KR20170065231A

KR20170065231A - Wheeled cane

Info

Publication number: KR20170065231A
Application number: KR1020150171415A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 안종욱
Original assignee: 안종욱
Priority date: 2015-12-03
Filing date: 2015-12-03
Publication date: 2017-06-13

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cane, comprising: a can body having a shaft center extending in a vertical direction; A wheel rotatably provided at a lower portion of the can body and provided in a lower direction of the axis of the can body; And a floor support provided at a lower portion of the can body. Thus, according to the present invention, the elderly can drag the can by the wheel, so that the can is not burdened with carrying the can, It is possible to use a walking stick to use the walking stick to match the actual position of the cane.

Description

Wheeled Cane {Wheeled cane}

The present invention relates to a cane for the elderly.

Another object of the present invention is to conveniently use a wheel at the end of the wand for ease of use.

Along with the global aging trend, various devices and equipment for the elderly are being developed.

Among them, the stick is widely used by the elderly to hold one hand and to support one's weight.

The cane generally supports about 20 ~ 25% of body weight with a point of support, and this support helps the elderly to walk and stand up.

In this way, the cane plays a big role in assisting the walking, but it functions to reverse the walking aids because of the weight of the can itself.

When the elderly people are always walking with their canes, it changes the gait pattern by 3 point support including the cane instead of the common 2 - point support, which can cause secondary musculoskeletal problems.

Therefore, even with the elderly, it may not always be desirable to get help from a staff.

Also, in normal healthy elderly people, there is little need to rely on sticks for flat walking, and usually they rely on canes to climb stairs or climb slopes.

In spite of this reality, the cane itself has a load, so if you go out with a cane, it is very difficult in reality to carry your cane for a long time due to the load of the cane itself, .

Therefore, once you go out with a cane, you tend to walk habitually depending on the cane.

In addition, since the trend is known, there is a problem that the user is reluctant to use the cane.

Despite these settings, the existing walking sticks are mainly developed for the purpose of increasing walking stability.

However, such an increase in walking stability necessarily results in an increase in the self-weight of the cane due to an increase in the number of parts, which further exacerbates the above problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a walking assistance device, If you do not need to rely on a cane, you want to propose a cane that can be carried by the wheel without carrying a cane.

That is, according to the present invention, the elderly people can carry a stick by a wheel so that they do not feel burdened to carrying a stick, and if necessary, the stick can be used for a walking aid or the like in accordance with the purpose of the stick.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wand comprising: a wand body having a shaft center extending in a vertical direction; A wheel rotatably provided at a lower portion of the can body and provided in a lower direction of the axis of the can body; A ground supporter provided at a lower portion of the cane body and spaced apart from an axis center of the cane body at a position higher than the wheel; And a control unit.

Preferably, a handle portion is provided on the upper portion of the cane body, and the handle portion includes a grip portion extending in the horizontal direction.

Preferably, the grip portion extends radially from the shaft center of the can body, and the wheel is positioned in a direction opposite to a direction in which the grip portion is extended with respect to the shaft center of the can body.

As described above, according to the present invention, when it is necessary to rely on a cane, the cane performs the function of supporting the walking of the elderly by supporting the physical load of the elderly. In the case where the elderly need not rely on the cane, But will provide a stick that can be dragged by wheels.

In other words, according to the present invention, the elderly people can carry a stick by wheels so that they do not feel burdened to carry the stick, and if necessary, can use the stick for walking assistance or the like according to the purpose of the stick.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. 1 is a front view showing the state of the present invention.

1: handle 2: upper body
3: Lower body 4: Ground support
5: ground support 6: wheel

Claims

A can body having an axis center extending in a vertical direction; A wheel rotatably provided at a lower portion of the can body and provided in a lower direction of the axis of the can body; A ground support disposed at a position higher than the rotatable wheel and spaced apart from a shaft center of the can body; And a detachable wand.

The method according to claim 1,

Wherein a handle portion is provided on an upper portion of the cane body, and the handle portion includes a grip portion extending in a horizontal direction.

3. The method of claim 2,

Wherein the grip portion extends radially from the shaft center of the can body and the wheel is positioned in a direction opposite to a direction in which the grip portion is extended with respect to the shaft center of the can body.