Patent Application
20140144387
The present invention relates to a paper product and particularly to a paper-made composite pet house.
Pets such as cats and dogs have become many people's important companions in life. Many pet owners are willing to spend a lot of time and money to provide more comfort for their pets. For instance, pet houses assembled by extruded aluminum slats and coupling blocks are available on the market to provide dedicated shelters for pets. However, assembly of the extruded aluminum slats and the coupling blocks is difficult and takes more time. Moreover, the pet houses thus formed often are fixed in style and not changeable to suit user's desire, and also more costly, hence are not widely accepted on the market. There are also pet houses made of plastics on the market. They generally are formed via integrated injection at a greater size, and are relatively difficult in transportation, thus also are not well accepted by consumers. The most important of all, the aforesaid two types of pet houses are not eco-friendly and cannot meet the requirements of increasing awareness of environmental protection. When discarded, they create substantially negative impact to the environment, hence are against the prevailing trend.
The primary object of the present invention is to solve the problems of conventional pet houses that are difficult and time-consuming in assembly and disassembly.
Another object of the invention is to solve the problem of the conventional pet houses that is not eco-friendly.
Yet another object of the invention is to enhance flexibility in assembling pet houses to better meet users' requirements.
To achieve the foregoing objects, the present invention provides a paper-made composite pet house that comprises a rigid bottom cardboard, at least one cardboard support wall, a cardboard cover coupled with the cardboard support wall, a top coupling wall vertically connected to one side of the cardboard cover remote from the cardboard support wall, and at least one viewing tower located on the cardboard cover. The rigid bottom cardboard includes at least one edge and a first coupling portion on the edge. The cardboard support wall is connected to the rigid bottom cardboard and includes a second coupling portion adjacent to the rigid bottom cardboard, a plurality of top coupling portions remote from the rigid bottom cardboard and an opening. The second coupling portion is fixedly connected to the first coupling portion. The opening is adjacent to the rigid bottom cardboard. The cardboard cover is connected to the top coupling portions to form a mask cover, and is incorporated with the rigid bottom cardboard and cardboard support wall to form a housing compartment. The top coupling wall is located correspondingly to the cardboard support wall and has a plurality of protrusive portions at one side of the cardboard cover and spaced from each other. The viewing tower is located on the cardboard cover for ornamental purpose.
The paper-made composite pet house of the invention thus formed has features as follows:
1. The pet house is lighter in weight and more durable because of the characteristics of the rigid cardboard, and also can meet environmental protection requirements.
2. The pet house has a smaller size when not assembled so that is easier for transportation.
3. Assembly can be done quickly and easily to improve usability.
4. No need for mold making, hence the cost is lower.
The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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In this embodiment, the rigid bottom cardboard 10 is quadrilateral and has four edges 11. There are four cardboard support walls 20 defined as a first wall 24, a second wall 25, a third wall 26 and a fourth wall 27. The fourth wall 27 is connected to the first wall 24. The opening 23 is formed on the fourth wall 27. It is to be noted that the “cardboard” means paper material formed with desired rigidity, such as a corrugated cardboard or other types of rigid cardboards.
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In order to prevent the rigid bottom cardboard 10 from being damped and softened due to the wet floor, the invention further provides at least one raising member 40 on one side of the rigid bottom cardboard 10 remote from the cardboard support wall 20 to increase the distance between the rigid bottom cardboard 10 and the ground surface. More specifically, referring to
As a conclusion, compared with the conventional techniques, the invention provides many desirable features, notably:
1. The pet house thus formed is lighter in weight and more durable because of the characteristics of the rigid cardboard, and also is more eco-friendly.
2. The pet house has a smaller size when not assembled so that is easier for transportation.
3. Assembly can be done quickly and easily to improve usability.
4. No need for mold making, hence the cost is lower.
5. With the raising member, the pet house is prevented from directly contacting the ground surface, hence the rigid bottom cardboard is less likely to contact with water to be softened.
In short, the present invention provides significant improvements over the conventional pet houses.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, it is not the limitation of the invention, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
