WO2017103647A1 - Dispositif de transport pour animal domestique de petite ou moyenne taille - Google Patents

Dispositif de transport pour animal domestique de petite ou moyenne taille Download PDF

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WO2017103647A1
WO2017103647A1 PCT/IB2015/059577 IB2015059577W WO2017103647A1 WO 2017103647 A1 WO2017103647 A1 WO 2017103647A1 IB 2015059577 W IB2015059577 W IB 2015059577W WO 2017103647 A1 WO2017103647 A1 WO 2017103647A1
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Rocco Catena
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/02—Pigsties; Dog-kennels; Rabbit-hutches or the like
    • A01K1/0236—Transport boxes, bags, cages, baskets, harnesses for animals; Fittings therefor
    • A01K1/0245—Boxes or cages

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  • the present invention finds application in the field of the accessories for animals and it particularly relates to a carrier for pets of small or medium size, such as but not limited to dogs, cats, rabbits and pets in general.
  • carriers As known, the devices suitable for the transport of domestic animals of small and medium size, commonly referred to as “carriers”, are widespread since many time, which devices may have different shapes, sizes and materials of construction but are all generally characterized by a shell-shape with an opening access for the animal adapted to be closed by a removable grid.
  • Such carriers made for example of plastic, wood, woven wood, fabric, leather, metal wires, have also side slits and/or slits placed on the roof, so as to allow an easy passage of air thereinside.
  • a first limit of the known carriers is constituted by their bulkiness and particularly by the fact that they have a not reducible encumbrance even when they are not used.
  • some models of carriers available on the market may be disassembled, usually through a horizontal section that divides the carrier into two halves: a lower shell, or base, and an upper shell, or lid.
  • the upper part suitably upside down, is inserted upside down in the lower base so as to reduce its volume and to make easier their storage or transport.
  • the carriers made of fabric or leather when not in use, are stored upon the crushing and bending of the fabric due to the own flexibility of the used materials.
  • This solution often obliges the pefs owner to buy several carriers during the phases of growth of the pet or the buy carriers that are oversized compared to the pet size, with obvious risk for the animal itself during transport.
  • the range of usable volumes is however not sufficient to cover the different needs duri ng the growth of the ani mal .
  • the carrier maintains a relevant encumbrance correspond! ng to the mi ni mum vol ume of the housi ng space i n the conditi on of use.
  • GB 2439138 discloses a carrier having a foldable side wall so as to minimize the dimensions when not used.
  • the volume of the housing space is not adjustable in function of the real needs of the animal to be carried.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks by providing a carrier for pets of small or medium size that is particularly economical and effective.
  • a particular object is to provide a carrier for pets of small or medium size that has a housing space of the pet with adjustable volume in function of the space requirements of the animal and which can be incremented following the growth thereof or reduced in the case the carrier has to be used with a different pet of smaller size.
  • a further object is to provide a carrier for pets of small or medium size that when not used may assume a condition of minimum overall dimensions.
  • Sti 11 another obj ect i s to provi de a carri er for pets of smal I or medi um si ze that i s easy to transport and adapted to be stored in an economical way.
  • a particular object is to provide a carrier for pets of small or medium size that can be produced using a significantly limited number of types of elements, dramatically reducing the cost of the molds.
  • Not least object is to provide a carrier for pets of small or medium size that ensures high visibility of the animal, so that it is possible always to keep it under control and at the same ti me to ensure high comfort to the ani mal duri ng transport.
  • a carrier for pets of small or medium size which, according with claim 1, comprises a housing for at least one pet said housing having a side wall which extends along a longitudinal axis and at least one longitudinal end adapted to be opened for the access to said housing, wherein the length of said side wall is adjustable to adapt the volume of said housing to the size of the pet to be carried.
