KR20160141006A

KR20160141006A - Stick for mountain climbing

Info

Publication number: KR20160141006A
Application number: KR1020150045136A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최진홍
Original assignee: 최진홍
Priority date: 2015-03-31
Filing date: 2015-03-31
Publication date: 2016-12-08

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mountain climbing stick that has a length adjustment device. With the present invention, the length of the mountain climbing stick can be easily changed through a simple operation and no fastening or unwinding operation is required that uses a tool or a users grip, a rapid response can be ensured in various environments of use such as uphill and downhill, and thus usability and convenience can be improved. The stick length adjustment device includes: a device main body; an operation unit disposed inside the device main body and fixedly connected to one of sticks to serve a length adjustment function; and a guide unit disposed between the device main body and the operation unit and providing a path such that the device main body can be moved.

Description

{STICK FOR MOUNTAIN CLIMBING}

The present invention relates to a mountaineering stick. Specifically, the climbing stick according to the present invention can easily and reliably adjust the length of the climbing stick by a simple operation without needing to tighten or loosen the climbing stick by using the user's grip, So that the effect of usability and convenience can be obtained.

In general, mountain climbing refers to the act of finding a joy in the mind and body by climbing the mountain. Nowadays, it is used for leisure and sports, or it challenges the unknown world and climbs dangerous mountains.

It is necessary to maintain the body balance during mountain climbing which does not support the body load when climbing or lowering the mountain, or has no uniform terrain. Recently, mountain climbing sticks have become an indispensable item for mountaineers and their demand is increasing , And a variety of mountain climbing sticks are being released.

These climbing sticks can save a lot of user's physical energy and speed up walking speed by sharing walking work which depends only on two legs rather than just a cane.

In other words, it is a first-class helper of safe hiking that keeps the user's balance in uneven terrain of the mountain trail and relieves the shock of Hassan's knee.

At this time, the length of the mountain climbing stick should be 90 ° when the dog is standing and the angle of the elbow joint is 5 ° ~ 10㎝ when it comes down the slope or hill. To be used.

Therefore, various inventions have been used to adjust the length of the stick as described above.

For example, the patent application No. 1220229 for mountain climbing will be described with reference to Fig.

The configuration includes a guide portion 1 provided at the lowermost portion as a rubber pad so as to make face contact with the hearth when the stick is tired and to absorb impact force and a lower pole 2c A length adjusting means 2 which is inserted into or pulled out from the upper pole 2a and is adjusted and fixed as a nut 2b after the adjustment is completed and a fixing means 2 fixed to one side of the upper pole 2a A horn 3 operated in accordance with the connection of the pushing portion 3a protruded outward from the handle 5 and protruding outwardly of a fixed portion and the horn 3 surrounded by the upper and lower poles 2a and 2c, (4).

However, when the nut is fastened, the poles are not tightened tightly or they are loosened during use, so that the adjustment can not be maintained and the load of the body can not be supported. Also, when tightening or loosening the nut to adjust the length of the stick, There is a problem in that it can not be easily operated even in the case of a strong man as well as a woman or an elderly person in need.

In addition, there is a problem that the adjustment of the length is inconvenient and the operation takes a long time, resulting in poor usability and convenience.

In order to solve such a problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2013-0104730 filed by the applicant of the present invention discloses a technique of forming a stick in a multi-tier and then folding the sticks by connecting them with an elastic string, It is possible to adjust the length of the climbing stick by providing a means for adjusting the position of the climbing stick by using a push button. However, when the climbing stick is deeply inserted into a rock- There is a drawback that the stick can be easily disassembled. Therefore, there was a problem that there could be a risk of accident.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0137539 filed by the applicant of the present invention proposes a climbing stick in which sticks are formed in multiple stages and then the length of the sticks can be adjusted by a telescopic method. However, there is a disadvantage in that the means for adjusting the length by the telescopic method is operated by carelessness during use, and the length of the climbing stick suddenly becomes short. Accordingly, if such a phenomenon occurs during the descent, the user may fall forward and lead to an accident.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can easily adjust the length of the mountain climbing stick by a simple operation without using a tool or a user's gripping force so that the climbing stick can be quickly adjusted in various use environments such as uphill and downhill, And convenience.

Accordingly, the above object of the present invention can be achieved by the present invention described below.

