JP2008272421A - Walking stick - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of conventional walking sticks or crutches, in which a load is concentrated on one point at a grounding part, or equally forward and backward, instead of taking arm's orbit into consideration, causing unnatural length of steps. <P>SOLUTION: The walking stick includes a grounding part 1 in which a forward side area is larger than a backward side area to receive the load applied on a stick part 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cane having a wide range of leaning while following a hand trajectory when walking while dispersing and moving a load applied to a grounding portion of the cane or crutch.

  I couldn't find anything like the present invention on a conventional cane.

  The conventional cane or crutch was a single-point or uniform type of load received at the grounding part, there was no consideration for the hand trajectory when walking, and it was an unnatural stride, which was a problem .

  An object of the present invention is to solve the problem by changing the range under load in the direction of ease of use so that the trajectory and stride of the hand when walking are made more natural.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention uses a cane grounding portion 1 in which the range of receiving a load applied from the cane 2 is wider than the rear side of the cane.

  Moreover, the cane grounding part 1 which made the front side wider than the rear side of the cane in the range which receives the load applied from the past cane so that it can be used also in the past cane is used.

  In addition, the range subjected to the load applied from the crutch 4 is a crutch with the crutch grounding portion 3 having a wider front side than the rear side of the crutch.

  Then, the crutch grounding portion 3 having a wider front side than the rear side of the crutch so that the load applied from the crutches can be used can be used for the conventional crutches.

The operation of the first problem solving means is as follows.
First of all, since the conventional cane was a single-point load receiving type or a front-rear equal receiving type, it was a support and lacked consideration for walking. The result was an unnatural hand movement and stride, and the appearance was not smooth and could not be denied.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the action of the human foot had to be considered. First, touch the ground from the heel, move the center of gravity on the ground, and kick the toes. In other words, since the rear side of the cane grounding part is the heel and the front side is the toe, and the sense of security resulting from stability is kicked, the load receiving range from the cane is wider than the rear side of the cane grounding part It is.
The movement of the hand and the stride is a smooth way of walking. In addition, widening the front side has a supporting force even when the cane is tilted forward, and the force is pushed forward. It affects the stride. Furthermore, it is a measure against the previous flipping. Was n’t it really a pain in the head? Imagine how much this cane was saved if it was a long time ago.

  And this is a cane grounding part that can be used by replacing only the cane grounding part with a conventional cane. In addition, this cane grounding portion is designed so as not to fall down without leaning against it.

So far, when using crutches, the shoulder trajectory was an arc with a radius of crutches. Of course, the movement of the crutch repeated every step lacked smoothness, and it was easy to get tired due to the burden on the armpit and the body, and the movement distance was also in a range according to the physical strength.
The present invention, like the above-mentioned cane, gives a sense of security to the body going forward of the crutch by making the load receiving range from the crutch wider than the back side of the crutch grounding part, and further the crutch walks The movement of the shoulder becomes smoother and the burden on the body is reduced.

In addition, even the former crutch users can enjoy going out while enjoying the same comfort just by changing the crutch grounding part.
As described above, it has become an unprecedented user experience, has become a sense of trust, and brings a new image to the cane.

  As described above, the user of the cane or crutch has a common sense and has no distrust in the comfort. However, with this invention, common sense is broken, and on the contrary, a new beginning of the cane begins.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a cane grounding portion, which fixes the cane 2 at a position a from the rear side, b from the front side, c from the inside, and d from the outside.

  Reference numeral 3 denotes a crutch grounding portion, which fixes the crutch 4 at a position e from the rear side, f from the front side, g from the inner side, and h from the outer side.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described below. The cane 2 is fixed at a position a from the rear side of the cane grounding portion 1 and b from the front side. The resistance a becomes stronger as the distance from a position where the load is received when the cane 2 is about to fall down at the rear load receiving position at the cane grounding portion. b is a position that receives a load when the cane 2 is about to fall forward at the front load receiving position of the cane grounding portion. The resistance of c becomes stronger as the distance from the load receiving position on the inner side of the wand grounding portion similarly increases. The resistance d is stronger as the distance from the load receiving position on the outside of the cane grounding portion is further away.

