EP1707067A1 - Spazierstock mit mechanischer und magnetischer Aufnahmevorrichtung und mit einer Beleuchtungsquelle - Google Patents

Spazierstock mit mechanischer und magnetischer Aufnahmevorrichtung und mit einer Beleuchtungsquelle Download PDF

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EP1707067A1
EP1707067A1 EP06001678A EP06001678A EP1707067A1 EP 1707067 A1 EP1707067 A1 EP 1707067A1 EP 06001678 A EP06001678 A EP 06001678A EP 06001678 A EP06001678 A EP 06001678A EP 1707067 A1 EP1707067 A1 EP 1707067A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B3/00—Sticks combined with other objects
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B3/00—Sticks combined with other objects
    • A45B3/02—Sticks combined with other objects with illuminating devices
    • A45B3/04—Sticks combined with other objects with illuminating devices electrical
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B9/00—Details
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/02—Crutches
    • A61H2003/0222—Crutches with means for grasping or picking-up objects
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/02—Crutches
    • A61H3/0244—Arrangements for storing or keeping upright when not in use
    • A61H2003/0266—Arrangements for storing or keeping upright when not in use with magnetic fixing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/01—Constructive details
    • A61H2201/0188—Illumination related features

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  • the present invention relates to a walking cane for an ambulatory user provided with ancillary devices to assist the user in picking up items from the floor and for illuminating the user's path in the dark.
  • walking cane is intended to mean any type of stick, tube, crutch, pole, rod or similar device which is used to assist in walking and/or maintaining balance while standing.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,901,723 discloses a "security cane with pepper spray dispenser”.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,583,080 discloses an "audible alarm and projection lamp attachment for a walking cane”.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,280,204 discloses a "mobility cane for the blind, incorporating ultrasonic optical sensing apparatus”.
  • a walking cane having (a) a grasping device that is operable by a user with the same hand which holds the handle, and (b) one or both of the following devices:
  • the walking cane may also include a hook or loop to permit attachment of a carrying strap, or attachment of other items such as keys which the user may wish to keep handy.
  • the grasping device itself preferably comprises a plurality of grippers, formed as a plurality of wires having hooked ends which form a "claw" that is deployable between an open position disposed at the distal end of the walking cane and a closed position enclosed within this distal end.
  • the claw is thus arranged for movement along the longitudinal axis of the cane, into and out of an opening at the distal end of the cane.
  • the wires which form the claw are configured to spread apart when they are moved out of the opening and to collapse together when they are withdrawn within the distal end of the cane.
  • the grasping device is actuated by a rod that extends through the interior of the cane from its handle at the proximal end of the elongate cane tube to the claw at the distal end.
  • a return spring biases the rod upward toward the proximal end in the direction of the handle thereby biasing the claw toward its closed position within the cane.
  • a knob which is disposed in, and protrudes upward from, the handle, is mechanically coupled to the upper end of the rod. This knob, and thus also the rod, may be pressed downward by the user to actuate the grasping device.
  • the walking cane 10 shown in Fig. 1 comprises a substantially linear elongate tube 12 having a longitudinal axis 14 and two ends forming a distal end 16 and a proximal end 18.
  • a handle 20 is disposed and secured at the proximal end 18 of the tube 12.
  • an article grasping device 22 of the type shown in Figs. 2A and 2B and Figs. 4A and 4B.
  • This device includes a claw 24 formed of a plurality of grippers having an open and a closed state.
  • the claw is deployable between and open position (Figs. 2B and 4B) exposed externally of the distal end 18 of the elongate tube 12 and a closed position (Figs. 2A and 4A) in which the claw is enclosed within the elongate tube.
  • the grippers comprise a plurality of wires which have hooked ends for gripping an object. The wires are configured to spread apart when they are moved out of the opening at the distal end of the tube, and are forced to draw together when they are withdrawn into the distal end of the tube.
  • the grasping device 22 further includes a rod 26 which extends through the interior of the elongate tube from the handle at the proximal end of the tube to the grasping device at the distal end.
  • the grasping device includes a return spring 28 for biasing the rod toward the proximal end of the tube in the direction of the handle, thereby to bias the grasping device toward its closed position within the distal end of the tube.
  • the grasping device includes a knob 30, coupled to the proximal end of the rod 26 for actuation by the user.
  • a knob 30 coupled to the proximal end of the rod 26 for actuation by the user.
  • the claw 24 is pressed out of the distal end of the tube 12 and allowed to open into a position for grasping an object, such as an item of clothing.
  • the spring 28 returns the rod and the claw to the upper and closed position, thus grasping an object in the manner shown in Fig. 5.
  • Figs. 3A and 3B show two different embodiments of an illumination source which may be incorporated into the walking cane according to the present invention.
  • a battery 32 is coupled through an on/off switch 34 to provide electrical power to LEDs 36 arranged at the distal end of the tube 12.
  • a pair of wires 38 extends from the handle through the interior of the tube 12 to the LEDs 36.
  • the illumination source is incorporated entirely within the handle 20 of the walking cane.
  • the on/off switch 40 is actuated by a push button 42 and, together with the battery 32, provides power to a light source or lamp 44.
  • the light source 44 preferably comprises on or more LED's, which require low power, but may also be another type of electric light, such as an incandescent lamp.
  • Figs. 7-9 which show the handle 20 in detail, illustrate the relative positions of the battery 32, push button 42 and light source 44.
  • the handle 20 is further provided with a permanent magnet 46 for attracting and holding objects that are made, at least in part, of magnetically permeable material such as iron or steel.
  • This magnet 46 is arranged at the tip of a protruding portion 48 of the handle 20 so that the magnet may attract and thereafter make contact with the metal object when the protruding portion is placed in the vicinity of the object.
  • the arrangement of the magnet 46 on the handle 20 is best seen in Fig. 6A and Fig. 9.
  • Fig. 6B shows how the magnet is used to pick up a metal object.
  • the handle 20 may be provided at its base with a loop 50 or similar device for attachment of a carrying strap 52 or the like.

