JP2000300418A - Clothing front opening/closing assisting device for hand- handicapped person - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothing front opening/closing assisting device for a hand-handicapped person provided with a buttoning function, an unbuttoning function, and a zipper opening/closing function for assisting independence in clothing life of the hand-handicapped person. SOLUTION: A hook body 3 for booking a button to be pulled out, and a button guide groove which is suitable for a button of any size are formed at one end part of a thin and long shaft rod 1 having a grip part 2, so buttoning operation is enabled by using the hook body 3 and the button guide groove 4, a pull body 5 for pulling a button hole is formed at the other end part of the shaft rod 1, so unbuttoning operation is enabled using the pull body 5, and at desired parts of the shaft rod 1, protrusions 6 to be detachably engaged with a tab of a zipper are provided, so zipper opening/closing operation is enabled using the protrusion 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a person who has difficulty in moving with both hands, as seen mainly in patients with rheumatism (such a person is temporarily referred to as a handicapped person), attaches and detaches clothes independently. In more detail, the handicapped person easily performs the operation of putting and removing buttons and the operation of opening and closing the zipper in the front open part such as coats, outerwear, pants, etc. The present invention relates to an opening / closing aid for a handicapped person (hereinafter, simply referred to as an opening / closing device) in a front opening portion of clothes configured so as to be able to perform the operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a clothing opening / closing device for a handicapped person, a central portion of a double-folded wire rod is formed in a ring shape, and a button is inserted into the ring from a hand and pulled. There was a button hook that could be sunk into the hole, but none had the ability to remove the button from the buttonhole or open and close the zipper.

[0003]

The opening / closing tool having a structure in which a button is inserted into a wire rod as described above has a limitation on the size of the button that can be inserted into the wheel. In order to do this, it is necessary to use at least two switches of different sizes. It had the disadvantage of being economic. In addition, the operation of separating the wheel and the button while tilting the opening / closing tool after the button is applied is a very difficult task for a handicapped person, and there is a problem that the handicapped person's independence is easily hindered. Was.

Conventionally, no opening / closing device provided with a function of removing a button from a button hole has been provided, and when a handicapped person takes off clothes, a family member or a caregiver assists in removing the button. For example, when a person with a handicapped person goes out alone, he could not take off his clothes and adjust his body temperature according to the outside temperature.

[0005] Further, conventionally, there has not been provided an opening / closing tool provided with a function for opening and closing the fastener, and it has always been necessary to assist a person when opening and closing the fastener.
Regardless of the preferences of handicapped people, zippered clothing was often shunned.

Accordingly, a button hanging function, a button releasing function, and a zipper opening / closing function are provided to assist a handicapped person in independence in clothing life, and the handicapped person can easily operate the handicapped person. In the case of button hanging, the development of a switch that can be adapted to all buttons has been an issue.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a hook-like body 3 for hooking and pulling a button to one end of a shaft rod 1 formed in an elongated plate shape and provided with a grip portion 2. A button guide groove 4 that can be fitted to a button 7 of the size is formed, and a hooking operation can be performed using the hook-shaped body 3 and the button guide groove 4, and the other end of the shaft rod 1. A hook 5 for pulling a button hole is formed, the button can be released using the hook 5, and the knob piece 12 of the fastener opening / closing tool is detachably fitted to an arbitrary portion of the shaft 1. The present invention provides an opening / closing tool having a configuration in which a projection 6 for insertion is provided, and the fastener 11 can be opened and closed using the projection 6.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In order to hook a button using the opening and closing tool of the present invention, the shaft 1 is inserted from above the button hole 8 and the hook 3 at the tip is inserted into the lower part of the button 7. At the same time, the operation is performed such that the button 7 is guided into the button guide groove 4 to set the hook 3 in a state where the button 7 is hooked. When the shaft 1 is pulled, the hook 3 and the button 7
Escapes through the button hole 8 and thereafter, the hook 3 is removed from the button 7 to complete the button hooking.

When the button is to be removed, the hook 5 is hooked on the edge of the button hole 8 and pulled, and the end of the button 7 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the shaft 1 while the shaft 1 is held in the vertical direction. , The end of the button 7 moves downward along with the movement of the shaft rod 1, and becomes vertical and slips through the button hole 8, or a part of the button 7 becomes the button hole 8. Therefore, if the user puts his hand on the back side of the clothes and pushes the periphery of the button hole 8 forward, the removal of the button can be completed.

