EP2027790B1 - Kombination aus einer Greifvorrichtung und einem Spazierstock mit abnehmbarem Unterteil - Google Patents

Kombination aus einer Greifvorrichtung und einem Spazierstock mit abnehmbarem Unterteil Download PDF

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EP2027790B1
EP2027790B1 EP07016448A EP07016448A EP2027790B1 EP 2027790 B1 EP2027790 B1 EP 2027790B1 EP 07016448 A EP07016448 A EP 07016448A EP 07016448 A EP07016448 A EP 07016448A EP 2027790 B1 EP2027790 B1 EP 2027790B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
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  • the invention relates to the field of combination canes and extended grabbing devices for aiding individuals in walking and in assisting a user to grasp objects out of the user's normal reach.
  • U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,392,800 , 5,636,650 and 5,640,985 all describe hollow canes in which tension applied to a cable extending within the hollow cane body causes a grasping arm pivotally mounted near the lower rubber tip of the cane to pivot inward, closing a gap against the rubber tip in order to grasp an object.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,176,160 discloses a grasping arm that is pulled into contact with the rubber cane tip by means of a cable extending along the outside of the cane, with the cable being pulled by pivoting a lever near the cane handle.
  • U.S. Pat. No 6,527,321 to Kuciauskas discloses a grabber and a combined cane and grabber.
  • the cane is made of two pieces such that in one alignment the apparatus acts as a standard cane with a "T" handle.
  • the apparatus acts as a grabber by utilizing the "T" handle ends as ears and lugs for grabbing objects off of the ground.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,692533 discloses a walking cane with a larger foot member that includes a plurality of forward and downward integrally dependant legs which rigidly extent from the lower member of the support member. This provides additional support and stability to the base of the cane for elderly and infirm individuals to aid in walking.
  • a walking cane device as specified in claim 6.
  • the instant invention relates to a walking cane that includes a means for easily converting the cane into a tool for grasping items out of the normal reach of an individual.
  • the cane comprises two substantially vertical members, pivotably connected to each other, each vertical member having an upper end, a lower end and a longitudinal axis thereof.
  • the upper end being the handle end and the lower end being the tip end.
  • the handle end can be opened up, thereby opening up the tip end to provide a gripper end for grasping objects distant from the handle end.
  • the gripper end being shaped to provide a flat gripper for grasping objects as well as a concave surface for gripping cylindrical objects.
  • the tip when used as a cane, can be securely placed and held into a separate base that comprises a broader base surface for additional support and stability.
  • the user simply presses a foot lever on the base to release the cane from the separate base.
  • the cane can then be opened up to use as a gripper by releasing the first locking mechanism in the cane and gripper device.
  • the user desires to re-attach the separate base to the cane, they simply close the cane together and push the tip of the cane into the opening of the separate base which secures the cane to the separate base with a second locking mechanism.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention in a closed position
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the handle portion of an embodiment of the invention in a closed position
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a locking tab used in the handle portion
  • Fig. 4 is a front planar view of the handle locking mechanism
  • Fig. 5 is a front perspective view of one half of the handle section
  • Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the middle strut section of an embodiment of the present invention in an opened position
  • Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the middle strut section of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the middle strut section of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the tip section of an embodiment of the present invention in a closed position
  • Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the tip section of an embodiment of the present invention in an opened position
  • Fig. 11 is a frontal plan view of the tip section of an embodiment of the present invention secured into a broader base;
  • Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the locking and releasing mechanism of the tip section when inserted into the broader base.
  • Fig. 1 depicts the combination walking cane and gripper 1 , which is divided into three sections. These sections are the handle section 2 , the middle strut section 3 and the tip and gripper section 4 . On the top portion of the handle section 2 is a cane handle gripping pad 5 , secured by fasteners 6 to one half of the handle section 2 .
  • the cane handle gripping pad 5 provides a secure and comfortable grip to the cane handle section 2 and prevents any pinch points in the handle section 2 when used as a cane to aid in walking.
  • Fig. 2 depicts the cane handle section 2 without the cane handle gripping pad 5 .
  • the cane handle section 2 comprises two handle halves 7 and 8 .
  • a first opening 9 to allow the user to grasp the cane 1 in order to use the invention as a cane.
  • second and third openings 10 and 11 to allow the user to insert their fingers in the second opening 10 and their thumb in the third opening 11 when they desire to use the cane and gripper 1 as a gripping device.
