RU173932U1 - REPLACEABLE TOOL WITH COMB FOR CARE OF PETS - Google Patents

Abstract

The pet care tool includes a tool body (10) extending in the longitudinal direction and having a transverse groove (13) for insertion and a space (116) for moving the latch in communication with the groove (13) for insertion, a locking element (21), configured to move in space (116) to move the latch to insert the fixing portion (212) into the groove (13) for insertion in a fixed position to hold the inserted portion (31) of the plate (30) with a comb in the groove (13) for insertion and his lead back to a space of (116) to move the latch to the unlocked position to enable removal of the plate (30) from the crest of the housing (10) of the instrument with a view to its replacement.

Description

The technical field to which the utility model relates.

The invention relates to a tool for caring for animals and, in particular, to a tool with interchangeable plates with combs for various applications for caring for pets.

State of the art

The standard tool with interchangeable heads with combs for pet care, disclosed in Taiwan Patent No. M 370331, generally includes a tubular handle and a plurality of heads with combs. Each of the heads with ridges has a roller section that is detachably connected to the end of the handle and fixed by means of a locking device with a washer. By actuating the switching mechanism to rotate the ring mounted on the end of the handle, the washer mounted on the handle is unlocked to allow removal of the head with a comb from the handle to replace another head with a comb. Such a pet grooming tool contains a large number of components, which increases the manufacturing cost and creates inconvenience during assembly.

Utility Model Disclosure

Thus, the objective of the present utility model is to propose a pet care tool that has a simple structure and that can be easily manufactured at relatively low production costs.

In a true utility model, a pet care tool includes a tool body having a handle portion and an insertion groove that are opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction. The insertion groove is limited by the surfaces of the front and rear walls, which are located opposite each other in the longitudinal direction and each of which extends in a first transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. The tool body also contains a space for moving the latch, which extends from the groove for insertion and which defines the line of movement of the latch. The pet grooming tool also includes a locking assembly. The locking unit includes a locking element having a locking portion that is positioned to move along the line of movement of the latch between the unlocked position, where the locking portion is located in the space for moving the latch, and the fixed position where the locking portion is located in the insertion groove, and biasing an element located in the space for moving the latch to displace the locking portion to a fixed position. The pet care tool also includes a plurality of plates with combs, each of which has an insertable portion of the plate that is adapted to be inserted into the insertion groove in the first transverse direction and which has two main surfaces of the plate that are adapted to be attached to the surfaces front and rear walls, respectively, a fixing hole that extends from one of the main surfaces of the plate to another of the main surfaces of the plate, and which is aligned with the line of movement of the latch when the inserted portion of the plate is inserted into the groove for insertion with the possibility of holding the locking portion in the locking hole when the locking portion is in a fixed position, and an auxiliary surface of the plate that interconnects the main surfaces of the plate and the portion of the ridge, which extends from the auxiliary surface of the plate in the first transverse direction and protrudes outward of the tool body.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Other features and advantages of this utility model will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

in FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of a pet care tool in accordance with a utility model, perspective view;

in FIG. 2 - the same in disassembled condition, perspective view;

in FIG. 3 - the same, view in local section;

in FIG. 4 is the same, sectional view along the line GU-GU in FIG. 3;

in FIG. 5 is the same, sectional view showing a state in which the fixing unit of the first embodiment is in the unlocked position;

in FIG. 6 - the second embodiment according to the utility model, view in local section;

in FIG. 7 is the same, sectional view showing a state in which a plate with a comb has been removed from the tool body according to the second embodiment;

in FIG. 8 - the third embodiment according to the utility model, view in local section;

in FIG. 9 is the same, sectional view showing a state in which the fixing unit of the third embodiment is in the unlocked position;

in FIG. 10 - the fourth embodiment according to the utility model, view in local section;

FIG. 11 is the same, sectional view showing a state in which the fixing unit of the fourth embodiment is in the unlocked position;

FIG. 12 is a fifth embodiment according to a utility model, a perspective view;

FIG. 13 is a sixth embodiment according to a utility model, a perspective view;

FIG. 14 is a seventh embodiment according to a utility model, a perspective view; and

FIG. 15 is an eighth embodiment according to a utility model, a perspective view.

Utility Model Implementation

It should be noted that in the following detailed description, if appropriate, the position numbers or the endings of the position numbers in the figures are repeated, indicating similar or similar elements, which at the discretion may have similar characteristics.

In FIG. 1-3 shows a first embodiment of a pet care tool in accordance with a utility model, which includes a tool body 10, a fixing assembly 20, and a plurality of plates 30 with ridges.

The tool body 10 includes a handle 11, which has a handle portion 111 and extends from the handle portion 111 in a longitudinal direction and terminates at a rear wall surface 117 that extends in a first transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, and a mounting member 12 that is attached to the handle 11 by screws 121 and has a front wall surface 127 that extends in the first transverse direction and is recessed so that it faces the rear wall surface 117 and interacts with this surface for boundedness slot 13 for insertion. The surface 117 of the rear wall of the handle 11 has a recess along the line of movement of the latch in the longitudinal direction to limit the space 116 for moving the latch and provide spatial communication with the groove 13 for insertion.