Further, when the fastener 11 is opened and closed, the projection 6 is inserted into the small hole 13 of the knob 12 of the fastener opening and closing tool, and the shaft 1 is moved upward or downward. Since the knob 12 also moves upward or downward, the fastener 11 can be easily opened and closed.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show the structure of the opening and closing device of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 to 6 show the opening and closing device of the present invention. It shows the mode of use.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a shaft rod whose main body is formed in an elongated plate shape, and in which hooks 3, hooks 5, and projections 6, which will be described later, are integrally provided. A grip 2 having a substantially circular cross section is provided at a position slightly to the right of the center of the shaft 1 in the drawing.
If desired, a wavy anti-slip may be formed on the surface. Further, the inner portion of the shaft 1 covered with the grip portion 2 may be provided in a straight plate shape, but as shown in FIG. 2, a recessed portion 1A in which a part or the whole thereof is recessed is provided. It is very suitable to provide a reinforcing effect.

At the left end of the shaft 1 in the drawing, an arcuate hook-shaped body 3 for hooking the button 7 and pulling it out of the button hole 8, and a button into which the button 7 is guided. A guide groove 4 is provided. The button guide groove 4 is formed so as to allow the button 7 to enter from one side of the shaft 1 and to be fixedly held at the center thereof. It is provided so as to be adaptable to buttons of such a size. Therefore, in the present invention, a button of any size can be easily hooked with only one opening / closing tool, and when the button is removed, the button 7 can be quickly withdrawn from the button guide groove 4. Even people with hand movements can easily push buttons.

Furthermore, at the right end of the shaft 1 in the drawing,
A hook 5 for projecting the buttonhole 8 to sink the button 7 is protrudingly provided. The hook 5 has a width substantially equal to that of the shaft 1 and rises in a substantially right angle or a slightly acute angle. It is formed in a shape. Note that the hook 5
Is a shape that can be hooked on the edge of the button hole 8 and can slide the end of the button 7 into contact with the shaft 1.
Any shape may be used.

Further, a projection 6 for opening and closing the fastener 11 of the garment is provided at an intermediate portion between the hook 5 and the grip 2.
Is provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the protrusions 6 are formed so as to protrude from the outer sides of both sides of the shaft bar 1 so as to face each other. The opening and closing device is formed in a size and shape that can be fitted into the small hole 13 formed in the knob 12 of the opening and closing tool. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the protrusion 6 is provided at an intermediate portion between the hook 5 and the grip portion 2. However, the position at which the protrusion 6 is provided is not limited to that portion. May be provided at other appropriate positions such as both corners, or only one protrusion 6 may be provided.

Although the opening / closing device of the present invention has the above-described configuration, the hooks 5 and the projections 6 are formed with rounded tips so as not to damage clothes and skin. Care should be taken. In the present invention,
As in the above-described embodiment, the hook-like body, the hooking body, the protrusion, and the like may be provided on one shaft rod. However, for example, three shaft rods are prepared, and different shaft rods are used. By providing functions and using them according to the purpose, or by providing a hook-shaped body, a button guide groove and a hook on a single shaft,
Various functions may be used singly or in an appropriate combination, such as allowing only a button operation and a button release operation.

Next, the buttoning method will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In a state where the button hole 8 is provided in the upper front body 9 and the button 7 is attached to the lower front body 10, first, as shown in FIG.
Is inserted into the button hole 8, and the hook 3 provided at the tip is inserted between the lower surface of the button 7 and the lower front body 10, and the button 7 is guided into the button guide groove 4. In such a manner, the hook 3 is set to the state where the button 7 is hooked. Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), when holding the grip portion 2 (not shown) and pulling the shaft 1 in the direction opposite to the buttonhole 8, the hook 3 and the button 7 slip through the buttonhole 8 and come. Therefore, when the button 7 is completely out of the outer surface, if the button 3 is operated to withdraw from the button guide groove 4 while slightly tilting the hook 3, the hook 3 can be immediately released from the button 7. Therefore, the buttoning operation can be completed.

