TWM483074U - Walking aid with cane function - Google Patents

Description

Walker with crutches

The present invention relates to a walking aid, and more particularly to a walking aid with a crutches function.

Walker, which mainly solves the safety problems of the elderly and people with reduced mobility, especially in the aging society. Many elderly people need to act by walking aids or crutches, and the demand will increase due to the increase of age; In the case of rehabilitation, it is necessary to use a stable walker during rehabilitation. However, when the body is better for a period of rehabilitation, it is necessary to replace the use of crutches to assist in walking.

Although there are many patents related to crutches and walkers, the components and methods of use are quite different from those of the present invention, as detailed below:

1. The new patent applied by Ye Ruilong in 2012, the patent name is “a composite auxiliary (row) device”, the announcement number is M440777. The creation is a composite auxiliary (row) device, the product comprises: a vertical frame, one side forms an open end; a foot is bent from a rod body to form a central protrusion, and the two end sides are outwardly folded outwardly. a body, and a central protrusion of the leg overlaps with the open end of the vertical frame and is coupled by the coupling member; and a large area of the folding foot is a frame provided with a folding portion, the frame body is overlapped on the other side of the open end of the vertical frame, And the combination of the joint member and the vertical frame; thereby, the support member and the large-area folding foot of the open end of the vertical frame form a stable support.

2. The new patent applied by the gold group in 2012, the patent name is "Crutch structure", the announcement number is M427936. The creation is a crutches structure, comprising a stick body, comprising at least one grip portion; a sensor disposed on the grip portion for sensing, comparing and determining the user's current cardiopulmonary data and its pre-entered alarm The difference between the control interval data; the stick body further includes a loading space or/and a plug-in carrying box for providing the user with the medicine. In this way, the creation has the characteristics and functions of providing immediate ambulance, storage and release medicine, remote medical information transmission and reception, and satellite positioning.

3. The new patent filed by Hong Wei in 2012. The patent name is “walking aid structure” and the announcement number is M422418. The creation is a walking aid structure, and the walking aid of the work uses a bolt as a fixed structure between the fixed buffer unit and the pole and the main pole, so as to greatly improve the firmness of the joint structure between the main pole, the pole and the buffer unit. Effectively prevent the walking aid from being loosened and condensed when the downward pressure of the user is too large, causing the user to suddenly lose support, causing a fall or the like.

4. The new patent applied by Pan Jinxing in 2012, the patent name is “Structural Improvement of Walker Device”, the announcement number is M432415. The creation is a kind of improved structure of the walker device, which means that the side frame, the front cross bar and the telescopic rod set of the walker device are made of aluminum material, and the longitudinal section of the cross bar body of the front cross bar is Straight to the shape of the runway, and the longitudinal section of the post that is locked between the front leg and the rear leg of the side frame is also a straight runway shape, and the two side ends of the post are straight and concave, to facilitate the sticking The lock is connected to the outer side of the front leg and the rear leg; accordingly, the structural strength of the walker device is increased and the weight is reduced, so as to increase the safety and convenience of use.

5. The new patent applied by Zou Huizhen in 2012, the patent name is “Folding Walker” and the announcement number is M427153. The utility model relates to a folding bicycle, which mainly comprises a main wheel frame, a folding seat, a folding wheel frame and a pair of support frames. The folding seat is connected to the main wheel frame on one side and connected on the other side. In the folding wheel frame, the creation can fold a folding wheel frame toward a main wheel frame, and the folding wheel frame is slightly higher than the ground after folding, so that the storage volume after folding is reduced, and the main wheel can be used. The wheel set of the stand alone stands on the ground, making the creation easier and easier when towing and storing.

In summary, the user's needs may change due to changes in time or physical condition. The above cases cannot change the use type of the walker according to the user's needs (the crutches type and the walker type). ), the user must purchase the walker and the cane separately to use, resulting in a huge financial burden and need to be improved.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a walking aid with a crutches function, which has the advantages of high convenience, light weight, saving aid cost and wide application.

Therefore, the novel walking device with a crutches function includes a body of two canes, and at least one connector for connecting the body of the cane; wherein the connector has a pole pivotally connected to the body of the cane, respectively, and a pivoting unit for connecting the two poles; therefore, when the user needs to convert the function of the cane into a function of the walking aid, only the body of the cane is separated, and the body of the cane is supported by the pole , will be able to easily form a walker function; of course, if you want to convert to a crutches function, you only need to bend these poles from the pivot unit, it will be light The two cane bodies can be easily placed on each other to form a crutches function, so the walker can be easily converted into a crutches function, a walker function and the like, thereby achieving high convenience, light weight, and saving aids. The effect of cost and use is wide.

