JP2007130415A - Sitting-up assisting tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sitting-up assisting tool capable of allowing a person lying supine to easily sit up even with small force. <P>SOLUTION: The sitting-up assisting tool 1 includes: a substantially string shape elastic member 2 having a lock part 21 to be locked at one end to a fixing part 10 which is arranged close to the mat of a bed; and three grips 31-33 which are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the elastic member 2 at the other end side of the elastic member 2 and are to be gripped by the lying person. When the user alternately grips the adjacent grips 31-33 by hands so as to pull them toward the side of the person and to haul the elastic member 2, repulsive force to work, which is small at first, becomes the large force at the end. By the repulsive force, even an aged person or a physically disabled person can gradually and naturally sit up. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rising aid used when a person sleeping on a supine portion such as a bedding wakes up his / her body.

People who are sleeping on bedding such as a bed or futon can easily wake themselves up using the abdominal muscles if they are healthy, but those who are elderly or have physical disabilities are Because it is weak, it may cause a half-health using an assistive device.
Conventionally, for example, a cloth string is frequently used as this auxiliary tool, and this string is used by attaching one end to a frame fixed to the foot side of the bed.
In using the string as an auxiliary tool, a person sleeping in the bed holds the other end of the string with one hand, and alternately changes the handle of the string so as to pull the string.

  However, in a conventional example in which a string having one end attached to a bed is used as an auxiliary tool, a sleeping person requires a large force to pull the string. And, when using the string as it is, there is no place to hold the string, so it slips and cannot be used sufficiently as an auxiliary tool. In particular, elderly people, people with physical disabilities, etc. may have a weak grip, and it is not easy to wake them up using a string.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a rising aid that allows a person sleeping on a supine portion to easily raise his / her half body even with a small force.

  The rising assistance tool of the present invention is a rising assistance tool used when a person sleeping on the supine part raises his / her half body, and one end part is locked to a fixing part arranged close to the supine part. A substantially string-like elastic member having an engaging portion, and a gripping tool that is arranged in a line along the longitudinal direction of the elastic member on the other end side of the elastic member and is held by the sleeping person. It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, one end of the elastic member is attached in advance to a fixed part, for example, a frame on the foot side of the bed, which is disposed in proximity to a supine portion such as a bed or other bedding. A person sleeping on a bed or the like first holds the gripping tool disposed on the other end side of the elastic member with one hand and pulls it toward the front side. Then, the elastic member is extended by a predetermined dimension, and an elastic force is generated, and a force that raises the half body of the sleeping person works due to the repulsive force.
Then, among the plurality of gripping tools, the gripping tool closest to the other end side is held with the other hand and pulled as it is. Then. The larger elastic force acts on the elastic member, and the half body of the sleeping person rises greatly due to the large repulsive force.
In this way, if you hold the gripping tools adjacent to each other alternately and pull them toward you by pulling the elastic member, even if it is a small repulsive force at the beginning, the largest repulsive force will work at the end, and you can comfortably half Can be caused.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the present embodiment.
In FIG. 1, a rising assistance tool 1 is a rising assistance tool used when a person sleeping on a supine portion, for example, a bed mat (not shown) wakes up, and is placed close to the bed mat. The elastic member 2 having a substantially string-like shape having a fixing portion 10, for example, a locking portion 21 whose one end is locked to a frame of a bed, and three elastic members 2 are provided side by side along the longitudinal direction of the elastic member 2. The holding tools 31 to 33 are provided.

The elastic member 2 is a rubber string formed in a belt shape having a predetermined dimension, for example, a width dimension, a length of 5 cm, a length dimension, and a length of about 1 m20 cm, and its tip is folded and sewn with a sewing machine or the like to form an annular shape. One end is locked to the S-shaped hook that is the locking portion 21 to the annular portion. The hook constituting the locking portion 21 is made of plastic or other hard material.
In the gripping tools 31 to 33, the first gripping tool 31, the second gripping tool 32, and the third gripping tool 33 are arranged side by side from the other end side to the one end side of the elastic member 2. The dimension between the adjacent gripping tools 31 to 33 among ˜33 is narrower than the distance between the two hands of the person and is a dimension capable of pulling the elastic member 2 by hand, for example, 30 cm.

