JP3118957U - Cane holder - Google Patents

Abstract

[Objective] An object of the present invention is to provide a cane holder that can be easily held by simply pushing it in.
[Structure] Basically a U-shaped support member 1 having two support arms 11 and a connecting portion 12 for connecting the two support arms at one end thereof, the other of the support arms. The other of the rotating members of the basically U-shaped holder member 2 having two rotating members 21 and an elastic holder belt 22 connecting one end of the two rotating members 21 at the ends. The end portion is pivotably attached.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a cane holder, and more particularly to a cane holder that can hold a cane by simply pushing the cane.

  Cane holders are installed at hospital receptions and toilets, and cane users (elderly people who rely on walking sticks, persons with disabilities, injured persons, etc.) perform work such as filling in documents at receptions, or toilets. It is installed to hold the cane when using it.

  As such a cane holder, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-340164, a cane holder (FIG. 9A) for attaching a cylindrical cane container S with a hook to the back of a chair, or Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-2004. As shown in -57422, a cane holder has been developed in which a C-shaped elastic locking piece C (FIG. (B)) is installed in a reception or toilet of a hospital or the like.

  However, for example, in the former cylindrical cane holder, in order to hold the cane, the cane must be inserted from above. For example, for the elderly, raising the arm itself may be difficult or accompanied by bitter juice, which is not a preferable form.

In the latter case, when the wand is held, a force against the elasticity is required when the wand is inserted into the C-shaped elastic locking piece C and when the wand is removed. Has the disadvantage of falling.
JP 2001-340164 A JP 2004-57422 A

  An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cane holder that can be easily gripped by simply pushing it.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a cane holder according to the present invention is basically a U-shaped support having two support arms and a connecting portion for connecting the two support arms at one end thereof. The rotation of the basically U-shaped holder member comprising two rotating members and an elastic holder belt connecting one end of the two rotating members at the other end of the support arm of the member. The other end of the moving member is rotatably attached.

  According to the present invention, when the cane is pressed against the holder belt made of an elastic body, the rotating member that supports the holder belt rotates and is pushed into the U-shaped portion formed by the support arm, The holder belt is wound around the cane and held. For this reason, since the holder belt is an elastic body without being pushed in with a large force, the holder belt is held in close contact with the cane, so that the cane can be held without falling.

  In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, the holder member is entirely made of an elastic body.

  In another preferred form of the present invention, the support member includes an upper support member, a lower support member, and a standing member that connects the upper support member and the lower support member in a U-shape, and the upper support member and The pin hole provided in the rotation member is aligned with the pin hole provided in the support arm end of the lower support member, the pin is inserted, and the holder member is attached to the support arm.

  In this embodiment, the pin includes a head portion and a shaft portion extending from the head portion, the shaft portion includes a protrusion formed in the axial direction, a concave portion aligned in the axial direction, and the The shaft portion has a larger diameter than a pin hole formed in a rotating member of a holder member made entirely of an elastic body.

  In another preferred embodiment according to the present invention, a fixed portion for fixing to a mounting surface, a rotatable portion that can rotate with respect to the fixed portion, and a biasing direction in which the rotating portion and the fixed portion are horizontal. An attachment member including a spring is attached to the connection portion at the rotating portion. Further, in such a configuration, the biasing force of the spring of the mounting member is sufficient to rotate only the cane holder, but is not sufficient to rotate the cane holder together with the held cane. It is characterized by being.

  In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, an elastic ring-shaped attachment member main body provided with a notch and a hinge, and an attachment portion for attaching the attachment member main body to the standing member of the connection portion of the support member are provided. The mounting portion includes a mounting member having a contact surface that contacts the surface of the standing member and a locking claw that extends from the contact surface, and is attached to the standing member of the support member by the locking claw. Features.

  1 and 3 are partially cutaway plan views of a cane holder according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view. As can be seen from these figures, the cane holder according to the present invention has two support arms 11. The supporting member 1 is provided so as to be opposed to each other and connected by a connecting portion 12 provided at one end of the supporting arm 11. Similarly, the holder member 2 includes two rotating members 21 provided to face each other and an elastic holder belt 22 that connects the rotating members 21 at one end. .

  The support member 1 and the holder member 2 basically have a slightly U-shaped shape, and are attached to the U-shaped open end portions E1 and E2 so as to be rotatable with respect to each other. Yes. That is, the other end (open side end) of the support arm 11 of the support member 1 includes two rotating members 21 and an elastic holder belt 22 that connects one of the ends. Basically, the other end portion (open side end portion) of the rotating member 21 of the substantially U-shaped holder member 2 is rotatably attached.

