JP2017202303A - Shoulder belt - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate using a stick without dropping on a floor or a land surface.SOLUTION: A shoulder belt 100 is constituted of: a belt body 10 which is wholly formed in an annular shape; a first release part 1 which is provided in part of the belt body 10 and is wholly formed in an annular shape; an attachment part 3 which is a part to become a bottom edge of the belt body 10 in a usage state and is attached to a stick S; and a cylindrical slider 4 which is bundled overlappedly on the belt body 10 and is provided movably along the belt body 10. The shoulder belt 100 is loosely fitted to the body by fitting the belt body 10 of the shoulder belt 100 in a cross-coupled manner, and lifting up the slider 4. Owing to that the stick S is attached to the shoulder belt 100 in this manner, the stick S is prevented from being dropped on a floor or a land surface and becomes easily usable.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a shoulder belt that is easy to use on a cane.

It is difficult or troublesome to pick up a cane on the floor or the ground for elderly people whose physical functions are declining, who often use a cane on a daily basis. In reality, no effective technique for solving such a problem has been provided. In addition, although the object of use is different, the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known as a technique used for an umbrella. The invention according to Patent Document 1 is a configuration in which a part of a shoulder belt configured in an annular shape is attached to an umbrella handle and a function of adjusting the length of the entire belt is provided.

JP 2003-230415 A

  However, since the use of an umbrella is not necessarily limited to the elderly, etc., even if the shoulder belt is attached to the cane, it is not easy for elderly people with reduced physical ability to use it. The present invention provides a shoulder belt designed to be easy to use without dropping a cane on the floor or ground.

  A shoulder belt according to the present invention is a first release provided with a belt main body having a mounting portion that is formed in a ring shape and attached to a cane, and an attaching / detaching means that detaches part of the belt main body and can be detached by an external force therebetween. And a section.

The first release portion is configured such that a part of the belt main body is divided and a release belt is passed like a ring between cans provided at one end and the other end, and the attaching / detaching means is provided on the release belt. Is preferable.

The shoulder belt according to the present invention has a belt main body which is formed in an annular shape and has a mounting portion to be attached to a cane, a slide portion which moves along the belt main body, and one end connected to the main body belt and The other end is provided with the latching | locking part which consists of a latching band which latches the cane connected to the said slide part.

  The shoulder belt may further include a second release portion that is provided on the attachment portion of the belt main body and includes attachment / detachment means that allows the attachment portion to be detached by an external force. Furthermore, a slider that can move along the belt main body while holding the belt main body together may be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the shoulder belt which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the shoulder belt shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the shoulder belt shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the shoulder belt shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the shoulder belt which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a top view of the shoulder belt shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the shoulder belt shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view of the shoulder belt shown in FIG. 5. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the shoulder belt shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the shoulder belt which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of this shoulder belt. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of this shoulder belt. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of this shoulder belt.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is a perspective view showing a shoulder belt according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The shoulder belt 100 includes a belt main body 10 formed in a ring shape, a first release portion 1 provided in a part of the belt main body 10 and formed in a ring shape, and a use state of the belt main body 10. And a mounting portion 3 to be attached to the cane S, and a cylindrical slider 4 which is provided by linking and bundling the belt main body 10 and movable along the belt main body 10.

  The belt body 10 is made of a known material such as cloth or leather. A part of the belt body 10 is provided with a length adjusting unit 5 that adjusts the length of the entire ring. The length adjusting unit 5 is a so-called buckle-lock structure in which the belt body 10 is divided and includes a buckle provided at one end and a plurality of holes provided at the other end. In addition, as long as the length can be adjusted, a structure including various known buckles can be adopted in addition to the buckle-locking structure. This length adjustment unit 5 can accommodate users of various body sizes.

  Next, the first release portion 1 is provided by dividing a part of the belt body 10. Circular cans 51 are respectively provided at one end and the other end of the divided belt body 10. The release belt 52 of the first release portion 1 is passed so as to connect the cans 51 with a ring. A snap button 53 is provided in the vicinity of the can of the release belt 52 that passes through the can 51 at one end. The release belt 52 can be positioned on the can 51 by fastening the snap button 53.