Next, a method of removing the button will be described with reference to FIG. 5. In the case where the button hole 8 is relatively small and the button 7 is locked in a tight state, FIG.
As shown in (a), the hook 5 is hooked on the edge of the button hole 8 with the hook 5 facing downward, and the grip 2 is pulled upward while holding the grip 2 while setting the grip 2 upward. Then
One end of the button 7 comes into contact with the shaft 1, and as a result, the right edge in the figure of the button hole 8 enters the lower side of the shaft 1,
When the shaft 1 is further rotated in the vertical direction, the button 7
Moves downward along with the movement of the shaft rod 1, and becomes vertical to completely pass through the buttonhole 8, or a part thereof is inclined to the edge of the buttonhole 8. . So Figure 5
As shown in (b), if the user puts his hand on the back side of the upper front body 9 and pushes out the periphery of the button hole 8, the portion caught on the edge of the button hole 8 of the button 7 also comes off. Removal work can be completed.

The button hole 8 is relatively large and the button 7
When the shaft rod 1 is pulled in the lateral direction while hooking the hook 5 on the edge of the button hole 8 in a downward direction, the button hole 8 expands and the button 7 Since a part of the button hole 8 goes through the button hole 8 and the other part of the button 7 has an inclined shape hooked on the edge of the button hole 8, put a hand on the back side of the upper front body 9 and move around the button hole 8 in front. , The other portion of the button 7 hooked on the edge of the button hole 8 is also free, and the button removal is completed.

Further, a method of opening and closing the fastener will be described with reference to FIG. When closing the fastener 11,
As shown in FIG. 6A, the knob 1 of the fastener opening / closing tool
When the protrusion 6 is inserted from below the small hole 13 formed in the front part of 2, and the shaft 1 is pulled up in the state as it is,
Since the fastener opening / closing tool pulled by the knob 12 also moves upward, the fastener can be closed without any trouble.
When the fastener 11 is opened, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the projection 6 is inserted from above the small hole 13 and the shaft 1 is pulled down in the state as it is, contrary to the above operation. By doing so, the fastener can be opened without hindrance. When the width of the protrusion 6 is substantially the same as that of the small hole 13 and the protrusion 6 can be inserted so that the protrusion 6 does not fall out of the small hole 13, the opening / closing operation is performed regardless of the insertion direction of the protrusion 6. can do.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, when a button is put on or off a garment, or a zipper is opened and closed, a function corresponding to the intended operation is appropriately selected. Shall be used.

[0022]

According to the opening / closing tool of the present invention, one shaft has a button hanging function, a button releasing function, and a fastener opening / closing function, so that the opening / closing operation of any clothes can be performed quickly and easily. Can contribute to the independence of clothing for the handicapped, and can provide inexpensive products to the field of welfare because of its simple structure and mass production. There is an effect that can be. In addition, the product of the present invention has an advantage that it can be applied to buttons of any size by the action of the button guide groove, and even when the button is finished, the hook-shaped body and the button can be easily separated. By doing so, the button can be easily hooked up, the button can be easily removed by operating the hook and the shaft, and the fastener can be easily opened and closed only by inserting and removing the protrusion. Since it can be performed, there is a feature that the product is extremely easy to use for a handicapped user. Further, since the opening and closing device is compact and convenient to store and can be carried outside, there is an advantage that it can greatly contribute to maintenance of physical condition by putting on and taking off clothes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an opening and closing assisting device for a handicapped person in a front opening portion of clothing according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a shaft rod.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a projection for opening and closing a fastener.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a use mode when a button is applied.
(A) and (b) are partially omitted perspective views.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a use mode when a button is released.
(A) is a partially omitted perspective view, and (b) is a partially omitted cross-sectional view.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are views showing a usage mode when the fastener is opened and closed, wherein FIG. 6A is a partially omitted perspective view, and FIG. 6B is a partially cross-sectional side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Shaft bar 1A ... Concave part of shaft bar 2 ... Grip part 3 ... Hook-shaped body 4 ... Button guide groove 5 ... Hook body 6 ... Projection body 7 ... Button 8 ... Button hole 9 ... Upper front body 10 ... Lower front body 11 ... Fastener 12 ... Knob 13 ... Small hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A hook for hooking a button and a button guide groove are formed at one end of a shaft, and the button operation of clothing can be performed using the hook and the button guide groove. A hook for pulling a button hole is formed at the other end of the shaft, the button can be released using the hook, and a knob of the fastener opening / closing tool can be fitted to an arbitrary portion of the shaft 1. An opening and closing assisting device for a handicapped person in a front opening of clothes, wherein a projection for inserting is provided to enable opening and closing of a fastener. 2. The opening and closing assistance for a handicapped person in a front opening of clothes according to claim 1, wherein the hook-like body, the hooking body and the projection are provided individually or in combination on a shaft. Utensils.