  The support member 1 has a structure in which an upper support member U and a lower support member L are connected to each other by a vertical standing member V in a connection portion 12 and a part of a support arm 11 following the connection portion 12. It is in the shape. The end E2 of the rotation member 21 of the holder member 2 is sandwiched between the upper support member U and the lower support member L at the end E1 of the support arm 11 and is rotatably connected by the pin 3. Yes.

  An elastic holder belt 22 connected at one end of the rotating member 21 is a belt-like member provided with a non-slip protrusion 221. As described above, the holder belt is an elastic body, for example, a thermoplastic resin elastic body such as rubber such as EPDM or polyolefin such as polypropylene, but the rotating member 21 does not necessarily need to be an elastic body. However, the elastic body as described above is desirable because it can be manufactured integrally.

  FIG. 4 shows a side view of a preferred pin used in the present invention. The pin 3 includes a head 31 provided at one end and a columnar shaft 32 extending from the head 31. The pin 3 extends in a predetermined position of the shaft 32 in the axial direction of the shaft 32. Similar to the projection 321 to be formed, a substantially hemispherical concave portion 322 arranged in the axial direction is formed.

  When attaching the rotating member 21, which is an elastic body, to the support arm 11, a pin hole 23 provided through the rotating member 21 in the same manner through the pin hole 13 formed at the end of the support arm 11. Is attached by inserting the pin 3.

  The diameter of the shaft portion 32 of the pin 3 is slightly larger than the pin hole 23 of the rotating member 21, and the holder member 2 is rotated by press-fitting into the pin hole 23 of the elastic rotating member 21. The moving member 21 can be easily attached to the support arm 11 so as to be rotatable. At this time, the protrusion 321 generates a large pressure between the pin hole 23 and acts to make it difficult for the pin 3 to be removed from the pin hole 23. On the other hand, the concave portion 322 causes the elastic member to enter the concave portion 322 in order to release a certain force generated by the protrusion 321, so that the pin 3 is not easily pulled out due to the wedge effect.

  The cane holder according to the present invention can be installed on a wall surface or the like by an attachment member 4 as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 5 to 7. The attachment member 4 has a fixing portion 41 for fixing to a wall surface and the like, and a rotating portion 42 that is basically connected to the fixing portion 41 horizontally and fixed to the connecting portion 12 of the cane holder. . The rotating portion 42 is rotated approximately 90 ° by a hinge portion 43 provided between the rotating portion 42 and the fixed portion 41. In this embodiment, the rotating portion 42 has a U-shaped plane (see FIGS. 1 and 3), and the U-shaped arm portion 44 is connected to the connecting portion 12 by a bolt or the like. It is attached. A spring (not shown) is incorporated in the rotating portion 42 and the fixed portion 41, and the spring is biased so that the rotating portion 42 is horizontal with respect to the fixed portion 41. Therefore, when the rotation part 42 rotates, the force which becomes the original horizontal state works. Such a spring is sufficient to rotate only the cane holder, but has a biasing force that is insufficient to rotate the cane holder together with the held cane.

  When the fixing portion 41 of the mounting member 4 is mounted on a mounting surface such as a wall surface so that the wand holder is on the upper side, the mounting member 4 is urged to be horizontal by the spring. It is held on the mounting surface so that the upper surface of the cane holder (the surface on the upper support member U side) abuts the surface (see FIG. 5). The biasing force of the spring is smaller than the total load of the cane and the cane holder (insufficient to rotate the held cane and the cane holder), and therefore when the cane 5 is held by the cane holder The rotating portion 42 is prevented from rotating (see FIG. 6). Further, when the cane 5 is not held, the spring is biased so as to rotate horizontally with the fixed portion 41 and return to the position shown in FIG. (See FIG. 7).

  The cane holder according to the present invention can be attached to a pole-shaped column or the like by an elastic attachment member 4 as shown in FIG. That is, the mounting member 6 is an elastic ring-shaped mounting member main body 61 provided with a notch 611 and a hinge 612 and the mounting member main body 61 for mounting to the standing member V of the connecting portion 12 portion of the support member 1. A mounting portion 62 is provided. The attachment portion 62 has a structure in which a contact surface 621 that contacts the surface of the standing member V and a locking claw 622 extending from the contact surface 621. The attachment member 6 can be attached to the cane holder by engaging the engagement claw 622 with the attachment hole 121 formed in the standing member V.

  When the cane holder is attached to the support via the attachment member 6, the notch 62 may be opened by the action of the hinge 612, and the ring-shaped attachment member main body 61 may be fitted to the support.

  Without using an attachment member as described above, a double-sided tape can be provided on the standing member V, or it can be attached to a wall surface with an adhesive, a bolt, or the like.

