JP2006239378A - Fall prevention tool of cane - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary tool, which can be used on a conventional cane, for preventing the cane from falling down when a user temporarily releases the cane from both hands when using the cane. <P>SOLUTION: An attachment is removably fitted to a lower part of a supporting rod of the cane. A leg piece is provided on the attachment. The user puts his/her foot on the leg piece in such a state that the leg piece contacts the bottom surface so as to easily prevent falling down of the cane. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an auxiliary tool that prevents a stick from falling over when a stick is used.

  Conventionally, when a general walking stick has to be released, it often falls down, which has been a problem for disabled and elderly people. There are various types of sticks to solve these problems.

There is an invention in which the butt portion is made of high specific gravity lead as a cane that can stand on its own and the grounding surface is widened.
(For example, see Patent Document 1)
Further, there is a self-supporting walking stick in which an operating means is provided on the gripping portion of the walking stick, and a lifting shaft that forms an interlocking function and a leg piece that moves up and down from the stone thrusting portion are formed in the support rod. (For example, see Patent Document 2)

  JP 2001-286315 A   JP 2004-254714 A

However, there are the following problems in the conventional anti-falling container for walking sticks.
In Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the entire body is heavier than a general walking stick and is difficult to use for persons with disabilities, and it is difficult to adjust the height slightly lower depending on long-term use. Moreover, it is expensive as a product.
Furthermore, in Patent Document 1, if the ground or the like is uneven or inclined, it is difficult to stand by itself, which is inconvenient and inconvenient.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention can be used for a stick that has been used in the past by providing a low product unit price. It is lighter and easier to use everywhere.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention attaches a detachable attachment portion to the lower position of the stick support rod, and provides a leg piece in contact with the bottom surface so as to support the support rod on the side surface of the attachment portion. Therefore, it is characterized in that, if necessary, by stepping on the leg piece with a foot, it is possible to stand upright and prevent falling even if both hands are released from the stick.

  Also, the mounting portion and the leg piece, or the leg piece are separated into fixed and movable, a shaft is attached to the joint portion, a torsion spring is attached to the shaft, and the leg piece is provided so that it can be folded by the action of the spring. Therefore, when the hand is released from the walking stick, the tip of the leg piece is tilted downward with one foot while the foot piece is stepped on when touching the ground, so that the walking stick main body stands upright to prevent falling.

  In addition, the mounting portion is provided slightly above the lower portion, a slide shaft is provided on the side surface of the mounting portion, and a leg piece is attached to the slide shaft so as to be movable up and down, and a coil is provided between the lower end of the slide shaft and the leg piece. A spring or elastic material is provided. Therefore, when the leg piece is stepped on, it comes down and comes into contact with the ground, so that the stick main body stands upright to prevent falling.

  In the foldable leg piece, a magnet is provided on the fixed leg piece or mounting portion. On the other hand, the movable leg piece is made of a metal that can be adsorbed by a magnet, and when the movable leg piece is folded to the support rod side, it is adsorbed by the magnet so that it can be maintained in a stable state against vibration during walking. And

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by stepping on the leg piece provided on the stick support rod, the leg piece is fixed to the floor, the ground, etc., and the stick main body stands upright and does not fall down. I can do it.
In addition, the product can be provided at a low price, and it can be used for other walking sticks by removing the mounting portion.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the leg piece is folded during walking, so that it does not get in the way of the feet and can be prevented from being caught on clothes. It also looks good.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the stick can be used for various sticks by attaching the attachment part to a part slightly above the stone stick part because there are various stone stick shapes. .
In addition, since it is provided above the stone bump, it does not hit an obstacle on the floor or the ground and is easy to walk.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the folded leg piece comes into contact with the support rod side, it can be easily accommodated by being attracted to the magnet. In addition, the leg piece can be easily removed from the magnet portion, so that it is very easy to handle.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The attachment portion 5 is attached to the lower part of the stick 1 support rod 2. Since the attachment part 5 is hinged on the A side 5A and the B side 5B with a hinge 3, the attachment part 5 is inserted into the support bar 5 while being widened, and an attachment part set screw 8 is tightened and stopped. The leg piece 6 is attached to the attachment portion 5 with a leg piece set screw 7. At this time, the mounting portion set screw is tightened while adjusting the mounting portion 5 so that the bottom surface of the butt 14 matches the leg piece 6.
In addition, when the thickness of the support rod 2 of the stick 1 is different, attachment is possible by changing only the attachment portion 5.
Therefore, when using the walking stick 1, the foot 1 can be prevented from falling by stepping on the leg piece 6 with one foot when releasing the hand from the walking stick 1.

