JP2018175527A - Cane raising aids and canes - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: When an elderly person who is difficult to bend or a handicapped person defeats a used wand, the wand raising aid and the wand can safely and easily and reliably return the hand without bending the wand. provide.
SOLUTION: An elevator of variable length is extended to a suction plate attached via a flexible connection member in the vicinity of a grip of a wand, and the suction member held at the tip is brought close to suction the suction plate, By pulling up the raising tool, the cane that has fallen on the tip of the cane is brought back to the hand.
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Description

The present invention relates to a cane raising aid and a cane for safely, easily and reliably returning the cane to the hand when the cane falls out of the hand.

In the past, it was common practice to crouch and pick it up or let someone else pick it up if the cane falls out of the hand and falls down, but for people with limited foot or lower back, people nearby If you don't have it, you have a lot of hardship.

In general, many canes are equipped with a strap that can be used through the arm so that the cane in use will not come out of the hand, but the operation of inserting and removing the arm from the strap is relatively troublesome. The current situation is that the user of the part does not pass the arm through the strap, so it is often the case that the staff can be defeated with a slight carelessness, in which case a person who is difficult to bend back safely and easily and reliably. Aids are needed.

In addition, in the following document 1, a ring is provided around the grip of the cane, and when the cane falls down, a “stand up cane (cane)” of a method of raising the cane by rotating while holding the ring with the foot is announced. Especially for the elderly and people with disabilities, it is difficult to operate using the foot, and the danger when the cane rises is also presumed.

Utility model registration 3160526

Providing a cane raising aid and cane that securely return a fallen cane to a safe and easy operation without bending.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fixture attached near the grip of a wand body, a suction plate having a magnetic body or a permanent magnet on the front and back, and a flexible connection for connecting the fixture and the suction plate. When a wand attached with a wand raising member consisting of members falls down, the variable length raising tool is extended to bring the suction portion at the tip close to the vicinity of the suction plate, and the suction plate is attracted regardless of its posture or direction. The cane is attracted to the suction surface, and then the cane raising tool is pulled to cause the fallen cane to be returned to the hand by using the stone bump of the cane tip as a fulcrum.

The suction portion at the tip of the raising tool is formed of a permanent magnet or a magnetic body, and the suction surface is parallel to the long axis of the raising tool and raises the cane to cause the fallen cane. The flexible connecting member is connected to the wand so that the connecting surface between the suction plate and the suction surface of the suction plate and the suction portion of the suction member and the connecting member become substantially straight and pull the bonding surface. In order to minimize and stabilize the peeling force, the raising direction or pulling direction of the wand is generally the longitudinal direction of the raising tool.

Attach a wrist to the rear end of the raising tool to prevent the fall when using the raising tool. Instead of attaching the strap, attach one end to the rear end of the raising tool and fix the other end to the waist belt etc. It may be a coil-like or strap-like strap to be used, and always carried in a pocket or bag when using a cane.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a protrusion is provided at the tip of the suction part of the raising tool, and when the tip of the suction part of the raising tool is brought close to the suction plate of the fallen wand, the suction plate Is adsorbed in a bridged state between the corner of the adsorption portion and the projection, but the adsorption area of the corner and the projection is small and the adsorption force is weak, and the moment when the raising tool is pulled in the long axis direction The couple by weight of the cane acts through the connecting member, and the adsorption plate rotates and is adsorbed to the adsorption surface, and the joint surface is parallel to the long axis of the raising tool.
Of course, even when the suction plate is directly suctioned to the suction surface, the bonding surface between the suction plate and the suction surface is always parallel to the long axis of the raising tool, and the bonding surface is always stable as described in paragraph 0008 above. (Figure 10)

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the thickness in the direction perpendicular to the suction surface of the suction portion at the tip of the raising tool is in the form of a plate of 1 mm to 1.5 mm. When brought close to the suction plate, the suction plate is drawn toward the tip end surface, ie, thickness direction, of the suction portion, but the area of the tip surface is small and the adsorption power is weak. It is attracted to the surface and attracted, and the joint surface is parallel to the long axis of the raising tool.
Of course, even when the suction plate is directly suctioned to the suction surface, the bonding surface between the suction plate and the suction surface is always parallel to the long axis of the raising tool, and the bonding surface is always stable as described in paragraph 0008 above. (Figure 11)

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the cane is integrally formed with the cane raising aid according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 and has a weight of about 200 g to 320 g and a length of about 600 mm to It is intended for a general pedestrian cane of 820 mm.

When a person who needs a cane and who has difficulty in flexing due to having a foot or a waist or the like breaks the cane away from his hand, he can return the cane to his hand without bending.