  In addition, a release snap button 54 is provided slightly above the substantially intermediate position in the use state of the first release portion 1 with the release belt 52 positioned on the can 51 at the one end. Specifically, the release belt 52 is divided, and the snap button 54 is provided at one end and the other end thereof. Further, a tab 55 that the user grips is provided at one end of the release belt 52. The tab 55 is provided so as to face downward in use so that it can be easily picked and pulled. The size of the tab 55 is set to an appropriate length and size so as not to get in the way of use. The tab 55 may be made of a material different from that of the release belt 52 and the belt body 10. For example, an anti-slip surface such as a rubber coating may be provided on the surface so that it is difficult to slip when picked. The tab 55 is provided in the vicinity of the snap button 54 for release. As a result, when the tab 55 is pulled, an external force is applied in a direction to be removed from the snap button 54 (vertical axis direction of the snap button 54), and the tab 55 can be removed with a small force.

  A plurality of male snaps or female snaps of the release snap button 54 may be provided at the other end of the release belt 52 so that the size of the ring of the release belt 52 can be adjusted (not shown). Further, the entire length of the release belt 52 or the size of the ring is set such that a handle SH of a general cane S can be inserted. This is so that it can be hooked through the handle SH. Further, the fastening strength of the release snap button 54 needs to satisfy the condition that it cannot be removed even when the cane S is hooked, and that the user can pull the tab 55 off. In place of the snap button 54 that is an attaching / detaching means, an attaching / detaching means constituted by magnets satisfying the condition or a combination of a magnet and a metal piece may be adopted (not shown).

  The slider 4 is movable along the belt body 10 from a position near the lower end of the belt body 10 in use to a substantially intermediate position. The slider 4 is bundled in a state where the belt main body 10 is overlapped, and the size of the ring of the belt main body 10 is adjusted by the movement of the slider 4. Since the slider 4 needs to be fixed at the moving position, the slider 4 has a certain frictional force with respect to the belt body 10. The entire slider 4 has a cylindrical shape, and the frictional force is set according to its size, material, length, and the like. When the slider 4 is moved from the vicinity of the lower end to the vicinity of the center in the use state, the belt main body 10 is gathered as substantially one at a position below the slider 4. As a result, the operating range of the hand when the cane S is used can be cleared, and the belt body 10 can be prevented from being caught on the cane S unnecessarily.

  The mounting portion 3 is provided at the lower end of the belt main body 10 in the use state. The mounting portion 3 is provided with an eggplant 61 for connecting to the cane S. Further, the second release portion 2 is provided between the eggplant 61 and the belt body 10. The 2nd release part 2 is provided between the edge part of the belt main body 10, and the belt piece 10a which provided the eggplant 61, and is comprised by the safety clip (safety buckle). The safety clip has a round shaft on the belt piece 10a side. A sleeve member having a C-shaped cross section having a slit in the belt width direction is provided on the other end side of the belt body 10. The round shaft is pushed into the slit of the sleeve member to lock it freely, and as shown in the enlarged part of FIG. 2 (indicated in the drawing circle in the figure), it is released by pulling with a predetermined external force. . The second release portion 2 may employ a known attachment / detachment structure that is fastened by combining members together with the safety clip and that releases the fastener with a predetermined external force.

  2 to 4 are explanatory views showing a usage state of the shoulder belt shown in FIG. The belt body 10 of the shoulder belt 100 is struck and the slider 4 is raised to fit the shoulder belt 100 loosely to the body. At this time, in the length adjusting unit 5, the length of the shoulder belt 100 is set to an appropriate length in advance. In addition, the shoulder belt 100 is prevented from slipping off the shoulder by being loosely fitted to the body by the slider 4.

Then, the shoulder belt 100 is connected to the cane S using the eggplant 61 of the mounting portion 3. At this time, it is assumed that the cane S is provided with a band B, a ring, or the like for connection in advance. The eggplant 61 is connected to the band B or the like of the cane S. When the cane S is used in such a state, the belt body 10 is neatly gathered into one by the slider 4, so that the user's body is connected to the cane S with a single string. For this reason, it is hard to get entangled during use of cane S. Moreover, by attaching the cane S to the shoulder belt 100, the cane S is not dropped on the floor or the ground.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the ring of the first release portion 1 can be expanded and the handle SH of the cane S can be passed through the ring, and the cane S can be hooked and held. The figure shows a state where the cane S is removed from the belt body 10 and held. If it does in this way, when not using the cane S, it is not necessary to put in another place, and the cane S can be taken easily. Furthermore, there is no possibility of dropping the stick S on the floor or the ground. Even when it is desired to attach the cane S to the shoulder belt 100, the cane S can be hooked on the first release portion 1 (not shown).

