JP2015054539A - Handle attachment, caster attachment and cart - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handle attachment, a caster attachment and a cart in which the cart can easily be moved by mounting the attachments to the cart, even if a user is a physically impaired person.SOLUTION: A handle attachment 3 is attached in the position where a body weight can be applied from the top in the state where a user extends arms, in right and left frames 11, 12 of a body 10 of a shopping cart 1. Further, a caster attachment 5 provided with a wheel (rear wheel) 20a and having the other end to be attached to right and left support frames 11, 12 is attached, and thereby the position of the rear wheel 20a is moved right under the rear end of the handle attachment 3 or is moved rearward more than that. Thereby, a physically impaired person grasps a handle attachment 3 while extending an arm, and can easily move the cart safely and over an extended period of time, without turning over the shopping cart 1 while applying a weight.

Description

  The present invention can be attached to a shopping cart, making it easy for non-healthy people and elderly people to move to the cart, and shopping and rehabilitating exercises for the disabled and brain disabled, etc. The present invention relates to a handle attachment, a caster attachment, and a cart for smoothing.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a four-wheel shopping cart in which a luggage basket is provided at the front, and the user can easily move the purchased luggage by placing it in the basket by pushing the handle (for example, patents). Reference 1).

JP 2008-120191 A

  However, in the above-described conventional shopping cart, the position of the handle that the user grips to push is located at the front upper part of the user. Therefore, in order to advance the shopping cart, it is necessary to hold the handle and bend the arm. Yes, most of the weight rests on both legs and hips. Therefore, when the user is a healthy person, the user can easily grasp the handle, put his weight on the front, and advance the shopping cart.

  However, if the user is an elderly person or a non-healthy person with a leg or lower back injury, the weight cannot be applied to both legs and hips when holding the cart handle and moving it forward. There was a problem that most of the weight was applied to the bent arm and it was not easy to move the cart forward even if it was a few steps.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and by attaching to a cart, even a non-healthy person can easily move the cart, and further, rehabilitation movement of the non-healthy person can be performed. It is an object to provide a steering wheel attachment, a caster attachment, and a cart.

  In this column, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, the reference numerals used in the “Mode for Carrying Out the Invention” column are attached as necessary, which means that the scope of claims is limited by this reference numeral. is not.

  The invention made in order to solve the problem described in the above “problem to be solved by the invention” includes a front wheel (20b) provided at a front portion of a lower end portion of the main body (10) and a lower end of the main body (10). It attaches to the cart (1) which has the rear wheel (20c) provided in the rear part of a part, and the handle | steering-wheel part (14) which is attached to the upper rear end of a main body (10), and a user grasps and pushes by hand. A handle attachment (3), which is attached to the rear portion of the main body (10) in a position where the user can apply weight from above with the arm extended, 3).

  Such a handle attachment (3) is attached to the back of the main body (10) of the cart (1) in a position where the user can apply weight from above with the arm extended. Yes.

  Therefore, the user can add his / her body weight to the handle attachment (3) with his arms extended. In other words, the body weight can be supported by the handle attachment (3) while the body is stretched with the arm.

  That is, as in a conventional cart, the handle (14) is advanced while the body is stretched, compared with the case where the handle is bent while the arm is bent and the body is bent forward while pushing the cart. Can do.

Therefore, the cart (1) can be easily and easily moved over a long period of time not only for a healthy person but also for a non-healthy person or an elderly person with a leg or waist disorder.
By the way, when the handle attachment (3) is attached, if the handle attachment (3) is long, the position where the weight of the user is applied is behind the rear wheel (20c), and the cart (1) is placed on the rear wheel (20c). It may be possible to fall backward with the center of rotation.

  Therefore, as described in claim 2, the caster attachment (5) used together with the handle attachment (3) is provided with a wheel (20a) at one end and a rear wheel (20c) at the other end as the main body (10). It is good to make it move the position of a wheel (20a) just under the rear-end part of a handle attachment (3), or back rather than it by attaching instead of).

  In this way, even if the handle attachment (3) is lengthened and the weight of the user is applied to the rear end thereof, the position of the wheel (20a) of the caster attachment (5) is the position of the handle attachment (3). Since it is behind the position of the rear end, the cart (1) does not fall over the wheel (20a) as the center of rotation, which is safe.

  The cart (1) according to claim 3 is a cart (1) using the handle attachment (3) according to claim 1 and the caster attachment (5) according to claim 2. Such a cart (1) can be a cart (1) having the effects of the handle attachment (3) according to claim 1 and the caster attachment (5) according to claim 2.

  The invention according to claim 4 uses the front wheel (20b) provided at the front part of the lower end part of the main body (10), the rear wheel (20c) provided at the rear part of the lower end part of the main body (10), A cart (2) having a handle portion (14) grasped and pushed by both hands, and the handle portion (30) is located at two positions on the upper rear end of the main body (10). In a state where the arm can be applied and the body weight can be applied from above, the rear wheel (20c) is a member extending rearward from the lower end of the rear part of the main body (10). According to (40), the cart (2) is attached at a position directly below or behind the rear end of the handle portion (30).

