EP2672010B1 - Collection device - Google Patents

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EP2672010B1
EP2672010B1 EP13171092.3A EP13171092A EP2672010B1 EP 2672010 B1 EP2672010 B1 EP 2672010B1 EP 13171092 A EP13171092 A EP 13171092A EP 2672010 B1 EP2672010 B1 EP 2672010B1
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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

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  • the present invention concerns a collection device, according to the preamble of the independent claim.
  • the collection device according to the present invention is intended to be advantageously used for collecting and for bagging filth from the ground and in particular for collecting solid faeces of pets.
  • the collection device according to the invention is especially intended to be used by owners of dogs or other pets for collecting solid faeces dropped, particularly, in public areas.
  • the present invention belongs to the field of devices for collecting faeces of pets.
  • a last recent finding is a suction device for collecting faeces in a bag.
  • Such a device has the drawbacks of being structurally complex and bulky. Moreover, when picking up the filth, the front part of this device comes into contact with the faeces of the animal thus becoming dirty and leading to a consequent inconvenience, since once the collection operation has finished the device must be cleaned for hygiene purposes, for a correct operation for the subsequent use.
  • suction device in everyday use, leads to the impregnation of odours and micro-filth inside the device itself.
  • Patent FR 2839325 describes a further collection device of the known type, comprising a hollow containment body that is equipped, at the front, with a front opening, and a drawing body which is slidably inserted inside the containment body and that is able to be actuated to come out from the latter through the aforementioned front opening, to draw the faeces from the ground, and to go back into the containment body itself so as to deposit the drawn faeces.
  • the collection device moreover, comprises a holding stick that is mounted vertically on the containment body and carrying, mounted at its upper end, a control lever, which is connected to the drawing body, by means of a connection cable passing inside the stick, and is able to be actuated by a user so as to move the drawing body itself.
  • the drawing body has the shape of a hollow box and is equipped, on its bottom, with a lower opening, facing towards the ground, through which the faeces to be collected are inserted inside it when the drawing body is extracted from the containment body.
  • the user in order to collect the faeces from the ground, the user must, by means of the control lever, make the drawing body come out from the containment body, and therefore rest the collection device on the ground with the drawing body positioned above the faeces so as to insert them inside the drawing body through the lower opening of the latter. Subsequently, the user must, by means of the control lever, make the drawing body go back inside the containment body, so that the drawing body pushes the faeces inside the containment body itself.
  • a further drawback of this collection device of the known type is related to the fact that it is bulky and not easy to transport, in particular, since it requires a holding stick to be transported and used.
  • the problem forming the basis of the present invention is therefore that of avoiding the drawbacks shown above by devising a collection device that allows the user to not come into direct contact with the material to be collected.
  • a further purpose of the present invention is that of devising a collection device that makes it possible to freely bring animals to public and private places, feeling perfectly at ease, since it is easy to use and handle, clean and hygienic.
  • a further purpose of the present invention is that of devising a collection device that makes it possible to make the removal of faeces of a pet, needing to evacuate in public areas, easy and convenient, also avoiding the risk of receiving fines for having soiled the environment.
  • reference numeral 10 wholly indicates a collection device that is intended to be advantageously used for collecting and bagging filth to be removed from the ground and in particular for collecting solid faeces of pets.
  • the collection device 10 is especially able to be used by the owners of dogs or other pets for collecting solid faeces that are dropped by the latter in public areas, like for example in public parks, on the pavement, etc.
  • the collection device 10 comprises a box-shaped containment body 11, that is equipped with an end wall 12, with an entry mouth 13 and that is elongated in a main direction of extension A.
  • the end wall 12 has a recess 12a that extends from the entry mouth 13 parallel to the direction of extension A.
  • the collection device 10 moreover, comprises an inner body 14 that is at least partially housed in the containment body 11 to which the inner body 14 is mechanically connected in a sliding relationship along the direction of extension A.
  • the inner body 14 is able to slide in the containment body 11.
  • the inner body 14 is slidably connected to the containment body 11 by means of guide means that are placed between the two bodies 11, 14 themselves and that are suitable for guiding the sliding of the inner body 14 parallel to the direction of extension A.
  • guide means comprise at least one pair of longitudinal ribbings 44 (illustrated in the embodiment of figure 3 ) which project out from the inner surface of the containment body 11 at opposite sides of the latter, project parallel to the direction of extension A and are slidably inserted in homologous longitudinal grooves 43 (illustrated in the embodiment of figure 11 ) formed on the outer surface of the inner body 14.
  • the inner body 14 is equipped with an inner cavity 15, with a front opening 16 and with a lower opening 17, which is arranged above the recess 12a of the end wall 12 of the containment body 11 and extends along the inner body 14 from the front opening 16 parallel to the direction of extension A.
