KR101726970B1

KR101726970B1 - Tongs type orthosis for shoes removal

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Publication number: KR101726970B1
Application number: KR1020160007090A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이규창; 이동건; 송선해
Original assignee: 경남대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2016-01-20
Filing date: 2016-01-20
Publication date: 2017-04-13

Abstract

The present invention relates to a tongs-type shoe wearing and un-wearing aid comprising: a fixation frame which has a lower handle extended from an upper portion to a rear side, a foot heel paddle formed on a lower portion to cover a users foot heel, and a sliding long hole which is formed between the lower handle and the foot heel paddle and has a front side, coming in contact with a users calf, and a lateral side inclined downwards to a rear side; a sliding frame which has an upper handle formed on an upper portion, separated from the lower handle at a certain height to enable a user to grip the same with the lower handle, and extended to a rear side, a foothold formed on a lower portion, covering and supporting a lateral portion and a portion of a sole a users foot, and a joining hole formed between the upper handle and the foothold and having a front side, coming in contact with the users calf, and a lateral side communicating with a portion of the sliding long hole; a joining pin member which is inserted and joined to the sliding long hole and the joining hole to enable the foothold of the sliding frame to move to be inclined downwards toward the rear side and to press the lateral side of the users foot as the upper handle approaches the lower handle when the user raises a foot to wear a shoe up to a knee on the opposite side while the user grips the lower handle and the upper handle and slides and moves with the sliding frame in the sliding long hole; and an elastic body which is fixated and installed in the sliding long hole to enable the sliding frame to slide, move, and return by elasticity with respect to the fixation frame and has one end portion, fixated to a lower side of the sliding long hole, and the other end portion fixated to the joining pin member.

Description

[0001] TONGS TYPE ORTHOSIS FOR SHOES REMOVAL [0002]

The present invention relates to an assistant for attaching and detaching a shoe-type shoe, which assists a user who is suffering from a mobility disorder or a brain lesion to have a foot-related hemiplegic condition so that a foot requiring wearing shoes can be easily raised on the knee of the opposite leg, .

Generally The paralysis resulting from paralysis or damage of the nervous system caused by a mental retardation or brain lesion is mainly caused by a hemiplegia type in which the muscular strength of the unilateral lower limbs (or legs) is lowered. Especially, The foot can not be pulled to the side of the body, and foot drop and foot dropping tend to occur.

Because of this, patients with symptoms of leg hemiplegia have a lot of restrictions on the removal and removal of shoes. Therefore, when the symptoms are severe with complications, they are performed with the help of a caregiver or caregiver. If the symptom is somewhat weak, it is performed without help. Due to the lowering of the leg muscle strength, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the body is bent forward while sitting, and then the foot requiring wear of the foot is raised on the knee of the opposite leg, Is generally worn.

However, this operation is not easy for patients with hemiplegic symptoms, and it is necessary to hold the trousers foot, ankle or sole to lift the foot. Therefore, when the body is excessively bent forward, a crowd goes to the waist, As you move, you may fall down and fall.

For this reason, there is no aesthetic device available to support the foot wear of patients with leg hemiplegia. Therefore, even a slightly weaker patient relies on the help of a carer or caregiver for fear of injury or fall.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop an orthosis that helps the wearer to wear shoes by himself to relieve the burden of the user and the caregiver and to prevent the user's fall accident.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention, which has been developed in view of the above, to assist a user who has leg side hemiplegic symptoms to easily raise a foot requiring wearing shoes without the help of a caregiver on the knee of the opposite leg, The present invention provides an auxiliary device for attaching and detaching a shoe-type shoe,

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides an auxiliary device for attaching and detaching a shoelike shoe comprising: a lower handle extending rearwardly from an upper portion thereof; a heel spatula surrounding a user's heel; And a pair of upper and lower grips provided on the upper and lower sides of the upper and lower grips, respectively. The upper and lower grips are engaged with each other at a predetermined height from the lower grip so that the user can grip the upper and lower grips. And an upper knob extending rearward while being separated from the lower knob, and a foot support for supporting a side portion of the user's foot and a portion of the floor is provided at a lower portion of the upper knob. The front portion of the upper knob contacts the calf of the user, A sliding hole formed through the coupling hole communicating with a part of the sliding slot When the user holds the lower knob and the upper knob and lifts the foot requiring wear of the foot on the knee of the opposite leg, as the upper knob approaches the lower knob, the foot of the sliding frame is moved rearward A connecting pin member fitted into the sliding elongated hole and the engaging hole so as to move downwardly inclined to press the side of the user's foot and to slide with the sliding frame in the sliding elongated hole; And an elastic body which is fixed to the sliding hole so as to be able to slide and return, and has one end fixed to the lower portion of the sliding slot and the other end fixed to the connecting pin member.

