JP3172364U - Cane - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cane capable of achieving higher stability when an elderly person, a sick person, or a person with a disability supports his / her body. SOLUTION: A cane 100 includes columns 101 and 102, and a grip portion 104 in which an upper end portion of the column is fixedly attached to the rear portion. The width of the rear part of the grip in the left-right direction is wider than the width of the front part of the grip in the left-right direction. Preferably, the wand further comprises a strap 111 extending upward from the upper surface of the rear part of the grip for hanging on the user's wrist. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cane used by an elderly person, a sick person, or a person with a disability to support his / her body.

  Conventionally, a cane used by an elderly person, a sick person, or a person with a disability to support his / her body is known. Some of such canes have a support column (cane body) and a grip portion fixed to the support column.

  For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-066526 (Patent Document 1) discloses a grasping portion structure of a cane. According to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-066526 (Patent Document 1), an insertion hole is provided in the grip portion of the cane body, and one tether for anchoring the cane to the user's wrist is inserted through the insertion hole. . At that time, by bending the tether into two folds and passing through the insertion hole, one loop portion is formed on one side of the grasping portion, while the two free ends of the tether are Take out to the other side of the gripping part, make the first free end shorter than the second free end and lock it in the insertion hole, and when the user uses the cane When grasping the grasping part, the grasping part can be grasped together.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-065326

  However, there is a need for a cane that can achieve greater stability when an elderly person, a sick person, or a person with a disability supports his / her body.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and its purpose is to achieve higher stability when the elderly, sick, or disabled people support their bodies. Is to provide a cane.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, a cane is provided that includes a support column and a grip portion to which an upper end portion of the support column is fixed at a rear portion. The lateral width of the rear part of the grip part is wider than the lateral width of the front part of the grip part.

  Preferably, the wand further includes a strap extending upward from the upper surface of the rear portion of the grip portion for hanging on the wrist of the user.

  Preferably, a hole penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the rear portion of the grip portion. The strap is disposed from the bottom to the top of the grip through the hole.

  Preferably, the strap is fixed to the upper surface of the grip portion.

  Preferably, the strap further includes an adjustment member for adjusting a length of a portion of the strap that is applied to the wrist of the user.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a walking stick that can realize higher stability when an elderly person, a sick person, or a person with a disability supports his / her body.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure of the cane 100 which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the whole structure of the cane 100 which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the grip part 104 which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure to the grip part 104 of the strap 111 which concerns on this Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the usage method of the cane 100 to which the strap 111 which concerns on this Embodiment was attached. It is an image figure which shows the modification of the attachment structure to the grip part 104 of the strap 111 which concerns on this Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<Overall configuration of cane 100>
First, the overall configuration of the cane 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a cane 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a left side view showing the overall configuration of cane 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the grip portion 104 according to the present embodiment.

  With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the cane 100 includes an upper column 101, a lower column 102, a grounding member 103, and a grip portion 104.

  The upper end of the upper column 101 is fixed to the rear portion of the lower surface of the grip portion 104. More specifically, the grip portion 104 includes a horizontal member 104H and a vertical member 104V. The vertical member 104V extends downward from the rear part of the horizontal member 104H. The upper support column 101 is fixed to the grip portion 104 by inserting the upper portion of the upper support column 101 into the grip portion 104 from below the vertical member 104V.

  A lower column 102 is inserted into the upper column 101 from below. The user of the cane 100 can adjust the length of the cane 100 by changing the amount of insertion of the lower support 102 into the upper support 101. A grounding member 103 is fixed to the lower end of the lower support column 102.

  The grip portion 104 according to the present embodiment is formed such that the width of the rear portion in the left-right direction is wider than the width of the front portion in the left-right direction in plan view. This makes it easier for the user to grip the front portion of the grip portion 104 with respect to the upper column 101 with all fingers (thumb, forefinger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger). The rear surface of the little finger comes into contact with the front surface of the upper end portion of the vertical member 104V when the user grips the grip portion 104.

  The cane 100 configured in this way can easily support the weight of the user directly above the upper support column 101 and the lower support column 102. As a result, when the user puts the cane 100 on the ground, the center of gravity of the entire cane 100 is hardly shaken.

  Further, the front end portion of the grip portion 104 according to the present embodiment swells downward. That is, a hooking portion 104 </ b> F is formed at the front end portion of the grip portion 104. Accordingly, when the user takes out the cane 100 in front, the cane 100 is hardly pulled out of the user's hand.

  Moreover, the center part of the upper surface of the grip part 104 which concerns on this Embodiment is formed flat. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the weight from being dispersed in the central portion of the grip portion 104 and causing the hand to become painful.

