JP5281184B1 - Portable shoehorn - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a shoehorn capable of easily wearing soft shoes such as sneakers even for an elderly person who cannot easily bend forward.
A portable shoehorn 1 includes a main body portion 2 formed of a highly rigid wire and a grip assisting portion 3. The main body portion forms a series of wire rods in parallel on the left and right sides at a predetermined interval, and the rear portion. Since the end portion side is formed as a grip portion 4 and the tip portion side of the main body portion is bent at an acute angle to form a curved hook portion 5 having a required radius, it is thin and lightweight so it is portable. It is convenient and can hold (grab) the main body part and the auxiliary part in a stable state. The hook part on the tip side is hooked on the shoe's heel and pulled backward, so that the shoe's heel is raised. It is easy to wear by keeping the mouth wide by keeping the mouth open and forming the bent part of the hook part on the curved surface 6 so that even elderly people can easily wear soft shoes such as sneakers. it can.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a portable shoehorn for elderly people using a highly rigid metal wire.

  As this type of portable shoehorn, a plurality of such shoehorns are known as conventional examples. The first conventional example is a shoehorn according to the same applicant, which is a portable shoehorn in which a wire formed in a wave shape is fixed to a cap provided with a clip, and a sheath is provided on the wire. Yes (utility model registration No. 3174329).

  This portable shoehorn is small and lightweight and can be carried around with a clip without being bulky in the inner pocket of the clothes. In addition, the provision of a sheath on the wire is useful for resolving hygienic aspects such as dirt and smell.

  Further, as a second conventional example that is publicly known, the shoehorn main body is curved in accordance with the heel, and the locking means for the shoehorn main body and the upper part of the heel of the shoe (in the embodiment, the oval hole and the right and left edge portions) A shoehorn provided with an arcuate recess or the like (Claim 4) (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-153).

  Since this shoehorn is provided with locking means or friction means for the heel of the shoe at the tip of the sliding surface of the shoehorn, the shoehorn has a high resistance to pulling out during use, and the shoehorn does not come out during use. In addition, since the sliding surface side is thin, the space between the heel and the heel of the shoe is narrowed, and even fitted shoes can be easily worn, and the sliding surface is recessed so that the heel is pressed against the shoehorn, A force to advance the foot is generated, and the shoe can be worn smoothly and easily.

  Furthermore, as a known third conventional example, a pair of handles and a connecting portion connecting the pair of handles are provided, and the handle has a spatula portion formed in a flat plate shape at the tip, and the spatula. The shoehorn includes a support portion formed in a substantially arc shape between the portion and the connecting portion (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-237533).

  This shoehorn can be pushed up by preventing the drooping of the tongue of the shoe at the spatula part of one handle, and by ensuring that the spatula part of the other handle abuts against the heel of the shoe, a space for inserting a foot can be secured. It is possible to insert the foot with the main edge easily without involving the tongue or the hip. In addition, since the spatula part is formed in a flat plate shape, the spatula part itself is easily deformed, easily deformed around the boundary between the spatula part and the support part, and can easily slide the foot. That's it.

Utility Model Registration No. 3174329 JP 2000-153 A JP 2005-237533 A

  For example, a light and soft shoe, such as a sneaker, has a soft buttocks, so that when the user tries to wear such a shoe, the portable shoehorn of the first conventional example keeps the buttocks upright. It is difficult to wear, and when you try to lift the buttocks, it easily comes off. Especially, elderly people often use lightweight and easy-to-walk sneakers, but it is difficult to bend the body deeply forward Therefore, it is not easy to put a finger on the heel of the shoe, and the shoehorn having the above structure is convenient to carry but has a problem that it cannot be used substantially.

  Further, the second conventional shoehorn according to the public knowledge is that the locking means is an elliptical hole or an arc-shaped recessed portion at the left and right edge portions, and therefore the heel portion of the soft shoe that is lying down is pulled up. In addition to being unable to do so, elderly people who are difficult to fold their body forward and backward have a problem that their handling or use is extremely difficult and unusable.