The foot frame of the sliding frame may include a side pressing unit that presses the side of the foot as the upper knob approaches the lower knob while covering a part of a side portion of the user's foot and a side pressing unit that extends below the side pressing unit, And a floor support for supporting a part of the floor.

The floor pedestal may be formed with a side pedestal protrusion protruding from the bottom pedestal so as to support a part of the side of the user's foot in a direction opposite to the side pressing pedestal so that the foot of the user does not fall outward.

The sliding frame may have a guide protrusion protruding from a side surface of the sliding frame through which the coupling hole penetrates to guide sliding movement of the sliding frame while preventing rotation of the sliding frame.

In addition, the lower knob is formed with a locking groove recessed downward, and the upper knob is rotatably coupled with a fixing ring engaged with the locking groove of the lower knob in accordance with rotation.

In addition, when the user lifts the foot with the lower knob and the upper knob held, the user can use the belt type, the velcro type, or the clip type to wrap the user's calf and shin portion so that the leg is not separated, And a release preventing member fixedly coupled to each of the sliding frames.

The present invention relates to an auxiliary device for attaching and detaching a shoeled shoe according to the present invention, in which a user who is small and lightweight and has a leg side hemiplegic condition through a fixed frame and a sliding frame easily lifts a foot requiring footwear without the help of a caregiver, So that it is easy to carry, prevent the user from falling, and relieve the burden on the caregiver.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views showing a foot-side hemiplegic patient lifting his / her foot above the knee of the opposite leg for wearing shoes,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a bracket for attaching and detaching a shoe type shoe according to the present invention,
Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the fixed frame and the sliding frame are disassembled in the embodiment of Fig. 3,
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a front view of a fixed frame and a sliding frame based on the embodiment of FIG. 3,
FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state where a user places a foot on the fixed frame and the sliding frame of the embodiment of FIG. 5,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the sliding frame of the embodiment of FIG. 3 moves rearward and downward,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state before and after movement of a sliding frame in the embodiment of FIG. 7,
Fig. 9 is a main part perspective view showing an enlarged view of a sliding holed portion of the fixed frame in the embodiment of Fig. 3,
FIG. 10 is a main part perspective view showing a state in which the connecting pin member of the embodiment of FIG. 9 is slidingly moved in the sliding holing hole together with the sliding frame,
Fig. 11 is a main part perspective view showing an enlarged view of a coupling hole portion of the sliding frame in the embodiment of Fig. 4,
Fig. 12 is a side sectional view showing the side surface of the sliding elongated hole and the fitting hole portion on the basis of the embodiment of Figs. 9 and 11,
FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the lower part of the embodiment of FIG. 4 and another embodiment of the upper part of the upper part of FIG. 4,
14 is a main part perspective view showing a state in which a moving state of the upper knob is fixed through a latching groove and a fixing ring in the embodiment of FIG. 13,
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state where the release preventing member is coupled to the fixed frame of the embodiment of FIG. 4,
FIGS. 16 and 17 are perspective views respectively showing a sliding frame slanting downward in a state where a user places feet on a fixed frame and a sliding frame based on the embodiment of FIG. 4. FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an auxiliary device for attaching and detaching a shoelike shoe according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 to 17, the grip type shoe detachable type orthosis according to the present invention includes a fixed frame 100, a sliding frame 200, a connecting pin member 300, and an elastic body 400 , And a release preventing member (500).