The handle 11 has an upper wall 113 and a lower wall 114, opposite each other, in the second transverse direction across the line of movement of the latch. In this embodiment, the second transverse direction coincides with the first transverse direction, so that the sliding groove 115 extends from the upper wall 113 through the lower wall 114. In addition, the sliding groove 115 extends from the upper wall 113 in the second transverse direction and through the lower wall 114 to provide spatial communication with the space 116 for moving the latch.

The locking unit 20 is installed in the handle 11 and includes a locking element 21 that can be moved in space 116 to move the latch, an actuator 23 located to move in the sliding groove 115, and a biasing element 22 located in the space 116 to move the latch away from the groove 13 for insertion. The locking element 21 has a locking portion 212 that is movably positioned along the displacement line of the latch between the unlocked position (as shown in FIG. 5), where the locking portion 212 is located in the space 116 for moving the latch, and the fixed position (as shown in FIG. 3), where the fixing portion 212 is located in the insertion groove 13, and the driven portion 211 is opposite to the fixing portion 212 along the line of movement of the latch. A biasing member 22, such as a compression spring, is positioned to bias the locking portion 212 of the locking member 21 to a fixed position.

The actuator 23 has a connecting portion 233, which is located in the sliding groove 115 and can move along this groove, a controlled section 231 that protrudes upward from the upper wall 113 of the handle 11, and a pair of elastic gripping sections 232 that extend from the connecting section 233 in the second in the transverse direction and have engaging ends 234 that engage with the engaging portion 115 ′ of the bottom wall 114 when the elastic gripping portions 232 tightly pass through the sliding groove 115. The connecting portion 233 has the shape of a beveled surface that mates with the driven portion 211 of the locking element 21 so that when the controlled portion 231 is manually pushed to the upper wall 113, an axial force acts on the locking portion 212 and is retracted back into the space 116 to move the latch to the unlocked position. In addition, the locking member 21 has a thinned portion 213 located between the locking and driven sections 212, 211, and is held between the elastic gripping sections 232, as shown in FIG. four.

Each of the plates 30 with ridges has an insertable section of the plate 31, which is arranged to be inserted into the groove 13 for insertion in the first transverse direction and has two main surfaces 312, 313 of the plate made with the possibility of attachment to the surfaces 127, 117. of the front and rear walls respectively, a locking hole 311, which extends from one main surface 312 of the plate through another main surface 313 of the plate and aligns with the line of movement of the latch when the inserted portion 31 of the plate inserts inserted into the insertion groove 13 to ensure that the fixing portion 212 is held in the fixing hole 311 when the fixing portion 212 is in a fixed position, and a secondary plate surface 314 that interconnects the main surfaces of the plate 312, 313 and the crest portion 32, which extends from the auxiliary the surface 314 of the plate in the first transverse direction and protrudes outward of the tool body 10. The crest portions 32 of the crest plates 30 have a plurality of teeth 321 that are formed in various shapes to perform various pet care tasks. For example, in FIG. 2 and 13, the teeth 321 are in the form of needle elements for pet care. In FIG. 12 and 14, the teeth 321 are in the form of unraveling blades for cutting and removing tangled wool. In FIG. 15 shows teeth 32 in the shape of teeth of a comb for the care of short-haired pets.

In FIG. 5 shows how, by manually pressing the steered portion 231, the locking portion 212 is removed from the locking hole 311, while the engaging ends 234 are removed from the engaging portion 115 ′ to ensure that the plate 30 with comb is released from the insertion groove 13. In the insertion groove 13, another comb plate 30 can be inserted, for example, one and the plates shown in FIG. 12-15, for other applications. As shown in FIG. 2 and 3, the locking portion 212 has a tapered surface 215 that is forced back into the space 116 to move the latch during insertion of the ridge plate 30 into the insertion groove 13.

As shown in the figures, the pet grooming tool of this embodiment has a simple structure that can be easily manufactured and assembled, which reduces manufacturing costs, and which makes it easy to replace crest plates for various applications.

As shown in FIG. 6 and 7, in the second embodiment of the utility model, the locking element 21 has the shape of a steel ball. The surface 117 of the rear wall of the handle 11 has a recess for limiting the space 116 for moving the latch, while the line of movement of the latch continues in the longitudinal direction. When it is required to replace the ridge plate 30 inserted into the insertion groove 13, the user can pull the ridge plate 30, which makes it possible to remove the fixing element 21 from the fixing hole 311, overcoming the biasing action of the biasing element 22. Thus, in this embodiment, the actuator element 23 (see FIG. 2) is not provided.

