JP2001346841A - Push walk auxiliary - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a push walk auxiliary in which grips are designed to be grasped from a plurality of directions and a mechanism capable of mounting an article is formed. SOLUTION: A push walk auxiliary having one or a plurality of grips 1 above, legs 2 below, and one or the plurality of grips 1 are formed in a manner that allows them to be grasped from a plurality of directions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hand walking aid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a hand-held walking aid as shown in FIGS. The hand-held walking aid shown in FIG.
Elderly people who have difficulty walking are used for rehabilitation, and the hand-held walking aid shown in FIG. 11 is used by those elderly people as a walking aid when taking a walk or shopping. It is. The assisted walking aid of FIG. 10 has a handle 101 at the top and a leg 102 below, and the assisted walking aid of FIG. 11 further has wheels 103 attached to the lower end of the leg 102. Was. These hand-pushed walking aids are configured to be easily operated only when the grip portion 101 is gripped from the ← mark direction.

[0003]

However, when these elderly people who have difficulty walking can use the assisted walking aid, they may be located in a direction different from the ← mark, that is, in front or on the side of the assisted walking aid. In such cases, it is necessary to move the body in the direction of the ← mark or move the hand-held walking aid so that the body comes to the position in the direction of the ← mark, and such actions and operations are very difficult for elderly people who have difficulty walking. It was a difficult problem.

[0004] Further, when the hand-held walking aid is used indoors (or may be outdoors), when it is desired to read / write on the hand-held walking aid or to have a meal, a document is placed on the hand-held walking aid. There was a need for a mechanism that could place food and meals. Further, the conventional hand-held walking assist device has a handle portion at the upper side. However, since it is grasped when standing up from the floor or a chair, the device provided with the second handle portion at an intermediate position of the hand-held walking assist device is not provided. It was very inconvenient for people with disabilities and weak elderly people.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that the handle portion of the hand-held walking aid can be gripped from a direction different from the ← direction, ie, from a plurality of directions. It is used when standing up from a floor or a chair, and is used when the user stands up from a floor or a chair.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a hand-held walking aid provided with a handle.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a hand-held walking aid having an upper handle portion and a lower leg, wherein the handle portion can be gripped from a plurality of directions. Is formed.

Further, a top plate is formed at the upper end of the hand-pushed walking aid, and the handle portion forms an opening in the top plate. Either or both are formed so as to be grippable, the legs are formed to be extendable and contracted, and a storage portion is formed below the top plate,
A take-out port is formed on the top plate to take out the items stored in the storage unit, a mounting plate is detachably mounted on the handle, and the mounting plate is detachably engaged with the mounting plate. Alternatively, a locking portion that can be detachably engaged with the handle portion may be formed on a lower surface of the top plate on which the placing plate is detachably mounted on the top plate.

Further, a second handle portion for grasping and standing below the upper handle portion may be formed. In addition, the opening referred to in the present application is in addition to the opening of the original meaning,
The concept includes notches of various shapes as deformations of the opening.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIGS. 6 to 9 show wooden hand-assisted walking aids in mind, and FIG. 5 shows metal-pipe hand-assisted walking aids in mind. The material is not limited to wooden or metal, but may be formed of another material such as synthetic resin or any combination thereof. Also, the shapes of the handle portion, the top plate, the legs, and the rotating body are not limited to the shapes shown in the drawings, and may have any configuration as long as the configuration can achieve the purpose of each configuration.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the assisted walking aid according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the assisted walking aid according to the present invention.

A description will be given with reference to FIG. The hand-held walking aid according to the present embodiment has one or a plurality of grips 1, 1 formed above, and legs 2, 2 formed below, and casters 3 as rotating bodies are formed at the lower ends of the legs 2, 2. Reference numeral 3 denotes a hand-pushed walking aid attached. The top plate 4 is formed. The upper handles 1, 1 are a top plate 4 formed at the upper end of the hand-held walking aid.
It is formed as follows. Openings 5 (5a, 5b) formed of long and short holes (arbitrarily long) are formed in the vicinity of the outer periphery along the front and rear outer peripheries of the top plate 4.

A portion between the opening 5 (5a, 5b) and the outer periphery of the top plate 4 is a handle 1 (1a, 1b). The handle portions 1 (1a, 1b) formed before and after the top plate 4 are formed so as to be able to be gripped from before and after the hand-held walking aid. One or a plurality of grips 1 (1a, 1b) are formed so as to be able to be gripped from a plurality of directions, that is, from the front and back of the hand-pushed walking aid.