In order to accomplish the object of the present invention, the climbing stick according to the present invention comprises ground contacting means capable of folding and separating, a first body stage, a second body stage connected to each other and movable with respect to each other, And a knob edge, and are connected to each other by means of the ground contact means, the first body stage and the connecting means (70) freely installed in the interior of the second body stage, and on the one surface of the second body stage, And a length adjusting means is provided between the third body stage and the gripping end so as to be movable relative to the third body stage.

In the climbing stick according to the present invention, the fixing means is composed of a spring built-in portion having a spring incorporated therein and a ball located above the spring and resiliently supported by a spring.

In the climbing stick according to the present invention, the ground contact means, the first body stage and the second body stage are connected, and then the third body stage is moved upward with respect to the second body stage, And a maximum elongation length of the connecting means when the connecting means is fixed by means.

In the stick for climbing according to the present invention, the length adjusting device is provided between the third body stage and the handle end, and the diameter of the third body stage is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the handle end so that the third body stage is inserted And one end of the length adjusting device is fixed to the end of the handle and the other end of the length adjusting device is installed to be movable with respect to the third body end.

In the stick for mountain climbing according to the present invention, the length adjusting device includes an apparatus main body, an operating portion provided inside the apparatus main body and fixedly connected to the handle end to perform a length adjusting function, And a guiding portion provided on the main body to provide a path through which the apparatus main body can move.

In the climbing stick according to the present invention, a plurality of fixing grooves for fixing the actuating part are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the third body part, a movable piece having a protrusion inserted into the fixing groove at one end thereof is formed in the actuating part, And a fixing portion for controlling the movement of the movable piece is formed on the inside of the body, and the guide portion is configured to be press-fitted on the operation portion in the apparatus main body and the actuating portion.

In the climbing stick according to the present invention, elastic means are provided between one end of the fixed portion of the apparatus main body and one end of the guide portion. Normally, the fixed portion of the apparatus main body is located above the protruding portion of the movable piece. When the apparatus main body is manually held and moved, the fixing portion is located at a position away from the protruding portion so that the third body stage can be moved inward or outward of the handle. When the hand is released from the apparatus main body, Is moved by the elastic force of the means so that the fixing portion is located on the projection again.

In the climbing stick according to the present invention, a first guide groove extending in the transverse direction and a second guide groove extending vertically at one end of the first guide groove are formed on the surface of the operation part facing the third body end, And a stationary piece coupled to the guide grooves and moving along the guide grooves is formed inside the apparatus main body.

In the stick for climbing according to the present invention, when the stationary piece is located in the second guide groove, the apparatus main body can move with respect to the operating portion, and the apparatus main body is rotated in the first guide groove direction, And the apparatus main body can not move with respect to the operating portion when it is placed in the groove.

The climbing stick according to the present invention can easily adjust the length of the climbing stick by a simple operation without having to perform a tightening or unclamping operation by using a tool or a user's gripping force so that the climbing stick can respond quickly in various use environments such as uphill and downhill , The usability and convenience can be obtained.

1 is a view showing a conventional climbing stick.
2 is a view schematically showing a state in which the climbing stick according to the present invention is folded.
3 is a schematic partial exploded view of a climbing stick according to the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the length adjusting means of the climbing stick according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a detailed configuration of a device body and an operation unit among the length adjusting means of the climbing stick according to the present invention.
6 and 7 are views schematically showing the operation of the length adjusting means of the climbing stick according to the present invention.
8 is a view schematically showing an example of use of the climbing stick according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same elements regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a view schematically showing a stick for mountain climbing according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus includes a ground contact terminal 10, a first body stage 20, a second body stage 30, a third body stage 40, and a handle 50. The second body end 30 and the third body end 40 and the handle end 50 are moved relative to each other while the ground contact end 10 and the first body end 20 are separated from each other. So that it can not be separated. The handle 50 is provided with a length adjusting means 100 for controlling the movement of the handle 50 relative to the third body 40.

On the upper side of the pull tab 50, a grip portion 60 to be held by a user is formed, and the grip portion is made of a material capable of preventing slippage. A spike portion 11, which serves to support a user for climbing by providing a large contact with the ground when the user uses the climbing stick, is provided at a lower portion (lower portion in the drawing) of the ground contact terminal 10, .

FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing an inner configuration of the climbing stick according to the present invention. In order to explain the configuration, the third body stage 40 moves upward with respect to the second body stage 30, And shows a state in which the handle 50 is moved with respect to the stage 40. As shown in Fig. In particular, in the state of FIG. 3, it should be noted that the climbing stick according to the present invention is completely fastened for use, but the climbing stick is separated for the explanation of the configuration.

As shown in FIG. 3, the climbing stick according to the present invention includes a ground contacting terminal 10 and a first body stage 20 which are separated from each other and are integrally formed and movable up and down relative to each other A second body section 30, a third body section 40, and a handle section 50. The ground contacting end 10, the first body 20 and the third body 30 are connected by the connecting means 70 so that they are not completely separated from each other when folded.

A grip portion 60 is formed at one end of the pull tab 50 to improve the wearing comfort of the user and a length adjusting means 100 for adjusting the length of the stick for climbing is provided at the lower end of the pull tab 50 Respectively.

At one end of the ground contact terminal 10, there is provided a spike portion 11 for providing support to the user through firm contact with the ground when the user uses the climbing stick according to the present invention, A first hollow 12 for coupling with the first body stage 20 is formed and a wall portion inside the hollow 12 of the ground contacting end 10 is provided with a connecting end for connecting the connecting means 70 13) are installed.

The first body stage 20 is formed by a second hollow 22 and is provided at one end, that is, at an end thereof facing the ground contact end 10, at a first end thereof inserted into the hollow 12 of the ground contact end 10, A connector 21 is provided. A through hole is formed at the center of the first connector 21 so that the connecting means 70 can move freely.

A second connection port 31 for coupling to the first body end 2 is formed at one end of the second body end 30. The connection unit 70 is connected to the upper end of the third body end 40, Respectively.

A fixing means for fixing the third body stage 40 on the second body stage 30 when the third body stage 40 is moved upward is provided on the second body stage 30 80 are installed.

The fixing means 80 includes a spring built-in portion 81 having a spring 82 embedded therein and a movable ball B elastically supported by a spring on the spring 82, . When the second body stage 30 is located inside the third body stage 40, the movable body B is positioned below the third body stage 40. However, when the second body stage 30 is located inside the third body stage 40, When the movable ball B moves away from the inside of the second body stage 30, the elastic force of the spring 82 received in the spring built-in portion 81 The movable ball B protrudes and comes into contact with the end of the third body 40. [ Therefore, the third body stage 40 is not moved downward by the movable ball B.

On the outer surface of the third body 40, a plurality of fixing grooves 41 for fixing the position of the length adjusting means 100 are formed. The length adjusting means 100 is disposed in each of these fixing grooves, so that the length of the climbing stick according to the present invention is changed.

The construction and operation of the length adjusting means 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7 show only a part of the stick around the length adjusting means for convenience of explanation. That is, for the sake of convenience of explanation, the entire stick is not shown, and only a part of the exemplary sticks 40, 50 in which the length adjusting device 100 is installed is shown.

As shown in FIG. 4, the length adjusting device 100 is installed between the third body stage and the grip stages 40, 50. The length adjuster 100 includes a main body 110; An operation part 120 provided inside the apparatus main body and fixedly connected to one of the sticks to perform a length adjusting function, and a path provided between the apparatus main body and the operating piece, And a guide part 130 for providing the guide part.

In addition, a fixing groove 41 for fixing the actuating part 120 is formed on the third body stage 40 where the actuating part 120 is not fixedly installed. The actuating part 120 is formed with a movable piece 121 having a protrusion 121'1 inserted into the fixing groove 41 at one end thereof. Only the other end of the movable piece 121 is formed integrally with the operation portion, and the remaining portion is configured to be separated from the operation portion. The actuating part is made of a material having an elastic force such as plastic, and the moving piece is also made of the same material, so that it has an elastic force. Although only one movable piece is shown in this figure, two movable pieces may be installed at opposite positions or may be installed more than necessary.

A fixing portion 111 for controlling the movement of the movable piece 121 is formed inside the apparatus main body 110 (see FIG. 4). The fixing portion 111 is formed as a protruding portion protruding from the inside of the apparatus main body to the inside of the apparatus main body, and also has a cylindrical shape along the entire inner surface of the apparatus main body.

The guide portion 130 is configured to be press-fitted on the operation portion between the apparatus main body 110 and the operation portion 120, and is configured to be slid with respect to the apparatus main body. Therefore, the guide unit 130 serves to guide the movement of the apparatus main body. A protruding flange portion for stopping the movement of the apparatus main body is formed at one end of the guide portion.