  Furthermore, the third conventional shoehorn according to the related art is composed of a connecting portion connecting a pair of handles and a spatula portion formed at the tip of the handle, and is extremely long as a whole, and is portable. In addition to being unable to do so, it is possible to put the foot on the space between the two connecting portions located in the front-rear direction while wearing the shoe while preventing the tongue from hanging down and contacting the shoe heel. However, it is difficult to put feet with toes and heels facing forward and backward in the space, and the handling and operation is extremely troublesome, and those who use general installation or stationary shoehorns Seems to be easy to operate.

  Accordingly, none of the conventional examples are suitable for wearing lightweight and soft shoes such as sneakers, and in particular, there is a problem to improve usability for elderly people who cannot easily bend forward. .

As a specific means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the first invention comprises a main body portion formed of a highly rigid wire and a grip assist portion provided on the rear end side of the main body portion. The main body portion forms a series of wires from the front end portion side to the rear end portion side with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction, and the rear end portion side is slightly enlarged in diameter to form a gripping portion, and the front end portion of the main body portion The present invention provides a portable shoehorn characterized in that the side is bent at an acute angle to form a hook portion having a required length, and the bent portion forming the hook portion is formed into a curved surface having a required radius.
Further, as a second invention, a plastic grip assisting body also serving as a main body portion made of a highly rigid wire and a rectangular or elliptical grip portion integrally provided on the rear end side of the main body portion. The main body portion is formed of a series of wire rods from the front end side to the rear end side in parallel with left and right sides at a required interval, and the front end side of the main body portion is bent at an acute angle to form a hook having a required length. formed in part, the bent portions forming the hook portion is to provide a portable shoehorn according to feature that it has a curved surface having a predetermined radius.

In the first invention, the grip assisting portion is a string member; and in the first and second inventions, the acute bending angle on the distal end side of the main body is at least 70 ± 5 °. The range is included as an additional requirement.

  According to the portable shoehorn according to the present invention, since it is composed of a main body portion formed of a wire and a grip assisting portion provided on the rear end side, it is thin and lightweight and is convenient for carrying. The body part and the grip assist part can be held (gripped) in a stable state, and the hook part on the tip side is hooked on the shoe's heel and pulled backward to maintain the shoe's heel in an upright state. Keeping the mouth wide and making the bent part of the hook part a curved surface makes it easy to wear, so even elderly people can easily perform this operation, so soft shoes like sneakers Has the excellent effect of being easy to wear.

It is the perspective view which showed the portable shoehorn which concerns on 1st Embodiment concerning this invention. It is the side view which showed the use condition of the portable shoehorn which concerns on the embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the portable shoehorn which concerns on 2nd Embodiment concerning this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the portable shoehorn which concerns on 3rd Embodiment concerning this invention.

  The first embodiment of the portable shoehorn according to the present invention will be described first. In FIG. 1, a portable shoehorn 1 is composed of a main body portion 2 and a gripping auxiliary portion 3, and the main body portion 2 uses a wire having a required thickness with high rigidity, from the front end side to the rear end side. A series of wire rods are formed parallel to each other at a necessary interval, and the rear end side is slightly enlarged in diameter to form a gripping portion 4. The rear end side of the gripping portion 4 is folded inward and butted against the loop. To form. The front end portion of the main body 2 is bent at an acute angle to form a hook portion 5 having a required length, and the portion bent at the acute angle is formed into a curved surface 6 having a required radius.

  Further, the grip assisting portion 3 is, for example, a string material having a required thickness and length, which is attached by tying the string material to the grip portion 4, and a knot at the free end of the string material. 3a is formed. The required thickness of the wire constituting the main body 2 is 1.5 ± 0.3 mm, the required interval is approximately the thickness of an adult finger (15 mm), and the required length of the hook 5 is 8 It is about 15 mm, the acute angle is at least about 70 ± 5 °, the thickness of the string material is 2 to 3 mm, the length is about 50 to 70 mm, and the wire material is slender as a whole Since it is formed and lightweight, it is convenient to carry.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the portable shoehorn 1 configured as described above is placed in a soft shoe 7 such as a sneaker with the toe of the foot 7 hooked on the heel 8 of the shoe 7. By pulling the heel part of the foot while pulling back the portable shoehorn 1 backward, the heel part slides along the curved surface 6 so that even soft shoes such as sneakers can be easily worn. It can be done.

