JP3146270U - Wheelbarrow - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a handcart such as a shopping cart that can maintain a sanitary aspect of a handle of a shopping cart, alleviate congestion in a shopping cart storage area, and can eliminate waste.
A handcart is a handcart having a pair of struts and a handwheel handle attached between upper ends of both struts. The handwheel handle is a handle gripping portion at a central portion thereof. The handle gripping portion 1a at the center is formed of an elastic material that can be elastically deformed in the longitudinal direction, and convex or concave portions at both ends in the longitudinal direction. And a concave portion or a convex portion that can be engaged with or disengaged from the convex portion or the concave portion of the handle gripping portion 1a is formed at the end portion of the attachment portion 1b at both ends of the handle 1 for pushing.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a wheelbarrow in which a handle grip portion of a wheelbarrow such as a shopping cart used in a store such as a supermarket can be detachably attached.

  Conventionally, shopping carts are frequently used in supermarkets and the like in order to store and hold products in a luggage storage unit. A user usually takes out one shopping cart from a shopping cart place where a plurality of shopping carts are placed on top of each other before shopping, holds a handle of the shopping cart, and pushes the shopping cart by hand. Do shopping. When shopping is completed, the user returns the shopping cart to the original shopping cart place, and the next user uses the shopping cart to perform shopping.

  As described above, in the shopping cart, an unspecified number of people hold the handle of the shopping cart and perform shopping. For this reason, the handles of conventional shopping carts are easily soiled, and hygiene is a problem.

  Therefore, in order to remove the dirt on the handle of the shopping cart, it has been considered to remove the dirt using a wet tissue or the like. However, if each user performs shopping after wiping the handle of the shopping cart, the shopping cart place will be crowded with users during the time when the store is very crowded with users who are shopping. When each user wipes the handle of the shopping cart, a large amount of used wet tissue used by an unspecified number of users must be discarded. There was an environmental problem.

  In view of the above points, the present invention provides a handcart such as a shopping cart that can maintain the sanitary aspect of the handle of the shopping cart, reduce the congestion of the shopping cart storage area, and can eliminate waste. It is an object.

  If means for achieving the above object is shown with reference numerals in the drawings, according to the handcart according to the first aspect of the present invention, the pair of support columns 4 and 4 and the upper end portions of the support columns 4 and 4 are arranged. In the handcart having the handle 1 attached to the handle, the handle 1 is divided into a handle grip portion 1a at the center and attachment portions 1b and 1b at both ends, and the handle at the center. The grip portion 1a is formed of an elastic material that is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction, and convex portions 1c, 1c or concave portions are formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and the attachment portions 1b at both ends of the hand handle 1 are provided. Concave portions 1d, 1d or convex portions that can be engaged and disengaged with the convex portions 1c, 1c or concave portions of the handle gripping portion 1a are formed at the end portion of 1b.

  According to the handcart according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the handcart having a pair of support columns 4, 4 and the handle 2 for pressing attached between the upper ends of the support columns 4, 4, The handle 2 is divided into a handle holding portion 2a at the center and attachment portions 2b and 2b at both ends, and the handle grip 2a at the center has a convex portion 2i that can be projected and retracted from the end surfaces of both ends. , 2i are provided, and urging means for urging the convex portions 2i, 2i in the protruding direction from the end surface are provided, and the convex portion 2i, Engaging means for engaging 2i into the end surface of the gripping portion 2a is provided, and recesses 2c and 2c are formed on the end surfaces of the mounting portions 2b and 2b of the handle to engage the convex portions 2i and 2i. It is characterized by being made.

  Furthermore, according to the handcart according to the invention of claim 3, in the handcart having a pair of support columns 4 and 4 and a handle 3 for pressing attached between the upper ends of the support columns 4 and 4, the hand push A small diameter step 3c is formed at the center of the handle 3, and a substantially half-ring-shaped handle grip 3 is formed in the small diameter step 3c so that the outer circumferential surface of the hand pushing handle 3 is flush with the outer surface. It is characterized by being attached by force.