5 showing only the apparatus body 110 and the actuating part 120, the surface on one end surface of the actuating part 120, that is, the end surface facing the third body stage 40, A first guide groove 122 formed in a lateral direction and a second guide groove 122 extending vertically at one end of the first movement groove are formed in the main body 110, So that the fixing piece 111 moves along the guide grooves. Therefore, when the fixing piece 111 of the actuating part 120 is positioned in the second guide groove 122, the apparatus main body 110 can move up and down with respect to the actuating part 120, When the operating part is rotated in the direction of the first guide groove 122 and the fixing piece 111 is positioned in the first guide groove 122, the apparatus main body 110 moves up and down with respect to the operating part 120 And it becomes fixed. That is, the operation of the length adjusting device 100 is fixed.

Details and operation of the length adjuster 100 configured as described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.

6 and 7 are cross-sectional views taken along line A-A in Fig.

As shown in FIG. 6, the third body end 40 is configured to have a smaller diameter than the handle end 50, and the third body end 40 is telecopically housed in the handle end 50.

One end of the operating portion 120 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the handle end 50. [ Then, the apparatus main body 110 is slidably installed on the movable portion 120, and then, between the one end of the operation portion and one end of the apparatus main body 110, And is fixed on one end of the actuating part so as to be fixed with respect to the actuating part and to be moved with respect to the apparatus main body.

When a guide portion is provided between one end of the apparatus main body 110 and one end of the actuating portion, elastic means S such as a spring is provided between one end of the guide portion and one end of the fixing portion 111 formed on the inner surface of the apparatus main body 110 ) Is installed. The other end of the fixing portion 111 of the apparatus main body 110 is brought into contact with the stop portion formed on the outer surface of the other end of the movable portion 120.

6, the protrusion 121'1 formed at one end of the movable piece 121 of the actuating part 120 is inserted into the third body part 40, The apparatus main body 110 is inserted into the formed fixing groove 41 by the elastic force of a spring such as a spring provided between one end of the fixing portion inside the apparatus main body and one end of the guide portion, 10 and finally the other end of the fixing portion 111 inside the apparatus main body 110 comes into contact with the stop portion of the movable portion 120. As a result, At this time, the fixing portion 111 of the apparatus main body 110 is positioned on the movable piece 121 of the actuating portion 120, in particular, on the protruding portion 121'1 of the movable piece 121 so that the movable piece can not move outward do. Therefore, the projection 121 '1 of the movable piece 121 is firmly fixed to the fixing groove 41 of the third body 40. When the actuating part 120 is rotated in the direction of the first guide groove 122 and the fixing piece 111 is positioned in the first guide groove 122, And can not move up and down. Accordingly, the handle 50 is fixed to the third body 40.

In order to adjust the length of the stick in such a situation, the apparatus main body 110 is first rotated in the direction opposite to the first guide groove 122 as shown in FIG. 7, When the apparatus main body 110 is held by hand and moved to the protruding flange portion of the operating portion 120 (arrow A) after the main body 111 is positioned in the second guide groove 123, The position of the fixing part 111 of the operating part 120 is moved to a point outside the protruding part 121 'of the movable piece 121 of the operating part 120. [ At this time, when the third body stage 40 is moved to the inside of the pull tab 50 (arrow B), the movable piece of the movable part is made of an elastic material so that the movable piece 121 is bent outward (arrow C) The projecting portion 121'1 of the projecting portion 121'1 is displaced from the fixing groove 11 and the projecting portion 121'1 meets the other fixing groove 11'1 while the pole continues to move, Is inserted into the other fixing groove. When the apparatus main body 110 is placed at this time, the main body of the apparatus is moved to the position shown in Fig. 6 by the elastic force of the resilient means S such as an inner spring. At this time, if the actuating part 120 is rotated in the direction of the first guide groove 122 and the fixing piece 111 is positioned in the first guide groove 122, 120 without being moved up and down.

In this case, since the third body stage 40 is moved to the inside of the handle 50, the length of the stick is reduced. Thus, by adjusting the length adjusting device 100 in the same manner as described above, the length of the stick can be flexibly adjusted.

