JP6475379B1 - Sitting cane - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a walking stick that does not require an auxiliary leg and can be seated cleanly.
SOLUTION: A handle 30 is provided on the upper side and a stick unit 10 is provided on the lower side. The front pedestal 14F and the rear pedestal 14B fixed at an angle larger than the right angle with respect to the lower part of the stick part on the front and back of the cap part 12 at the upper end of the stick part, respectively, It includes a front seat surface 20F and a rear seat surface 20B that can be opened and closed above the front and rear pedestals 20B, and the front and rear seat surfaces are in a closed state, and the upper surfaces are fixed to each other to form a handle. The lower surface is supported by the front and rear pedestals, respectively, and the upper surface forms a pair of front and rear seats that are convex with respect to the lower part of the walking stick, and the user projects the front and rear pedestals back and forth from the crotch. A walking stick that can be straddled.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a walking stick that can also be used as a chair.

  Conventionally, various canes and canes have been devised in which a seat surface is attached to a support column and can be used as a chair or a stool. Many conventional walking sticks or canes that function as a chair often have stability by opening multiple auxiliary legs attached to the stick's support, etc. There are many installations on the way.

  For example, a walking stick according to Patent Document 1 includes a first support that pivotally supports a plurality of legs that can be opened, an elastic member that is detachably attached to the distal ends of the legs to bind the plurality of legs, Provided with a second strut that is foldably attached to the first strut, a seat that is attached to the side of the second strut, and a grip that is attached to the tip of the second strut It is. The whole is composed of a single column, but multiple legs are installed within the range of the column of the column, and the stool is attached to the middle of the cane. It is the structure which opens radially and the support | pillar upper part which attached the grip part bends at a seat part. However, when used as a cane, the seating surface is located immediately below the handle and the aesthetic appearance as a cane is significantly impaired.

  Moreover, the cane which becomes the chair which concerns on patent document 2 has a grip hole in the upper end of the cylinder which consists of an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, equips the folding plate-shaped body which should become a handle and a seat surface, The folding chair leg inserted into the lower end is covered with an outer cylinder, and the full length of the cane is expanded and contracted by sliding the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder. When using a cane, the handle and seat center is folded in half at the fulcrum and fixed vertically.When using a chair, the handle is opened to form a horizontal seat, and the chair legs provided at the lower end of the inner cylinder are opened radially. A reinforcing support is connected to the outer cylinder to hold the cylinder vertically.

  The walking stick according to Patent Document 1 is heavier than a normal cane because the support post has multiple legs, and is aesthetically difficult to use as a cane as described above. In addition, the cane that becomes a chair according to Patent Document 2 has a seating surface attached to the upper end of the support and is similar in appearance to a normal cane. The feeling of weight cannot be denied.

  As described above, all of the conventional walking sticks or canes including Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are designed on the assumption that the seating surface is set horizontally and both buttocks are rested on this. Met. In other words, the conventional walking stick / cane used as a stool has a feature that it is necessary to hold the seating surface horizontally with the ground when sitting, and all the seating surfaces are flat. Therefore, it is necessary for the walking stick used as a chair to stand stably so that the user who sits down does not fall from the back of the head, so it is necessary to secure a balance with a large number of legs, and there is a disadvantage in terms of weight and aesthetics there were.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-82312 JP 2017-35416 A

  The present invention provides a stick that can be seated on a single stick body having a handle / seat surface above the stick and that does not require an auxiliary leg for resting the leg and can be seated cleanly.