  In particular, since the portable shoehorn 1 is composed of a main body 2 and a gripping auxiliary part 3, the gripping part 4 of the main body 2 is gripped with an index finger, a middle finger and a thumb, and the gripping auxiliary part 3 is used as a ring finger. By gripping with the little finger and the palm side, it can be held (gripped) in a stable state, so that the hook portion 5 is hooked on the heel 8 of the shoe 7 and pulled backward to easily put on the shoe. . In particular, even elderly people can easily perform this operation, so they can easily wear soft shoes such as sneakers. Needless to say, not only sneakers but also ordinary leather shoes can be used in the same manner.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as the said 1st Embodiment, and since it overlaps about detailed description, it abbreviate | omits. About the main body part 2 of the portable shoehorn 11 according to the second embodiment, the tip part side is bent at an acute angle to provide a hook part 5 having a required length, and the part bent at an acute angle has a required radius. The formation of the curved surface 6 is the same as in the first embodiment.

  And a different part is the holding | maintenance auxiliary | assistance part provided in the rear-end part side of the main-body part 2. FIG. That is, a plastic grip assisting portion 13 that also serves as a gripping portion is integrally provided on the rear end side of the main body portion 2. The grip assisting portion 13 has a rectangular cross section, a circular shape, or an oval shape, and a rear end portion thereof is bent in the same direction as the hook portion 5 to form a handle portion 13a. By forming the handle portion 13a in this manner, when the elderly person holds the grip assisting portion 13 during the operation of putting on the shoes, the hook portion 5 is hooked on the heel 8 of the shoe 7 so that the directionality is improved. It can be operated without making a mistake. Note that the usage of the portable shoehorn 10 is the same as in the first embodiment, and the details thereof are omitted.

  Furthermore, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same parts as those in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted because it is duplicated. The shoehorn 21 according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment except that the shape of the grip assisting portion 13 is changed. That is, the grip assisting portion 23 is made of an elliptical flat plastic. By doing so, it is easy to hold, and the usage and operation of the portable shoehorn 20 are the same as those in the first and second embodiments, and therefore the details are omitted.

  The portable shoehorn according to the present invention comprises a main body portion 2 made of a highly rigid wire material, and comprises a grip assisting portion 3 provided on the rear end side of the main body portion 2. A series of wire rods are formed from the side to the rear end side in parallel in the left-right direction with a required interval, and the rear end side is slightly enlarged in diameter to form the grip portion 4, and the front end side of the main body portion 2 is bent at an acute angle The hook portion 5 is formed in a required length, and the bent portion forming the hook portion 5 is formed in a curved surface 6 having a required rounded shape. If you just step on the foot heel while pulling the shoehorn backward with the toe in the shoe 7 while hooking it on the heel 8 of the shoe 7, the heel of the foot slips due to the presence of the curved surface 6 and you can easily wear it. Yes, not only for the elderly and disabled, It can be generally available.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 11, 21 Portable shoehorn 2 Main-body part 3,13,23 Grasping auxiliary | assistant part 3a Knot 13a Hand part 4 Grasping part 5 Hook part 6 Curved surface 7 Shoes 8 Butt part

Claims (4)

It consists of a main body part formed of a highly rigid wire, and a grip assisting part provided on the rear end side of the main body part,
The main body portion forms a series of wires from the front end portion side to the rear end portion side with a required interval in the left-right parallel, and slightly increases the diameter of the rear end portion side as a gripping portion,
Bending the tip end side of the main body part at an acute angle to form a hook part of a required length,
A portable shoehorn characterized in that a bent portion forming the hook portion is formed in a curved surface having a required rounded shape. A main body formed of a highly rigid wire and a rectangle integrally provided on the rear end side of the main body Or it consists of a plastic grip assisting part that also serves as an elliptical gripping part,
The main body part forms a series of wires from the front end side to the rear end side in the left and right parallel with the required spacing. At the same time, bend the tip of the main body at an acute angle to form a hook with the required length,
The bent part that forms the hook is formed into a curved surface with the required radius.
A portable shoehorn characterized by The portable shoehorn according to claim 1, wherein the grip assisting part is a string material. 3. The portable shoehorn according to claim 1, wherein an acute bending angle on the distal end side of the main body is in a range of at least 70 ± 5 °.

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