  • the base of the handle section 2 includes a hole 33 and a locking hole 12 for receiving a locking bar 30 and a locking tab 33 included on the middle strut section 3 depicted in greater detail in Fig. 5 .
  • a locking mechanism 13 used to keep the walking cane and gripper 1 in a normally closed position, is depicted in greater detail in Figs. 3 and 4 .
  • Fig. 3 depicts a view of the locking hook 14 .
  • the locking hook 14 includes a horizontal finger tab 16 and a vertical plate 15.
  • the vertical plate 15 has an open ended slot 17 and a closed slot 18 .
  • the locking hook 14 is slideably placed into an opening 19 formed in the handle halves 7 and 8 .
  • the top portion of the opening 19 goes completely through the handle halves 7 and 8 while lower portion of the opening 19 is an opening slot 20 internal to the handle halves 7 and 8 .
  • the locking hook 14 is slideably secured into the handle half 8 with a pin 21 that is secured to the handle half 8 on both sides of the opening 20 .
  • a securing pin 22 is secured into the opposite handle half 7 on both sides of the opening 20 and is used to selectively engage the open ended slot 17 in the locking hook 14 .
  • a compression spring 24 is fixed in a dead end hole 23 in the handle half 8 to keep the locking hook 14 in a normally biased downward position, thereby engaging the open-ended slot 17 in the locking hook 14 on to the securing pin 22 keeping the handle halves 7 and 8 in a normally closed position to allow the walking cane and gripper 1 to function as a cane.
  • the user can employ a finger to lift the horizontal tab 16 on the locking hook 14 thereby compressing the biasing spring 24 and releasing the vertical plate 15 from the securing pin 22 allowing the user to open the walking cane and gripper 1 in order to use the walking cane and gripper 1 as a gripper.
  • Other means of selectively securing and releasing the two halves 7 and 8 of the handle section are well known in the art.
  • the user lifts the horizontal tab 16 , thereby compressing the biasing spring 24 , close the two halves 7 and 8 of the handle section together and release the horizontal tab 16 which causes the compression spring 24 to bias the locking hook 14 downward causing the open ended slot 17 to engage the securing pin 22 thereby locking the handle halves 7 and 8 together.
  • Fig. 5 depicts one view of the inner surface of either of the handle halves 7 and 8 .
  • the upper portion of the handle half has a protrusion 25 and a curved slot 26.
  • the protrusion 25 on each handle fits slideably into the groove 26 of the other handle half 7 or 8 .
  • the handle gripping pad 5 When the handle gripping pad 5 is placed over the handle halves 7 and 8 and secured to one of the handle halves, 7 or 8 , the handle gripping pad maintains the handle halves 7 and 8 in a slidable planar relationship to each other while preventing a pinch point when the handle halves 7 and 8 are moved relative to each other.
  • the protrusions 25 in each handle half 7 and 8 slide in the grooves 26 in the opposing handle haves 7 and 8 , being maintained in close proximity to each other by the handle gripping pad 5.
  • the handle halves 7 and 8 have a maximum allowable opening width as defined by the protrusions 25 and the length of the grooves 26 . When the handle halves 7 and 8 are opened to their fullest extent, the protrusions 25 sliding in the grooves 26 meet each other and prevent the handle halves 7 and 8 from opening any further.
  • the top of the handle halves 7 and 8 could have a protrusion on the top of the handles 7 and 8 that move slideably inside of a dead-ended groove internal to the handle gripping pad 5 , thereby providing a mechanical stop to the width that the handle halves 7 and 8 could open when the protrusions encounter the end of the groove in the handle gripping pad 5 .
  • Other means of limiting the amount of opening that the gripper could achieve are known in the art.
  • Fig. 6 depicts the middle strut section 3 of the walking cane and gripper 1 .
  • the middle strut section 3 consists of two vertical halves 27 and 28 .
  • the vertical halves 27 and 28 are pivotably secured by a pivot pin 29 .
  • Each end of the vertical halves 27 and 28 has integral resilient locking bars 30 and locking tabs 33 .
  • These locking bars 30 and tabs 33 are inserted into the holes 31 and the locking tabs 33 engage the locking holes 12 (shown in Fig. 2 ) in the base of the handle halves 7 and 8 thereby removably fixing the vertical halves 27 and 28 to the handle halves 7 and 8 .
  • Figs. 7 and 8 depict alternative cross-sectional end views of the middle strut section 3 .
  • vertical halves 27 and 28 are formed in an "L" shape such that the internal mating surfaces 34 and 35 are at right angles to each other.
