JP5945055B1 - Multi-legged cane - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a multi-legged walking stick that stabilizes the posture of a pedestrian and assists walking motion when going up and down stairs. The disclosed multi-legged cane includes a grip part that is a part gripped by a user, and a leg part that is a part to be grounded and includes a first leg part and a second leg part that are sequentially arranged from the front to the rear. A multi-legged cane that is a part connecting the grip part and the leg part, and the distance from the grip part to the tip of the first leg part is the second leg. It is characterized by being shorter than the distance to the tip of the part. In the disclosed multi-legged cane, the bottom surface of the second leg part may be inclined so that when the bottom face of the second leg part is grounded to the ground, the multi-legged cane is inclined forward. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for a multi-legged cane (multi-point cane) that assists in ascending and descending stairs.

  A walking stick is an auxiliary tool for walking, and is generally a thin stick-shaped tool made of wood or bamboo. It is long walking and heavy for elderly people, disabled people, travelers, climbers, pedestrians, etc. It is also used when carrying packages.

  Recently, there is also a multi-legged cane with multiple tips (grounding points) of the cane. Compared to a single cane, the multi-legged cane is more stable when walking, such as people with weak muscles or paralysis Improve sexiness.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, it is possible to reduce the fatigue by using three walking sticks, distributing the load, improving walking stability, and attaching a cushion thereto to make it feel light during use. A cushion-type three-legged cane has been proposed.

JP 2002-65328 A

However, the above-described prior art has a problem that it cannot sufficiently assist the user's walking motion over the steps of the stairs when going up or down the stairs.
Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-legged wand that stabilizes the posture of a pedestrian and assists a walking motion when going up and down stairs.

One form of the disclosed multi-legged cane is a grip part that is a part gripped by the user, a leg part including a first leg part and a second leg part that are parts to be grounded and are arranged in order from the front to the rear, A multi-legged cane that includes a strut portion that connects the grip portion and the leg portion, and the distance from the grip portion to the tip end of the first leg portion is the second leg portion. short than the distance to the tip rather further the leg portions has a third leg in front of the first leg, the distance from the grip portion to the third leg tip, from the grip portion It is shorter than the distance to the tip end of the first leg, the leg is disposed below one plane, and the third leg is a portion located in the forefront of the one plane .

  The disclosed multi-legged cane stabilizes the posture of the pedestrian and assists the walking motion when going up and down the stairs.

It is a side view of the multilegged cane concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the multi-legged cane concerning this embodiment. It is a bottom view of the multilegged cane concerning this embodiment. It is a top view of the multilegged cane concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the use condition of the multilegged wand which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the use condition (when a level | step difference is large) of the multi-legged cane concerning this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the use condition (when a level | step difference is small) of the multi-legged cane concerning this Embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Structure of multi-legged cane according to this embodiment)

The structure of the multi-legged cane 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 are a side view, a front view, a bottom view, and a plan view of the multi-legged cane 1, respectively. The multi-legged wand 1 is a tool that stabilizes the posture of the pedestrian 22 who uses the multi-legged wand 1 when climbing the stairs 20 or descending the stairs 20 and assists the walking motion of the pedestrian 22.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the multi-legged wand 1 includes a grip part 2, a support part 4, a leg part 6, and a connection part 8.

  The grip part 2 is a part that the pedestrian 22 grips. Although the shape of the grip part 2 is not specifically limited, as shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the grip part 2 may be a T-shape extending in the lateral direction. By doing so, the pedestrian 22 can firmly hold the multi-legged cane 1.

  The support column 4 is a part that connects the grip part 2 and the leg part 6, and is a part that becomes a support of the multi-legged cane 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the support column 4 is disposed rearward of the position immediately above the first leg 10, and particularly preferably positioned substantially immediately above the second leg 12. By doing so, the posture of the pedestrian 22 when climbing up and down the stairs 20 can be stabilized.

  The leg portion 6 is a portion that contacts the surface on which the pedestrian 22 walks, such as the floor, stairs, and ground. The leg part 6 has a first leg part 10, a second leg part 12, and a third leg part 14, and is arranged in the order of the third leg part 14, the first leg part 10, and the second leg part 12 from the front to the rear. Is done.

