KR20160104974A - A Useful Toy for The Preventing and Treatment of Dementia - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toy useful in preventing and treating dementia. More specifically, a playing effect can be exhibited in the same way as drawing a picture by using a simple tool, so training for improving mental functions such as recognition, thinking, and circumstantial judgement of an old person or a patient suffering from dementia can be performed. Also, preliminary preparation for playing and cleaning-up after playing can be easily performed. To this end, the toy comprises: an upper case having multiple projections arranged at regular intervals on the upper surface thereof, in which each of the projections has a concave part formed in the central part thereof; a plurality of strings having at least one color, inserted between concave parts of the projections formed on the upper case, and capable of constituting an optional shape; and a lower case inserted in the upper case, and capable of accommodating playing tools including the strings.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toys useful for prevention and treatment of dementia,

The present invention relates to toys useful for the prevention and treatment of dementia. More specifically, it can be used to improve the mental functions such as cognitive function, thinking ability, and situation judgment ability of elderly elderly people and patients suffering from dementia by making it possible to display play effects such as drawing a picture with a simple tool The present invention relates to a toy which is useful for preventing and treating dementia which is easy to prepare for play and to arrange after play.

Dementia is a condition in which people with normal cognitive functioning have a continuous and general decline in cognitive function compared to the past due to various disorders of cognitive function such as memory due to brain damage caused by various causes and can not maintain the previous level of daily life do.

Dementia refers to complex symptoms in which the mature brain is damaged or destroyed by extrinsic factors such as acquired trauma or illness, and overall cognitive functions such as intelligence, learning, language, and mental function are inferior.

Meanwhile, dementia art therapy is a therapy that helps to express the line, color and form according to the ability of the person by giving opportunity to revive the present or past memories in a state where the cognitive function is decreased due to dementia. It is a sense of accomplishment, comfort and emotional stability And to improve intellectual activity and cognitive performance.

This art therapy for dementia is an anxiety and restlessness characteristic of the elderly suffering from dementia. In the case of art therapy, it makes effort to share and memorize the subject, A change in mental function can be expected.

However, in order for the elderly to draw pictures by using tools such as drawing paper, crayons or paints to draw pictures, there are many troubles in preparing the tools after drawing the pictures as well as preparation for preparation of various tools, There are hygienic problems such as crayons and paints on the body or clothes during painting.

Meanwhile, in order to improve the cognitive ability of the elderly, there is provided a system which can be used for dementia prevention and cognitive training through an application linked to a computer and a smart device. However, It is somewhat difficult for people with geriatric diseases such as patients to use these electronic devices.

Prior Art Document: KR Patent Registration No. 10-1487727 (issued on February 29, 2015)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a game device capable of displaying a play effect such as drawing a picture by using a simple tool, And to provide a toy that is useful for prevention and treatment of dementia which is easy to prepare for play and rearrangement after play.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a toy for preventing and treating dementia, comprising: an upper case having a plurality of protrusions formed at a central portion thereof with a concave portion formed on the upper surface thereof with a uniform gap therebetween; A plurality of straps having at least one or more colors to be inserted between the concave portions of the projections formed in the upper case to form an arbitrary shape; And a lower case inserted into the upper case and capable of receiving a play item including a string.

According to the present invention, training is performed to improve mental functions such as cognitive function, thinking ability, and situation judgment ability of elderly elderly people and patients suffering from dementia by making it possible to display a play effect such as drawing a picture using a simple tool Therefore, it has a useful effect for prevention and treatment of dementia, and it is easy to pre-prepare for play and to organize after play.

1 is a perspective view of an upper case and a lower case of a toy useful in the prevention and treatment of dementia according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a cross-sectional view of a toy useful in the prevention and treatment of dementia,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating that a string is formed in a toy that is useful in the prevention and treatment of dementia according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing that a string forms a uniform shape in a toy useful in the prevention and treatment of dementia according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. In addition, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but it is needless to say that the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto and can be variously modified by those skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an upper case and a lower case of a toy useful in the prevention and treatment of dementia according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a toy useful for prevention and treatment of dementia, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a toy in a toy useful in the prevention and treatment of dementia according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. And FIG.