  Furthermore, according to the handcart according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the handcart according to any one of the first to third aspects, the handle gripping portions 1a, 2a, 3a are decorated.

  The effect of the invention by the above solution will be described with reference numerals of the embodiments described later. According to the invention of claim 1, the push handle 1 for the wheelbarrow is connected to the handle gripping portion 1a at the center thereof. Since it is divided into attachment parts 1b and 1b at both ends and the handle gripping part 1a can be engaged and disengaged between the attachment parts 1b and 1b, it has been cleaned and disinfected in advance when using a handcart such as a shopping cart. Since the handle gripping portion 1a is used by being attached to a cart such as a shopping cart, and the handle gripping portion 1a is removed from the cart such as a shopping cart after use, the used handle gripping portion 1a may be cleaned and disinfected. Hygiene can be maintained.

  Further, in order to detachably attach the handle gripping portion 1a between the mounting portions 1b, 1b, the handle gripping portion 1a is formed of an elastic material that can be elastically deformed in the longitudinal direction, and the convex portions 1c, 1c is formed. Therefore, the convex portions 1c and 1c can be detachably attached to the concave portions 1d and 1d provided at the end portions of the attaching portions 1b and 1b by the elastic elastic deformation of the handle gripping portion 1a. The handle gripping portion 1a can be easily and easily detached from a handcart such as a shopping cart.

  Furthermore, only the handle gripping portion 1a of the used wheelbarrow can be collected, the collected handle gripping portion 1a is cleaned and disinfected, and the handle gripping portion 1a that has been cleaned and disinfected is placed in a cart for a handcart such as a shopping cart. The user can always use a handcart such as a shopping cart having a clean handle gripping portion 1a. Therefore, the user does not wipe the handle gripping portion 1a of a shopping cart or the like using wet tissue or the like. Thus, waste such as wet tissue can be eliminated.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the handwheel handle 2 for the handcart is divided into the handle gripping portion 2a at the center and the mounting portions 2b and 2b at both ends thereof, and the handle gripping portion 2a includes a handle. Protrusions 2i and 2i that can be projected and retracted from the end surface of the gripping portion 2a and that engage with recesses 2c and 2c formed on the end surfaces of the mounting portions 2b and 2b are provided, and the convex portions 2i and 2i are provided in the gripping portion 2a Since the engaging means that can be engaged in the immersion state is provided in the end face, the handle grip portion 2a can be detachably attached between the attachment portions 2b and 2b. For this reason, the handle gripping part 2a can be engaged with and disengaged from the handcart only by using the engaging means, so that the handle gripping part can be engaged and disengaged from the handcart more easily and easily. In addition, since the handcart according to the invention of claim 2 can also be provided with a handle gripping part so as to be detachable like the handcart according to the invention of claim 1, the handcart according to the invention of claim 2 is The same effect as that of the handcart according to the first aspect can be obtained.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the handle gripping portion 3a can be attached to and disengaged from the small diameter step portion 3c by a resilient force, the structure is extremely simple and can be manufactured at low cost, and the handle gripping portion can be easily and easily operated. Can be disengaged. In addition, since the handcart according to the invention of claim 3 can also be provided with the handle gripping part so as to be detachable, like the handcart according to the invention of claim 1, the handcart according to the invention of claim 3 is The same effect as that of the handcart according to the first aspect can be obtained.

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the handle gripping portions 1a, 2a, 3a are decorated, a handle gripping portion excellent in design, visibility and appearance can be provided to the user.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shopping cart according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. It is explanatory drawing explaining the method of attaching a handle holding part to the shopping cart which concerns on one Embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the shopping cart C has a handle 1 attached to the upper end of a pair of columns 4, 4 having a pair of casters 5, 5 at the lower end. A carriage main body 8 to which a lower frame 7 having a pair of casters 6 and 6 is fixed and a pair of support columns 4 and 4 are fixed to each other, and a separate rear surface portion 9 is rotatable. It consists of the load holding part 10 attached.