  • the collection device 10 comprises at least one hatch 18a, 18b that is hinged to the inner body 14 and that is able to close the front opening 16.
  • the collection device 10 comprises two hatches 18a and 18b that face one another and that are each hinged to one side of the inner body 14.
  • the collection device 10 also comprises first motor means 19 to actuate the sliding of the inner body 14 with respect to the containment body 11 parallel to the direction of extension A of the containment body 11.
  • the first motor means 19 are able to actuate a sliding of the inner body 14 with respect to the containment body 11 between a first position in which the inner body 14 extends from the entry mouth 13 of the containment body 11, to a second position in which the inner body 14 is housed inside the containment body 11.
  • the first motor means 19 are able to selectively actuate the extension of the inner body 14 from the containment body 11 or the drawing of the inner body 14 inside the containment body 11.
  • the function of the inner body 14, as shall become clearer from what is described in the rest of the description, is that of extending from the containment body 11 so as to collect filth and subsequently go back inside the containment body 11 to collect the filth in the latter.
  • the collection device 10 also comprises kinematic means 20 to actuate the hatches 18a and 18b and in particular to move the latter between an open position, when the inner body 14 slides from the second position to the first position, and a closed position, when the inner body 14 slides from the first position to the second position.
  • the hatches 18a and 18b advantageously close the front opening 16 of the inner body 14, on the other hand, in the open position the hatches 18a and 18b are separated and the front opening 16 is free.
  • the collection device 10 moreover comprises a blade 21 that is mechanically connected to the inner body 14.
  • the blade 21 slidably engages, parallel to the direction of extension A, the lower opening 17 of the inner body.
  • the collection device 10 comprises second motor means 22 to actuate the sliding of the blade 21 with respect to the inner body 14 parallel to the direction of extension A between a third position, in which the blade 21 is distanced from the front opening 16 of the inner body 14, and a fourth position in which the blade 21 is substantially in abutment on the lower edge of the hatches 18a and 18b, wherein said hatches are in the closed position.
  • the collection device 10 also comprises a bag 23, preferably made from biodegradable material, which is housed in the inner cavity 15 of the inner body 14 and has a filling opening 24 that is mechanically fixed in a removable manner to a front lip 25 of the blade 21 in a way such as to be closed by the blade 21 cooperating with the hatches 18a and 18b when the blade 21 is in the fourth position.
  • a bag 23 preferably made from biodegradable material, which is housed in the inner cavity 15 of the inner body 14 and has a filling opening 24 that is mechanically fixed in a removable manner to a front lip 25 of the blade 21 in a way such as to be closed by the blade 21 cooperating with the hatches 18a and 18b when the blade 21 is in the fourth position.
  • the collection device 10 advantageously comprises means for closing the filling opening 24 of the bag 23 which comprise:
  • the containment body 11 preferably has a tubular structure and is advantageously equipped with a rear lid 28 on which the small winch 27 is fixed, so that when the small winch 27 (actuated by the third motor means 45) has pulled the string 26 and has thus closed the bag 23, the user can open the rear lid 28 and extract the closed bag 23 from the collection device 10.
  • the entry mouth 13 of the containment body 11 is advantageously provided with a slit 13a in which to insert the filling opening 24 of the bag 23 and with a convex portion 13b on which to fold back the filling opening 24 itself, so that, during the extension of the inner body 14 from the containment body 11, i.e. when passing from the second to the first position of the inner body 14, the hatches 18a and 18b, which are open, insinuate between the bag 23 and the containment body 11 and slip the filling opening 24 out from the entry mouth 13 bringing the filling opening 24 itself towards the filth to be collected.
  • the kinematic means 20 advantageously comprise a shaft 29 for each hatch 18a and 18b having one end that is articulated to the relative hatch 18a and 18b and mechanically connected to the containment body 11 in sliding relationship with the sliding parallel to the direction of extension A.
  • the containment body 11 is preferably equipped with two end stops 30a and 30b that are able to limit the sliding of the shafts 29 along the containment body 11.
  • the first one 30a is able to block the sliding of the shaft 29 with respect to the containment body 11 when the inner body 14 is near to the first position, to close the hatches 18a and 18b.
  • the second end stop 30b is able to block the sliding of the shaft 29 with respect to the containment body 11 when the inner body 14 is near to the second position to open the hatches 18a and 18b.
  • the second end stop 30b is equipped with damping means 32, preferably made up of a spring, that are able to dampen the stopping of the shaft 29 when it reaches the second end stop 30b itself.