  • the side wall comprises a plurality of modules longitudinally adjacent to each other and anchored in a removable manner to a same longitudinal support element to vary the number of said modules forming said side wall and adjust the length thereof.
  • the carrier may be modulated in its length even during time in order to adjust the volume of the housing in function of the actual size of the pet to be carried, to follow the growth of the animal or to transport animals of different sizes, always assuring maximum safety for the animal.
  • each of said modules may comprise a transverse base adapted to define with the bases of the other modules the bottom wall of said housing and a pair of ribs having a lower end anchored to said base by hinge means to rotate from an operative raised condition to a lowered resting condition.
  • the carrier when not used the carrier can be brought into a lowered position in which the overall dimensions are greatly reduced, facilitating storage and transport.
  • FIG . 1 is an exploded perspective view of the carrier
  • FIG . 2 is an assembled perspective view of the carrier of Fig. 1 in opened condition of use;
  • FIG . 3 is an assembled perspective view of the carrier of Fig. 1 in closed condition for its storing;
  • FIG . 4 is a cross sectional perspective view of the carrier of Fig. 2;
  • FIG . 5 is a perspective view of a first detail of the carrier
  • FIG . 6 is a perspective view of a second detail of the carrier
  • FIG . 7 is a perspective view of a carrier during mounting.
  • the carrier generally shown with 1, comprises in a typical manner a housing 2 for at least one animal having a side wall 3 which extends along a longitudinal axis L .
  • the side wall 3 is closed at the bottom by a bottom wall 4 and is open at the longitudinal ends to al I ow access to the housi ng 2.
  • the side wall 3 comprises a plurality of modules, generically indicated with 5, longitudinally in side by side relationship with each other and anchored in a removable manner to a same longitudinal support element 6 to vary the number of modul es 5 used from ti me to ti me to form the si de wal I 3.
  • modules 5 will allow not only to change the maximum volume of use of the carrier 1 but also to configure the carrier 1 in the assembled condition in a raised or open use, shown in F ig. 2, or in the collapsed or closed condition of F ig. 3, useful for its transport in the absence of animal and/or storage, as will become clearer hereinafter.
  • the modules 5 will be all equal to each other so as to be manufactured with a single mold or with a limited number of molds.
  • each module 5 comprises a transverse base 7, shown in F ig. 6, adapted to define with the bases 7 of the other modules 5 the bottom wall 4 of the housing 2.
  • the transverse bases 7 will be positioned parallel to each other and in longitudinally aligned positions.
  • Each module 5 also comprises a pair of arcuate ribs 8 designed to define, together with the ribs 8 of the other modules 5, the side wall 3 of the housing 2.
  • Each ribs 8 has a lower end 9 hinged to the base 7 by means of a hinging pin 10 and the upper end 11 adapted to be anchored to the support element 6.
  • T he transverse base 7 has at each ends a pai r of seats 12 for housi ng a I ower end 9 of a pair of side by side ribs 8.
  • the housing seats 12 comprise a substantially longitudinal passage 13 adapted to be crossed by the pin 10 which extends for the overall maximum longitudinal I ength of the si de wal I 3.
  • the pin 10 which extends for the overall maximum longitudinal I ength of the si de wal I 3.
  • Each rib 8 has at its lower end 9 a small radiused cylinder 14 adapted to be inserted in a corresponding housing seat 12 and centrally crossed by a passing through hole 15 adapted to be aligned with the passages 13 of the respective seats 12 to allow the passage of the pin 10.
  • a pair of side by side ribs 8 will be inserted into the seats 12 formed at the transverse ends of the base 7 by aligning the longitudinal passage 13 in the base 7 with the end hoi e 15 of the ri bs 8 and by maki ng the pi n 10 with I ength equal to the I ength of the carrier 1 crossing both the holes 15 and the passages 13.
  • the pins 10 have threads which are screwed on the bolt heads 16 so as to lock in a pack shape the single modules 5.
