JP3158349U - Cane - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a cane that has an elastic member and a gripping member, as well as an adjustment member that adjusts the length in several steps and a rod member that has less bending strength. A grip member 2 at the upper end, a connector member 4 provided in the middle of the grip member 2, a rod member 3 orthogonal to the grip member 2 and connected to the connector member 4, and a spring at the tip of the rod member 3 are incorporated. The rod member 3 has an adjusting portion that can adjust the length in several steps, and the gripping member 2 constitutes a cane 1 having a grip portion 2b that can be securely gripped with both hands. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cane, and more particularly to a cane for assisting in standing motion.

  Many people have weak legs and have difficulty standing up on their own, but there are few assistive devices for these people to stand up on their own.

  For example, in the case of a cane, a cane that sits on a chair, sets the tip of the cane about 30 cm away from the center of the body, and can grip the grip part with both hands at a position where it is easy to apply force at the height of the chest. It is preferable that Next, it is desired to have a strong mechanism that can assist the exercise function of standing up after moving the weight forward and placing the weight on the cane. For this purpose, it is desired that the rod has a strength with little bending even when a spring is attached to the wand and the standing force is assisted by its elasticity and the weight is applied to the entire wand.

On the other hand, many prior arts have been proposed for a cane provided with an elastic function by a spring (for example, Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3).
Japanese Patent No. 4002285 JP 2009-183436 A JP 2003-93120 A

In addition, a prior art of a cane having a grip portion that can be securely gripped with both hands has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 4).
JP 2001-238711 A

  However, in addition to the stretchable part and the gripping part, a cane having a part that can be adjusted in length in several stages and a rod with little deflection has not been found.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention has an object to provide a cane having both an elastic part and a grip part, an adjustment part that adjusts the length in several steps, and a rod part that has less bending strength. And

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a grip member at the upper end, a connector member provided in the middle of the grip member, a rod member orthogonal to the grip member and connected to the connector member, and a tip of the rod member. The rod member has an adjustment portion that can adjust the length in several steps, and the grip member constitutes a cane having a grip portion that can be securely gripped with both hands. Is.

  The cane of the present invention can assist a person trying to stand up by himself / herself for those who have weak legs and have difficulty standing up by themselves.

  The cane of the present invention has a grip portion that can be securely and securely gripped with both hands.

  The cane of the present invention has an adjustment portion that can adjust the length of the cane according to the height.

  The cane of the present invention has a rod portion having a strength with little bending even when a weight is applied to the cane.

  The cane of the present invention has a stretchable member by a spring for standing up by itself.

  Next, the cane of the present invention will be described in detail with examples.

  FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a cane in which an intermediate portion of the cane according to an embodiment of the present invention is omitted, and FIG. 2 is a gripping member according to an embodiment of the present invention and a rod in the middle of the gripping member. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a connector to be connected, FIG. 3 is an exploded front view of a rod outer tube and a rod inner tube of a rod member of a cane showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows a part with the bottom cover part which fits in the rod inner pipe | tube and shows a spring, and FIG. 5 is a front view which shows the state which folded the cane.

  The cane 1 of the present invention includes a grip member 2 at the upper end, a connector member 4 that is in the middle of the grip member 2 and is connected to the grip member 2, a rod member 3 that is connected to the connector member 4, and a bottom at the tip of the rod member 3. It consists of a stretchable member 7 provided with a cover part 5.

The grip member 2 at the upper end is made of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) or aluminum, and has a grip portion 2b having a thickness that can be gripped with both hands and provided with a ring-shaped groove 2a for preventing slip.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the gripping member 2 may be a rod-like or cylindrical member made of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) or aluminum and covered with a cylindrical grip 2c made of resin or rubber.

The connector member 4 is made of resin or aluminum, and is made of a cylindrical member having a through hole 4a through which the gripping member 2 is inserted at the tip. Then, the gripping member 2 is inserted into the through hole 4a from the left and right, and the connector 4 and the gripping member 2 are coupled. The gripping member and the connector member may be integrally formed of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) or aluminum, and the gripping member may be covered with a non-slip grip rubber.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the rod member 3 is made of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) or aluminum, has a strength that is less bent even when the whole body is subjected to weight, is connected to the connector member 4, and is connected to the outer tube 3a. And the inner tube 3b serving as a fitting portion, and the rod outer tube 3a and the connector member 4 are connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rod member 3 has an inner tube 3b fitted into several connecting holes 8 ... 8 whose length can be adjusted in several stages on the outer tube 3a and connecting holes 8 ... 8 of the outer tube 3a. A peg 9 is provided. A plurality of inner pipes 3b may be provided and connected to each other as shown in FIG.