1 to 4, an upper case 10 having a plurality of protrusions 20 having a concave portion 21 at a central portion thereof is used to prevent or treat dementia according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A strap 40, and a lower case 30.

The toys useful for the prevention and treatment of dementia according to the present invention can be used not only for the elderly but also for those who are in a state of decreased cognitive function due to dementia, by reproducing the current or past memories and expressing the line, This is a toy that has the same effect as playing a drawing with a simple tool like dementia art therapy, which helps to achieve the sense of accomplishment, comfort, and emotional stability in the process of play. It is a toy whose purpose is to improve the ability.

In addition, when the toys of the present invention are used, a teacher including a family member and a plurality of elderly persons play together to understand each other through mutual communication and announcement. As a result, friendship and cooperative expression You can expect an improvement.

Hereinafter, the constituent elements constituting the toy useful in the prevention and treatment of dementia according to the present invention will be described in detail.

1 and 4, the upper case 10 is a hexahedron having a quadrangular plane in the embodiment of the present invention. However, if the upper case 10 has an area having a plurality of protrusions at regular intervals in a plane, Since the plane can be formed in a circular or polygonal shape, the shape of the upper case is practically not limited.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, on the upper surface of the upper case 10, a plurality of protrusions 20 having concave portions 21 having a constricted central portion are arranged and arranged with a uniform spacing.

It is preferable that the spacing between the projections 20 is such that the strap 40 having a constant thickness is smoothly fitted and spaced apart.

The plurality of projections 20 may be separately manufactured and attached to and fixed to the upper case 10, or may be integrally formed with the upper case 10.

It is preferable that the concave portion 21 constricted at the central portion of the projection 20 is treated smoothly so that the cord can be smoothly inserted and drawn out.

3 and 4, the string 40 is sandwiched between the concave portions 21 of the projections 20 formed in the upper case 10 and includes a rectangular shape, a circular shape, a heart, a human face shape, It forms a variety of shapes and plays the same role as painting with art tools such as crayons.

It is preferable that the strap 40 has a thickness sufficient to give a grip feeling when the elderly people do not slip or tangle easily in the hands of the elderly people using the strap 40.

In addition, although one string 40 may be inserted between the protrusions 20 to form a simple shape, a plurality of strings 40 may be used to form a slightly more complicated shape, A shape having a color may be formed using the strap 40. Fig.

When a theme of a certain shape is presented in a picture play using the string 40 and the protrusion 20, the elderly can use the cognitive function for specific expression, (40) of various colors to form the shape of a specific subject, thereby giving attention and attention to color and shape through recollection and observation, and thus, the concept of visual perception ability and space-time concept It will be able to bring about an effect that can be gradually improved.

In addition, the effect of the fine muscle movement can be expected in the process of holding the string 40 and casting it and sandwiching it between the protrusions 20 formed in the upper case 10 to form a specific shape.

1 and 2, the lower case 30 is inserted into the upper case 10 and can provide a space for accommodating a play item including the string 40. [

Therefore, the user can simply take the toy with the upper case 10 and the lower case 30 together and take out the string 40 contained in the lower case 30 to prepare for the picture play. And after the play is finished, the play goods such as the strap 40 can be housed in the lower case 30 again, so that the elderly people can easily utilize it in daily life.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate and not to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and the accompanying drawings . The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

10 - upper case 20 - projection
21 - recess 30 - lower case
40 - String

Claims (1)

An upper case having a plurality of projections formed with constricted concave portions at a central portion thereof arranged at uniform intervals on an upper surface thereof;
A plurality of straps having at least one or more colors to be inserted between the concave portions of the projections formed in the upper case to form an arbitrary shape; And
A lower case inserted into the upper case and capable of receiving a play item including a string
Toys useful for the prevention and treatment of dementia.

Images