  • each single module 5 will be arranged asymmetrically to each other with respect to a middle plane of the base 7 orthogonal in use to the longitudinal axis L to rotate between the raised condition of use of F ig. 2 and the resting lowered condition of F ig. 3, in which the carrier 1 reduces its volume of more than 2/3, enabling a real space saving.
  • each module 5 will be constituted by a base 7 and two pairs of ribs 8 mutually side by side.
  • the base cylinder 14 of the ribs 8 is asymmetric to allow the pair of ribs 8 mounted on opposite sides of the base 7 to be staggered by a distance equal to the thickness of the rib 8 and to penetrate with each other at the time of the closure.
  • the arcuate shape of the ribs 8 provides space, visibility and protective sense for the animal.
  • the support element 6 comprises a lower longitudinal rod 18 adapted to be fastened to the upper ends 11 of the ribs 8 and an upper longitudinal rod 19 provided with gripping handle 20 adapted to be grasped by a user.
  • the two rods 18, 19 are connected together by end bends 21, at least one of which is removable for inserting and/or removing one or more modules 5.
  • the ribs 8 have also a guide for the relative sliding of the longitudinal support element 6 during the rotation of the ribs 8 in the transition between the condition of use and the resting one.
  • each rib 8 has a groove or slot 22 extending for at least part of its longitudinal extension.
  • the lower longitudinal rod 18 will be designed to be inserted in a sliding manner into the slots 22 of all the ribs 8 belonging to the modules 5 used for assembling the side wall 3.
  • the quick closing and opening movement of the carrier 1 is provided by the handling and support element 6 that when pulled upward, allows to lift the ribs 8 in the "open" working configuration of F ig. 2, while when pushed downwards obliges the opposing ribs 8 to slide against one another until to close the carrier 1 in the resting or "closed” condition of F ig. 3.
  • the side wall 3 is closed at its longitudinal ends by a pair of grid front walls 23 that allow selective access to the housing 2.
  • the closing front walls 23 are adapted to be hinged to the bases 7 of the modules 5 placed at the longitudinal ends of the side wall 3 in the assembled condition to rotate about a respective transverse axis between a substantially horizontal position of non-use or of opened housing 2 and a substantially vertical condition for closing the housing 2.
  • the grids 23 will have the function of stabilizing the side wall 3 in the open condition, when arranged vertically.
  • the front walls 23 have respective means 24 for stable and removable coupl i ng to a respective end modul e 5.
  • the coupling means 24 are of the snap type and comprise for each grid 23, a pair of teeth 25 formed on the structure of the grid itself and arranged symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal plane of symmetry p to fit into respective slots 22 of the ribs 8 of the end modules 5.
  • the grids 23 are placed inside the housing 3 and rest on the bottom wall 4 after a rotation towards the inside.
  • the carrier 1 it is therefore sufficient to hold the upper rod 19 through the handle 20 and lift it. In such a working configuration it is possible to rotate upwards the grids 23 up to bring them to close the end openings.
  • the grids 23 are locked on the ribs 8 by means of the teeth 25.
  • the grids 23 provide a stop for the ribs 8 in the open position, preventing the mutual opposed translational and the consequent unintentional closing of the carrier 1.
  • the unlocking of the grids 23 is performed by tightening the teeth 25 with two fingers through a pressure in opposition so as to take them out of the slots 22, allowing the ribs 8 to translate in opposition for closing the carrier 1 by means of a pressure on the handle 20.

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Abstract

Selon l'invention, un dispositif de transport pour animaux domestiques de petite ou moyenne taille comprend un logement (2) pour au moins un animal comportant une paroi latérale (3) qui s'étend le long d'un axe longitudinal et au moins une extrémité longitudinale prévue pour être ouverte pour l'accès à l'intérieur. La paroi latérale (3) comprend une pluralité de modules (5) adjacents longitudinalement les uns aux autres et ancrés de façon amovible à un même élément de support longitudinal (6) de façon à faire varier le nombre de modules (5) formant la paroi latérale (3) et régler la longueur de celle-ci pour adapter le volume du logement (2) à la taille de l'animal à transporter.
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