the bottom of the box and a second position in which the edge free of this flap is raised to enlarge the opening 3 of the device and thus facilitate the introduction of waste.
  • the tie is a strip of material, for example, cardboard, like the rest of the box, with a cutout 20 through which protrudes part 21 of the finger rigid, this part constituting the means 5 for gripping the device.
  • the top of the box has a notch 22 in which is positioned at the bottom of the rigid finger when the flap is raised enough so that the finger immobilized, the shutter is also.
  • the part of the protruding finger can be grasped by pliers 101 carried by the end of a handle 100 telescopic housing a maneuvering means 102 making it possible to order at least the opening of the clamp, its closing being obtained by a return spring.
  • the jaws of the pliers may include points 104 engaging in a cutout 105 of the projecting part of the finger.
  • the user enters the closing piece and pulls it away from the opening, causing the deployment of elongated elements.
  • This closure piece may, on the one hand, have an edge serrated lower part and, on the other hand, its upper part extended above the plane containing the upper side of the box.
  • Another advantage is that it is very suitable for picking up syringes from the floor.
  • Municipal staff can travel with a few boxes in its pocket in folded form and therefore space-saving to be able to intervene quickly.

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  • Refuse Receptacles (AREA)
  • Housing For Livestock And Birds (AREA)
  • Refuse Collection And Transfer (AREA)
  • Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)
  • Catching Or Destruction (AREA)

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Aufnehmen eines Gegenstands vom Boden, welche folgendes aufweist:
    eine Gruppe steifer Wandungen, welche einen Behälter (2) mit einer Öffnung (3) zum Einführen des Gegenstandes bilden,
    ein Verschließteil (4) zum mindestens teilweisen Verschließen der vorgenannten Öffnung, und
    eine Einrichtung (5) zum Ergreifen der Vorrichtung mit
    der Öffnung (3), die sich in einer im Wesentlichen vertikalen Ebene vor dem Behälter (2) erstreckt,
    und dem Verschließteil (4), das von einem (7) der Enden (7, 8) mindestens eines lang gestreckten Elements (9) getragen wird, welches auf dem Behälter in einer Richtung verschieblich geführt ist, die im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Ebene der Öffnung des Behälters verläuft, wobei das andere Ende (8) des lang gestreckten Elements seinerseits zumindest indirekt eine Betätigungseinrichtung (10) aufweist, welche die Verlagerung des Verschließteils (4) zur Öffnung (3) hin ermöglicht,
    dadurch GEKENNZEICHNET, dass
    sie zum einen zwei lang gestreckte Elemente (9) aufweist, die mit dem Verschließteil (4) und zumindest indirekt mit der Betätigungseinrichtung einen Rahmen bilden, und diese beiden lang gestreckten Elemente (9) in Form von Streifen vorliegen, welche in Gleitbahnen (12) verschieblich sind, die in den beiden Seitenwandungen des Behälters ausgebildet sind, welche rechtwinklig zu der Öffnung angeordnet sind, und
    dass die lang gestreckten Elemente (9) andererseits Mittel aufweisen, welche örtlich begrenzt ein Umschlagen der Elemente in der Weise ermöglichen, dass die Länge verkürzt und somit infolgedessen der Platzbedarf der Vorrichtung verringert wird.
  2. Vorrichtung zum Aufnehmen von Unrat nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Betätigungseinrichtung (10) einerseits im Wesentlichen in der horizontalen Ebene des Bodens des Behälters nach hinten erstreckt und andererseits mindestens eine Falzlinie (13) zum mindestens teilweisen Umschlagen aufweist.
  3. Vorrichtung zum Aufnehmen von Unrat nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die obere Wandung (14) des Behälters eine Falzlinie (15) aufweist, die parallel zur Vorderfläche des Behälters verläuft und dabei einen Abschnitt (16) der rückwärtigen Wandung begrenzt, die während des Zusammenbaus des Behälters bezüglich anderer Wandungen festgestellt ist, sowie einen Abschnitt (17), der eine Lasche (17) bildet, die zwischen einer ersten Position, in welcher sich diese Lasche in einer zum Boden des Behälters parallel verlaufenden Ebene befindet, und einer zweiten Position bewegbar ist, in welcher der freie Rand dieser Lasche angehoben ist, um die Öffnung (3) der Vorrichtung zu vergrößern und das Einführen des Unrats zu vereinfachen.
  4. Vorrichtung zum Aufnehmen von Unrat nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zum Anheben der Lasche und zum Halten derselben in ihrer angehobenen Position die Vorrichtung folgendes aufweist:
    zum einen ein Zugelement (18), dessen eines Ende am freien Ende der Lasche befestigt ist und dessen anderes Ende auf der Rückseite des Behälters fest angebracht ist,
    und dass zum anderen ein starrer Finger (19) vorgesehen ist, der sich auf der Oberseite des Behälters und auf dem Zugelement abstützt und so gekippt werden kann, dass er das Zugelement von der Oberseite des Behälters abspreizt.
  5. Vorrichtung zum Aufnehmen von Unrat nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Zugelement ein Streifen aus Pappe wie der übrige Teil des Behälters ist, wobei er einen Ausschnitt (20) aufweist, durch welchen ein Abschnitt (21) des starren Fingers vorsteht, wobei dieser Abschnitt (21) die Einrichtung zum Ergreifen der Vorrichtung bildet.
  6. Vorrichtung zum Aufnehmen von Unrat nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Oberseite des Behälters eine Auskerbung (22) aufweist, in welcher der untere Abschnitt des starren Fingers zu liegen kommt, wenn die Lasche ausreichend weit so angehoben wird, dass dann, wenn der Finger festgestellt ist, die Lasche ebenfalls festgelegt ist.
  7. Vorrichtung zum Aufnehmen von Unrat nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Teleskophülse aufweist, welche ein Klemmteil aufweist, mit welcher die Betätigungseinrichtung (5) erfasst wird.
  8. Vorrichtung zum Aufnehmen von Unrat nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Klemmbacken des Klemmteils Spitzen aufweisen, welche in einen Ausschnitt eingreifen, den der vorstehende Abschnitt des starren Fingers aufweist.
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FR9708365A FR2765253B1 (fr) 1997-06-27 1997-06-27 Dispositif de ramassage de dechets tels des dejections d'animaux
FR9708365 1997-06-27
PCT/FR1998/001362 WO1999000551A1 (fr) 1997-06-27 1998-06-26 Dispositif de ramassage de dechets tels des dejections d'animaux

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