  • Fig. 8 depicts an alternative embodiment wherein the vertical halves 27 and 28 are formed in a "Z" shape wherein the mating surfaces 34 and 35 are at an acute angle to each other.
  • the embodiment in Fig. 8 would provide additional interlocking support to the vertical struts 27 and 28 to aid in preventing of the struts 27 and 28 from spreading apart or separating away from each other when the walking cane and gripper 1 is utilized as a cane.
  • the same "L" or "Z” shape can be utilized in the design of the handle halves 7 and 8 and in the cane tip and gripper section 4 if so desired.
  • Figs. 9 and 10 depict the cane tip and gripper section 4 in a closed and opened position respectfully.
  • Fig. 9 shows the two cane tip and gripper halves 36 and 37 .
  • Near the base of the cane tip and gripper 4 there is an internal curved portion 40 of the cane tip and gripper halves 36 and 37 .
  • This curved portion 40 allows for the gripping of round, tubular or other random shapes.
  • Fixedly attached to base end of the cane tip and gripper halves 36 and 37 and to the inner curved portion 40 is a rubberized or other non-skid material layer 38 and 39 for providing additional gripping action when using the walking cane and gripper 1 as either a cane or as a gripping device.
  • Fig. 10 depicts the cane tip and gripper section 4 in the open position for use in grasping objects.
  • the angular protrusion 42 of one of the halves 36 and 37 interlocks with the recessed area 41 of the other half 36 and 37 .
  • This interlocking design aids in preventing the cane tip halves 36 and 37 from separating when in use as a cane.
  • the handle 2 , middle strut section 3 and tip section 4 become removably fixed together for use as either a cane or a gripping apparatus.
  • the handle section 2 is securely fixed to the middle strut section 3 which is securely attached to the cane tip and gripper section 4 .
  • the locking mechanism 13 located in the handle section 1 the user can open up the cane to use the device as a gripper which is pivoted in the middle strut section 3 .
  • the handle and tip sections 2 and 4 engaging the locking mechanism 13 holding the handle halves 7 and 8 together, combined with the interlocking "Z" cross-sectional shape of the handle, strut and tip sections 2, 3 and 4 along with the gripping pad 5 that provides a soft grip and keeps the handle top halves 7 and 8 together, the walking cane and grabber 1 becomes a sturdy and rigid walking cane that can be quickly and easily converted into an extended grabbing devise.
  • a handle half 7 or 8 a vertical half 27 or 28 and a tip half 36 or 37 could be made as one continuous piece without the need for assembling the three component parts. Two such continuous pieces could then be pivotably joined proximate the center length of the continuous pieces to create a combination walking cane and grasping device.
  • the non-skid material layers 38 and 39 placed on the tip and the internal curved portion 40 on the cane tip 4 is replaced with a separate non-skid material (not shown) for the internal curved portion and a separate replaceable non-skid material cup portion (not shown) that fits over the end tip for traction with the ground when the device is utilized as a cane.
  • a separate non-skid material not shown
  • a separate replaceable non-skid material cup portion (not shown) that fits over the end tip for traction with the ground when the device is utilized as a cane.
  • the cane tip and gripper section 4 can be removably inserted into a broader base 45 .
  • the removable base 45 can be molded out of plastic, resin or other such materials and have two or more feet 47 (only two are shown). Each of the feet 47 can have tips 48 for providing additional traction, such as those made out of rubber or the like.
  • the bottom tip 49 of the cane tip and gripper section 4 is planar with the tips 48 on the legs 47 thereby providing a stable base for the walking cane and gripper 1 .
  • Fig.12 depicts a cross-sectional view of the broader base 45 with the cane tip and gripper section 4 inserted into the base 45 .
  • the inner surface 51 of the base 45 is formed to match the form of the cane tip and gripper end 4 .
  • Mounted into the base 45 are two pins 50 located inline with the holes 44 .
  • the tip end of the pins 50 being tapered to allow for easy insertion of the cane tip and gripper section 4 .
  • the pins 50 move slideably in holes 52 formed into the base 45 .
  • In each of the holes 52 there is a compression spring 53 that biases the pins 50 outwardly.
  • the pins 50 move backwards into the holes 52 as the cane tip is being inserted and then forward into the hole 44 in the cane tip and gripper section 4 when the holes 44 in the cane tip align with the pins 50 thereby locking the base 45 securely to the cane tip and gripper section 4 .
  • the user depresses the spring 54 loaded button 55 which in turn pushes down on a cable 56 .
