KR200425581Y1 - A portable walker - Google Patents

Abstract

       The present invention relates to a portable walking aid, and it is an object of the elderly to easily carry the walking aid and to provide a comfortable walking aid.

       The portable walking aid is composed of one mainframe which acts as a main body, two auxiliary frames serving as a support of the mainframe, and wheels installed at the bottom end of each frame. It is spread out and is configured to be easily folded when carrying. Due to the simple structure and volume of the portable walking aid, the elderly can carry it like a cane when they pass through obstacle areas such as getting on and off vehicles such as buses or climbing stairs. It was.

Portable walking aids  

Description

    Portable walking aids {A PORTABLE WALKER}

    1 is a view showing an embodiment of a portable walking aid according to the present invention,

    2 is a front view of the portable walking aid shown in FIG. 1;

    3 is a side view of the portable walking aid shown in FIG. 1;

    4 is a side view showing a folded state of the portable walking aid shown in FIG. 1;

    FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion A of the portable walking aid shown in FIG. 4; FIG.

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      10: portable walking aids 11: main frame

      12: auxiliary frame 13: handle

      17: rear wheel 18: front wheel

      20: removable basket

The present invention relates to a walking aid for helping the elderly walking, and more particularly, to a portable walking aid for folding and carrying.

Recently, as our society enters an aging society, it is easy to see that the elderly who have uncomfortable back or legs in the market or on the street are experiencing a lot of walking difficulties. It is used as a phrase.

Conventionally applied walking aids include walking sticks and multifunctional walking aids.

Here, the cane is made of a stick shape refracted at a predetermined angle, and is mainly used by elderly people to hold and walk with their hands.

In the case of multi-functional walking aids, two main frames and two auxiliary frames that are refracted at a predetermined angle in a similar shape to a stroller are connected by various folding devices. It is used.

However, in this walking aid, the cane is portable but there are many difficulties, such as a lot of power when the old people move long distances.

Multifunctional walking aids have the advantage of providing comfort when moving, loading portable items, and providing a chair function when taking a break.However, due to its large volume and weight, obstacles such as when using public transportation such as a bus or climbing stairs It was a burden to pass

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a comfortable support mechanism for walking and walking, such as a walking stick, when the elderly move to obstacle areas such as tourism, public transportation, or stairs. It combines the advantages of multi-function walking aids to simplify the volume, weight, folding method, etc. to provide a walking aid that combines the comfort and portable convenience such as walking sticks and multi-function walking aids or strollers when the elderly walk.

The present invention provides a portable walking aid to achieve the object as described above,

The walking aid is a main frame formed in a 'T' shape that can be adjusted in height, and the main portion of the main frame coupled to the triangular pyramid form to support the main frame while opening at an angle with the main frame. Two auxiliary frames, respectively mounted on the bottom of the main frame and the auxiliary frame, and three wheels that are rotated forward and backward, removable and the main frame is characterized in that it includes a removable basket that is loaded with a certain portable goods.

At this time, the main frame and the sub-frame is hinged in the form of 'ㅅ' by a fixed hinge (Hinge) of a predetermined form,

The foldable frame is hinged below a certain distance from the fixed hinge to which the main frame and the sub-frame are combined so that the main frame and the sub-frame are maintained at a predetermined angle.

In this case, the folding frame is preferably a form that can be folded in a direction in which the auxiliary frame coupled to the main frame close to the main frame.

In addition, the main frame and the auxiliary frame is coupled to the wheel that is rotated forward and backward,

At this time, the front wheel is coupled to the bottom of the main frame is preferably a wheel of the left and right form, the rear wheel coupled to the auxiliary frame is preferably fixed to the left and right form.

