TWM653684U - crutch - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention is a walking stick, which includes: a handpiece having a grip portion and a light-emitting unit; a rod body having a light-guiding portion, the light-guiding portion having a long transparent light-guiding body, the light-guiding portion being adjacent to the light-emitting unit, and a refractive layer being arranged around the outer circumference thereof, through the guiding effect of the light-guiding portion, the light-emitting unit can guide light to the light-guiding portion, and the light can be refracted by the refractive layer to increase the irradiation length, thereby enabling the light-guiding portion to produce a light-guiding effect and increase walking safety.

Description

crutch

This work is about a kind of crutch, specifically a kind of crutch that can emit guiding light.

According to the conventional crutch, in order to assist walking, it is usually designed as a long structure, and the user can hold the crutch with one hand for auxiliary support and walking. The conventional crutch has a gripping portion and a supporting portion, and the user can hold the crutch at the gripping portion and stand on the ground or a hard object with the support of the supporting portion, so as to facilitate walking.

However, conventional crutches are usually made of metal, plastic, wood or other materials, and do not emit light, making it difficult for people to find them. When walking at night, others may not be able to identify them. In addition, people who use crutches for assistance usually walk slowly, which may easily cause accidents. Currently, in order to increase the recognition effect, lights are provided on crutches for recognition or illumination. However, the lights are only single point light sources, and the illumination and recognition effects are not strong. Moreover, the lights can only have a single function and are not widely used.

The main purpose of this invention is to provide a crutch that can generate light when the crutch is used to increase safety.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide a crutches which can be partially disassembled for use and has multiple uses.

This invention provides a walking stick, which includes: A hand piece, having a grip portion, and a light-emitting unit is disposed on one side of the grip portion; A rod body, having a light-guiding portion; the light-guiding portion has a light-guiding body, which is a long transparent strip, one end of which is connected to the hand piece and adjacent to the light-emitting unit, and a refractive layer is disposed on the outer circumference thereof.

The invention provides a crutch, wherein the hand piece and the rod body are composed of a crutch, and when in use, the light guiding part of the rod body guides the light and the refraction effect of the refraction layer, so that the light of the light-emitting unit can be presented over a large area, thereby increasing the visibility of the crutch and improving safety.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 4, which are a kind of crutch provided by the present invention, which includes:

A handpiece 10 has a grip portion 11, a sleeve groove 12 is provided on one side of the grip portion 11, a light unit 13 is provided in the sleeve groove 12, and a switch 14 is provided on the other side of the sleeve groove 12; the grip portion 11 can be held by a user, and has a concave-convex pattern to increase friction, an inner thread 121 is provided in the sleeve groove 12, the light unit 13 is provided at the bottom of the sleeve groove 12, and the light unit 13 is composed of a multi-color LED; the switch 14 is electrically connected to the light unit 13, and the switch 14 can control the opening or closing of the light unit 13, as well as the color, whether the light unit 13 flashes, and the intensity of the light, etc. The light unit 13 can be controlled by the switch 14 The settings include a continuous white light or a flashing white light for warning or illumination, or a flashing blue or red light for guidance and identification. The switch 14 can be used as a single switch or with two switches to control different operations, such as one to control the lighting action and one to control the lighting color. The handpiece 10 is also provided with a charging port 15, a battery 16, and a circuit unit 17 electrically connected to the switch 14 and the lighting unit 13, so that the user can drive the lighting unit 13 to emit light through the power of the battery 16, and the battery 16 can be charged through the charging port 15 or connected to a power source to directly drive the lighting unit 13 to emit light; the circuit unit 17 can control the lighting color and state of the lighting unit 13.

A rod 2 is composed of a light guide portion 20 and a support portion 30. In this embodiment, the light guide portion 20 and the support portion 30 are composed of two different structures. It can also be formed as two different parts in one body.