  A strap 111 is attached to the grip portion 104 so that the cane 100 is not separated from the hand. The strap 111 extends upward from the upper surface of the grip portion 104.

<Attachment structure of the strap 111 to the grip 104>
Next, the attachment structure to the grip part 104 of the strap 111 which concerns on this Embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a structure for attaching the strap 111 to the grip portion 104 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 4, a hole 104 </ b> X that penetrates from the lower surface to the upper surface of the grip portion 104 is formed in the rear portion of the grip portion 104. The strap 111 is passed through the hole 104X.

  Two rings 113 are slidably attached above the grip portion 104 of the strap 111.

  An adjustment member 112 that can slide on the outer surface of the strap 111 is attached to the strap 111 below the grip portion 104. That is, the strap 111 is passed through the center of the adjustment member 112. The user can fix the adjustment member 112 and the strap 111 to each other or make them slidable with each other.

  The adjustment member 112 abuts on the lower surface of the grip portion 104 (cannot pass through the hole 104X of the grip portion 104), so that the length of the strap 111 above the adjustment member 112 and the strap 111 below the adjustment member 112 The length can be adjusted. The user adjusts the length of the strap 111 located above the adjustment member 112 and the length of the strap 111 located above the grip portion 104 by moving the adjustment member 112 above and below the strap 111. be able to.

  The adjustment member 112 may be another type of strap as long as it can adjust the length of the strap 111 on the wrist, for example, the length of the strap 111 positioned above the grip 104. It may be.

<How to use the cane>
Next, a method of using the cane 100 to which the strap 111 according to the present embodiment is attached will be described. FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing how to use the cane 100 to which the strap 111 according to the present embodiment is attached. More specifically, FIG. 5A is an image diagram showing a state where the user has gripped the grip portion 104 of the cane 100 without the strap 111 being put on the wrist. FIG. 5B is an image diagram showing a state in which the user holds the grip portion 104 of the cane 100 with the strap 111 on the wrist.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, when the user holds the cane 100, the user's palm comes into contact with the strap 111 or the ring 113. This makes it easier for the user to remember the presence of the strap 111. As a result, it becomes easy to prevent the user from forgetting to attach the strap 111.

  In the cane 100 according to the present embodiment, since the strap 111 extends upward from the upper surface of the grip portion 104, the user notices the presence of the strap 111 both visually and visually. easy. As a result, it becomes easy to prevent the user from forgetting to attach the strap 111 to the wrist.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, when the user notices that he / she has forgotten to attach the strap 111, the strap 111 is put on the wrist of the user. More preferably, the user raises the adjustment member 112 to a position where it comes into contact with the lower surface of the grip portion 104 (the length of the portion of the strap 111 that covers the wrist is reduced). This makes it difficult for the staff 100 to leave the user's hand. That is, the cane 100 according to the present embodiment can reduce the possibility that the user will drop the cane 100 on the ground.

<Modification of the structure for attaching the strap 111 to the grip 104>
In the above embodiment, the strap 111 is passed through the rear portion of the grip portion 104. However, the strap 111 may be attached to the upper surface of the grip portion 104.

  Below, the modification of the attachment structure to the grip part 104 of the strap 111 is demonstrated. FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing a modification of the structure for attaching the strap 111 to the grip portion 104.

  Referring to FIG. 6, a strap 111 is attached to the upper surface of the grip portion 104. That is, in this modification, no hole is formed in the rear part of the grip part 104. Two rings 113 are slidably attached to the strap 111.

  In this modification as well, an adjustment member for adjusting the length of the strap 111 may be attached to the strap 111. The adjusting member may be of any type as long as it can adjust the length of the strap 111 on the wrist.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated not by the above description but by the scope of the utility model registration request, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the utility model registration request.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Cane 101 Upper support | pillar 102 Lower support | pillar 103 Grounding member 104 Grip part 104H Horizontal member 104V Vertical member 104X Hole 111 Strap 112 Adjustment member 113 Ring.

Claims (5)

Struts,
A grip portion to which the upper end portion of the column is fixedly provided at a rear portion;
A cane in which a lateral width of a rear portion of the grip portion is wider than a lateral width of a front portion of the grip portion.   The cane according to claim 1, further comprising a strap that extends upward from an upper surface of a rear portion of the grip portion for hanging on a wrist of a user. A hole penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the rear part of the grip part,
The cane according to claim 2, wherein the strap is arranged from below to above the grip through the hole.   The cane according to claim 2, wherein the strap is fixed to an upper surface of the grip portion.   The walking stick according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising an adjusting member for adjusting a length of a portion of the strap that is applied to a wrist of the user.

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