[0013] The hand-held walking assist device having the above-described structure includes:
The top is provided with a substantially flat top plate 4, so that documents, books,
Food and drinks on trays can now be placed. An opening 5 (5a, 5b) is formed near the outer periphery of the top plate 4 along the outer periphery, and a handle portion 1 (1a, 1b) is formed between the opening 5 (5a, 5b) and the outer periphery of the top plate 4. Since the handle 1 (1a, 1b) can be gripped from the front-rear direction of the hand-held walking aid, the handle 1 (1a, 1b) can be gripped from any direction before and after the hand-held walking aid when the hand-held walking aid is used. ), A hand-operated walking aid with excellent usability that can be gripped was obtained.

As shown in FIG. 2, a large opening 6 is provided in the central portion while leaving the outer peripheral portion of the top plate 4, so that the front and rear (or left and right) of the top plate 4 can be used as the handle portions 1, 1. it can. FIG.
As shown in the figure, openings 5 and 5 are formed along the outer periphery of the rectangular top plate 7 except for the four corners (in the figure, they are elongated holes, but their shapes are not restricted), and the openings 5 and 5 are elongated holes. The handle portions 1 and 1 may be provided between the outer periphery of the top plate 7 and the handle 7.

As shown in FIG. 4, notched openings 9, 9 may be formed in the outer periphery before and after except for the central portion of the rectangular top plate 8, and the central portion of the top plate 8 may be the handle 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a handle portion 10 (10a, 10b) formed of an H-shaped or + -shaped (not shown) rod-shaped body is provided at the upper end of the hand-held walking aid.
Can also be formed. These handles 1, 10
The hand-held walking aid can be gripped from front and rear or from front to back and left and right, and the grips 1 and 10 can be gripped from any direction equal to or more than the above.

The shapes of the grip portions 1 and 10 are not limited to the illustrated shapes as long as they can be grasped from the front and rear or the front and rear and left and right, that is, from a plurality of directions, as described above. The handle portions 1 and 10 may have any shape. That is, the shapes of the grips 1, 1 provided on the top plates 4, 7, 8 or the grips 10, 10 provided above the hand-walking aid are different from a plurality of directions of front, rear, left, and right, that is, directions facing each other. The handle parts 1 and 10 formed by any method may be used as long as they can be gripped from a direction perpendicular to the handle parts. Therefore, the shapes of the top plates 4, 7, and 8 are not limited to the shapes shown and described.

Embodiment 2 A different embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6 will be described. In the following description of this embodiment,
The same components as those of the already described embodiment of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted. FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view of the hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

A description will be given with reference to FIG. The main difference from the embodiment of the present invention is that the legs 2, 2 of the hand-held walking aid described in the embodiment are divided into upper and lower legs 2a, 2b, and are formed to be expandable and contractible. It is. Further details will be described. The plate-like legs 2, 2 are divided into upper and lower legs 2a, 2b,
The lower end of the upper leg 2a and the upper end of the lower leg 2b are provided to be vertically movable. One or a plurality of rows of holes 12, 12 are provided in one of the juxtaposed portions 11, 11, that is, one of the lower end of the upper leg 2a and the upper end of the lower leg 2b. One or a plurality of holes 13 are provided in one of the lower end of the upper leg 2a and the upper end of the lower leg 2b. The holes 12, 13 at the lower end of the upper leg 2a and the upper end of the lower leg 2b communicate with each other at a desired position. In addition, screw holes are provided in holes 12, 12 provided in at least the inner leg 2a of the lower end of the upper leg 2a and the upper end of the lower leg 2b. The holes 12, 12 with screw grooves are formed by burying a separately formed nut 14 (not shown).

Screws 15, 15 are screwed into holes 12, 13 at the lower end of the upper leg 2a and the upper end of the lower leg 2b, which are communicated at desired positions. In the figure, nut 14,
Although 14 is described as being buried in the holes 12, 12 at the lower end of the upper leg 2a, it may be buried in the holes 13, 13 at the upper end of the lower leg 2b.

The hand-held walking aid having the above configuration is used as follows. Lower end of upper leg 2a and lower leg 2b
The holes 12 and 13 at the upper end of the are connected at desired positions, and screws 15 and 15 are screwed into the connected holes 12 and 13 from outside. The desired positions are the holes 12, 13 at positions where the height of the hand-held walking aid can be easily adjusted according to the height of the user.
It is. As described above, since the legs 2a and 2b can be extended and contracted, a hand-pushed walking aid that can have a height that is easy to use according to the height of the user is obtained.