3‧‧‧Travelers

31‧‧‧Crutch body

32‧‧‧Connector

33‧‧‧ Stabilizer

311‧‧‧Support frame

312‧‧ ‧ tripod

313‧‧‧ grip

321‧‧‧ pole

322‧‧‧ pivot unit

331‧‧‧Stabilizer

332‧‧‧Fixed unit

1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 4 are schematic views showing the operation of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The above and other technical contents, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a walker 3 having a cane function includes a second cane body 31, and at least one connector 32 connecting the cane body 31; wherein the connector 32 A pivoting rod 321 pivotally connected to the cane body 31 and a pivoting unit 322 for connecting the two poles 321 respectively, and in this embodiment, the two connectors 32 are provided as an example; Each of the cane bodies 31 has a support frame 311, two legs 312 respectively corresponding to one end of the support frame 311, and a grip 313 disposed at the other end of the support frame 311, and the handle The 313 can be formed into a semicircular shape in a timely manner. In addition, in the embodiment, in order to make the stand 312 more stable, it can be stabilized between the legs 312 of each of the cane bodies 31 at a proper time. The stabilizer 33 has a stabilizer bar 331 respectively disposed on the stand 312, and a fixing unit 332 for pivoting the stabilizer bar 331. The stabilizer 33 is provided in the following embodiment. As an example.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in use, if the walker 3 is to be converted into a use form of a cane, it only needs to press the pivoting unit 322 (ie, the junction of the two poles 321). The two rods 321 connected to the pivoting unit 322 are rotated in parallel so that the cane bodies 31 abut each other, and the stand 312 can be rotated on the support frame 311 by an angle, so that the four The tripod 312 forms a rectangular support state, which will enable the walker 3 to be formed into a crutches type, and when the grip 313 is in a semicircular configuration, when the cane body 31 abuts each other, the The two grips 313 can form a circular shape so that the user can hold the hand with one hand and more easily.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the user wants to change the walker 3 from the crutches type to the walker type, it only needs to separate the two cane bodies 31 and pull the pivot unit 322 upward. The two poles 321 are straightened, and the two cane bodies 31 are supported and fixed by the poles 321 , and the legs 312 are rotated on the support frame 311 by an angle to connect the two legs 312 respectively. The stabilizer bar 331 is in a straight line, so that a walker can be formed for use, so that the user can hold the grip 313 with both hands to support the use of the assist; therefore, through the connector 32 and The design of the cane body 31 enables the walker 3 to be easily switched to a mode of use such as a walker type or a cane type, thereby achieving high convenience, light weight, saving cost of accessories and wide use.

In summary, the present invention has the following effects, which are described in detail below:

1. High convenience: patients in the process of rehabilitation, when the body is poor The invention can be adjusted to be used in a walker type, and the invention can be adjusted to a crutches type when the body is better, therefore, it is not necessary to carry both the walking aid and the crutches at the same time, and only need to carry the invention. Very convenient.

2. The structure is simple and the price is low, that is, the crutches body 31 and the support frame 311, the support rods 321 and the stabilizer bar 331 can be in a hollow tube mode, so that the overall structure uses less material, so the cost is relatively low.

3. Saving the cost of accessories: Since the walker 3 of the present invention can be used as both a walker type and a crutches type, the hospitalized patients or the physically weak ones do not need to purchase the crutches and the habits at the same time. Two kinds of accessories, such as the row device, can save the cost of purchasing accessories.

4. In line with the design of human factors engineering: the support brackets on the left and right sides of the traditional walker are all U-shaped round rods that touch the ground, so the occupied floor space is larger, and there are 2 to the top of the U-shaped round rod. The connecting rod of 3, so as to limit the living space of the user's body and the hand, and the walker 3 of the present invention passes through the support frame 311 and the stand 312 pivotally mounted on the support frame 311 for use. After the stand 312 can be rotated, a wide space on the left and right sides is promoted for the user to use.

In summary, the novel walker with walking stick function, through the connector and the design of the cane body, can easily separate the two cane bodies to form a walker function, or After the cane body is placed against each other, the walker will be easily formed into a crutches function, so as to achieve high convenience, light weight, saving the cost of the accessory and the use of the utility.

However, the above description is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the novel application and the contents of the new specification are still within the scope of the present patent.

3‧‧‧Travelers

31‧‧‧Crutch body

32‧‧‧Connector

33‧‧‧ Stabilizer

311‧‧‧Support frame

312‧‧ ‧ tripod

313‧‧‧ grip

321‧‧‧ pole

322‧‧‧ pivot unit

331‧‧‧Stabilizer

332‧‧‧Fixed unit

Claims (3)

A walker with a crutches function, comprising a body of two canes, and at least one connector for connecting the body of the cane; wherein each of the cane bodies has a support frame, and two correspondingly disposed on the support frame a tripod at one end and a grip disposed at the other end of the support frame; further, the connector has a strut pivotally connected to the wand body, and a pivoting unit connecting the two poles. The walking device with a crutches function according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein a stabilizer is further disposed between the legs of each of the cane bodies, and the stabilizer has a stabilizer bar respectively disposed on the tripod. And a fixing unit for pivoting the stabilizer bar. A walker having a crutches function according to the first or second aspect of the patent application, wherein the grip is in a semicircular shape.