The present application is based on, and claims priority from, Chinese Application Number 201320053898.X, filed Jan. 19, 2013, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates generally to a pickup device, and specifically to a foldable pickup device for picking up an object, e.g., pet feces.
China's industrial development has been gradually moving toward the direction of intensive, energy conservative and low-carbon. With the development of society and the improvement of living standards, people are constantly in pursuit of spiritual life; while they are enjoying their material life. Raising pets can bring a lot of happiness to the keepers; and add fun to their life. However, the cleanup for pet wastes has brought much inconvenience due to the limitations of living environments. In this context, the foldable pet feces pickup device (Patent No. ZL200920256496.3) has made cleaning work more convenient. It helps to alleviate the sufferings of patients with lumbar diseases and the difficulties for the old people to bend and stoop. Nevertheless, following a long period of use, this foldable pet feces pickup device would bring inconvenience to the pet keepers, such as the issues of rope wearing off, breakage, repair, and inconveniences associated with rope repair and replacement. In order to solve these problems, many pet lovers have made improvements. Although some progress has been made, they all so far failed to completely solve these problems.
In order to overcome the aforementioned shortcomings, one or more objects of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a foldable pet feces pickup device including an operating stick. The operating stick can directly control the opening and closing of the picking-up plates. The foldable pet feces pickup device further includes a linkage accessory. Thus, the operation and maintenance of the foldable pet feces pickup device are easy, because the foldable pet feces pickup device avoids issues associated with rope breakage, repair and/or replacement. In this way, the product life of such pickup device is extended. Further, the foldable pet feces pickup device includes a locking button configured to be fastened in a button hole. Thus, it is convenient to use, store, and transport the foldable pet feces pickup device.
In an aspect, a foldable device for picking up pet feces includes a handle; an upper operating stick; covers; a fixation sleeve; button holes; a linkage accessory; locking buttons; a lower operation stick; a connecting rod; a rod base; springs; a rotating shaft; a picking-up plate; and a plurality of teeth.
The upper operating stick has a handle disposed on an outer side of the upper operating stick. Certain round holes are located at two sides of the bottom of the upper operating stick, at two sides of the bottom of the handle, at two sides of the top of the lower operating stick and at two sides of the top of the rod base.
The linkage accessory connects the upper operating stick and the handle to the lower operating stick and the rod base through the round holes. The linkage accessory is an elongated shape and has top and bottom portions provided with round convex parts.
The covers are located at both front and back sides of the upper operating stick, the handle, the lower operating stick and the rod base. A fixation sleeve is arranged to be outside of the covers. The fixation sleeve has a bottom portion including button holes at both front and back sides of the fixation sleeve. The covers have bottom portions including the locking buttons at both front and back sides of the covers.
The rotating shaft has two ends connected with two branches of the rod base. The picking-up plates are symmetrical and each of the picking-up plates has a spoon-shape. The tops of the picking-up plates are connected to each other through the rotating shaft. The two picking-up plates have corresponding teeth engagable with each other.
The lower operating stick is connected to a middle portion of the connecting rod. The lower operating stick is connected to the middle portion of the rotating shaft through the springs. Two ends of the connecting rod are connected with central parts of the tops of the two picking-up plates correspondingly by hinges.
The foldable pet feces pickup device is operated by employing the operating sticks to directly control the opening and closing of the picking-up plates. Thus, the foldable pet feces pickup device can be easily operated. During the operation, the locking buttons are firmly fastened with the corresponding button holes. The linkage accessory is sheathed inside the fixation sleeve to keep the main rod in a linear state. When pulling the upper operating stick upward, the lower operating stick will drive the connecting rod to move upward accordingly so as to open the picking-up plates. Directing the pick-up plates to the pet feces, release upper operating stick and the picking-up members will close to complete the cleaning. When the pickup device is not in use, the locking buttons will be released from the respective button holes, and the fixation sleeve will be removed from the linkage accessory. Then the main rod can be folded. Therefore, the device only needs a small space to store and is very easy to be carried, stored or transported.
The structure of the foldable pet feces pickup device is simple and reasonable. With employing operating stick to directly control the opening and closing of the picking-up plates, it has extended the service life of the pickup device, and with easy maintenance and operation in at least some embodiments. After being folded, the foldable pet feces pickup device only requires a small space for storage. Thus, in at least some embodiments, the foldable pet feces pickup device can be easily carried and stored and reduce transportation and warehousing costs.
The present disclosure will be further described in conjunction with drawings and embodiments.
One or more embodiments of a foldable pickup device will be explained with reference to
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Linkage accessory 6 connects the upper operating stick 2, the handle 1, respectively, to the lower operating stick 8 and the rod base 10 through the openings. The linkage accessory 6 is an elongated member having top and bottom portions provided with round convex parts. The covers 3 are located at both front and back sides of the upper operating stick 2, the handle 1, the lower operating stick 8 and the rod base 10. A pair of fixation sleeves 4 cover the covers 3 correspondingly. The fixation sleeves 4 have button holes 5 at both front and back sides, for example, at the bottom portions of the fixation sleeves 4. The covers 3 have the locking buttons 7 at both front and back sides of their bottoms and configured to be locked in the corresponding button holes 5 of the fixation sleeves 4.
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Further, the foldable pet feces pickup device includes a lower operating stick 8 opposite to the upper operating stick 2. The lower operating stick 8 is connected to the middle of the connecting rod 9 and the middle of the rotating shaft 12 through the springs 11. The connecting rod 9 has two ends connected with a central part of the top portion of the two picking-up plates 13 by hinges.
By employing operating sticks to directly control the opening and closing of the picking-up members 13, the device can be easily operated and maintained. During the operation, the locking buttons 7 are firmly fastened with their corresponding button holes 5 of the fixation sleeves 4. The linkage accessory 6 is sheathed by the fixation sleeve 4 to maintain the main rod straight in a linear form, e.g., in an unfolded (or in-use) state. If the the upper operating stick 2 is pulled upward, the lower operating stick 8 drives the connecting rod 9 to move upward so as to open the picking-up plates 13, also referred to as an open state. Using the picking-up members 13 to pick up the pet feces, and releasing the upper operating stick 2 so as to close the picking-up members 13 and complete the cleanup work. If the foldable pet feces pickup device is not in use, the locking buttons 7 are released from the corresponding button holes 5 so as to unlock the fixation sleeves 4 from the covers 3. Thus, the fixation sleeve 4 is slidable from interacting with the locking button. Thus, the linkage accessory 6 can be exposed. Then, the main rod is foldable onto itself from the front or the back of the device. Therefore, only a small space is required to store the foldable pet feces pickup device, in at least some embodiments, the foldable pet feces pickup device is very easy to be carried, stored or transported.
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201320053898X | Jan 2013 | CN | national |