  When using the cane holder according to the present invention fixed to the attachment surface by the fixing part 41 of the attachment member 4, the holder part 2 side of the cane holder is pulled in the direction of the arrow (see FIG. 5), and the rotation part 42 is hinged. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the wand holder is made horizontal, and the wand 5 is pressed against the holder belt 22. When the cane 5 is pressed against the holder belt in this way, the rotating member 21 is rotated and the elastic holder belt 22 is bent so as to enclose the cane 5. When the rotating member 21 exceeds a predetermined position, the holder belt 22 wraps around the cane 5 and does not return, and holds the cane 5 (see FIG. 3). Since the holder belt 22 is an elastic body, the cane 5 can be held without dropping. Further, since the pushing force depends only on the elasticity of the holder belt 22 and the turning resistance of the turning member, a large force is not required, and the cutting of the C as in the conventional C-shaped elastic locking piece C is not required. There is an advantage that an accurate positioning which is pressed against the notch is not required.

  At this time, the biasing force of the spring of the mounting member 4 is set to be smaller than the weight of the cane 5 and the cane holder, and sufficient to rotate only the cane holder and return it to the original position (therefore, the cane 5 (When is removed, it returns to the position shown in FIG. 5), and is held at the position shown in FIG.

  When removing the cane 5, the rotating member 21 is easily rotated by pulling the cane 5, and the cane 5 is pushed out by the elasticity of the holder belt 22 beyond a predetermined position, so that a large force is required. It is possible to take it out easily. When the cane holder is removed, the urging force of the spring of the mounting member 4 is large enough to rotate the cane holder, so that the cane holder rotates and its upper surface contacts the mounting surface. Touched. In such an unused state of the cane holder, the protrusion from the attachment surface of the cane holder is compared with the case where the standing member V is provided with a double-sided tape or attached to an attachment surface such as a wall surface with an adhesive or a bolt. And get smaller. For this reason, there is an advantage that the human body and the brought-in item are brought into contact with each other, and the damage or the like is minimized.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when the cane is pressed against the holder belt made of an elastic body, the rotating member that supports the holder belt rotates and the U-shaped portion formed by the support arm rotates. The holder belt is wound around the cane and held. For this reason, since the holder belt is an elastic body without being pushed in with a large force, the holder belt is held in close contact with the cane, so that the cane can be held without falling. Further, when using the attachment member 4, when the wand holder is not used, the attachment member 4 is held in parallel with the attachment surface, so that the amount of protrusion from the attachment surface is small, and there is a risk of damaging the human body or bring-in items. Can be minimal.

The partially notched top view of one Example of this invention. The front view of one Example of this invention. The partially notched top view when the rotation member of one Example of this invention rotates. The side view of an example of the pin used for this invention. The side view of the state in which the wand holder of an example of the attachment member used for this invention is not used. The side view of the state of use of the cane holder of an example of the attachment member used for this invention. The side view of an example of the attachment member used for this invention. The top view of the other example of the attachment member used for this invention. The perspective view of the conventional cane holder.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support member 11 Support arm 12 Connection part 2 Holder member 21 Rotating member 22 Holder belt 3 Pin 4 Mounting member 41 Fixed part 42 Rotating part 43 Hinge part 5 Cane U Upper support member L Lower support member V Standing member

Claims (7)

At the other end of the support arm of the essentially U-shaped support member, comprising two support arms and a connecting part connecting the two support arms at one end thereof, two A pivot member and an elastic holder belt that connects one end of the pivot member, and the other end of the pivot member of the basically U-shaped holder member is pivotably attached. Cane holder characterized by that. The cane holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder member is entirely made of an elastic body. The support member includes an upper support member, a lower support member, and a standing member that connects the upper support member and the lower support member in a U-shape, and is provided at support arm ends of the upper support member and the lower support member. The cane holder according to claim 1, wherein a pin hole provided in the rotating member is aligned with the pin hole formed, the pin is inserted, and a holder member is attached to the support arm. The pin includes a head portion and a shaft portion extending from the head portion, the shaft portion includes a protrusion formed in the axial direction, and a concave portion aligned in the axial direction, and the shaft portion is entirely formed. 4. The cane holder according to claim 3, wherein the cane holder has a diameter larger than a pin hole formed in a rotating member of a holder member made of an elastic body. An attachment member comprising: a fixing part for fixing to an attachment surface; a turning part rotatable with respect to the fixing part; and a spring biased in a direction such that the turning part and the fixing part are horizontal. The cane holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cane holder is attached to the connecting portion at the rotating portion. The biasing force of the spring of the mounting member is sufficient to rotate only the cane holder, but is insufficient to rotate the cane holder together with the held cane. 5. The stick holder according to 5. An elastic ring-shaped attachment member main body provided with a notch and a hinge, and an attachment portion for attaching the attachment member main body to the upright member of a connection portion of a support member, the attachment portion of the upright member The mounting member having a contact surface that contacts the surface and a locking claw extending from the contact surface is attached to the standing member of the support member by the locking claw. One cane holder.

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