  According to such a cart (2), the effect similar to the cart (1) of Claim 3 can be acquired.

It is an external view which shows the structure of the outline of a shopping cart. It is an external view which shows the structure of the outline of a handle attachment. It is an external view which shows the structure of the outline of a caster attachment. It is an external view which shows the structure of the outline of the shopping cart in 2nd Embodiment. It is an external view which shows the structure of other embodiment of a handle attachment.

Embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is an external view showing a schematic configuration of a shopping cart 1 to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the shopping cart 1 includes a main body 10, a handle 14, a handle attachment 3, and a caster attachment 5.

The main body 10 includes a right column frame 11, a left column frame 12, a handle 14, a basket portion 16 and a lower frame 18, a front wheel 20b, and a rear wheel 20a.
The left and right strut frames 11 and 12 are formed by forming a metal frame such as steel into a substantially “<” shape, and a rear wheel 20 a is attached to the lower end portion thereof via a caster attachment 5 described later.

  A handle 14 is provided on the upper end portions of the left and right column frames 11 and 12 so that a healthy person normally moves the shopping cart 1 by grasping and pushing the handle 14 by hand. It is like that.

  Further, the left and right support frames 11 and 12 are arranged so that the corners of the substantially “<” shape are forward, and the portion to which the basket portion 16 is attached is inclined rearward, and the user handles 14 is grasped and it is easy to move the shopping cart 1.

  Moreover, the part which attaches the lower frame 18 in the left-right support | pillar frames 11 and 12 is substantially perpendicular | vertical to the floor surface, and the caster attachment 5 is attached to the lower end part.

Further, the handle attachment 3 is attached to the lower side of the handles 14 of the left and right support frames 11 and 12 in a rearward direction.
Here, the handle attachment 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 2A is a plan view of the handle attachment 3, and FIG. 2B is a side view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handle attachment 3 is a metal rod-shaped grasping portion 3 a grasped by a user, and fixing for fixing the handle attachment 3 to the left and right support frames 11 and 12 at one end of the grasping portion 3 a. A portion 3b is provided.

  The fixing portion 3b includes a fixing member 3c for sandwiching the left and right support frames 11 and 12, and a bolt 3d for fastening the fixing member 3c and fixing the fixing member 3c to the left and right support frames 11 and 12.

  By loosening the bolt 3d with the fixing member 3c of the fixing part 3b sandwiching the left and right column frames 11, 12, the handle attachment 3 can be moved up and down on the left and right column frames 11, 12 to change the mounting position. It is like that.

The attachment position of the handle attachment 3 is a position at which the weight can be applied from above in the state where the user has extended his arm in the left and right column frames 11 and 12.
The lower frame 18 is formed of a metal bar such as steel in a substantially rectangular shape, and is directed forward so that the lower end portions of the left and right column frames 11 and 12 are parallel to the horizontal plane (floor surface). It is attached. A pair of front wheels 20 b is attached to the front end of the lower frame 18.

  The cage portion 16 is formed by forming a metal rod such as steel in a cage shape, and is attached to the upper part and the front portion of the left and right support frame 11 and 12 facing forward. Since the basket portion 16 has a basket shape, it can be used to carry a shopping item.

  The caster attachment 5 is provided with a wheel 20a (rear wheel 20a) at one end, and the other end is attached instead of the rear wheel 20c of the shopping cart 1 so that the position of the rear wheel 20a is directly below the rear end portion of the handle attachment 3. Or it moves to the back rather than it.

Here, the caster attachment 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the caster attachment 5 (portion indicated by “A” in FIG. 1).
As shown in FIG. 3, the caster attachment 5 is a metal frame material such as steel, the rear wheel 20 a is attached to one end, and the other end is attached to the lower ends of the left and right column frames 11 and 12. Yes.

At this time, it mounts | wears so that the edge part by which the rear wheel 20a is mounted | worn may face the rear part of the shopping cart 1. FIG.
As a result, in the case of a normal cart, as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. , 12 from the rear end portion to the rear side (indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3).

The front wheels 20b and the rear wheels 20c are so-called casters, and the rotation direction of the front wheels 20b and the rear wheels 20c can be freely rotated by 360 degrees. The direction of 1 can be determined freely.
(Features of shopping cart 1)
In the shopping cart 1 as described above, the handle attachment 3 is attached to the left and right column frames 11 and 12 at a position where the user can apply weight from above with the arm extended.