  On the lower frame 7, luggage such as merchandise is directly put and held, or a basket (not shown) containing luggage such as merchandise is held.

  A luggage holding unit 10 is provided above the support columns 4 and 4 so as to face forward. The baggage holding unit 10 can directly put a baggage such as a product in the baggage holding unit 10 or can put a baggage in a basket and store and hold the basket. 11, a front surface portion 12, and a rear surface portion 9 that is rotatable in the front-rear direction. The bottom surface portion 13, the side surface portions 11, 11 and the front surface portion 12 are integrally formed using a wire rod.

  Further, since the rear surface portion 9 is rotatably attached, by pushing up the rear surface portion 9 forward and inserting the luggage holding portion 10 of another shopping cart on the rear side into the luggage holding portion 10, Multiple shopping carts can be stacked.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handle 1 for pushing which is a feature of the present invention is configured by dividing and forming a handle gripping portion 1a at a central portion thereof and attachment portions 1b and 1b at both ends thereof. The handle gripping portion 1a is formed of an elastic material such as a synthetic resin that can be stretched and deformed in the longitudinal direction. If the dimensions are illustrated for reference, the handle gripping portion 1a has a cylindrical shape formed in a longitudinal direction of 460 mm and a width direction of 30 mm. Furthermore, as shown to Fig.2 (a), the convex parts 1c and 1c are formed in the longitudinal direction both ends of the handle | steering-wheel holding part 1a. The end portions of the mounting portions 1b and 1b are provided with concave portions 1d and 1d, respectively, to which the convex portions 1c and 1c can be engaged and disengaged.

  Next, a method of attaching the handle gripping portion 1a between the mounting portions 1b and 1b will be described. First, the convex portion 1c formed at one end portion of the handle gripping portion 1a is changed to the concave portion 1d of one of the mounting portions 1b. Insert. And if the handle grip part 1a is pressed toward the direction of the recessed part 1d which inserted the convex part 1c, the handle grip part 1a will shrink | contract in a longitudinal direction. Due to the contraction, the convex portion 1c formed on the other end portion of the handle gripping portion 1a has a space in which the convex portion 1c can be fitted into the concave portion 1d of the other mounting portion 1b. Since the handle gripping portion 1a returns to its original shape due to the elastic force, the handle gripping portion 1a can be mounted between the mounting portions 1b and 1b as shown in FIG. In addition, what is necessary is just to perform in the reverse order to the attachment method demonstrated above in order to detach | leave the handle | steering-wheel holding part 1a from between the attachment parts 1b and 1b.

  According to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the handle 1 for pushing is provided at the upper ends of the columns 2 and 2 of the shopping cart C. The handle 1 for pushing the handle has a handle gripping portion 1a and its both ends at the center. Since the handle gripping portion 1a is separable between the mounting portions 1b and 1b, the handle gripping portion 1a that has been cleaned and disinfected in advance when the shopping cart is used can be connected to the shopping cart. Since the handle gripping portion 1a can be removed from the shopping cart and the used handle gripping portion 1a can be cleaned and disinfected after use, the sanitary surface of the handle can be maintained.

  Further, in order to detachably attach the handle gripping portion 1a between the mounting portions 1b, 1b, the handle gripping portion 1a is formed of an elastic material that can be elastically deformed in the longitudinal direction, and the convex portions 1c, 1c is formed. Therefore, the convex portions 1c and 1c can be detachably attached to the concave portions 1d and 1d provided at the end portions of the attaching portions 1b and 1b by the elastic elastic deformation of the handle gripping portion 1a. The handle gripping portion 1a can be easily and easily detached from the shopping cart.