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the fixed frame 100 includes a lower handle 110 extending rearward and a heel spatula 120 surrounding the user's heel at a lower portion thereof. Between the handle 110 and the shoe spatula 120, a sliding elongated hole 130, which slopes downwardly downward, is formed on the side surface while contacting the front side of the user's calf. The reason why the lower handle 110 is provided is that a pair of the lower handle 110 and the upper handle 210 of the sliding frame 200, which will be described below, are provided so that the user can grip the same. So that the foot of the other leg can be raised easily on the knee of the opposite leg. At this time, the lower knob 110 may be formed of a flexible material such as rubber or silicone to improve the gripping feeling, or a plurality of grooves on which the fingers are seated may be rounded. The reason for including the heel spatula 120 is that when the user's foot is lifted above the knee of the opposite leg, the footrest 220 of the sliding frame 200, which surrounds the side and the floor of the user's foot, So that the feet are not separated from the fixed frame 100 and the sliding frame 200 while covering the heel portion of the sliding frame 200. In addition, since it is a spatula shape, it can be inserted into the heel of the user when the shoe is attached and detached, so that it is possible to assist the shoe of the shoe easily. The reason for forming the sliding elongated hole 130 is that the sliding frame 200 is slidably coupled to the sliding frame 200. The reason for forming the sliding elongated hole 130 is that the sliding frame 200 slides rearward The footrest 220 provided on the sliding frame 200 moves downwardly to press the side of the user's foot. A detailed description related to this will be described in detail in the sliding frame 200.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the sliding frame 200 includes a lower handle 110 and an upper handle (not shown) spaced apart from the lower handle 110 by a predetermined height so as to be grasped by the user, And a footrest 220 that supports the side of the user's feet and a portion of the floor is provided at a lower portion of the upper leg 210 and the footrest 220. The front portion of the upper leg 210 and the footrest 220 abuts against the user's calf And a coupling hole (230) communicating with a part of the sliding long hole (130) is formed through the side surface. The foot pedestal 220 includes a side pressing pad 221 that presses the side of the foot as the upper handle 210 approaches the lower handle 110 while covering a part of the side of the user's foot, And a bottom support 222 extending below the base 221 to support a part of the user's soles. The floor support 222 is formed with a side support protrusion 223 protruding to support a part of the side of the user's foot in a direction opposite to the side presser 221 so as to prevent the user's foot from falling outward. 6, the side presser 221 presses the side of the small toe side rear side, which is a state in which the lower handle 110 and the upper side (upper side) The side presser 221 is positioned below to support the vertical load of the foot when the knob 210 is grasped and raised above the knee of the opposite leg. The footrest 220 may be formed to have a flexible material such as rubber or silicon bonded to the contact surface of the foot with the user's foot or to be in close contact with the depressed foot arch (or footguard).

11 and 12, the guide frame 240 is inserted into the sliding hole 130 of the fixed frame 100 so as to guide the sliding movement while preventing the rotation of the sliding frame 200, And a hole 230 is formed to protrude from the through-hole. That is, the fixed frame 100 and the sliding frame 200 are coupled to each other by a connecting pin member 400 to be described later, and the guide protrusion 240 is formed so that the sliding frame 200 can slide only .

13 and 14 are perspective views showing another embodiment of the lower knob 110 and the upper knob 210. The lower knob 110 has a latching groove 111 formed in a downward direction And the upper knob 210 is rotatably coupled with the fixing hook 211 which is engaged with the hooking groove 111 of the lower knob 110 as the upper knob 210 rotates. This is for a user with a reduced grip of the hand, and the user can grasp the lower knob 110 and the upper knob 210 through the hooking groove 111 and the fixing hook 211, The lower handle 110 and the upper handle 210 can be kept close to each other.

The fixed frame 100 and the sliding frame 200 are made of a small or lightweight metal or reinforced plastic so that they can easily carry and support the vertical load of the user's feet, The left and right legs may be manufactured in various sizes in consideration of the body shape.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 9, 10 and 12, the connecting pin member 300 is formed by a user holding a foot requiring wearing shoes with the lower knob 110 and the upper knob 210 being grasped, The footrest 220 of the sliding frame 200 is moved downwardly sloping downward to press the side of the user's foot as the upper knob 210 approaches the lower knob 110, And is engaged with the coupling hole 130 and the coupling hole 230 and slides along with the sliding frame 200 in the sliding accommodation hole 130. The fixing frame 100 and the sliding frame 200 may be formed of a pair of bolts and nuts which can be fastened together to facilitate detachment from the fixed frame 100 and the sliding frame 200.

3, 4, 9, 10, and 12, the elastic body 400 is slidably mounted on the sliding elongated hole 130 so that the sliding frame 200 can slide and return with respect to the fixed frame 100 by elastic force. One end of which is fixed to the lower end of the sliding elongated hole 130 and the other end of which is fixed to the connecting pin member 400. For example, the elastic body 400 may be a coil spring, but not limited thereto, and may be an elastic body that can impart an elastic force to the movement of the connection pin member 400 like a torsion spring.

15, the auxiliary device for attaching and detaching a pliable shoe according to the present invention includes a fixing frame 100, a sliding frame 200, a connecting pin member 300, and an elastic body 400, 500).

The release preventing member 500 is a means for preventing the leg from being released when the user lifts the foot while grasping the lower knob 110 and the upper knob 210. For this purpose, And is fixedly coupled to each of the fixed frame 100 and the sliding frame 200 in any one of a belt type, a Velcro type, and a clip type.

7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the sliding frame 200 is moved downwardly in a downward direction. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state before and after the sliding frame 200 in the embodiment of FIG. 7, It can be seen that the sliding frame 200 moves downwardly sloping rearward with respect to the fixed frame 100 as the lower grip 110 and the upper grip 210 come close to each other.