Although not shown, any method may be used as long as the legs 2a and 2b can be expanded and contracted, regardless of what is shown, such as the following method. Either one or a plurality of rows of vertical slots are provided in one of the lower end of the upper leg 2a and the upper end of the lower leg 2b. A threaded bolt inserted into the long hole is provided at one of the lower ends of the upper legs 2a, 2a and the upper ends of the lower legs 2, 2, and a nut is screwed into the threaded bolts 15, 15. To wear. By loosening the nut, the legs 2a, 2a can be extended and contracted, and by tightening the nut, the legs 2a, 2b can be fixed. Further, the legs 2a, 2a are telescopic pipes,
Various methods are conceivable, such as fixing with a fixing tool such as a screw screwed to the pipe.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention. A description will be given based on FIG. The main difference from the embodiment of the present invention is that a storage portion 20 is formed below the top plate 4, and an outlet 21 is formed in the top plate 4 to take out the storage items stored in the storage portion 20. That is. The storage unit 20 can store various small articles such as tissue paper,
An easy-to-use hand-held walking aid that allows a user to arbitrarily take out items stored in the storage section 20 from an outlet 21 formed in the top plate 4 while using the hand-held walking aid.

[Embodiment 4] FIG. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention. A description will be given based on FIG. The main difference from the embodiment of the present invention is that the mounting plate 22 is detachably mounted on the handles 1, 1. An opening 5 (5a, 5a) of the top plate 4 is provided on the back surface of the mounting plate 22.
A projection 23 (23a, 23b) is provided as a locking portion that can be detachably fitted and locked in b). In the drawings, the projections 23 (23a, 23b) as locking portions are illustrated and described so as to be detachably fitted into the openings 5 (5a, 5b) of the top plate 4, but the projections as locking portions are provided. 23 (23a,
23b) handle part 1 formed above hand-assisted walking aid
The present invention is not limited to the illustrated means, for example, by using a locking portion that can be detachably engaged with the outer periphery of the top plate 4 and the top plate 4a. It may be.

Since this is a hand-held walking aid having the above-described mounting plate 22, if the mounting plate 22 is mounted on the upper end and fixed, the document can be spread on the mounting plate 22 and work can be performed. Various operations can be performed, and when used as a walking aid, it is only necessary to remove the mounting plate 22, and a convenient hand-operated walking aid that also serves as a table is obtained.

In the above embodiment, the rectangular top plates 4, 7,
8, a plurality of geometric openings 5 (5a, 5b) are provided. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 9, the top plates 4, 7, 8 are formed as deformed weights, and the openings 5 (5a, 5b) are formed. ) Are formed in a plurality of modified drop shapes and modified elongated hole shapes, and the modified drop-shaped openings 31 are formed.
a, 31a are arranged in the vicinity of the top plate 32 along the front and rear outer peripheries of the top plate 32, and the deformed slotted openings 31b, 31b are arranged in the vicinity along the outer peripheries on both sides of the top plate 32, The take-out port 21 for taking out the articles stored in the storage section 20 formed at the center of the top plate 32 can be formed. That is,
The top plate 32, the openings 31a and 31b, and the outlet 21 are designed mainly with curves.

The outer periphery of the top plate 32 and the modified drop-shaped opening 3
Handles 33a and 33b are formed between the openings 1a and 31a or the deformed elongated openings 31b and 31b. Top plate 32, opening 31a,
The top plate 32, the opening 31a,
The shapes of the base 31b, the outlet 21, the legs 2, 2, and the handles 1a, 1b are not limited to the shapes shown in the drawings, but may be any shapes.

[Embodiment 5] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a push walking aid according to the present invention, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a push walking aid according to the present invention, and FIG. 13 is push walking according to the present invention. It is a perspective view of an auxiliary tool.

A description will be given with reference to FIGS. The main difference from the embodiment of the present invention is that the second handle portions 41 to 45 are provided at arbitrary positions below the top plate 4, which will be described in detail below. In FIG. 10, the second handle portion 41 is formed by providing a long hole at the front end portion of the shelf board of the storage portion 20, and the second hole is provided near the front and rear edges of the legs 2, 2 by providing a long hole along the edge. Two handle portions 42, 42 were formed. FIG.
Then, the second handle portions 43, 43 are provided by supporting the lower end surface of the top plate 4 and providing a long hole along the edge near the lower edge of the reinforcing member 4a connecting the upper ends of the legs 2, 2. And a second connecting rod for connecting the top plate 4 and the lower ends of the legs 2 and 2 separately.
Handle portions 44, 44 are formed.

In FIG. 12, the upper and lower legs 2 are
a, 2b, the upper end of the lower leg 2b is projected horizontally from the lower portion of the upper leg 2a to form projections 2c, 2c (the upper end is horizontal), and the projections 2c, 2c By providing a horizontal slot, the slot and the protrusions 2c, 2c
Are formed as second horizontal grips 45 in the horizontal direction.