  Next, when it is difficult to remove the shoulder belt 100 urgently or when carrying a backpack or the like, it is difficult to remove the shoulder belt 100 by grasping the tab 55 of the first release portion 1 with a finger and pulling it with a predetermined force. Thus, the release belt 52 is removed from the can 51, and the entire shoulder belt 100 can be removed by pulling the belt body 10 downward as it is. Thereby, the shoulder belt 100 can be easily and quickly removed even in an emergency or difficult situation.

  Furthermore, the second release part 2 separates the cane S and the shoulder belt 100 at the second release part 2 when a situation occurs such that the stick S is caught by an obstacle during use. In addition, the cane S may be separated from the shoulder belt 100 by pulling the second release portion 2 in an emergency. In particular, according to the second release portion 2, the cane S can be easily and quickly separated while the belt main body 10 is attached to the body, and the cane S can be more easily connected than the first release portion 1. .

  Moreover, it can replace with the 1st release part 1 and can mount | wear with the gadget provided with another function. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example of the gadget 30. This gadget 30 is a storage case such as a pocketbook, a wallet, a pouch or the like, and a band 32 is provided on the left and right of the main body 31. The band 32 can be fixed through the can 51 of the belt main body 10 by attaching / detaching means such as a hook-and-loop fastener. In the shoulder belt 100, since a desired gadget 30 can be mounted between the can 51 and the can 51, an appropriate gadget 30 can be selected and mounted according to the purpose. In addition, the band 31 of the gadget 30 is configured by a snap button like the first release portion 1 and provided with a release tab, so that the release function similar to that of the first release portion 1 can be provided.

  As mentioned above, according to this shoulder belt 100, since the shoulder belt 100 can be immediately removed from the body by the 1st release part 1, it is very convenient. Furthermore, since the first release portion 1 can hold and hold the cane S, it is not necessary to place the cane S on the ground, and has high convenience such that both hands can be used freely. In addition, the shoulder belt 100 can be used stably because the length of the shoulder belt 100 is adjusted by the slider 4 so that the shoulder belt 100 does not fall off from the shoulder during use. Further, the cane can be urgently separated by the second release part 2. Moreover, since the 2nd release part 2 can isolate | separate the cane S from the shoulder belt 100 easily by predetermined force, a quick response | compatibility is attained.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a shoulder belt according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 6 is a plan view of the shoulder belt, FIG. 7 is a back view, and FIG. 8 is a side view. The shoulder belt 200 includes a belt main body 210 having an annular shape as a whole, a first release portion 201 provided in a part of the belt main body 210, and a length adjusting unit 5 provided in a part of the belt main body 210. The belt body 210 includes a mounting portion 3 that is a lower end portion of the belt main body 210 and is attached to the cane S, and a slider 204 that is configured to be movable along the belt main body 210.

  The length adjusting unit 5 fixes the end of the belt main body 210 at the center of the sun-shaped can, forms a ring with the belt main body 210, and further passes the other through the can. By changing the length, the overall length of the belt main body 210 is adjusted. In addition, as long as the length can be adjusted, a structure with various known buckles can be adopted in addition to the buckle-locking structure. This length adjustment unit 5 can accommodate users of various body sizes.

  As long as the slider 204 is movable along the belt main body 210, a cloth or leather is formed in a cylindrical shape in addition to the can, and the ring portion of the belt main body 210 is formed as in the slider 4 of the first embodiment. The positions may be bundled and held by the frictional force (not shown). The slider 204 is movable between the vicinity of the lower end of the belt main body 210 in use and the sun-shaped can.