  Furthermore, only the handle gripping portion 1a of the used shopping cart can be collected, and the collected handle gripping portion 1a can be cleaned and disinfected, and the handle gripping portion 1a that has been cleaned and disinfected is placed in the shopping cart storage area. The user can always use a shopping cart having a clean handle gripping portion 1a. Therefore, the user does not wipe the handle of the shopping cart using wet tissue or the like. Thus, it is possible to alleviate the crowding of the shopping cart storage area and to eliminate waste such as wet tissue.

  In the first embodiment described above, convex portions are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the handle gripping portion and concave portions are provided at the end portions of the mounting portion. You may provide a convex part in the edge part of a part.

  As another embodiment, FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the handle gripping portion. FIG. 3A is a longitudinal sectional view of the handle gripping portion, and FIG. 4A and 4B are explanatory views illustrating a method of attaching the handle gripping portion to the shopping cart according to the second embodiment of the present invention using a longitudinal sectional view.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the handle gripping portion 2a includes a handle gripping portion main body 2d and a movable portion 2g. The handle grip portion main body 2d has a hollow cylindrical shape, and is provided with openings 2e and 2e at both end faces, and L-shaped groove portions 2f are provided symmetrically at the bottom required portions as shown in FIG. 3 (b). It has been. The movable portion 2g is integrally formed with a movable portion main body 2h having a U-shaped cross section and a convex portion 2i provided at one end of the movable portion main body 2h. As shown in FIG. The convex portions 2i and 2i are provided symmetrically in the handle grip portion main body 2d so that the projections 2i and 2i can be projected and retracted from the openings 2e and 2e provided on both end surfaces of the main portion 2d.

  And since each convex part 2i and 2i are urged | biased in the protrusion direction from the opening parts 2e and 2e provided in the both end surfaces of the said handle grip part main body 2d, respectively, it is provided in the handle grip part main body 2d symmetrically. A coil spring 2k is provided between the movable part main bodies 2h and 2h. Further, the engaging portions 2j and 2j for holding the convex portions 2i and 2i in the handle gripping portion main body 2d against the coil spring 2k are respectively provided in the left and right symmetrical groove portions 2f and 2f. The movable part main bodies 2h and 2h are fixed with screws so that they can slide inside.

  Next, a method for forming the handle 2 by attaching the handle gripping portion 2a between the mounting portions 2b and 2b will be described. First, the convex portions 2i and 2i of the handle gripping portion 2a are placed in the handle gripping portion main body 2d. In order to maintain the immersed state, the respective engaging portions 2j and 2j are slid in the respective groove portions 2f and 2f from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 3B to the position indicated by the phantom line against the coil spring 2k. The engaging portions 2j and 2j are engaged in the respective groove portions 2f and 2f at the position of the phantom line. As a result, the convex portions 2i and 2i of the handle gripping portion 2a can be held in the immersion state in the handle gripping portion main body 2d, and as shown in FIG. 4A, the handle gripping portion 2a is placed between the mounting portions 2b and 2b. Can be inserted into. Then, after the insertion, the engaging portions 2j and 2j are inserted into the recessed portions 2c and 2c provided on the end faces of the mounting portions 2b and 2b, respectively. The groove portions 2f and 2f are slid from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the solid line, and the convex portions 2i and 2i are respectively protruded from the openings 2e and 2e provided at both end faces of the handle gripping body 2d. Then, as shown in FIG.4 (b), the handle | steering-wheel holding part 2a can be attached between the attaching parts 2b and 2b, and the handle 2 for pushing can be formed. In addition, what is necessary is just to perform in the reverse order to the attachment method demonstrated above in order to detach | leave the handle | steering-wheel holding part 2a from between the attachment parts 2b and 2b.

  With the configuration as described above, the user can engage and disengage the handle gripping portion 2a with the handcart only by moving the engaging portions 2j and 2j. The same effect can be obtained, and the handle gripping portion can be easily and easily disengaged.

  In the second embodiment described above, the coil spring is used as the biasing means, but other springs may be used.

  As another embodiment, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show a third embodiment of the handle for pushing, and FIGS. 5A and 5B show the handle in the shopping cart according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6A is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 5A, and FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken along line YY in FIG. 5B.