The light-guiding portion 20 has a light-guiding body 21 in the shape of a transparent long strip, which can be made of acrylic or other transparent light-guiding materials. A guide groove 211 is spirally recessed on the outer circumference of the light-guiding body 21; a refractive layer 22 is disposed in the guide groove 211, and the guide groove 211 is a spiral groove, so that the refractive layer 22 is spirally arranged on the outer circumference of the light-guiding body. In this embodiment, the refractive layer 22 is a white coating arranged along the guide groove 211, and other colors of coatings can also be selected. The front and rear ends of the light guide 20 are provided with a first assembly part 23 and a second assembly part 24. The first assembly part 23 is an external thread 231, and the external thread 231 is relatively threadedly arranged in the internal thread 121 in the sleeve groove 12; the second assembly part 24 is also provided with an external thread 241 and a set of connecting rods 242; in practice, the outer circumference of the light guide 21 can also be recessed with a plurality of annular guide grooves 211, and the guide grooves 211 are arranged at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the light guide. The refractive layer 22 is coated in the guide grooves 211, so that the refractive layer 22 is in the form of a plurality of annular shapes, and is arranged at intervals on the outer side of the light guide. The refractive layer 22 does not completely cover the outer circumference of the light guide 21 , and the outer circumference of the light guide 21 not covered by the refractive layer is exposed.

A supporting part 30 is provided with a lock sleeve 31 at one end thereof. An internal thread 311 and a sleeve section 312 are screwed in the lock sleeve 31. The internal thread 311 of the lock sleeve 31 is screwed and connected to the external thread 241 of the second assembly part 24 to be fixed. The lock sleeve 31 is sleeved on one end of the supporting part 30 by the sleeve section 312. The structure of the supporting part 30 is not limited. The position of the lock sleeve 31 can be set as a plastic structure, and the supporting part 30 is made of metal material. When the light guide part 20 is assembled with the supporting part 30, the sleeve rod 242 of the second assembly part 24 will be inserted into the sleeve section 312 of the lock sleeve 31, and the external thread 241 is screwed and fixed with the internal thread 311.

Because the first connecting portion 23 and the second connecting portion 24 at both ends of the light guide portion 20 are detachably connected to the handpiece 10 and the supporting portion 30 respectively, the crutch can be disassembled and modified according to needs during use.

Please refer to FIG. 4 . When the user uses the switch 14 to turn on the light emitting unit 13, the light of the light emitting unit 13 will be incident on the light guide 21 of the light guide portion 20 and reflected. When the light hits the refractive layer 22 of the guide groove 211, light refraction will be formed. In this way, the entire light guide 21 will be filled with light and the light will pass through the light guide 21.

Please refer to Figure 5. When the user uses it as a crutch, the handpiece 10 and the supporting portion 30 are both screwed onto the light guide portion 20, so that the handpiece 10, the light guide portion 20 and the supporting portion 30 form a whole and constitute a crutch state. The user can hold the holding portion 11 of the handpiece 10 with his hand and use the supporting portion 30 to support the ground to assist walking. At the same time, when the light of the light-emitting unit 13 passes through the light guide portion 20, the light guide 21 will form a bright refraction and reflection effect, so that the entire light guide portion 20 emits light, which can produce a warning and guidance effect, allowing the user to increase his visibility through the light guide 21 and improve walking safety.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , when the hand piece 10 is separated from the light guide portion 20 , the user can only hold the holding portion 11 of the hand piece 10 and use the hand piece 10 as a flashlight through the light of the light emitting unit 13 .

In addition, please refer to FIG. 7 . When the supporting portion 30 is separated from the light-guiding portion 20, the user can hold the handpiece 10 and switch the light-emitting unit 13 to a red or flashing state through the switch 14. When the light of the light-emitting unit 13 passes through the light-guiding portion 20, the light penetrating through the light guide 21 can be used as a swaybar, and the user can hold the handpiece 10 to swing and conduct.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. The main structure is the same as that of the previous embodiment. The same symbols are used to represent the same parts, and no further description is given. Among them:

The light-guiding portion 20 of the rod 2 and the supporting portion 30 are integrally formed and made of the same material, and only the light-guiding portion 20 has a light-guiding structure. The light-guiding portion 20 can produce a light-guiding effect.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a third preferred embodiment provided by the present invention. Its main structure is the same as that of the first preferred embodiment. The same symbols are used to represent the same parts, and no further description is given. Among them:

The hand piece 10 is provided with an auxiliary rod 18 vertically and horizontally at the top of the grip portion 11, so that the user can hold the hand piece 10 at different positions under different usage conditions, and can hold the auxiliary rod 18 or the grip portion 11 according to the needs.