The first release portion 201 is provided by dividing a part of the belt main body 210. At one end and the other end of the divided belt main body 210, a snap button 254 that can be attached and detached is provided. In addition, a tab 255 is provided at one end of the belt main body 210 to be picked by a user via a can. The tab 255 is provided so as to face downward in use so that it can be easily picked and pulled. The size of the tab 255 is set to an appropriate length and size so as not to get in the way of use. The tab 255 may be made of a material different from that of the belt main body 210. For example, an anti-slip surface such as a rubber coating may be provided on the surface so that it is difficult to slip when picked. The tab 255 is provided in the vicinity of the release snap button 254. As a result, when the tab 255 is pulled, a force is applied in a direction to be removed from the snap button 254 (vertical axis direction of the snap button 254), and the tab 255 can be removed with a small force.

  The mounting portion 3 is provided with an eggplant 61 for connecting to a cane. Further, the second release portion 2 is provided between the eggplant 61 and the belt body 10. The 2nd release part 2 is provided between the edge part of the belt main body 10, and the belt piece 210a which provided the eggplant 61, and is comprised by the safety clip (safety buckle). The safety clip has a round shaft on one side of the belt. A sleeve member having a C-shaped cross section having a slit in the belt width direction is provided on the other end side of the belt main body 10. The round shaft is pushed into the slit of the sleeve member to be rotatably locked, and is detached by pulling with a predetermined force. In addition to the safety clip, the second release portion 2 can employ a known attachment / detachment structure that is fastened by combining the members with each other and releases the clasp with a predetermined force.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the shoulder belt shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the belt main body 210 of the shoulder belt 200 is struck and the slider 204 is raised to loosely fit the shoulder belt 200 to the body. At this time, the overall length of the shoulder belt 200 is set to an appropriate length in the length adjusting unit 5.

Then, the cane S is connected using the eggplant 61 of the mounting portion 3. At this time, it is assumed that the cane S is provided with a band B, a ring, or the like for connection in advance. The eggplant 61 is connected to the band B or the like of the cane S. Thus, by attaching the cane S to the shoulder belt 200, the cane S is not dropped on the floor or the ground.

When it is difficult to remove the shoulder belt 200 urgently or when it is difficult to remove the shoulder belt 200 by using a backpack or the like, the snap button 254 is released by pulling the tab 255 of the first release portion 201 with a finger and pulling it with a predetermined force. Is cut off and the shoulder belt 200 is detached. Thereby, the shoulder belt 200 can be easily and quickly removed even in an emergency or difficult situation.

  Further, when the second release portion 2 has a situation in which the cane S is caught by an obstacle during use, the cane S and the shoulder belt 200 come off at the second release portion 2.

  As described above, according to the shoulder belt 200, the shoulder belt 200 can be immediately removed from the body by the first release portion 201, which is convenient. Further, by adjusting the length with the slider 204, it does not fall off the shoulder during use, so that it can be used stably. Further, the cane S can be urgently separated by the second release portion 2. Further, since the cane is automatically separated from the shoulder belt 200 by the predetermined force, the second release portion 2 can quickly respond.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a shoulder belt according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The shoulder belt 300 includes a belt main body 310 formed in a ring shape, a lower end portion of the belt main body 310 and a mounting portion 3 to be attached to a cane, and a belt main body 310 which is bundled and stacked. The cylindrical slider 4 is provided so as to be movable along the main body 310, and a locking portion 301 that is a part of the belt main body 310 and is provided in front of the user in use and forms a ring.

  The belt body 310 is made of a known material such as cloth or leather. A part of the belt main body 310 is provided with a length adjusting unit 5 that adjusts the length of the entire ring. The length adjusting unit 5 is a so-called buckle-lock structure in which the belt main body 310 is divided and includes a buckle provided at one end and a plurality of holes provided at the other end. In addition, as long as the length can be adjusted, a structure including various known buckles can be adopted in addition to the buckle-locking structure. This length adjustment unit 5 can accommodate users of various body sizes.

  The locking portion 301 has one end fixed to the belt main body 310 and a locking band 311 for locking the cane, and is provided at the other end of the locking band 311 and is passed through the belt main body 310 and the belt. It is comprised from the cylindrical slide part 312 which can move along the main body 310. FIG.