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CN104068997A (zh) * 2014-06-30 2014-10-01 北京信息科技大学 多功能导盲拐杖
US8978677B2 (en) 2013-02-28 2015-03-17 Ronald Roberts Multi-functional walking aid
WO2017068207A1 (es) * 2015-10-23 2017-04-27 Brucart Bonich, Marta Bastón
US10149522B1 (en) * 2015-07-06 2018-12-11 Rose Persley Multi-functional walking cane and associated use thereof

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US4280204A (en) 1979-06-05 1981-07-21 Polaroid Corporation Mobility cane for the blind incorporating ultrasonic obstacle sensing apparatus
EP0114929A1 (de) * 1983-01-26 1984-08-08 Daimaru Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Spazierstock
US4583080A (en) 1984-12-28 1986-04-15 Lumex, Inc. Audible alarm and projection lamp attachment for a walking cane
JPH10117822A (ja) * 1996-10-17 1998-05-12 Hiroshi Sato 磁石つき杖
US5901723A (en) 1997-03-19 1999-05-11 Ames; Russell R. Security cane with pepper spray dispenser
EP0918189A2 (de) * 1997-10-24 1999-05-26 Kurt A. Nicolaisen Gehstock mit Signalleuchten
GB2369992A (en) * 2000-12-14 2002-06-19 Charles Joseph Henderson Modified walking sticks
US20040040588A1 (en) 2002-08-30 2004-03-04 Parigian George K. Combination walking cane and pickup device
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US4280204A (en) 1979-06-05 1981-07-21 Polaroid Corporation Mobility cane for the blind incorporating ultrasonic obstacle sensing apparatus
EP0114929A1 (de) * 1983-01-26 1984-08-08 Daimaru Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Spazierstock
US4583080A (en) 1984-12-28 1986-04-15 Lumex, Inc. Audible alarm and projection lamp attachment for a walking cane
JPH10117822A (ja) * 1996-10-17 1998-05-12 Hiroshi Sato 磁石つき杖
US5901723A (en) 1997-03-19 1999-05-11 Ames; Russell R. Security cane with pepper spray dispenser
EP0918189A2 (de) * 1997-10-24 1999-05-26 Kurt A. Nicolaisen Gehstock mit Signalleuchten
GB2369992A (en) * 2000-12-14 2002-06-19 Charles Joseph Henderson Modified walking sticks
US20040040588A1 (en) 2002-08-30 2004-03-04 Parigian George K. Combination walking cane and pickup device
US20040255995A1 (en) * 2003-06-19 2004-12-23 Garrett Melvin C. Walking stick having shoehorn/gripper and magnet accessories

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US8978677B2 (en) 2013-02-28 2015-03-17 Ronald Roberts Multi-functional walking aid
CN104068997A (zh) * 2014-06-30 2014-10-01 北京信息科技大学 多功能导盲拐杖
US10149522B1 (en) * 2015-07-06 2018-12-11 Rose Persley Multi-functional walking cane and associated use thereof
WO2017068207A1 (es) * 2015-10-23 2017-04-27 Brucart Bonich, Marta Bastón

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