  The connection portion 8 is a portion that connects (connects) the support column portion 4 and the leg portion 6. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the connecting portion 8 may be a planar plate member, and the planar shape is not particularly limited. Further, the connection portion 8 may be considered as a part of the leg portion 6 (included in the leg portion 6).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the first leg portion 10, the second leg portion 12, and the third leg portion 14 are provided below the connecting portion 8, from the front to the rear, from the front to the rear. The second leg portions 12 are arranged (installed) in this order. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the third leg portion 14 may be the connecting portion 8 itself (a form in which no specific member is installed) which is a flat plate member. Like the 2nd leg part 12, you may install and form the leg which has predetermined length (not shown). In the present embodiment, the third leg portion 14 is positioned in the forefront of the connection portion 8 and does not have a specific member.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the leg lengths of the first leg 10, the second leg 12 and the third leg 14 are the same as the second leg 12, the first leg 10 and the third leg 14. In the order of. In the present embodiment, the leg length of the third leg portion 14 is zero. The distances from the grip 2 to the lower ends of the first leg 10, the second leg 12, and the third leg 14 are the distances of the second leg 12, the first leg 14, and the third leg 14, respectively. Longer in order.

  The number of legs of each of the first leg part 10, the second leg part 12 and the third leg part 14 is not particularly limited, but as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the number of legs of the first leg part 10 is one, The number of legs of the second leg portion 12 is preferably two.

The front surface of the second leg 12 that is in contact with the stairs 20 and the like is in contact with the flat surface of the stairs 20 when the second leg 12 is perpendicular to the flat surface of the stairs 20. Inclined so that it is located above. That is, when the multi-legged cane 1 is tilted to the higher side of the stairs 20, the ground contact surface at the tip of the second leg portion 12 becomes horizontal and is completely grounded with a flat surface such as the stairs 20. By doing so, the posture of the pedestrian 22 when climbing up and down the stairs 20 can be stabilized.
By providing the above-described configuration, the multi-legged wand 1 can stabilize the posture of the pedestrian and assist the walking motion when going up and down the stairs.
(How to use the multi-legged cane according to this embodiment)
A method of using the multi-legged cane 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 are views for explaining how to use the multi-legged cane 1.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the multi-legged cane 1 is used when the pedestrian (user) 22 goes up or down the stairs 20. The multi-legged wand 1 may be used as a general wand when the pedestrian 22 walks on a flat ground other than the stairs 20, but the multi-legged wand 1 is a pedestrian (user) 22. Only when it is used when going up or down stairs 20, it exhibits a characteristic function (effect).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the pedestrian 22 grasps the grip part 2 with his hand, places the second leg part 12 on the lower stage of the stairs 20, and places the first leg part 10 or the third leg part 14 on the upper stage of the stairs 20. Go up the stairs 20 in the state of being placed. At that time, the multi-legged wand 1 is slightly inclined to the stairs 20 side (the back side of the pedestrian 22) due to the inclination of the lower end of the second leg 12.

  Although not shown in the figure, the pedestrian 22 holds the grip part 2 with his hand and places the second leg part 12 on the lower stage of the stairs 20 as well as the first leg part 10 or the third leg part. Go down the stairs 20 with 14 on the top of the stairs 20. Also at this time, the multi-legged cane 1 is slightly inclined to the stairs 20 side (the front side of the pedestrian 22) due to the inclination of the lower end of the second leg 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the step of the stairs 20 is relatively high (large), the pedestrian 22 puts the third leg 14 on the upper stage of the stairs 20, and the step of the stairs 20 is relatively When the pedestrian 22 is low (small), the pedestrian 22 places the first leg 10 on the upper stage of the stairs 20. By doing so, the inclination of the multi-legged cane 1 with respect to the pedestrian 22 can be set to an appropriate angle that is easy to use.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multi-legged cane 2 Grip part 4 Post part 6 Leg part 8 Connection part 10 of a support part and a leg 10 1st leg 12 2nd leg 14 3rd leg 16 Front 18 Back 20 Stairs 22 Pedestrian

Claims (6)

A grip part that is a part gripped by a user, a leg part that is a part to be grounded, and includes a first leg part and a second leg part arranged in order from the front to the rear, and the grip part and the leg part are connected to each other. A multi-legged cane having a strut portion that is a part to perform,
Distance from the grip portion to the first leg tip, the short rather than the distance from the grip portion to the second leg tip, further,
The leg has a third leg in front of the first leg;
The distance from the grip part to the tip of the third leg is shorter than the distance from the grip part to the tip of the first leg,
The multi-legged cane , wherein the leg is disposed below one plane, and the third leg is a portion located in the forefront of the one plane .   2. The multi-leg according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the second leg portion is inclined so that the multi-legged cane is inclined forward when the bottom surface of the second leg portion is grounded to the ground. Cane. The first leg is composed of one leg;
The multi-legged wand according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the second leg portion is composed of two legs. The multi-legged wand according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the support column is disposed rearward of the position directly above the first leg. The multi-legged wand according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the support column is disposed substantially directly above the second leg. The multi-legged cane according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the grip portion has a T-shape extending in a lateral direction.

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