  The slider 4 is movable along the belt body 310 from a position at the lower end of the belt body 310 in use to a substantially intermediate position. The slider 4 is bundled in a state where the belt body 310 is overlapped, and the size of the ring of the belt body 310 is adjusted by the movement of the slider 4. Since the slider 4 needs to be fixed at the moving position, the belt body 310 is bundled with a constant frictional force. The entire slider 4 has a cylindrical shape, and the frictional force is set according to the size, material, length, and the like. The slider 4 can be moved from the lower end to substantially the center in the state of use, and the belt main body 310 is gathered as substantially one at a position below the slider 4. As a result, the operating range of the hand when using the cane S is clear, and it is possible to prevent the cane S from being caught on the belt body 310 unnecessarily.

  The mounting portion 3 is provided at the lower end of the belt main body 310 in use. The mounting portion 3 is provided with an eggplant 61 for connecting to a cane. Further, the second release portion 2 is provided between the eggplant 61 and the belt body 310. The 2nd release part 2 is provided between the edge part of the belt main body 310, and the belt piece which provided the eggplant 61, and is comprised by the safety clip (safety buckle). The safety clip has a round shaft on one side of the belt. A sleeve member having a C-shaped cross section having a slit in the belt width direction is provided on the other end side of the belt main body 310. The round shaft is pushed into the slit of the sleeve member to be rotatably locked, and is detached by pulling with a predetermined force. In addition to the safety clip, the second release portion 2 can employ a known attachment / detachment structure that is fastened by combining the members with each other and releases the clasp with a predetermined force.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing the usage state of the shoulder belt. The belt main body 310 of the shoulder belt 300 is applied, and the slider 4 is raised to fit the shoulder belt 300 loosely on the body. At this time, in the length adjustment unit 5, the length of the shoulder belt 300 is set to an appropriate length. In addition, the shoulder belt 300 is prevented from slipping off the shoulder by being loosely fitted to the body by the slider 4.

Then, it is connected to the cane using the eggplant 61 of the mounting portion 3. When the cane S is used in such a state, the belt body 310 is neatly gathered together by the slider 4 so that the user's body is connected to the cane S with a single string. For this reason, it is hard to get entangled during use of cane S. Thus, by attaching the cane S to the shoulder belt 300, the cane S is not dropped on the floor or the ground.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the slide part 312 of the locking part 301 is shifted downward to widen the ring of the locking part 301, and the handle SH of the cane S is passed through this, as shown in FIG. The cane S can also be held. In the figure, a state in which the wand is held while being attached to the belt main body 310 is shown. If it does in this way, when not using the cane S, it is not necessary to put in another place, and the cane S can be taken easily. Furthermore, there is no possibility of dropping the stick S on the floor or the ground. Although not shown, the cane S can be hooked on the locking portion 301 even when the cane S is detached from the shoulder belt 300.

As described above, according to the shoulder belt 300, the cane S can be hooked and held by the engaging portion 301, so that there is no need to place the cane S on the ground, and both hands can be used freely and the like is highly convenient. Furthermore, by adjusting the length with the slider 4, it does not fall off the shoulder during use, so that it can be used stably. Further, the cane S can be urgently separated by the second release portion 2. Further, since the cane S is automatically separated from the shoulder belt 300 by a predetermined force, the second release portion 2 can quickly respond.

100 Shoulder belt 10 Belt body 1 First release part 2 Second release part 3 Mounting part 4 Slider 5 Length adjustment part

Claims (5)

A belt main body that is formed in a ring shape and has a mounting portion that is mounted on a cane;
A first release portion provided with an attaching / detaching means capable of separating a part of the belt body and being removed by an external force during the period;
A shoulder belt characterized by comprising. The first release part is
A part of the belt main body is divided, and a release belt is passed like a ring between cans provided at one end and the other end thereof, and the attachment / detachment means is provided in the release belt. Item 1. The shoulder belt according to Item 1. A belt main body that is formed in a ring shape and has a mounting portion that is mounted on a cane;
A sliding portion that moves along the belt body, and a locking portion that includes a locking band that locks the cane that has one end connected to the belt main body and the other end connected to the sliding portion;
A shoulder belt characterized by comprising. The shoulder belt according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a second release portion that is provided at the attachment portion of the belt main body and includes a detachable means that can be detached by an external force. The shoulder belt according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a slider capable of moving along the belt body while holding the belt body so as to be bundled.

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