The use of the climbing stick according to the present invention will now be outlined as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the disassembled and folded rock climbing stick as shown in FIG. 2 is folded into the ground contacting end 10, the first body stage 20 and the second body stage 30 First, they join together. 8 (b), the third body stage 40 is moved upward with respect to the second body stage 30 so that the second body stage 40 is fixed by the fixing means 80 To be fixed. At this time, the connecting means 70 has a length capable of achieving the maximum extension. That is, the connecting means is composed of the elastic portion 71 and the inelastic portion 72, and the elastic portion 70 is elongated to have the maximum elongation length, that is, the length that can not be further elongated. Accordingly, the ground contact terminal 10, the first body stage 20, the second body stage 30, and the third body stage 40 are firmly fixed. Then, as shown in Fig. 8 (c), the length of the climbing stick is adjusted by using the length adjusting means. Then, disassembly of the mountain climbing stick can be easily performed by releasing the fixing means 40. [

As described above, the climbing stick according to the present invention can easily adjust the length of the climbing stick by simply operating up and down without needing to tighten or loosen the climbing using the user's grip, In particular, it is possible to completely prevent the mountaineering stick from being disassembled during use due to carelessness.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments described above and the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in different forms without departing from the concept or scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and is not to be construed as limited to the specific embodiments described herein.

Claims

A first body section 20 and a second body section 30 connected to each other and movable with respect to each other, a third body section 40, Wherein the ground contacting means 10 and the first and second body stages 20 and 30 are connected to each other by a connecting means 70 which is movably installed inside the ground contacting means 10, A fixing means 80 for preventing the movement of the third body stage is provided on one surface of the second body stage and a length adjusting means 80 for moving the third body stage between the third body stage and the gripping stage 100) is installed on the rear surface of the stick.

The fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing means (80) comprises a spring built-in portion (81) with a spring incorporated therein and a ball (B) positioned above the spring and resiliently supported by a spring (82) Mountain climbing stick.

[3] The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the ground contact means connects the first body stage to the second body stage, and then moves the third body stage upward relative to the second body stage, Wherein the connecting means has a maximum elongation length when the connecting means is fixed.
In the stick for climbing according to the present invention, when the stationary piece is located in the second guide groove, the apparatus main body can move with respect to the operating portion, and the apparatus main body is rotated in the first guide groove direction, And the apparatus main body can not move with respect to the operating portion when it is placed in the groove.

4. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the length adjusting device (100) is installed between a third body part and a handle part (40,50), the diameter of the third body part (40) And the third body end is inserted into the pull end and moves in a telescopic manner. One end of the length adjuster is fixed to the end of the pull, and the other end is connected to the third body Wherein the stick is provided so as to be movable with respect to the step.

The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the length adjusting device (100) comprises an apparatus main body (110), an operating part (120) installed inside the apparatus main body and fixedly connected to the handle end to perform a length adjusting function, And a guide part (130) installed between the apparatus main body and the operation part to provide a path through which the apparatus main body can move.

6. The method of claim 5,
A plurality of fixing grooves 41 for fixing the actuating part are formed on an outer circumferential surface of the third body 40. A protrusion 121'1 inserted into the fixing groove 41 is formed in the actuating part 120 A fixed part 111 for controlling the movement of the movable piece 121 is formed inside the apparatus main body 110 and the guide part 130 is fixed to the main body 110 of the apparatus main body 110. [ Is inserted into the actuating part (1) by press fitting between the actuating part (110) and the actuating part (120).

The method according to claim 6,
An elastic means S is provided between one end of the fixing portion 111 of the apparatus main body 110 and one end of the guide portion 130. Normally, When the apparatus main body 110 is held by hand to move the stick main body 110 in order to adjust the length of the stick 121, the fixing portion 111 is located at a position away from the protruding portion 121'1 of the movable piece 121, So that the third body section 40 can be moved inward or outward of the pull tab 50. When the user releases his / her hand from the apparatus body, the apparatus body moves due to the elastic force of the elastic means, (111) is positioned above the projection (121'1).

[8] The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: a first guide groove (121) extending in the transverse direction on the surface of the actuating part (120) facing the third body stage (40) 2 guiding grooves (122) are formed on the inside of the main body, and a fixing piece (111) is formed on the inside of the main body to move along the guiding grooves by engaging with the guiding grooves.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, when the stationary piece is located in the second guide groove, the apparatus main body can move with respect to the actuating part, and the apparatus main body is rotated in the first guide groove direction, The apparatus main body can not be moved with respect to the operating portion when it is positioned.