  • the cable 56 is connected around pulleys 57 to the base of each pin 50 .
  • the button 55 By depressing the button 55 , the cable 56 moves downward, thereby causing the pins 50 to be pulled back into the holes 52 in the base 45 , which in turn releases the walking cane and grabber 1 from the base 45 .
  • Other means of securing and releasing the walking cane and gripper 1 to the base 45 can be easily derived from the concepts presented here by those skilled in the art.

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  1. Verfahren zum Verwenden eines Gehstocks (1) als eine Hilfe beim Gehen und zum Umrüsten des Gehstocks (1) in eine Greifeinrichtung zum Ergreifen von Gegenständen, die sich in einem Abstand von einem Benutzer befinden, und anschließendem Umrüsten der Greifeinrichtung zurück in den Gehstock, wobei das Verfahren folgende Schritte umfasst:
    (a) schwenkbares Verbinden von zwei Streben (27, 28) miteinander nahe der Mitte der Länge der Streben (27, 28);
    (b) Vorsehen eines Spitzenendes (4) an einem zweiten Ende jeder der Streben; und
    (c) Vorsehen von Greifenden (38, 39) an dem zweiten Ende der Streben (27, 28); dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren weiter folgende Schritte umfasst:
    (d) Befestigen der Streben (27, 28) in einer normalerweise geschlossenen Position mit einem lösbaren Verriegelungsmechanismus (13);
    (e) Vorsehen einer horizontalen Öffnung (9) für ein erstes Griffhalteende (9) an einem ersten Ende jeder der Streben (27, 28);
    (f) Ergreifen des ersten Griffhalteendes (9) und Nutzen der Vorrichtung (1) als ein Gehstock (1);
    (g) Vorsehen einer vertikalen Öffnung für ein zweites Griffhalteende (10, 11) an einem ersten Ende jeder der Streben (27, 28);
    (h) Ergreifen der zweiten Griffhalteenden (10, 11);
    (i) Lösen des Verriegelungsmechanismus (13), der die Streben (27, 28) normalerweise geschlossen hält;
    (j) Trennen der zweiten Griffenden (10, 11) der Streben (27, 28), wodurch die Greifenden (36, 37) der Streben (27, 28) getrennt werden;
    (k) Bewegen der Greifenden (36, 37) zu einer ersten Position in Kontakt mit dem Gegenstand, den man ergreifen möchte;
    (l) gemeinsames Schließen der zweiten Griffende (10, 11), wodurch die Spitzenenden (4) sich gemeinsam schließen und den Gegenstand ergreifen;
    (m) Bewegen der Spitzenenden zu einer zweiten Position und Trennen der zweiten Griffenden (10, 11), wodurch die Greifenden getrennt werden und der Gegenstand freigegeben wird; und
    (n) gemeinsames Schließen der zweiten Griffenden (10, 11) und Ergreifen des Verriegelungsmechanismus (13), wodurch die Streben (27, 28) zu einer normalerweise geschlossenen Position zum Gebrauch als ein Gehstock (1) zurückgeführt werden.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, das weiter folgende Schritte umfasst:
    (a) Vorsehen von Greifmuffen (37, 38) an dem Greifende der Streben (27, 28) für zusätzliche Bodenhaftung und zum Ergreifen von Gegenständen; und
    (b) Vorsehen einer Benutzergreifmuffe (5) über der horizontalen Öffnung (9) zum einfachen Ergreifen des ersten Griffhalteendes (9).
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, das weiter folgende Schritte umfasst:
    (a) Vorsehen von Greifblocks (37, 38) für erhöhte Haftung beim Ergreifen von Gegenständen;
    (b) Vorsehen einer austauschbaren Haftungsspitzen (48) -abdeckung für die Spitzenenden (47); und
    (c) Vorsehen einer Benutzergreifmuffe (5) über der horizontalen Öffnung (9) zum einfachen Ergreifen des ersten Griffhalteendes.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1-3, das weiter eine "z-" förmige Querschnittsberührungsfläche zwischen den zwei Streben (27, 28) aufweist, um Trennen der Streben (27, 28) bei Verwendung als ein Gehstock (1) zu verhindern.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1-4, das weiter einen entfernbaren breiteren Fuß (45) für erhöhte Stabilität umfasst, wobei der breitere Fuß Folgendes umfasst:
    (a) Vorsehen von mindestens zwei Beinen (47) zur Berührung des Bodens;
    (b) Vorsehen eines lösbaren Verriegelungsmechanismus zum Befestigen der Spitzenenden in dem breiteren Fuß (45); und
    (c) Vorsehen eines Freigabemechanismus zum Lösen der Spitzenenden von dem Verriegelungsmechanismus und von dem breiteren Fuß (45).