  • the shafts 29 bring the hatches 18a and 18b into the closed position when the inner body 14 is in the first position, i.e. when it is extended from the containment body 11, and vice versa bring the hatches 18a and 18b into the open position when the inner body is in the second position, i.e. when it is retracted inside the containment body 11.
  • the kinematic means 20 preferably also comprise elastic elements 31, preferably springs, for counteracting the passage of the hatches 18a and 18b between the open position and the closed position, to stably keep the hatches 18a and 18b selectively in the open position or in the closed position.
  • the elastic elements 31 are advantageously able to stably keep the hatches 18a and 18b in the open position while the inner body 14 slides from the second position (in which it is retracted inside the containment body 11) to the first position (in which it is extended from the containment body 11), and similarly are able to stably keep the hatches 18a and 18b in the closed position while the inner body 14 slides from the first to the second position.
  • the first motor means 19 advantageously comprise a first reversible electric motor 33, that is fixed to the containment body 11 and is operatively coupled with at least one first gear wheel 34 that is engaged with at least one first rack toothing 35 that is mechanically fixed to the inner body 14.
  • the first electric motor 33 is able to be actuated to make the inner body 14 slide between the aforementioned first and second position so as to actuate the extension and the retraction with respect to the containment body 11.
  • the second motor means 22 preferably comprise a second reversible electric motor 36, that is fixed to the containment body 11 and is operatively coupled with at least one second gear wheel 37 that is engaged with at least one second rack toothing 38 that is mechanically fixed to the blade 21.
  • the second electric motor 36 is able to be actuated to make the blade 21 slide between the third and the fourth position i.e. to bring it in contact with the closed hatches 18a and 18b or to retract it, distancing it from the latter.
  • the collection device 10 comprises light emission means 39, preferably LEDs, to illuminate at the front of the entry mouth 13 of the containment body 11 so as to facilitate the collection of filth even in poor lighting conditions, like for example in the evening or at night time.
  • the collection device 10 advantageously also comprises:
  • the control device 40 is preferably also connected to the third motor means 45 of the small winch 27, which advantageously comprise a third electric motor 46 that is driven by the control device 40 so as to actuate the small winch 27 in the way that shall be described in greater detail in the rest of the description.
  • the collection device 10 is equipped with a handle 41 that is fixed to, or is integral with, the containment body 11, .
  • said handle 41 preferably having means 100 for indicating the charge level of the aforementioned batteries 200 fixed to it, said indicator means 100 advantageously being made up of an array of LEDs.
  • the handle 41 is preferably equipped with a button 42 that is operatively connected to the control device 40 so as to drive it.
  • the containment body 11 advantageously has an upper seat 300 in which the control device 40 and the batteries 200 are advantageously housed.
  • the containment body 11, the inner body 14 and the blade 21 are preferably made from plastic material.
  • the collection device 10 also has a band 50 for supporting leashes, fixed to the containment body 11.
  • the collection device 10 object of the present invention and described so far, mostly in terms of its structure, is operationally intended to operate as shall be specified in the rest of the description.
  • the collection device 10 is held by the handle 41, the bag 23 is fitted from the entry mouth 13 with the fold of the bag 23 inserted in the slit 13a of the convex portion 13b and in the front lip 25 of the blade 21, the rear lid 28 is opened and the string 26 of the bag 23 is fitted in the small winch 27.
  • the user in order to collect the filth S the user places the collection device 10 on the ground in front of the filth S, then he actuates the control device 40 (preferably through the button 42), which will start up the two electric motors 33 and 36, which begin to push the inner body 14 outside the containment body 11, and the blade 21.
  • the inner body 14 is pushed out until its first position has been reached, in which it has the maximum extension from the containment body 11. At this point, the shafts 29 close the hatches 18a and 18b and, in turn, also the bag 23.
  • the elastic elements 31 keep the hatches 18a and 18b of the inner body 14 in place, when these begin to go back and collect the filth.
  • both the blade 21 and the hatches 18a and 18b begin to return together inside the containment body 11.
  • the return movement of the inner body 14 and of the blade 21 inside the containment body 11 is carried out in an automatic manner by the control device 40.
  • the control device 40 automatically actuates the two electric motors 33 and 36 so as to bring the inner body 14 and the blade 21 back inside the containment body 11.
  • the shafts 29 actuate the opening of the hatches 18a and 18b, which occurs in a dampened and slow manner so that, during the closing step, the bag 23 is not released too quickly or does not become damaged.
  • control device 40 actuates the third electric motor 46 of the small winch 27 that begins winding the string 26 of the bag 23, bringing the dirty parts back inside the bag 23 itself and thus preventing it from getting dirty in the subsequent removal of the bag 23 from the containment body 14.
  • control device 40 drives the small winch 27 to release the string 26 and the user can extract the bag 23 from the collection device through the rear lid 28.

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