And the top of the main frame is coupled to the main frame and the handle is attached to the 'T' shape perpendicular to the main frame,

Two 'L' shaped rings are attached to the middle portion of the main frame to couple the detachable basket, and the ring is hinged to the main frame and the auxiliary frame and the folding frame is the main frame. It is preferably attached to the front of each of the hinged parts.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the portable walking aid 10 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

As shown in the figure, the portable walking aid 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is the main frame 11 and main frame 11 and the main frame 11 and ' The handle 13 is coupled to the T 'shape is attached, the hinge portion of the main frame (11) by the hinge coupling device 30 of a certain shape is coupled to form a gap opened at a certain angle of the' ㅅ 'shape The auxiliary frames 12 and 12 'supporting the main frame 11 and the main frame 11 and the auxiliary frame 12 and 12' or the auxiliary frame 12 and the auxiliary frame 12 ' Three folding frames (40 or 40) that hold a certain angle in the shape of a child and hold it to act as a walking aid, or when the auxiliary frames (12, 12 ') are folded in the direction of the main frame (11). , 40 ', 41).

Here, the main frame 11 is a form in which two pipes of different diameters are combined, and a small diameter pipe is inserted into a large diameter pipe and fixed by a height adjusting stop screw 31, and a height adjusting stop screw. (31) by releasing or pushing up the small diameter pipe into the larger diameter pipe, the length of the main frame 11 is configured to be adjustable, and the two auxiliary frames 12, in the middle of the main frame 11, 12 ') is coupled in the form of' ㅅ 'to support the portable walking aids 10 so that the portable walking aids 10 do not fall from side to side and serve as a support mechanism, and the mainframe 11 And the fold frames 40, 40 'and 41 are main frames 11 and the auxiliary frames 12 and 12' so that the auxiliary frames 12 and 12 'are centered in the shape of the letter' S 'and maintain a constant angle. Or auxiliary frame 12 and another In the hinge coupling portion 30 of the auxiliary frame 12 'is hinged to each frame below a certain portion.

The folding frame (40, 40 ', 41) is composed of two rods (16, 16') of the same length and the pins that hinge the two rods (16, 16 '), one end of the main frame ( 11) the folding frame (40, 40 ') and the other end is coupled to the auxiliary frame 12 and the other end is coupled to the auxiliary frame (12, 12') and the other end is connected to another auxiliary frame 12 ' Consists of the folding frame 41 is coupled.

In detail, the folding frames 40 and 40 'have a first rod 16 having one end coupled to the main frame 11 and a second side hinged to the other end of the first rod 16. The rod 16 'and the auxiliary frame 12 are hingedly coupled to the other end of the second rod 16', or in this manner, one side of the rod 16 'and another auxiliary frame ( 12 ') in hinged form.

Therefore, when walking using the portable walking aid 10, the folding frames 40, 40 ', and 41 have a first rod 16 and a second rod 16' of about 180 as shown in FIG. About 60 degrees and the main frame 11 and the sub-frames 12 and 12 'are about 60, respectively, around the hinge coupling device 30 in which the main frame 11 and the sub-frames 12 and 12' are hinged. The main frame 11 and the auxiliary frame (12, 12 ') and the folding frame (40, 40', 41) form a triangular pyramid with the hinge coupling device (30) at the vertex. By supporting the portable walking aid (10) does not fall to serve as a walking aid.

In addition, the first rod 16 and the second rod of the folding frame (40, 40 ', 41) as shown in Figure 4 when lifting the upper portion of the main frame 11 or the handle 13 when lifting up (16 ') is rotated to be folded to a' V 'shaped acute angle of less than 20 ° by gravity and the main frame 11 and the auxiliary frame (12, 12') is a folding frame around the hinge coupling device (30) Folding is possible by the distance that each rod 16, 16 'of 40, 40', 41 is folded.

And a pair of front wheel 18 and a pair of rear wheels (17, 17 ') at the bottom end of the two auxiliary frames (12, 12') are coupled to the lower end of the main frame (11), respectively.

At this time, the front wheel 18 prevents the left and right tilting of the main frame 11 which is the central axis by forming a pair of two wheels. At this time, the front wheel 18 is preferably to allow the left and right rotation to change the direction. The elderly are able to smoothly move the portable walking aid 10 by the wheel 18, 17, 17 'of the present invention.