16 and 17 are perspective views respectively showing a state in which the sliding frame 200 moves rearward and downward while the user's feet F are positioned on the fixed frame 100 and the sliding frame 200. [

Specifically, when a user having leg-related hemiplegia symptoms is put on his / her knees without the assistance of a caregiver through the auxiliary apparatus for attaching and detaching a shoe-type shoe according to the present invention, heel of the foot F, H are placed on the heel spatula 120 of the fixed frame 100 and the side and bottom of the foot are placed on the footrest 220 of the sliding frame 200. Then, the calf portion of the leg L is brought into close contact with the front of the fixed frame 100 and the sliding frame 200, and when the user grasps the lower knob 110 and the upper knob 210, Of the sliding frame 200 moves downward to the rear with respect to the fixed frame 100, the footrest 220 of the sliding frame 200 presses the side and the floor of the user's foot. In this state, you can easily raise your feet on the lap of the other leg. When the shoe is worn, the hands are released from the lower knob 110 and the upper knob 210 so that the footrest 220 of the sliding frame 200 is loosened from the user's feet, And the sliding frame 200 can be separated from the user's foot and shoes can be worn. Since the lower knob 110 and the upper knob 210 are located on the calf portion of the user's leg L, the waist is bent less than when the user holds the foot or the bottom of the pants directly by hand, It is possible to easily lift the knee over the knee while preventing fall accidents caused by the knee.

Therefore, a user who has small size and light weight and has a foot-related hemiplegic symptom through the fixed frame 100 and the sliding frame 200 can perform a foot requiring footwear without the caregiver's help, By assisting the legs to be easily raised on the knees, it is easy to carry, prevent the user from falling, and relieve the burden on the caregiver.

The embodiments of the present invention described above and shown in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art will be able to modify the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Accordingly, such improvements and modifications will fall within the scope of the present invention as long as they are obvious to those skilled in the art.

100: fixed frame 110: lower handle
120: Heel spatula 130: Sliding hole
200: Sliding frame
210: Upper handle 220: Footrest
230: coupling hole 240: guide jaw
300: connecting pin member
400: elastic body
500:
L: Legs (or legs)
H: Heel
F: foot

Claims

And a lower heel spatula surrounding the heel of the user is provided at a lower portion of the upper handle and a lower sprocket extending from the lower handle to the lower sprocket, A fixed frame having a slant sliding elongated hole formed therethrough,
An upper knob extending rearwardly from the lower knob so as to be grasped by the user so as to be able to grasp the lower knob together with the lower knob and a foot support for supporting the side of the user's foot and a part of the floor, A sliding frame having a front side thereof abutted against the user's calf and a side surface formed with a coupling hole communicating with a part of the sliding slot,
When the user holds the lower knob and the upper knob and lifts the foot requiring wear of the foot on the knee of the opposite leg, the foot of the sliding frame is inclined downwardly as the upper knob approaches the lower knob A connecting pin member fitted in the sliding elongated hole and the engaging hole to press the side of the user's foot and sliding with the sliding frame in the sliding elongated hole,
The sliding frame includes an elastic body fixed to the sliding elongated hole so as to be slidable and returnable with respect to the fixed frame by an elastic force and one end fixed to the lower end of the sliding elongated hole and the other end fixed to the connecting pin member A pair of pliers for attaching and detaching shoes.

The method according to claim 1,
The footrest of the sliding frame includes:
A side pressing portion for pressing a side portion of the foot as the upper knob approaches the lower knob while covering a part of a side portion of the user's foot,
And a bottom support extending downward from the side pressing portion to support a part of the user's sole.

3. The method of claim 2,
The floor support includes:
And a side support protruding portion for supporting a part of a side portion of the user's foot in a direction opposite to the side pressing portion is protruded so as to prevent the user's foot from falling outward.

The method according to claim 1,
The sliding frame includes:
Wherein a guide jaw to be fitted in the sliding hole of the fixed frame is formed to protrude from a side surface of the fixing hole through which the coupling hole is inserted so as to guide the sliding movement while preventing rotation.

The method according to claim 1,
The lower knob
A latching groove is formed in a downward direction so as to be depressed in a vertical direction,
Wherein the upper handle comprises:
And a fixing ring engaged with the engaging groove of the lower knob in accordance with rotation is rotatably coupled.

The method according to claim 1,
A belt type, a Velcro type, or a clip type which wraps around the user's calf and shin portion so that the leg is not separated when the user lifts the foot while holding the lower knob and the upper knob, Further comprising a release preventing member fixedly coupled to each of the frames.