  The handle gripping portion 3a is made of an elastic body such as synthetic resin, and has a substantially half ring shape as shown in FIG. A small diameter step portion 3c having a cylindrical shape to which the handle gripping portion 3a is attached is fixed between the attachment portions 3b and 3b.

  In order to attach the handle gripping portion 3a to the small diameter step portion 3c and form the handle 3 for pushing, the horizontal surfaces 3e and 3e of the handle gripping portion 3a are pressed against the small diameter step portion 3c in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. As a result, the handle gripping portion 3a is formed of an elastic body, so that the opening 3d of the handle gripping portion 3a expands due to elastic deformation, and as shown in FIG. 6 (b), more than half of the outer periphery of the small diameter step portion 3c. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the handle gripping portion 3a can be attached to the small diameter step portion 3c to form the hand pushing handle 3. In addition, what is necessary is just to perform in the reverse order to the attachment method demonstrated above in order to detach | leave the handle | steering-wheel holding part 3a from the small diameter step part 3c.

  With the configuration as described above, the handle gripping portion 3a made of an elastic body can be easily and detachably attached from the small-diameter step portion 3c. Therefore, the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments described above can be obtained. In addition, the structure is extremely simple and can be manufactured at a low cost, and the handle gripping portion can be easily detached from the shopping cart.

  Moreover, although not shown in figure, decorations, such as a character, can also be given to the handle | steering-wheel holding part 1a, 2a, 3a of 1st-3rd embodiment mentioned above. By applying the decoration, it is possible to provide the user with a handle for pushing excellent in design, visibility and appearance.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the handle gripping portions 1a, 2a, and 3a are used for shopping carts, but they can also be used for luggage carts, strollers, and the like.

1 is a perspective view of a shopping cart according to a first embodiment of the present invention. (A)-(b) is explanatory drawing explaining the method of attaching a handle holding part to the shopping cart which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. (A) The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the handle holding part which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, (b) The same top view. (A)-(b) is explanatory drawing explaining the method to attach a handle holding part to the shopping cart which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention using the longitudinal cross-sectional view. (A)-(b) is explanatory drawing explaining the method of attaching a handle holding part to the shopping cart which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. (A) XX sectional drawing of Fig.5 (a), (b) YY sectional view taken on the line of FIG.5 (b).

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3 Hand pushing handles 1a, 2a, 3a Holding part 1b Mounting part 1c, 2i Convex part 1d, 2b Concave part 3c Diameter small step part 4 Column

Claims (4)

A pair of struts;
In a handcart having a handle for pushing attached between upper ends of both columns,
The handle for hand push is divided and formed into a handle gripping portion at the center and attachment portions at both ends, and the handle gripping portion at the center is formed of an elastic material that is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction. Convex portions or concave portions are formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and concave portions or convex portions that can be engaged with and disengaged from the convex portions or concave portions of the handle gripping portion are formed at the end portions of the attachment portions at both end portions of the hand handle. A wheelbarrow characterized by that. A pair of struts;
In a handcart having a handle for pushing attached between upper ends of both columns,
The handle for pushing is divided into a handle gripping portion at the center and attachment portions at both ends, and the handle gripping portion at the center is provided with a convex portion that can be projected and retracted from the end surfaces of both ends. And an urging means for urging the convex portion in a protruding direction from the end surface, and the gripping portion engages the convex portion in an immersive state in the gripping portion end surface against the urging means. The wheelbarrow is provided with an engaging means for forming a concave portion into which the convex portion is engaged. A pair of struts;
In a handcart having a handle for pushing attached between upper ends of both columns,
A small diameter step portion is formed at the center of the hand handle, and a substantially half-circular annular handle grip portion is attached to the small diameter step portion by a resilient force so that the outer peripheral surface of the hand handle is flush with each other. A wheelbarrow characterized by   The handcart according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the handle grip portion is decorated.

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