In addition, the portable walking aid (10) is configured to be coupled to the removable basket 50 for carrying the portable goods

Removable basket 50 is the front of the hinge coupling device 30, the main frame 11 and the folding frame (16, 16 ') that the main frame 11 and the auxiliary frame (12, 12') is hinged. Hooks 14, 15 bent in the form of an 'L' are attached to the front of the hinge coupling device 21 to be hinged, respectively, which is coupled to the hook 14, 15 by hanging the removable basket 50 It is preferably configured in the form.

At this time, the removable basket 50 is coupled to the ring if necessary, and can be used for loading the goods, and when not in use, it is preferable to remove the removable basket 50 and carry it with the market basket.

Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the portable walking aid 10 which is an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention portable walking aid 10 is provided with a front wheel 18 and a rear wheel 17 and 17 'at the lower end thereof, and a removable basket for carrying a portable article in the middle part thereof. 50) is provided and the main frame 11 is adjustable in length by using the height adjustment stop screw 31, and the upper end portion is attached to the handle 13 to walk with the help of the present invention portable walking aids (10) If desired, the user first puts down each wheel (17, 17 ', 18) of the portable walking aid 10 to the floor and the main frame 11 and the auxiliary frame (12, 12') in the shape of a triangular pyramid Unbalance, then the mainframe

(11) Adjust the height of the portable walking aid 10 by using the height adjustment stop screw 31 in the middle portion, and then rely on the handle 13 to walk in the desired direction.

In addition, if you need to ride on a stairway or a bus while walking, holding the handle 13 of the portable walking aid 10 or the upper part of the main frame 11 and lifting up the two auxiliary frames 12, 12 ' It is automatically folded in the direction of the main frame 11, by turning the height adjustment stop screw 31 attached to the middle of the main frame 11, the length of the main frame 11 can be reduced to carry as easy as possible. In addition, the detachable basket 50 may be removed and carried from the portable walking aid 10 when necessary, like a market basket.

Wherein the present invention portable walking aid 10 should be made as light as possible within the range to withstand the load is preferably made of aluminum or light metal materials.

As described above, the portable walking aid according to the present invention is very simple and light, but can be supported as a comfortable walking aid during the walking of the elderly, and due to the small volume and easy folding method, When passing through obstacles, there is an effect that you can easily move like a cane.

And in the case of the portable walking aid of the present invention can be used to adjust the height according to the height of the elderly can be adjusted, there is an effect that can minimize the length when carrying.

In addition, the basket can be attached and detached, so if you need to see the market or carry a portable item, you can attach the basket to a portable walking aid to load the item. By removing the volume and weight to minimize, there is an effect that can be easily loaded on the vehicle, or easily carried.

Claims (4)

As a portable walking aid One mainframe (11) with a handle attached to the top with a 'T' shape and adjustable height Auxiliary frames 12 and 12 'coupled to the middle portion of the main frame 11 with a' x 'shape with the main frame 11 as a central axis to support the main frame 11. The folding frame (40, 40 ', 41) is placed between the main frame 11 and the auxiliary frame (12, 12') and can be folded in a 'V' shape Wheels (18, 17, 17 ') mounted on the lower end of the main frame (11) and the auxiliary frame (12, 12') and reverse rotation Removable to the main frame (11), portable walking aids, characterized in that it comprises a removable basket 50, which is loaded with a predetermined portable article. According to claim 1, wherein the main frame 11 and the sub-frame (12, 12 ') is hinged by a hinge coupling device 30, the main frame 11 and the sub-frame (12, 12') ) Is spread out in a triangular pyramid shape with the hinge coupling device 30 as a vertex, and is fixed by the folding frame 40, the auxiliary frame (12, 12 ') in the direction that is closer to the main frame (11) if necessary Portable walking aids, characterized in that folded. The portable walking aid 10 according to claim 1, wherein the main frame 11 is connected to pipes having different diameters by a height adjusting stop screw 31 so that the length of the main frame 11 can be adjusted if necessary. Portable walk aids, characterized in that to adjust the height of). The portable basket of claim 1, wherein the removable basket 50 is detachable by hooking the hooks 14 and 15 attached to the front surface of the main frame 11 of the portable walking aid 10. Pedestrian Assistance Organization.

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