The second horizontal grips 45, 45 are formed by projecting a rod-shaped grip horizontally at the center of the legs 2, 2 or by forming a rod-shaped grip near the joint 11 of the upper and lower legs 2a, 2b. The handle may be projected horizontally (not shown). Since the second grips 45 in the horizontal direction can put weight on the hands holding the grips 45, 45, the second grips 45, 45 are very easy to stand up.

The second handle portions 41 to 45 may have various shapes, and may be provided or attached below the top plate 4 or the upper handle portions 1, that is, the storage portion below the top plate 4. 2
0, provided or attached in the vicinity of the reinforcing member 4a, the legs 2, 2, etc., if it is easy to stand up on the second handle portions 41 to 45 from the state of sitting on the floor or a chair, the one shown and described. Regardless, the shape may be any shape, and the number of the second handle portions 41 to 45 is not questioned.

The hand-assisted walking aid having the above-mentioned structure is used when the people who use the hand-assisted walking aid rise from the state of sitting on the floor or a chair to use the hand-assisted walking aid, when the top board 4 or the upper handle portion is used. Since there are the second grips 41 to 45 provided or attached below 1, 1, it is very easy to stand up when the second grips 41 to 45 lower than the top plate 4 are grasped by hand.

[0033]

Since the hand-held walking aid according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, it has various effects as listed below. Conventionally, the hand-held walking assist device can be used only from a predetermined direction, but since the handle portion is formed so that it can be gripped from a plurality of directions, the hand-held walking assist device can grip the handle portion from any direction. As a result, an excellent hand-operated walking aid capable of gripping the handle portion from any direction before and after the hand-held walking aid when using the hand-held walking aid was obtained. Since the legs were made to be able to extend and contract, a hand-held walking aid that can be used at a height that is easy to use according to the height of the user was obtained.

A storage portion is formed below the top plate, and an outlet is formed in the top plate to take out the storage items stored in the storage portion. Therefore, various small items such as tissue paper are stored in the storage portion and manually pushed. An easy-to-use hand-operated walking aid that can take out articles from the opening while using the walking aid was obtained. Since the mounting plate was detachably mounted on the handle, a hand-operated walking aid with excellent usability, such as spreading documents on the mounting plate, reading and eating, was obtained.

Since the second handle portion is provided or attached below the top plate and the upper handle portion, when the user stands up on the floor or a chair to use the hand-held walking assist device, the second handle portion is located above the handle portion. Since the handle part 2 was below and easy to grasp by hand, a hand-held walking aid that was very easy to stand up was obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view of the hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view of the hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a top plate of the hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a hand-held walking aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle part 2 Leg 3 Caster as a rotating body 4 Top plate 5 Opening 6 Large opening 7 Top plate 8 Rectangular top plate 9 Notch-shaped opening 10 Handle part made of a rod-shaped body 12 Hole 13 Hole 22 Mounting plate 32 Top plate 33a Handle part 33b Handle part 41-45 Second handle part

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[Submission date] June 13, 2001 (2001.6.1
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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A hand-held walking assist device having an upper handle portion and a lower leg, wherein the handle portion is formed so as to be grippable from a plurality of directions. Utensils. 2. A top plate is formed at an upper end portion of the hand-pushed walking aid, and the handle portion forms an opening in the top plate. 2. The hand-assisted walking aid according to claim 1, wherein one or both of them are formed so as to be grippable. 3. The hand-assisted walking aid according to claim 1, wherein the leg is formed to be extendable and contractible. 4. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein a storage portion is formed below the top plate, and a takeout opening is formed in the top plate for taking out stored items stored in the storage portion. The hand-assisted walking aid according to any one of claims 3 to 7. 5. The hand-held walking aid according to claim 1, wherein a mounting plate is detachably mounted on the handle. 6. The mounting plate according to claim 1, wherein the mounting plate is formed on the top plate so as to be detachable, and the mounting plate is formed with a locking portion that is detachable from the top plate. Item 5. The hand-held walking aid according to any one of Items 4. 7. The mounting plate according to claim 1, wherein the mounting plate is formed on the top plate so as to be detachable, and a locking portion is formed on a lower surface of the holding plate that is detachable from a handle formed on the top plate. 6. The hand-held walking aid according to 6. 8. A hand-held walking aid having an upper handle portion and a lower leg, comprising: a second handle portion formed below the upper handle portion for grasping and standing up. A hand-assisted walking aid characterized by having 9. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second handle formed below the top plate is for grasping and standing up. Hand assisted walking aid.