10: Handpiece 11: Grip 12: Sleeve groove 121: Internal thread 13: Light-emitting unit 14: Switch 15: Charging port 16: Battery 17: Circuit unit 18: Auxiliary rod 2: Rod body 20: Light guide 21: Light guide 211: Guide groove 22: Refractive layer 23: First joint 231: External thread 24: Second joint 241: External thread 242: Sleeve rod 30: Supporting part 31: Locking sleeve 311: Internal thread 312: Sleeve section

In order to further understand the purpose, features and effects of this invention, three preferred embodiments of the invention are listed below and described in detail with diagrams:

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional external view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a three-dimensional external view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a light dispersion view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention used as a crutch. Figure 6 is a view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention used as a flashlight. Figure 7 is a view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention used as a baton. Figure 8 is a three-dimensional external view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 9 is a three-dimensional external view of the handpiece of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

10: Handpiece

11: Grip

12: socket slot

14: Switch

15: Charging port

2: Rod body

20: Light guide part

21: Light guide

211:Guide groove

22: Refraction layer

23: The first set of joints

231: External thread

24: The second set of joints

241: External thread

242: Sleeve rod

30: Supporting part

31: Lock set

311: Internal thread

312: Socket segment

Claims (12)

A walking stick includes: a hand piece having a grip portion and a light emitting unit; a rod body connected to the hand piece and having a light guiding portion; the light guiding portion has a light guiding body in the shape of a transparent long strip, a refractive layer is arranged around the outer circumference, and one end of the light guiding portion is adjacent to the light emitting unit, so that the light of the light emitting unit can penetrate into the light guiding body and be refracted by the refractive layer. A crutch as described in claim 1, wherein: the refractive layer does not completely cover the outer circumference of the light guide. A crutch as described in claim 1, wherein: the refractive layer is arranged on the outer side of the light guide body in a spirally winding manner and at intervals. A crutch as described in claim 1, wherein: the refractive layer is arranged on the outer side of the light guide body in a plurality of ring-shaped intervals. A crutch as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: a guide groove is concavely provided on the outer circumference of the light guide body, the refractive layer is formed of a colored coating; and the refractive layer is disposed in the guide groove. A crutch as described in claim 1, wherein the light-emitting unit of the grip portion is an LED or a color-changeable LED. A crutch as described in claim 1, wherein: the handpiece is recessed with a socket groove, the light-emitting unit is disposed in the socket groove, and the light-guiding portion of the rod body is provided with a first assembly portion, and the first assembly portion is disposed in the socket groove. A crutch as described in claim 7, wherein: the sleeve groove is provided with an internal thread, and the first assembly portion is provided with an external thread; the first assembly portion is threaded in the sleeve groove. A crutch as described in claim 1, wherein: the rod body further includes a supporting portion, and the supporting portion is arranged at one end of the light-guiding portion. A crutch as described in claim 9, wherein: the supporting portion and the light-guiding portion are integrally formed. A crutch as described in claim 9, wherein: a second connecting portion is provided on the light-guiding portion, and a lock sleeve is provided on the supporting portion, and the lock sleeve is connected and fixed to the second connecting portion. A crutch as described in claim 11, wherein: the locking sleeve of the supporting part is provided with an internal thread and a sleeve connecting portion, and the second connecting portion is provided with an external thread and a sleeve connecting rod; the sleeve connecting rod of the second connecting portion is provided in the sleeve connecting portion of the locking sleeve, and the external thread of the second connecting portion is threaded in the internal thread of the locking sleeve.

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