  Therefore, the user can support his / her weight with the handle attachment 3 while the body is stretched with the arm. That is, as in the conventional cart, the handle attachment 3 can support most of the body weight while keeping the body and arms extended compared to the case where the handle 14 is held and the body is bent forward and the cart is pushed forward. Therefore, the shopping cart 1 can be easily advanced.

  Therefore, the shopping cart 1 can be moved easily and easily (that is, over a long period of time) not only for a healthy person but also for a non-healthy person or an elderly person with a disability in a leg or waist. . In other words, it is possible to facilitate shopping for the weak. Furthermore, rehabilitation exercises for non-healthy persons can be made possible.

  In addition, caster attachments 5 are attached to the lower ends of the left and right column frames 11 and 12. Therefore, even if the handle attachment 3 is lengthened and the weight of the user is applied to the rear end thereof, the position of the rear wheel 20a of the caster attachment 5 is behind the position of the rear end portion of the handle attachment 3. For this reason, the shopping cart 1 does not fall over the rear wheel 20a as a rotation center, which is safe.

  Furthermore, by using the handle attachment 3 and the caster attachment 5, for example, it is possible to facilitate the shopping of the weak and the rehabilitation exercise of the unhealthy person without exchanging all the shopping carts provided in the shopping center or the like. Can be made possible.

Future carts will move to carts that support most of their weight with their arms.
[Second Embodiment]
Next, based on FIG. 4, the shopping cart 2 in 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated. Since the shopping cart 2 in the second embodiment is similar in structure to the shopping cart 1 in the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the shopping cart 2, instead of the handle 14 of the shopping cart 1 in the first embodiment, a handle 30 is attached to the upper part of each of the left and right column frames 11 and 12 of the main body 10 so as to face backward. ing.

The length of the handle 30 is such that the user can apply the weight from above with the arm extended between the left and right handles 30.
Further, the rear wheel 20 c is attached to the vicinity of the front end (rear end) of the member 40 extending rearward from the lower end portions of the left and right support frames 11, 12 of the main body 10. Further, the rear wheel 20c is attached directly below the rear end of the handle 30 or at a position behind it.

Also with such a shopping cart 2, the same effect as the shopping cart 1 in the first embodiment can be obtained.
[Other Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this embodiment, A various aspect can be taken.
(1) In the above embodiment, the handle attachment 3 and the caster attachment 5 are attached to the shopping cart 1. However, in addition to the shopping cart 1, wheels (three wheels, four wheels, etc.) are attached to the front and rear portions. You may mount | wear with a cart, for example, a care cart.
(2) In the above embodiment, the handle attachment 3, the caster attachment 5, the left and right support frames 11, 12, the cage portion 16, and the lower frame 18 are made of metal such as steel. For example, a material other than metal, such as reinforced plastic, may be used as long as it can be obtained.
(3) In addition to the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the bar member 50 is pivotably attached downward from the rear end portion of the handle attachment 3 or the vicinity of the rear end portion (in other words, the arrow in FIG. 5 The wheel 52 may be provided at the tip of the bar 50 so that it can be folded as shown in FIG.
(4) Although the wheel 20a (rear wheel 20a) is attached instead of the rear wheel 20c of the shopping cart 1 in the first embodiment, the rear wheel 20c may be used instead of the wheel 20a.

  1, 2 ... Shopping cart 3 ... Handle attachment 3a ... Grasping part 3b ... Fixing part 3c ... Fixing member 3d ... Bolt 5 ... Caster attachment 10 ... Main body 11 ... Right column frame 12 ... Left column frame 14 ... Handle 16 ... Basket part 18 ... Lower frame 20 ... Wheel 20a ... Wheel (rear wheel) 20b ... Front wheel 20c ... Rear wheel 30 ... Handle 40 ... Member 50 ... Bar 52 ... Wheel.

Claims (4)

A front wheel provided at a front portion of a lower end portion of the main body, a rear wheel provided at a rear portion of the lower end portion of the main body, and a handle portion attached to the upper rear end of the main body and grasped and pushed by a user by hand. A handle attachment attached to the cart having
A handle attachment, which is attached to the rear portion of the main body in a rearward position at a position where the user can apply weight from above with the arm extended. A caster attachment for use with the handle attachment according to claim 1,
A caster, characterized in that a wheel is provided at one end and the other end is attached instead of the rear wheel of the main body to move the position of the wheel directly below or behind the rear end of the handle attachment. attachment.   A cart using the handle attachment according to claim 1 and the caster attachment according to claim 2. A cart having a front wheel provided at a front portion of a lower end portion of a main body, a rear wheel provided at a rear portion of the lower end portion of the main body, and a handle portion grasped and pushed by a user with both hands,
The handle portion is attached to the two rear upper end portions of the main body with a length that allows a user to enter between them and to apply weight from above with the arms extended,
The cart, wherein the rear wheel is attached at a position directly below or behind the rear end portion of the handle portion by a member extending rearward from the lower end portion of the rear portion of the main body.

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