The seatable walking stick according to the present invention has a handle on the upper side and a walking stick part on the lower side,
The handle attached above the walking stick part includes a plane extending in the vertical and horizontal directions parallel to the walking stick part, and a stick having a front-rear direction in a direction perpendicular to the plane included in the handle,
A cap portion fixed to the upper end of the stick portion;
Before and after the cap portion, a pair of pedestals made of the front seat and rear seat, which is fixed at right angles larger angles with respect to the stick portion downward,
A front seat surface and a rear seat surface that both have an upper surface and a lower surface, are attached to the front and rear of the cap portion, and can be opened and closed above the front base and the rear base, respectively.
Including
The front seat surface and the rear seat surface are
In the closed state, it is fixed, each of the upper surfaces Rutotomoni, each of the lower surface forms the handle so as to include a plane extending parallel to the vertical and horizontal directions and the stick portion,
In the open state, both the lower surface is supported by the front pedestal and the rear pedestal, respectively, and a pair of front and rear seating surfaces whose upper surface is convex with respect to the lower part of the stick part is formed.
The user can straddle the front seat surface and the rear seat surface by projecting in the front-rear direction from the crotch.

  In the seatable walking stick according to the present invention, each of the front seat surface and the rear seat surface is a trapezoidal plate-like body having a short side, a long side, and two oblique sides, and the front seat surface and the rear seat surface. It is preferable to form the pair of front and rear seat surfaces by making the short sides of the seat surfaces face each other on the cap portion side.

  In the walking stick according to the present invention, the front seat surface and the rear seat surface may be attached to the front and rear of the cap portion by hinges. Or the said front seat surface and the said back seat surface may be attached to the upper surface of the said front base and the said back base with a hinge, respectively.

  In the seatable walking stick according to the present invention, the handle has a grip hole penetrating in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the plane included in the handle.

  The seatable stick according to the present invention has an upper fixing surface and a lower hooking surface, and is fixed by bringing the upper fixing surface into contact with the lower surface of at least one of the pair of bases, You may provide the hook which arrange | positioned this lower hooking surface so that it might become below right angle with respect to the said stick part lower part.

  In the walking stick according to the present invention, the walking stick part has an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, and the entire length of the walking stick part can be expanded and contracted by sliding the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder.

  In the seatable walking stick according to the present invention, male and female hook-and-loop fasteners are provided on the upper surfaces of the front pedestal and the rear pedestal, respectively, and the front pedestal and the rear pedestal can be fixed to each other when the pedestal is closed.

  In the seatable walking stick according to the present invention, the front pedestal and the rear pedestal may be provided with N-pole and S-pole magnets, and the front pedestal and the rear pedestal may be fixed in a closed state. .

A seating method for a seatable walking stick according to the present invention is the step of preparing the seatable walking stick according to the above, wherein the front seat surface and the rear seat surface are formed in a closed state in which the upper surfaces are fixed to each other. ,
Opening the front seat surface and the rear seat surface, supporting each lower surface on the front base and the rear base to be in an open state, and forming a base;
Adjusting the overall length of the stick part by sliding the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder of the stick part;
Projecting the front seat surface and the rear seat surface back and forth, and straddling the seat surface;
including.

The sitting method of the walking stick according to the present invention is such that the lower surface of each of the front seat surface and the rear seat surface forms a seat surface in an open state supported by the front seat and the rear seat. The steps to prepare a cane,
Forming a handle in a closed state in which the upper surfaces of the front seat surface and the rear seat surface are fixed to each other;
Adjusting the overall length of the stick part by sliding the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder of the stick part;
including.

  The seatable walking stick according to the present invention can be used as a cane with the front seat surface and the rear seat surface closed. The front seat surface and the rear seat surface are fixed by male and female hook-and-loop fasteners or the like, and function as a handle, but this handle is provided with a grip hole penetrating in the front-rear direction. The user can use it by grasping it through the finger.

  The seatable walking stick according to the present invention can be used as a chair with the front seat surface and the rear seat surface open. In this open state, the front seat surface and the rear seat surface open downward in a convex shape and are supported by a pedestal fixed to the lower portion. The rear seat surface projects from the crotch in the front-rear direction, straddles the seat surface, and rests by resting the feet.