The inner tube 3b is connected by a rubber band 3c. Therefore, the inner tube 3b is removed and folded, and when connected, the inner tube 3b is fitted into the outer tube 3a.

As shown in FIG. 4, the inner tube 3b provided at the tip of the rod member 3 is detachably inserted with a telescopic member 7 comprising a shaft cylinder 7a having a slit 10 at one end and a spring portion 7b.

As shown in FIG. 4, the spring portion 7 b of the elastic member 7 is provided with a bottom cover portion 5 on the outside, and a bottom plate 71 is embedded in the bottom cover portion 5. A shaft 72 is erected at the center of the bottom plate 71, and a cylinder 73 is erected on the circumference of the bottom plate 71. A spring 6 is wound around the shaft 72 and inside the cylinder 73.

As shown in FIG. 4, at one end of the cylinder 73, a sliding plate 75 is slidably provided on the cylinder 73 and attached to the shaft cylinder 7a. The sliding plate 75 is provided with a central hole 75a through which the shaft 72 is inserted. One end of the spring 6 is attached to the bottom plate 71 and the other end is press-fitted to the sliding plate 75.

Since the cane of the present invention stands up by itself, when the cane is attached, the inner tube 3b and the shaft cylinder 7a provided at the tip of the rod member 3 by the reaction force and the bottom cover part at one end are interposed via the spring part 7b of the expansion / contraction member 7. Thus, it is possible to stably assist the slidable movement and the standing movement by the self force by the repulsive force of the spring 6.

The inner tube 3b provided at the distal end of the rod member 3 is detachably inserted with a telescopic member 7 consisting of a shaft cylinder 7a having a slit 10 at one end and a spring portion 7b. Even if you want to change or use the spring's elasticity effect, you can easily handle it with a single touch.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rod member 3 can be folded into several nodes, and can be fixed with a fastening band 11 when folded.

  The cane of the present invention is a cane that can be widely used for assisting standing motion.

It is the whole cane front view which omitted the middle part of the cane which shows one example of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view showing a gripping member showing an embodiment of the present invention and a connector that is in the middle of the gripping member and is connected to a rod. It is an exploded front view of an outer tube and an inner tube of a rod adjustment member of a cane showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the tubular expansion-contraction member of the rod of a cane which shows one Example of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state which folded the cane.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cane 2 Holding member 2a Ring-shaped groove 3 Rod member 3a Outer tube of rod 3b Inner tube of rod 3c Rubber band in rod 4 Connector member 5 Bottom cover part 6 Spring 7 Extendable member 8 Length adjusting connecting hole 9 Peg 10 Slit 11 Fastening band

Claims (10)

  The upper end gripping member, a connector member provided in the middle of the gripping member, a rod member orthogonal to the gripping member and connected to the connector member, and a telescopic member incorporating a spring provided at the tip of the rod member The rod member has an adjusting portion that can adjust the length in several steps, and the gripping member has a grip portion that can be securely gripped with both hands.   The cane according to claim 1, wherein the rod member can be folded into several nodes. 3. The gripping member is made of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) or aluminum and has a gripping portion with a thickness that can be gripped with both hands and provided with a ring-shaped groove for preventing slipping. The cane described. 4. The walking stick according to claim 1, wherein the gripping member is a rod-like or cylindrical member made of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) or aluminum, and a cylindrical grip made of resin or rubber is covered and inserted. The connector member is made of resin or aluminum, and is formed of a cylindrical member having a through-hole through which a gripping member is inserted at a tip, and the connector member and the gripping member are coupled to each other by inserting the gripping member into the through-hole from the left and right. The cane according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The cane according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the gripping member and the connector member are integrally formed of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) or aluminum, and the gripping member is covered with a non-slip grip rubber. The rod member is made of FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic) or aluminum, has a strength with little bending even when the whole body is subjected to weight, and has a rod outer tube connected to the connector member and a rod inner tube fitted to the outer tube. The rod outer tube is provided with a plurality of connecting holes that fit into pegs provided on the rod inner tube, so that the length of the rod member can be adjusted in a plurality of stages. The cane according to any one. The walking stick according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the expansion and contraction member includes a shaft cylinder provided at a tip of a rod member and provided with a slit and a spring portion. The spring portion of the elastic member is provided with a bottom cover portion on the outside, a bottom plate is embedded in the bottom cover portion, a shaft is erected at the center of the bottom plate, and a cylinder is erected on the circumference of the bottom plate. The cane according to claim 8, wherein a spring is wound around the axis and inside the cylinder. The spring portion of the expansion member is provided with a sliding plate at one end of a cylinder and attached to a shaft cylinder. The sliding plate is provided with a center hole through which the shaft is inserted, and one end of the spring is a bottom plate. The cane according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the other end is press-fitted to the sliding plate.

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