JP2004218357A - Curved handrail - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail which is easy to be used as an auxiliary means for supporting or transferring one's body and excellent in a designing property and functionality. <P>SOLUTION: The curved handrail is fitted to a wall face and formed of a substantially S-formed bar member 1 in a plan view and a fixing means 2 fixing the bar member 1 to a wall face W. A shelf 3 can be placed on the fixing means 22, 23 interposed between a bulged part 11 separated from the wall face W of the bar member 1 and the wall face W. It is preferable that the bar member 1 is arcuate at the upper and lower ends and the side faces are constituted of vertically wide members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a handrail. More specifically, the present invention relates to a curved handrail provided with a placing means for placing a shelf.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a landing on a stair, a stair, etc., an approximately S-shaped handrail in front view, which is used by being vertically attached to a center of a turning part so as to stabilize a posture and easily change a body direction, is known. (Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-27988 (pages 1-3, FIG. 7)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For example, when going down the stairs, it is necessary to perform a combined movement of changing the direction of the body at the turning section while descending, and the posture becomes unstable.Especially, the elderly lose their balance and it is easy for them to fall. From the viewpoint, a handrail that is substantially S-shaped when viewed from the front has been proposed. On the other hand, in recent years, not only on stairs but also in bathrooms, etc., cases of attaching handrails as fall prevention means and auxiliary means when moving have been increasing, and handrails having a structure that is easy to grasp and easy to grasp at the time of immediateness It has been demanded. However, it is difficult to immediately apply the above-mentioned known handrail to a room such as a bathroom, and a handrail that is easy to use as a means for supporting and moving a body, and that is excellent in design and functionality is required. Have been.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been conceived in order to solve the above problems, and employs the following technical means. That is, according to the present invention, it is a curved handrail attached to a wall surface, and the handrail includes a bar material curved in a substantially S-shape in plan view and fixing means for fixing the bar material to the wall surface, There is provided a curved handrail in which a shelf can be placed on a swelling portion separated from a wall surface of the bar material and a fixing means interposed between the bulging portion and the wall surface. By doing so, it is possible to use it as a handrail that can be used as an auxiliary means for supporting and moving the body, and can be installed in a bathroom, for example, and provided with a shelf on which small items such as face wash and shampoo can be placed.
[0006]
It is preferable that the upper and lower ends of the bar member are arc-shaped and the side portions are wide members in the vertical direction. In this way, by making the bar material flat in the vertical direction, it is easy to grasp and it is easy to grasp at the moment, while keeping the waist, back, etc. in the recessed part inside, it is used as a simple stool can do.
[0007]
It is preferable that the bulging portion of the bar material is arranged at a corner of the wall surface. In this way, by mounting the shelf on the fixing means interposed between the bulging portion and the wall surface, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the dead space at the corner can be reduced in the bathroom. It can be used effectively as a storage place for small accessories.
[0008]
The bar material can be attached to both the left corner portion and the right corner portion of the wall surface. By using a structure that can be used even if the bar material and the shelf are turned upside down, for example, it can be attached to either the left corner or the right corner of the bathroom, so that the number of parts can be reduced.
[0009]
It is preferable to use the bar material attached to the bathroom wall. By attaching to the bathroom wall, it is possible to prevent the elderly from falling down in the bathroom.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a curved handrail according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a bar material 1 curved in a substantially S-shape in plan view is attached and fixed to a wall surface W by a fixing means 2 at a right corner of a bathroom. As can be clearly understood from FIG. 1, the shelves 3 provided with drain holes are provided on fixing means 22 and 23 provided between the bulging portion 11 and the wall surface W, which are separated from the wall surface W of the bar material 1. It can be placed. Since the shelf 3 is detachable, the shelf 3 can be appropriately cleaned, and after removing and cleaning, the locking portion 31 is engaged with the fixing means 22 and 23, and small articles for the bathroom are placed. A fixing means 21 is also provided between the wall 12 and the portion 12 recessed inside the bar 1.
[0011]