  The walking stick that can be seated according to the present invention is used across the seating surface unlike a cane for a conventional chair and can be balanced with three legs as a whole by using both feet in addition to the walking stick. There is no need for an auxiliary leg to maintain stability as in the example. Therefore, it is not necessary for the walking stick portion to accommodate auxiliary legs, and a stick body similar to a normal cane can be used as the walking stick portion, and an excellent effect in terms of aesthetics and weight can be achieved. Further, the seat surface formed in the open state of the front seat surface and the rear seat surface is convex downward, that is, concave upward, so that the front seat surface and the rear seat surface are front and rear. The user who protrudes and straddles the seat can stably straddle.

  As described above, the seatable walking stick according to the present invention functions as a walking stick that keeps the shape of a cane clean and assists walking, but opens the front and rear seats that constitute the handle. Thus, a seating surface can be easily obtained. Therefore, it is possible to easily form a seating surface at an amusement park, an expo, or when lining up at a bus stop, a restaurant, etc., and take a short rest over this.

The front view in the case of using it as a cane by making the front seat surface and back seat surface of the walking stick which can be seated concerning this invention into a closed state. The front view at the time of using it as a chair by making the front seat surface and back seat surface of the walking stick which can be seated concerning this invention into an open state. In the seatable walking stick of the present invention according to the embodiment, the front seat surface and the rear seat surface are (a) a partially enlarged front view when used as a cane in a closed state, and (b) used as a chair in an open state. The partial enlarged front view in the case. In the seatable walking stick of the present invention according to another embodiment, the front seat surface and the rear seat surface are (a) a partially enlarged front view when used as a cane in a closed state, and (b) as a chair in an open state. The partial enlarged front view in the case of using. The top view of the walking stick which can be seated based on this invention. The side view of the walking stick which can sit down concerning the present invention. The front view at the time of using it as a cane by making the front seat surface and back seat surface of the walking stick which can be seated concerning an Example into a closed state. The front view in the case of using as a chair by making the front seat surface and back seat surface of the walking stick which can be seated which concern on an Example into an open state. The front seat surface of the walking stick which can be seated according to the present invention and the rear seat surface are opened, and the seat surface is formed, and the front schematic diagram (left) and the side schematic diagram (right) when the user straddles it. ).

Hereinafter, embodiments and examples of a walking stick that can be seated according to the present invention and methods of using the same will be described with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are used for the same components throughout the drawings.
[Steel that can be seated]
(Embodiment)

  FIG. 1 shows a front view of a walking stick 1 according to the present invention when used as a cane. As shown in FIG. 1, the walking stick 1 according to the present invention has a handle 30 on the upper side and a stick unit 10 on the lower side, and the handle 30 attached to the upper side of the stick unit 10 is parallel to the stick unit 10. Includes a plane 31 extending vertically and horizontally. The handle 30 has a grip hole 32 penetrating in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. 6 which is a side view of the stick 1 with the direction perpendicular to the plane 31 included in the handle 30 as the front-rear direction (see FIG. 1). .

  In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, up and down and left and right front and rear are defined for convenience, but the seatable walking stick 1 of this embodiment is basically symmetrical with respect to front and rear and right and left, Even if the left is replaced at the same time, the shape of the walking stick 1 remains unchanged.

  Further, referring to FIG. 1, the seatable walking stick 1 of the present invention has a cap portion 12 fixed to the upper end of the walking stick portion 10, and an angle larger than a right angle with respect to the lower portion of the walking stick portion 10 before and after the cap portion 12. And a pair of pedestals 14 including a front pedestal 14F and a rear pedestal 14B. In other words, the pair of pedestals 14 is concave with an angle of less than 180 degrees toward the upper side of the stick unit 10 (convex type toward the lower side of the stick unit 10). The angle formed by the front pedestal 14F and the rear pedestal 14B constituting the pair of pedestals 14 is preferably 120 degrees or more and less than 180 degrees above the walking stick 10, but is not particularly limited.