  6. Gehstockvorrichtung (1), die in eine Greifeinrichtung (1) umgerüstet und anschließend zurück in einen Gehstock (1) umgerüstet wird und Folgendes umfasst:
    (a) ein Mittel (29) zum schwenkenden Verbinden von zwei Streben (27, 28) miteinander nahe der Mitte der Länge der Streben (27, 28),
    (b) ein erstes Griffmittel (5) zum Ergreifen der Stockvorrichtung (1), wenn diese als ein Gehstock (1) verwendet wird;
    (c) ein erstes Spitzenmittel zum Eingreifen in den Boden, wenn die Stockvorrichtung (1) als ein Gehstock (1) verwendet wird, wobei das erste Spitzenmittel aus den kombinierten beiden Spitzen der beiden Streben besteht;
    (d) ein lösbares Verriegelungsmittel (13) zum Halten der Streben (27, 28) nebeneinander in einer normalerweise geschlossenen Position, wenn die Stockvorrichtung (1) als ein Gehstock (1) verwendet wird;
    (e) ein zweites spreizbares Griffhaltemittel (10, 11) zum Ergreifen der Streben mit einer vertikalen Öffnung an einem ersten Ende jeder der Streben (27, 28), wenn sie als eine Greifeinrichtung (1) verwendet wird;
    (f) ein Mittel zum Lösen des lösbaren Verriegelungsmittels, wodurch die beiden Streben in Bezug zueinander durch Trennen und Schließen des zweiten spreizbaren Griffmittels schwenken können, wodurch einem Benutzer ermöglicht wird, die Innenseite der beiden Strebenspitzen zum Ergreifen und Freigeben von Gegenständen zu nutzen, die sich in einem Abstand von dem Benutzer befinden, wobei die beiden Streben (27, 28) zu einer normalerweise geschlossenen Position geschlossen werden; und
    (g) ein Mittel zum Ergreifen des lösbaren Verriegelungsmittels, wodurch die Greifeinrichtung (1) zurück in die Gehstockvorrichtung (1) umgerüstet wird; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung weiter Folgendes umfasst:
    (h) eine horizontale Öffnung (9) für ein erstes Griffhalteende (9) an einem ersten Ende jeder der Streben (27, 28).
  7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, die weiter Folgendes umfasst:
    (a) ein Mittel für ein rutschfestes Oberflächenmaterial (38, 39), das an den beiden Spitzen und an der Innenseite der beiden Strebenspitzen zu befestigen ist, um das Bereitstellen von Haftung am Boden zu unterstützen, wenn der Gehstock (1) als ein Gehstock (1) verwendet wird, und beim Ergreifen von Gegenständen zu unterstützen, wenn der Gehstock (1) als eine Greifeinrichtung (1) verwendet wird; und
    (b) ein Mittel zum Befestigen einer Griffhalteoberfläche (5) an dem ersten Griff, um einen rutschfesten Griff zu gewährleisten.
  8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, die weiter Folgendes umfasst:
    (a) ein Mittel für ein erstes rutschfestes Oberflächenmaterial (38, 39), das an der Innenseite von zwei Strebenspitzen zur Verwendung beim Bereitstellen von zusätzlicher Haftung beim Ergreifen von Gegenständen zu befestigen ist;
    (b) ein Mittel für ein austauschbares zweites rutschfestes Material, das über den beiden Spitzen für zusätzliche Haftung zu befestigen ist, wenn der Stock (1) als ein Gehstock (1) verwendet wird; und
    (c) ein Mittel zum Befestigen einer Griffhalteoberfläche (5) an dem ersten Griff, um einen rutschfesten Griff zu gewährleisten.
  9. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 6-8, die weiter Folgendes umfasst:
    (a) ein Mittel zum lösbaren Befestigen eines breiteren Fußes (45) an der Gehstockspitze (4), um einen stabileren Gehstockfuß bei Verwendung als ein Gehstock (1) bereitzustellen; und
    (b) ein Mittel zum Lösen des breiteren Fußes (45) von der Stockspitze, um den Gehstock (1) als eine Greifeinrichtung (1) zu verwenden.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 6-9, die weiter ein Mittel zwischen den beiden Streben (27, 28) aufweist, um Trennen der Streben bei Verwendung als ein Gehstock zu vermeiden.
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