Since the bar material 1 is formed of a member whose upper and lower ends are arc-shaped and whose side surfaces are vertically wide, and has a flat shape in the vertical direction, the waist, back, etc. can be deposited in the inwardly concave portion 12, It can also be used as a simple stool. Further, by using a structure that can be used even if it is turned upside down, the bar 1 shown in FIG. 1 can be attached to the left corner of the bathroom. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bar 1 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted upside down on the left corner. At this time, the left and right ends of the shelf 3 are formed as T-shaped edges 32 which also serve as engaging means for engaging with the fixing means 22 and 23 and means for preventing the placed small articles from falling. The part 3 can also be attached to either the left or right corner. By doing so, the number of parts of the curved handrail of the present invention can be reduced.
[0012]
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which bathroom accessories are placed on the shelf 3 of the curved handrail shown in FIG. 1, and a towel is hung and a body brush is hung on the end. As can be clearly understood from FIG. 3, even when the shelf 3 is attached, the bar material 1 is wide, so that it is easy to grasp as a handrail, and the bar material 1 can be sufficiently grasped immediately. Thus, it is clear that the curved handrail according to the present invention is excellent in design as well as excellent in functionality.
[0013]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the invention according to claim 1 is a curved handrail attached to a wall surface W, and the handrail is a bar member 1 curved in a substantially S-shape in plan view, and the bar member 1 is attached to a wall surface. The shelf 3 is mounted on fixing means 22 and 23 interposed between the bulging portion 11 separated from the wall surface W of the bar member 1 and the wall surface W. A curved railing made possible. By doing so, it is possible to use it as a handrail which can be used as an auxiliary means for supporting and moving the body, and which can be installed in a bathroom, for example, and has a function of placing small items such as a face wash and shampoo.
[0014]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the bar member 1 is an upper and lower end portion having an arc shape and a side surface portion is a wide member in a vertical direction. In this way, by making the bar material 1 flat in the vertical direction, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the bar material 1 has a structure that is easy to grasp and easy to grasp at the moment, and is concave inward. The waist, back, etc. can be deposited in the portion 12 or a simple stool can be used.
[0015]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the bulging portion 11 of the bar 1 is disposed at a corner of the wall surface W. In this way, by mounting the shelf 3 on the fixing means 2 interposed between the bulging portion 11 and the wall surface W, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the corner 3 The dead space can be effectively used as a storage space for small articles for bathroom.
[0016]
In the invention described in claim 4, the bar member 1 can be attached to both the left corner portion and the right corner portion of the wall surface W. By making the bar material 1 and the shelf portion 3 usable even if the bar material is turned upside down, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, for example, in any of the left corner portion and the right corner portion of the bathroom Can be attached, so that the number of parts can be reduced.
[0017]
In the invention described in claim 5, the bar material 1 is used by being attached to a bathroom wall surface W. By attaching to the bathroom wall surface W, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to particularly prevent the elderly from falling over in the bathroom.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a curved handrail according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a mode in which the curved handrail can be attached to any of right and left corners.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the curved handrail is attached to a corner of a bathroom and small articles for bathroom are placed on a shelf;
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 bar material 11 bulging portion separated from wall surface of bar material 12 portion recessed inside bar material 2 fixing means 21 fixing means 22 and 23 fixing means 3 also serving as shelf mounting means 3 shelf 31 Lock same as above Part 32 Edge W of T-shaped structure

Claims (5)

A curved handrail attached to a wall surface, the handrail includes a bar material curved in a substantially S-shape in plan view and fixing means for fixing the bar material to the wall surface, and is separated from the wall surface of the bar material. A curved handrail in which a shelf can be placed on fixing means interposed between the bulging portion and the wall surface. The curved handrail according to claim 1, wherein the bar member is an arc-shaped upper and lower end portion and a side portion is a wide member in a vertical direction. The curved handrail according to claim 1, wherein the bulging portion of the bar member is arranged at a corner of a wall surface. The curved handrail according to claim 1, wherein the bar member can be attached to both a left corner portion and a right corner portion of a wall surface. The curved handrail according to claim 1, wherein the bar member is attached to a bathroom wall surface.

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