As shown in FIG. 8 and 9, in the third embodiment of the utility model, the front wall surface 127 has a recess for limiting the space 116 for moving the latch in the longitudinal direction. The space 116 for moving the latch is designed so that it has an enlarged hole 118 on the front side of the mounting element 12. The locking element 21 has a pivot section 216 that is mounted to rotate on the mounting element 12. The locking section 212 extends radially from the pivot section 216 so so that by turning the pivot portion 216, the locking portion 212 is moved between the fixed position and the unlocked position. In other words, the latch movement line is a curved line surrounding the pivot section 216. An actuator 23 formed integrally with the pivot element 21 extends radially from the pivot section 216 and is angled to the pivot section 212, protruding outwardly from the opening 118. Biasing the element 22 is a coil spring and generates a torque to bias the locking portion 212 into the insertion groove 13.

As shown in FIG. 10 and 11, in the fourth embodiment of the utility model, the front wall surface 127 has a recess for restricting the space 116 for moving the latch, while the latch movement line continues in the longitudinal direction. The connecting portion 233 of the actuating element 23 is made integrally with the locking element 21 and extends from it in the longitudinal direction and ends at the controlled section 231, which protrudes outward from the hole 118 of the mounting element 12, so that by pulling the controlled section 231, the locking section 212 moves into backward into space 116 to move the latch to the unlocked position.

As shown in FIG. 12, in the fifth embodiment of the utility model or any of the above embodiments, the tool body 10 has an access hole 14 that extends so that it communicates with the insertion groove 13 and which is located on the opposite side of the section 32 of the ridge of the ridge plate 30 inserted into the groove 13 for insertion in the first transverse direction so that the ridge plate 30 can be accessed through the access hole 14 to facilitate removal of the ridge plate 30 from the groove 13 to insert.

Despite the fact that the present utility model has been described with reference to illustrative embodiments, it should be noted that the utility model is not limited to the disclosed embodiments and extends to various designs corresponding to the essence and scope in the broadest sense, with reference to all such modifications and equivalent designs.

Claims (8)

1. A pet care tool comprising: the tool body (10) having a handle portion (111) and an insertion groove (13) that are opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction, wherein the insertion groove (13) is bounded by the surfaces (127, 117) of the front and rear walls, which located opposite each other in the longitudinal direction and each of which continues in the first transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, and the tool body (10) is made with a space (116) for moving the latch, which continues from the groove (13) for insertion and defines a line of movement of phi Satoru; a fixing unit (20) comprising a fixing element (21) having a fixing section (212) that is positioned to move along the displacement line of the latch between the unlocked position in which the fixing section (212) is located in a space (116) for moving the latch, and a fixed position in which the locking portion (212) is located in the groove (13) for insertion, and the biasing element (22) located in the space (116) for moving the latch to bias the locking portion (212) in a fixed position; and a plate (30) with a ridge, which has an insertable portion (31) of the plate mounted in the groove (13) for insertion in the first transverse direction and having two main surfaces (312, 313) of the plate attached to the surfaces (127, 117) of the front and the rear walls, respectively, the locking hole (311), which extends from one of the main surfaces (312, 313) of the plate to the other and is aligned with the line of movement of the latch when placing the inserted section (31) of the plate in the groove (13) for the insert to hold the fixing section (212) in fixing from verstions (311), when the fixing section (212) is in a fixed position, and the auxiliary surface (314) of the plate, which interconnects the main surfaces (312, 313) of the plate and the portion (32) of the ridge, which extends from the auxiliary surface (314) plate in the first transverse direction and protrudes outward from the tool body (10). 2. The tool according to claim 1, in which the tool body (10) comprises a handle (11) that has a handle portion (111) and extends from the handle portion (111) in the longitudinal direction and terminates at the back wall surface (117), and mounting element (12), which has a front wall surface (127) that is recessed so that it faces the rear wall surface (117) and interacts with this surface to limit the groove (13) for insertion, while one of the surfaces (127 117) the front and rear walls have a recess along the line of movement of the latch to limit the space (116) for moving the latch. 3. The tool according to claim 2, in which the locking element (21) has the shape of a steel ball, and the surface (117) of the rear wall has a recess to limit the space (116) for moving the latch, while the line of movement of the latch continues in the longitudinal direction. 4. The tool according to claim 1, in which the portion (32) of the crest of at least one of the plates (30) with the crests has a plurality of teeth (321) in the form of needle elements, wherein the portion (32) of the crest of at least one of the plates (30) with ridges has a plurality of teeth (321) in the form of unraveling blades. 5. The tool according to claim 2, in which the housing (10) of the tool has an opening (14) for access, which continues in such a way that it communicates with the groove (13) for insertion, and which is located on the opposite side of the section (32) the crest of one of the plates (30) with ridges inserted into the groove (13) for insertion in the first transverse direction so that one of the plates (30) with ridges can be accessed from the opening (14) for access.

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