  Next, it demonstrates using FIG. 2 which is a front view of the walking stick 1 in the case of using it as a chair. As shown in FIG. 2, the seatable stick 1 according to the present invention includes a front seat surface 20F and a rear seat surface that are attached to the front and rear of the cap portion 12 by a hinge 16 or the like above the front seat 14F and the rear seat 14B, respectively. 20B. The front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B form the seat surface 20, and the user of the walking stick 1 according to the present invention projects the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B from the crotch in the front-rear direction. The walking stick 1 can be used as a chair across the seating surface 20.

  The front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B each have an upper surface and a lower surface and can be opened and closed. The above-described handle 30 shown in FIG. 1 is configured with the front seating surface 20F and the rear seating surface 20B closed, and the front seating surface 20F and the rear seating surface 20B are opened, and the seating surface 20 as shown in FIG. 2 is configured. To do.

  That is, in the walking stick 1 according to the present invention, the front seating surface 20F and the rear seating surface 20B are in a closed state, and their upper surfaces are fixed to each other with male and female hook-and-loop fasteners 24 and the like. The handle 30 is formed as follows. Further, the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B are opened in the front-rear direction of the cap portion 12 at an angle larger than a right angle with respect to the lower portion of the stick portion 10 as shown in FIG. The lower surface is supported by the front pedestal 14 </ b> F and the rear pedestal 14 </ b> B, respectively, to form a pair of front and rear seat surfaces 20 whose upper surface is concave with respect to the upper part of the walking stick 10 (convex with respect to the lower side).

  FIG. 5 is a plan view of the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B in the open state as viewed from above the stick unit 10. As described above, the user can use the front seating surface 20F and the rear seating surface 20B by projecting from the crotch in the front-rear direction, but when straddling the seating surface 20 in this way, the user can It is preferable that the user's buttocks be positioned in the vicinity of the cap portion 12 located in the valley between the front pedestal 14F and the rear pedestal 14B that are opened in a concave shape. At this time, since the user's feet are naturally arranged in the left-right direction of the cap portion 12, the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B are preferably trapezoidal plate-like bodies as shown in FIG. If the short sides of the trapezoidal front seating surface 20F and the rear seating surface 20B composed of the short side, the long side, and the two oblique sides are opposed to each other on the cap part 12 side, the user positions the hip near the cap part 12 When this is done, both feet can be smoothly stretched to the left and right of the cap portion 12 and straddle the seat surface 20, which is preferable because the fit of both feet in the front-rear direction is improved.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, in the present embodiment, the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B are fixed to the cap portion 12 by front and rear hinges 16. The hinge 16 in which one piece and the other piece are joined so as to be openable and closable is attached to the lower surface of the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B, respectively, and the other piece is fixed directly to the front and back of the cap portion 12 with screws or the like. Is done. The front pedestal 14F and the rear pedestal 14B are fixed to the front and rear of the cap part 12 by, for example, passing a screw or the like through the hinge 16 from the front and rear hinges 16 directly fixed to the front and rear of the cap part 12.

  In the walking stick 1 according to the present invention, the material of the walking stick 10, the cap 12, the pedestal 14, the handle 30 (seat surface 20), etc., which are constituent elements thereof is not particularly limited. If the seat surface 20 (the handle 30), the walking stick portion 10 and the like are made of wood, there is a merit that a feeling as a chair or a cane can be obtained, and the pedestal 14 is made of metal to support the seat surface 20. Although preferred, it is not limited to this. The material of the cap part 12 may be arbitrary, but if the hinge 16 or the base 14 is fixed with a screw or the like, it is preferable that at least the front and back of the cap part 12 be made of wood or plastic so that the hinge 16 or the base 14 penetrates. .

  The walking stick 1 according to the present invention described above can be used as a cane as shown in FIG. 1 with the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B closed. The front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B are fixed by male and female surface fasteners 24 provided on the upper surface thereof, and function as a handle 30. As shown in FIG. 6, the handle 30 is provided with a grip hole 32 penetrating in the front-rear direction, so that the user of the walking stick 1 according to the present invention can grasp the handle 30 through the finger.