Each of the gripping tools 31 to 33 includes an annular mounting portion 4 provided on the elastic member 2, a ring 5 that is locked to the annular mounting portion 4, and a grip portion 6 provided on a part of the ring 5. Composed.
The annular mounting portion 4 is folded back so that both ends of the cloth belt member having the same width as the elastic member 2 are overlapped, and both ends are sewn to the elastic member 2.
The ring 5 is made of plastic or metal, and its inner diameter is larger than that of a human palm.
The grip portion 6 is for making the ring 5 easy to grip, and is configured by winding a towel around the ring 5 and sewing it.

Next, the usage method of the rising assistance tool 1 concerning this Embodiment is demonstrated.
First, the locking portion 21 provided at one end portion of the elastic member 2 is hooked on the fixing portion 10 arranged close to the bed mat, that is, the frame at the foot of the bed.
A person sleeping on the mat of the bed first holds the first gripping tool 31 arranged on the most other end side of the elastic member 2 with one hand and pulls it toward the front side. Then, the elastic member 2 is extended, and an elastic force is generated, and a force that raises the half body of the sleeping person by the repulsive force acts.
Next, the second gripping tool 32 close to the other end side is held with the other hand, and pulled to the front side as it is. Then. The larger elastic force acts on the elastic member 2 and the half body of the person who slept is greatly raised by the large repulsive force. Further, the hand is released from the first gripping tool 31, and the third gripping tool 33 is gripped by the hand. In this way, by alternately grasping the adjacent gripping tools 31 to 33 with alternating hands and pulling them forward, the elastic member 2 can be lifted and the half body can be raised without difficulty.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the rising assisting tool 1 includes the substantially string-like elastic member 2 having the locking portion 21 whose one end is locked to the fixing portion 10 disposed close to the mat of the bed. Since the elastic member 2 includes three grippers 31 to 33 which are arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction of the elastic member 2 and are held by a sleeping person, When the adjacent gripping tools 31 to 33 are alternately gripped by the hand and pulled toward the front by pulling the elastic member 2 forward, even if the repulsive force is initially small, the largest repulsive force is finally exerted. With this repulsive force, even the elderly and people with physical disabilities can gradually raise their half-body comfortably.

Moreover, since the locking portion 21 is an S-type hook, it can be easily attached to or detached from the fixing portion 10, so that the elastic member 2 can be mounted anywhere.
In addition, since the grip portion 6 made of a towel is attached to the ring 5 constituting the gripping tools 31 to 33, the hand does not hurt due to the elasticity of the towel.

The following modifications and improvements are included in the present invention.
For example, in the embodiment described above, the grip portion 6 is attached to the ring 5. However, in the present invention, the grip portion 6 may not be provided, and the user may directly grip the ring 5.
The subject of the present invention is not limited to a bed using the rising aid 1, but may be a futon, a tatami mat, or other heeled portion. And the fixing | fixed part 10 is not limited to the flame | frame of a bed, For example, when a person sleeping on a futon or a tatami mat rises, you may use the chest in the step, a wall, etc. as a fixing | fixed part. .
Further, the number of gripping tools 31 to 33 is not limited to three, and may be two or four or more.
And the latching | locking part 21 is not limited to a hook, The elastic member 2 may be directly attached to a fixing | fixed part.
The elastic member 2 is made of rubber, but a coil spring may be used. However, the use of rubber makes it easier to manufacture the starting aid.

  The present invention can be used at home, hospitals, and the like.

  The front view which shows the whole structure of the raising assistance tool concerning one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Startup assistance tool, 2 ... Elastic member (rubber), 10 ... Fixing part (bed frame), 21 ... Locking part (hook), 31-33 ... Gripping tool

Claims (1)

  A lifting aid used when a person sleeping on the supine portion raises his / her half body, and has a substantially string-like shape having a locking portion whose one end is locked to a fixed portion arranged close to the supine portion. The elastic member and a gripping tool that is arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction of the elastic member and is gripped by the sleeping person, on the other end side of the elastic member Auxiliary tool.

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