Now, in actual use, this cane is first grounded from the heel part A of the cane grounding part 1, passes through the bottom part B, and leaves the toe part C. The cane repeats this movement, but in the middle of this is doing the following. When the cane 2 is grounded from the heel part A of the cane grounding part 1, the cane 2 feels a resistance force that the cane does not fall back by the amount corresponding to the load receiving position a on the rear side of the cane grounding part. And it passes through the bottom B while feeling its stability. From the time when the wand 2 passes through the vertical contact angle in the middle of passing through the bottom B, a resistance force that the wand does not fall forward is equivalent to the load receiving position b on the front side of the wand grounding part. And when he comes to the toe part C while feeling the stability, the sense of security is reflected in his hand and kicks at the toe part C. In other words, the walking stick 2 is moving by a distance from A to B through C. And the trajectory of the hand holding the cane 2 is also walking.
Another major feature of this cane is that the cane grounding part front side load receiving position b is wider than the cane grounding part rear side load receiving position a. This may cause the cane to walk a lot, but it is because it is on the front side that gives you a sense of security rather than falling down with the cane. This is because most of the fall cases are on the front side of the cane.

  The cane grounding portion described above includes a cane grounding portion rear load receiving position a, a cane grounding portion front load receiving position b, a cane grounding portion inner load receiving position c, a cane grounding portion outer load receiving position d, and a heel. The cane grounding part 1 having the part A, the bottom part B, and the toe part C is made independent so that it can be used for the conventional canes.

  The crutch 4 is fixed at a position e from the rear side of the crutch grounding portion 3 and f from the front side. “e” is more resistant to the position where the crutch 4 receives a load when the crutch 4 is about to fall back at the rear load receiving position of the crutch grounding portion. In the same way, the resistance f becomes stronger as the distance from the load receiving position at the front side of the crutch ground contact portion that receives the load when the crutch tries to fall forward is increased. In the same way, g is more resistant to the load receiving position on the inner side of the crutch grounding portion. The resistance h increases as the distance from the outer load receiving position of the crutch grounding portion increases in the same manner.

In actual use, this crutch is first grounded from the heel part A of the crutch grounding part 3, and then leaves the toe part C through the bottom B. The crutch repeats this action, but in the middle of this, it does the following: This crutch 4 feels the resistance to the crutches not to fall back by the amount corresponding to the load receiving position e on the back side of the crutch grounding part when grounding from the heel part A of the crutch grounding part 3. And it passes through the bottom B while feeling its stability. From the time when the crutch 4 passes through the bottom angle B in the middle of passing through the bottom portion B, the resistance force that the crutch does not fall forward is equivalent to the front load receiving position f of the crutch grounding portion. And when it comes to the toe part C while feeling its stability, the sense of security is reflected in the hand and kicks at the toe part C. In other words, this crutch 4 is walking by moving from A to B through C. And the trajectory of the hand holding the crutch 4 is also walking.
Another major feature of this crutch is that the crutch grounding part front side load receiving position f is wider than the crutch grounding part rear side load receiving position e. This is because it is on the front side that you can feel more secure than crouching with crutches, because many of the fall cases are on the front side with crutches.

  The above-mentioned crutch grounding part is a crutch grounding part rear side load receiving position e, a crutch grounding part front side load receiving position f, a crutch grounding part inner side load receiving position g, a crutch grounding part outer side load receiving position h, and a heel part. The crutch grounding portion 3 having A, bottom B, and toe C is made independent so that it can be used for conventional crutches.

  External view of a cane showing an embodiment of the present invention   Top view of the staff   Side view of the cane grounding part   Top view of the cane grounding part   External view of the crutch   Top view of the crutch   Side view of the crutch grounding part   Top view of the crutch grounding part

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 cane grounding part 2 cane 3 crutch grounding part 4 crutch A heel part B bottom part C toe part a cane grounding part rear side load receiving position b cane grounding part front side load receiving position c cane grounding part inside load receiving position d cane grounding part outside Load receiving position e Rear load receiving position of crutch grounding part f Front load receiving position of crutch grounding part g Load receiving position of crutch grounding part h Load receiving position of crutch grounding part

Claims (4)

  A wand having a wand grounding portion 1 whose front side is wider than the back side of the wand in a range where the load applied from the wand 2 is received.   A cane grounding part that has a wider front side than the rear side of the cane so that it can receive a load from the cane.   A crutch having a crutch grounding portion 3 in which the range of the load applied from the crutch 4 is wider than the rear side of the crutch.   A crutch grounding part that has a wider front side than the back side of the crutch so as to receive a load from the crutches.

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