  Moreover, the walking stick 1 according to the present invention can be used as a chair as shown in FIG. 2 with the front seating surface 20F and the rear seating surface 20B open. That is, the user of the walking stick 1 according to the present invention projects the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B from the crotch in the front-rear direction, straddles the seat surface 20 as shown in FIG. You can take a rest.

The walking stick 1 according to the present invention is used across the seating surface 20 unlike a conventional chair / cane, so that it can be balanced using both feet in addition to the walking stick 10, so that stability is improved. Does not require auxiliary legs to hold. Therefore, the walking stick 10 does not need to accommodate auxiliary legs, and the walking-stick walking stick 1 of the present invention can use a stick similar to a normal cane as the walking stick 10, and is aesthetically and heavier. Can also produce excellent effects.

  In the above-described embodiment, the front pedestal 14F and the rear pedestal 14B are fixed to the front and rear of the cap unit 12 from the front and rear hinges 16 that are directly fixed to the front and rear of the cap unit 12 (FIG. 3 (a), FIG. b)). However, the attachment means to the cap part 12 of the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B is not limited to the hinge 16, and other attachment means may be used. Further, the method of fixing the front pedestal 14F and the rear pedestal 14B to the cap portion 12 is not limited to the method of passing a screw or the like through the hinge 16 as described above.

  The front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B are respectively formed on the upper surfaces of the front pedestal 14F and the rear pedestal 14B, like the walking stick 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). It may be attached by a hinge 16. In the walking stick 1 according to the first embodiment, the front pedestal 14F and the rear pedestal 14B are directly fixed to the cap portion 12 using screws or the like. And the front seat surface 20F and the back seat surface 20B are indirectly fixed to the cap part 12 via the front base 14F and the back base 14B.

Such a seatable walking stick 1 according to the first embodiment also has a handle 30 as shown in FIG. 4A in the closed state of the front seating surface 20F and the rear seating surface 20B, and FIG. The pair of front and rear seat surfaces 20 can be formed by projecting forward and backward with respect to the lower part of the stick unit 10 as shown in FIG.

  The configuration of the walking stick 1 according to the second embodiment is basically the same as that of the above-described embodiment and the first embodiment, and includes the walking stick 10, the cap 12, the base 14, the handle 30 (seat surface 20), and the like. Elements can be combined organically, and can function as a cane and a chair by opening and closing the front seating surface 20F and the rear seating surface 20B.

  The walking stick 1 according to the present invention may be attached with a hooking tool 40 as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, the hooking tool 40 has an upper fixing surface 42U and a lower hooking surface 42D, and the upper fixing surface 42U is brought into contact with the lower surface of at least one of the pair of bases 14. The lower hooking surface 42 </ b> D is preferably arranged so as to be at a right angle or less with respect to the lower part of the stick unit 10.

  Referring to FIG. 7, the hooking tool 40 is provided below the front pedestal 14F and the rear pedestal 14B, respectively. In each of the front and rear hooks 40, the upper fixing surface 42U comes into contact with the lower surface of each of the front base 14F and the rear base 14B, and the lower hooking surface 42D has an angle that is less than a right angle with respect to the stick unit 10. It is being fixed to the stick part 10 so that it may comprise. Therefore, the stick 1 can be put away without taking up space by hooking the lower hooking surface 42D of the hook 40 on a horizontal object such as a shelf, a horizontal bar, or a handrail.

7 and 8, the rear hook 40 is provided with a through hole. A small flashlight, a key, or the like can be inserted and stored in the through hole, and small items necessary for going out can be carried.

  In the third embodiment, functions that can be added to the seatable walking stick 1 according to the present invention will be further described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 used in the second embodiment.

  In the walking stick 1 according to the third embodiment, the walking stick 10 is composed of an outer cylinder 10out and an inner cylinder 10in, and the entire length of the walking stick 10 can be extended and contracted by sliding the outer cylinder 10out and the inner cylinder 10in. It is possible to adjust the overall length of the stick portion 10 in several steps by a fixing tool such as a male screw, and adjust the length to the user straddling the seating surface 20 by the degree of inserting the inner cylinder 10in into the outer cylinder 10out. it can.