The second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The attachment piece 5 is attached to the lower part of the stick 1 support rod 2, and the leg piece 6 attached to the attachment part 5 is fixed to the attachment part 5 and hinged so that the other can move. Divide into leg pieces B6B. A torsion spring having a closing action is provided on the shaft 4 of the connecting portion of the leg pieces A6A, B6B, and both ends of the torsion spring are connected to the leg pieces A6A, B6B so that the leg pieces A6A, B6B are the torsion springs. It is provided so that it can be closed and folded by action.
Further, a lock mechanism a9a is provided behind the leg piece A6A, and a lock mechanism b6b is provided behind the leg piece B6B. The lock mechanism is formed such that the lock mechanism a9a is engaged with the lock mechanism b9b or is released depending on the angle.
By applying a force to the leg piece B6B, when the angle between the leg pieces A6A and B6B is about 90 °, the locking mechanism 9a of the leg piece A6A and the locking mechanism 9b of the leg piece B6B are engaged with each other. To maintain the state.
Therefore, when the walking stick 1 is upright, the tip of the leg piece B6B is hung downward with the toe of one foot and lowered downward to come into contact with the floor or the ground, so that the lock mechanisms a9a and b9b work to maintain the state. It is. Further, when the leg piece B9b is folded, the locking mechanism a9a is released by b9b by slightly tilting the stick 1 in the direction of the leg pieces A6A, B6B, so that the torsion spring provided on the shaft 4 is operated. The leg piece B6B is closed in the direction to the leg piece A6A and can be folded.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A slide shaft 11 is provided on the side surface of the mounting portion 5, and a leg piece 6 of the type shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is attached to the upper portion of the slide shaft 11 so as to be movable up and down, and between the lower portion and the lower portion of the slide shaft 11. A coiled spring 10 is attached. Further, a leg piece guard 12 is provided at the lower portion so that the leg piece 6 does not come off.
Therefore, when using, the foot 1 descends by stepping on the leg piece 6 and touches the floor and the ground, and the stepper 1 stands upright by continuing to step on it. Is. A slip cover 15 is provided so as to prevent the toes from getting caught in the spring mechanism.
Referring to FIG. 7, folding leg pieces C6C and leg pieces D6D of the type shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are attached to the upper part of the slide shaft 11 so as to be movable up and down. A spring 10 is mounted between the lower portions.
Therefore, when the walking stick 1 is erected, the leg piece D6D is opened by applying a downward force on the tip of the leg piece D6D with a toe of the foot, and when the opening angle is about 90 degrees, the lock mechanism c9c is By maintaining the open state by biting the lock mechanism d9d and then lowering the slide shaft 11 in contact with the floor and the ground in that state, the walking stick 1 does not fall down and can be released by stepping on as it is. Is.
Further, when the leg piece D6D is folded, the lock mechanism c9c is detached from the lock mechanism d9d by tilting the stick 1 slightly toward the leg piece D6D, and the leg piece D6D is raised and stored while being folded.
It is also possible to attach elastic rubber or sponge in place of the coiled spring 10.

  Referring to FIG. 8, a magnet 16 is attached to the upper part of the leg piece 6A. One leg piece 6B is formed of a metal adsorbed by a magnet, or by attaching a metal for adsorption near the point X of the leg piece 6B, the leg piece 6B is adsorbed by the leg piece 6A during walking. Thus, a stable state is maintained without losing the vibration.

  It is a side view which shows the 1st Example of this invention.   It is an enlarged perspective view of the attachment part and leg piece of the first embodiment of the present invention.   It is a side view which shows the attaching part and leg piece in the lower part of the stick of 2nd Example of this invention.   It is a perspective view which shows expansion of the leg pieces A and B of 2nd Example of this invention.   It is a top view of the attaching part and leg piece of a 3rd Example of this invention.   It is the figure which looked at the leg piece of FIG. 6 from the front.   It is the integrated side view which enabled the raising and lowering of the leg piece which can be folded by the attachment part in the 3rd Example of this invention.   It is a side view of the leg piece integral which can be folded with the attaching part which mounted | wore with the magnet of 4th Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 is a stick 2 is a support bar 3 is a hinge 4 is a shaft 5 is an attachment portion 5A is an attachment portion A side 5B is an attachment portion B side 6, 61 is a leg piece 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D is a folded leg piece 7 is a leg piece The set screw 8 is a mounting set screw 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d is a lock mechanism 10 is a coiled spring 11 is a slide shaft 12 is a leg guard 13 is a grip 14 is a stone butt 15 is a slide cover 16 is a magnet

Claims (4)

  A stick overturn prevention device, wherein a mounting piece is detachably attached to a lower portion of the stick support bar, and a leg piece is provided on the mounting section.   At the attachment part attached to the lower part of the stick, a leg piece formed by being hinged to each of the fixed side and the movable side is attached. An anti-stick tipping prevention device characterized in that the movable side is opened when the stick is upright, and is closed and folded when walking.   The anti-stick overturn prevention device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a sliding shaft is provided in the mounting portion, and a leg piece and a spring are provided on the sliding shaft so as to be movable up and down.   3. The stick overturn prevention device according to claim 2, wherein the leg piece formed so as to be able to be opened and closed is provided with a magnet on the side of the support bar so as to be attracted when closed so as to be folded.

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