JPH11196703A - Playing tool for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a playing tool for a pet, capable of making a pet such as a cat or the like play with it by a human and introducing the pet to a fixed position. SOLUTION: A light source 2 for throwing a visible light by a laser oscillator is set in a main body 1 graspable by a hand and an optical means 2A for enlarging a thrown light flux in a linear state and irradiating a projection face with the enlarged light flux in a linear state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a playground equipment for a pet, and more particularly to a playground equipment that enables a human such as a cat to play a pet or guide a pet to a desired position from a remote place.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a play equipment for a pet, for example, in the case of a cat, for example, a ball or a toy for playing with the cat playing has been known.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art play equipment, a cat plays exclusively with a play equipment, and there is no room for a human being as an owner, and there is a lack of interest. There was a point.

[0004] In addition, since the above-mentioned prior art play equipment is a passive one in which the cat moves for the first time due to the play of the cat, there is a problem that even if the cat becomes fun and becomes frustrated at first, it may get tired.

[0005] Furthermore, since the above-mentioned play equipment of the prior art is a passive thing in which the cat moves by shaking, the cat wanders in the room against the owner's will or goes to a place where the cat does not want to be approached. There was also a problem that it did not function at all as a tool to prevent this.

[0006] On the other hand, if the owner actively plays the pet to eliminate stress and lack of exercise of the pet, for example, it takes labor such as taking the pet for a walk, moving around with the pet, and shaking the pet. Required,
Aside from holidays, this was an act that could not be realized in busy daily life.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a plaything which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. A light source for projecting light is provided, and an optical unit for expanding a projected light beam in a linear manner and irradiating the light beam in a linear manner on a projection surface is provided.

According to the playground equipment of the present invention having the above structure, when the owner grips the playground equipment and emits light from the light source,
Since the projected light beam is expanded linearly, a line appears at the place where the light beam is irradiated, and by moving the play equipment with your hand, this line moves as if it were running, and a cat who saw this Pets can mistakenly consider this as an object such as a string or the like and jump or flutter.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a view showing an example of a play equipment for a pet according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 in the drawing denotes a main body of the play equipment. The main body 1 is required to be large enough to be gripped by hand. Here, the main body 1 is formed in a pen shape so as to be easily fit to the hand, and the main body 1A and a cap portion rotatably provided on the main body 1A. 1B.
Here, the main body 1 is made of a translucent polypropylene material that can pass through the inside. Further, the shape and the material of the main body 1 are not limited to these, and it is needless to say that the main body 1 may be configured as a pistol type, for example.

In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a light source, and a cap portion 1
It is built in toward the window provided at the B end. The light source 2 is to emit visible light by a laser oscillator, and a lens 2A is disposed in front of the light source 2 as an optical unit that linearly expands the projected light beam and irradiates it linearly on the projection surface. I have. In this case, even if the light beam L is erroneously applied to the eyes of a pet or human, consideration must be given to using a laser oscillator having a low output so as not to damage the eyes.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the main body 1
An indicator light 5 that is simultaneously turned on when the light source 2 emits light is built in the end of A. Here, an LED is used as the indicator light 5. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, the indicator light of the play equipment itself moves in proportion to the movement of the play equipment by the hand so as to run the line irradiated by the play equipment, thereby increasing the attention of the pet looking at the play light. An evocative effect occurs.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a circuit of the play equipment. In the figure, reference numeral 3 denotes a power source of the light source 2 (here, a dry battery is used), and reference numeral 4 denotes a switch for turning on and off the light source 2 by a user. In this embodiment, the switch 4 employs a structure that turns on and off the conduction of the contact by rotating the cap portion 1B with respect to the main body portion 1A (not shown). The light source 2 may not only be turned on / off, but may have a function of blinking at an arbitrary interval, for example (a circuit is not shown).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of use of the play equipment having the above-described configuration. By irradiating a line L to an irradiation surface W of a wall, a floor, furniture, or the like from the light source 2 of the play equipment, holding the main body 1 of the play equipment, and swinging it up, down, left, and right with a hand,
The line L moves as if running. The present inventor used a cat as a test animal and performed the above-mentioned light emission. It was confirmed that a pet such as a cat who saw this misjudged the line L as a real object and jumped or jumped on it. did.

[0014]

The play equipment of the present invention having the above-described structure has the following specific effects. Because the owner himself operates the play equipment and lets the pet play,
Unlike the prior art play equipment, the owner can participate in the game, and the owner as well as the pet can enjoy it.

The play equipment can be freely operated only by snapping the hand, and the projected line can be moved freely both at hand and at a distance. Can be played without burdening the owner.

[0016] Regardless of the pet's intention, the pet can be played by the owner's will, so that the behavior of the pet can be freely controlled.

For the same reason, the pet can be guided by pulling the pet to the light projecting position. Therefore, the pet may not wander the room against the owner's will or may not want to approach the pet (for example, , Broken objects and bird cages,
(Aquariums for aquarium fish, infants, etc.).

For the same reason, the pet can be guided to, for example, a toilet, and functions as a tool for training the pet.

Since the pet can be guided in any way by operating the play equipment, it is also possible to run around using the play equipment, thereby eliminating the lack of exercise of the pet kept indoors, It is possible to easily realize the health management of the pet, the diet, and the release of the stress simply by operating the hand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of an embodiment of a plaything of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electric circuit.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a usage example of the playground equipment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Body (of play equipment) 2 Light source 2A lens

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A light source for projecting visible light from a laser oscillator is provided in a main body that can be gripped by hand, and a projected light beam is expanded linearly and irradiated linearly on a projection surface. A play equipment for a pet, characterized by having optical means to be provided. 2. The pet play equipment according to claim 1, wherein the light beam projected by the lens is expanded linearly.