Moreover, in the said embodiment and Example, although the male and female surface fastener 24 was provided in each upper surface of the front seat surface 20F and the back seat surface 20B, the front seat surface 20F and the back seat surface 20B were fixed by the surface fastener 24, It is good also as a structure provided with the magnet of N pole and S pole in the front seat surface 20F and the back seat surface 20B, respectively. For example, a magnet is embedded in the front seating surface 20F so that the N pole faces the upper surface side, and a magnet is embedded in the rear seating surface 20B so that the S pole faces the upper surface side. 20B may be fixed by magnetic force in the closed state.

[How to use a walking stick]

The sitting method of the walking stick 1 according to the present invention is as follows:
(A1) preparing the seatable stick 1 that forms the handle 30 in a closed state in which the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B are fixed to each other on the upper surface;
(A2) opening the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B, supporting the lower surfaces of the front seat 14F and the rear seat 14B, and forming the seat surface 20,
(A3) adjusting the overall length of the stick unit 10 by sliding the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder of the stick unit 10;
(A4) a step of projecting the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B back and forth, and straddling the pedestal 14,
including.

The method of using the walking stick 1 as a cane according to the present invention is as follows:
(B1) preparing a seatable walking stick 1 in which the lower surface of each of the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B is supported by the front seat 14F and the rear seat 14B to form the seat surface 20;
(B2) forming the handle 30 in a closed state in which the upper surfaces of the front seat surface 20F and the rear seat surface 20B are fixed to each other;
(B3) adjusting the overall length of the stick unit 10 by sliding the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder of the stick unit 10;
including.

  As mentioned above, although the walking stick which can sit down based on this invention was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment and Example. There are no particular limitations on the material, material, type, and the like that constitute the present invention, and its dimensions and thickness can be changed as appropriate.

  In addition, the present invention can be carried out in a mode in which various improvements, modifications, and changes are added based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  The seatable walking stick according to the present invention can be usually used as a cane, and can easily form a seating surface at an amusement park, an expo, or at a bus stop, a restaurant, etc. It can be used as a chair when resting.

1: Walking stick 10 according to the present invention: Walking stick 10 out: Outer cylinder 10 in: Inner cylinder 12: Cap part 14: Base 14F: Front base 14B: Back base 16: Hinge 20: Seat surface 20F: Front seat surface 20B : Rear seat surface 22F: Front grip hole 22B: Rear grip hole 24: Male and female hook-and-loop fasteners
30: Handle 31: Flat surface 32: Grip hole 40: Hook 42U: Upper fixing surface 42D: Lower hook surface

Claims (1)

It has a handle on the top and a stick part on the bottom,
The handle attached above the walking stick part includes a plane extending in the vertical and horizontal directions parallel to the walking stick part, and a stick having a front-rear direction in a direction perpendicular to the plane included in the handle,
A cap portion fixed to the upper end of the stick portion;
Before and after the cap portion, a pair of pedestals made of the front seat and rear seat, which is fixed at right angles larger angles with respect to the stick portion downward,
A front seat surface and a rear seat surface that both have an upper surface and a lower surface, are attached to the front and rear of the cap portion, and can be opened and closed above the front base and the rear base, respectively.
Including
The front seat surface and the rear seat surface are
In the closed state, it is fixed, each of the upper surfaces Rutotomoni, each of the lower surface forms the handle so as to include a plane extending parallel to the vertical and horizontal directions and the stick portion,
In the open state, both the lower surface is supported by the front pedestal and the rear pedestal, respectively, and a pair of front and rear seating surfaces whose upper surface is convex with respect to the lower part of the stick part is formed.
A seatable walking stick that allows the user to straddle the front seat surface and the rear seat surface by projecting from the crotch in the front-rear direction.

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