JP3101185U - Ointment applicator - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an ointment applicator that can be easily used even for elderly people with reduced grip strength and rheumatic patients who have difficulty with their hands.
A cylindrical roller (2) is rotatably provided at one end of a rod (1), and a grip (5) is provided at the other end. A plurality of protrusions (6) are formed around the grip (5) from a central axis. The shape protrudes to the side.
[Effect] Since the grip portion has a shape in which a plurality of protrusions protrude from the center axis in a single shape toward the peripheral side, each protrusion is provided at a bending portion of each joint of a finger narrowed to grasp when grasping this. The end is locked by dropping, preventing the gripping part from being accidentally rotated in the fingers.Accurately even for elderly people with reduced grip strength and rheumatic patients with handicap The applicator can be gripped.
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Description

  This invention relates to an ointment applicator for assisting in applying an ointment to a hard-to-reach back or the like.

An ointment applicator for providing a member with an ointment attached to one end of a rod body, holding the gripping portion at the other end, and operating the applicator like a grandchild's hand, applying the ointment to the affected area by applying the above member to the affected area Has been conventionally proposed as shown in the following Patent Documents.
Registered utility model No. 3083807 JP-A-2002-58749 JP 2000-316984 A

  However, according to the above-mentioned known invention, in the case of elderly people with reduced grip strength or rheumatic patients with inconvenient hands, the grasping portion of the applicator cannot be grasped well, and the grasping portion rotates in the hand to apply the ointment. There is a problem that the attached member does not properly hit the affected part.

  The ointment applicator of the present invention has been created in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and a cylindrical roller is rotatably provided at one end of a rod body, and a grip portion is provided at the other end, and the grip portion is provided. The portion is characterized in that a plurality of protrusions protrude from the central axis in a single shape toward the peripheral side.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the grip portion has a shape in which a plurality of protrusions protrude toward the peripheral side in a single shape from the central axis. The end of each protruding body falls down and is locked, and the action of preventing the gripping part from being accidentally rotated in the fingers is caused, so that elderly people with reduced grip strength and rheumatic patients with impaired fingers are Even in this case, there is an effect that the applicator can be grasped accurately.

  Further, as in the embodiment, the protruding body of the gripping portion is constituted by a bar material bent in a U-shape, and the ends of both perpendicular portions of the respective bar materials are joined to each other, so that the protruding body is formed in a single shape. In the case where the holding portion has a shape protruding to the side, the rod body and the holding portion can be formed of the same metal bar. Therefore, there is no need to separately prepare a plastic gripping part that requires a mold or a wooden gripping part that requires woodworking, and the rod and the gripping part can be obtained only by metalworking, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced. To play.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the entire applicator of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a rod, which has a configuration in which a metal rod material having high elasticity is curved in a gentle arch shape. In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a roller, which has a columnar shape and is rotatably provided at one end of the rod 1. Here, the roller 2 is pivoted on the support shaft 3 obtained by lowering one end of the rod body 1 toward the abdominal side of the arch and then bending the rod 1 at right angles through a U-shaped portion. It supports. Reference numeral 4 in the figure denotes an end cap that is externally fitted to the end of the support shaft to prevent the roller 2 from being detached from the support shaft 3. By removing this end cap, the roller becomes detachable from the applicator. It is convenient for cleaning. The roller 2 has a function of applying an ointment and applying the ointment to an affected area, but it is convenient to apply a silicone resin to apply the ointment so that the ointment can be easily removed.

  In the figure, reference numeral 5 denotes a grip provided on the other end of the rod 1. The grip portion 1 is required to have a shape in which a plurality of protrusions protrude toward the periphery in a single shape from the center axis. Here, the protrusions 6 are formed of a bar material bent in a U-shape. By joining the ends of both perpendicular portions of the respective bar members, the bar members have a shape protruding toward the peripheral side in a single shape (see FIG. 2). Here, five protrusions 6 are joined so as to protrude in five directions, but the number is not limited to this.

  In the applicator having the above-described configuration, the ointment is first adhered to the roller 2, and the roller is applied to the affected area by holding the gripper 5 and operating the applicator like a grandchild's hand. Then, the ointment adhered to the roller is applied to the affected area.

The perspective view of the ointment applicator of this invention. FIG.

Explanation of reference numerals

Reference Signs List 1 rod 2 roller 5 gripper 6 protrusion

Claims (3)

  A cylindrical roller is rotatably provided at one end of the rod body, and a grip portion is provided at the other end, and the grip portion has a shape in which a plurality of protrusions protrude from the central axis in a single shape toward the peripheral side. A characteristic ointment applicator.   The protruding body of the gripping portion is formed by a bar bent in a U-shape, and by joining the ends of both perpendicular portions of each bar, the protruding body has a shape protruding to the peripheral side in a single shape. The ointment applicator according to claim 1, wherein the ointment applicator is a grip. 3. The ointment applicator according to claim 1, wherein the roller is formed of silicone resin.

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