Spring Latch To Scare Cat
Submitted By: Josh B
Favorite Comment: Fixer TheAntiCat says, “Ahh, the ACME ‘Get rid of mother-in-law’ trick.”
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People you got to be resourceful with cheap furniture.
It looks a little weird, but I assume the recliner wouldn’t stay closed by itself anymore. If so, this is a pretty creative fix. I like it. Just not in my house!
You’re going to have to ’splain the cat comment to me…
Maybe the cat put it there. “He thinks it’s funny to smack me when I walk by. This’ll fix him, until I get a latch and a lock.”
I don’t get the cat comment either, I don’t get any of this one…
Two methods:
#1 There is an empty space underneath the chair – can be used to store beer or pets.
#2 When cat starts scratching front of chair, lean back and release latch. Surprise launch.
Ahh, the ACME ‘Get rid of mother-in-law’ trick.
Well, I’m hooked.
Score! One of my comments was chosen as favorite! (I was ignored as a child.)
Why is my reply to myself in the wrong spot?
äh… i dont get it!
I think if the cat plays with the shiny object (like mine used to do), then the chair will spring out and scare him!
And that’s a creative fix. I like it.
Babel, the couch appears to have a built in footrest/recline function that doesn’t latch properly, and thus won’t keep the footrest down. Now, if you were a jerk and wanted to freak out your cat, you could lie down on the couch, wait until fluffy comes by, and then undo that little hook and watch the footrest fly up and freak out poor fluffy.
Rehcsif and Babel: It might be clearer to recast the title as “To scare cat, unfasten latch”—in other words, it’s the instruction that would be printed on an imaginary tag hanging from the latch. Presumably the latch exists to prevent the recliner from flying open unexpectedly at a light touch, such as a cat jumping onto the chair. In such a case, the sudden lift of the leg support could launch the cat across the room and certainly would frighten it.
To scare the cat?
I do believe you mean “to launch cat across the room.”
If this can launch Kitty across the room, does this makes the recliner a CAT-tapult. (drum roll)
More like “Rim Shot”… I’m always herez to help!
When I sit in my recliner (fully extended), I end up with one cat (a Maine Coon) in my lap, purring his head off, and the other (calico) nestled between my legs on the extended part of the recliner. Great in winter, who needs hot water bottles?
But I can see the point of the kludge: many delicate kitties would be seriously spooked by a recliner that sproings out when they least expect it. And it’s not just the el cheapo ones who do this, either. The aforementioned recliner is one of a pair, good quality leather, and not exactly cheap: one chair is well-behaved, the other sproings out when it feels like it, even when it’s given a good strong kick on retraction.
As for my felines, if the wayward recliner sproings: The Maine Coon is very cool about it (he’s one laid-back dude), the Calico either skitters off in fright, or, if it’s cold enough, she starts, then stays put. She knows which side her bread is buttered on ….
Granted, that’s funny, but I’m not really impressed until I see a bra that’s closed that way.
You’ve just planted the seed for my Epic Kludge Halloween costume.
DB:
Thanks for the explanation. I wasn’t parsing “spring” to mean “unfasten” but as a type of latch. Must be Brit English
I want to see what happens when you unlatch the chair and the cat is near ROFLM*O
“That’ll teach the human not to be late with my supper. Claim the chair is too comfy NOW, human.”
More like “To free beast, unlatch”
lol… this is really funny
If this thing really springs up, it could hurt a pet or kid. Aluminum foil placed on furniture will prevent pets from jumping on furniture, they hate the stuff. This is just mean…
Wow, I am sitting in that same recliner right now. Mine has latching issues too, lol.
So that’s how my wife keeps me from getting to bed after too much football.
I so want to take that to my mom’s place when she’s at work. She had at least twelve cats last time I tried counting, and I could have fun all day.
… or you’re more likely to end up shredded! Hell hath no fury like a feline scorned.
Oh, I could handle it. I was quite a veteran cat bather by the time I graduated and moved out. She was up to 17 at that point, so my sister and I had be pretty quick at stashing cats in the bedroom while my mom would stall the land lady at the front door. Flipping kitties at leisure would be a total cakewalk.
I agree with Laura…and I just love the post by littleblack!
I think the title is really bad on this one. There had to be many more choices than this! Really lame.
STAY DOWN DAMN YOU! STAY!!
Ooohhh, this looks fun! :bat: :bat: Waugh!!!!!!!!!!