The suction plate 9 having permanent magnets on the front and back surfaces is attached to the wand via a flexible connecting member, so that when the wand falls down the suction plate regardless of the posture or direction of the suction plate at that time. Since the suction plate is attracted and adsorbed only by bringing the suction parts 11a and 11b at the tip of the raising tool close to the vicinity of 9, the positioning operation of the raising tool is easy and safe.

As shown in paragraph 0027 to paragraph 0030 described later, the joint surface 27 between the suction plate 9 and the suction portions 11a and 11b of the raising tool is substantially in line with the direction in which the fallen wand causes it and the connecting member 5, Even if the magnet having a weak magnetic force has a stable adsorption state, the couple can be reliably caused to cause a cane.

This wand raising aid is also applicable to cases where it is desired to pick up the wand, for example, when the small bag on hand is dropped, without bending.

The raising tools 4a and 4b are variable in length and small in size and can be stored in a pocket or a bag, which is convenient for carrying.

The cane raising aid of the present invention and a perspective view of the cane attached with the aid Top view of suction plate Front view of suction plate The perspective view of the raising tool 4a, 4b of a contracted state The perspective view of the raising tool in the extended state Perspective view of suction part a Perspective view of suction part b Operation explanation figure at the time of causing a fallen stick by raising tool Operation explanation figure at the time of causing a fallen stick by raising tool Suction state explanatory view of suction plate when raising tool 4a having suction portion a is used Suction state explanatory view of suction plate when raising tool 4b having suction portion b is used

The present embodiment is an embodiment according to the following specifications.
The weight of the cane body 2 is approximately 300 g
The outer diameter of the permanent magnet 8 is approximately 13 mm, and the magnetic flux per unit is approximately 1800 gauss. The adsorption portion a 11a is a magnetic body and a cube having an adsorption surface a 14 with a width of 10 mm.
The size of the projection 16 at the tip of the suction part a 11a is approximately 2 mm in diameter and 3 mm in height.
-The thickness of the tip surface b18 of the suction portion b 11b is approximately 1.2 mm, and the width of the suction surface b 17 is approximately 13 mm

FIG. 1 shows a fixture 6 movable in the longitudinal direction of the cane body 2 and attached to the vicinity of the grip 7a, a suction plate 9 having permanent magnets 8 attached to the front and back surfaces shown in FIGS. It is a perspective view of the cane 1 which attached the cane raising member 3 which consists of the tool 6 and the flexible connection member 5 which couple | bonds this adsorption board 9, and raising tool 4a, 4b.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the raising tool 4a, 4b in a contracted state, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the raising tool 4a, 4b in an extended state. The stretchable portion 10 is formed by inserting several pipes 10a into one another. The length is variable, and each pipe 10a is free to rotate about the major axis.
Further, the suction part a 11a shown in FIG. 6 has the suction part a 11a shown in FIG. 6, and the tip of the raising tool b 4b has the suction part b 11b shown in FIG. 17 is substantially parallel to the long axis, and a strap 12 is attached at the rear end for inserting a wrist as a fall prevention when using the raising tool, and the cane raising tool is always a pocket when using a cane Or carry it in a bag etc.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the suction portion a 11 a. The suction portion is a cube, a suction surface a 14 is formed on all side surfaces, and a protrusion 16 is formed on the tip end surface a 15.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the suction portion b 11 b, and the thickness dimension of the tip end surface b 18 becomes a very small plate shape as compared to the width dimension of the suction surface b 17 which is a side surface as described in the above paragraph 0019. There is.

Next, the cane raising operation by the cane raising aid will be briefly described using the raising tool a 4a in the vicinity of the suction plate 9 constituting the cane raising member 3 attached to the fallen cane 1 in FIG. When the raising tool 4a carried is extended and the suction portion 11a at the tip is brought close to, the suction plate 9 is attracted to the suction portion 11a by the magnetic force regardless of the posture or direction of itself, so as shown in FIG. When the tool 4a is pulled up in the direction of the arrow 19 which is the long axis direction, the wand 1 is raised with the tip 7b as a fulcrum. The operation is the same as in the case of using the raising tool b 4 b.

By raising the raising tools 4a and 4b in the direction of the long axis of the raising tools, the bonding surface 27 can be stably raised without force as shown in paragraphs 0027 to 0030 described later.

Fig. 10 shows a suction plate when using a raising tool a 4a having a suction portion a 11a at its tip, and Fig. 11 shows a suction plate when using a raising tool b 4b having a suction portion b 11b at its tip. It is a detailed explanatory view about a suction situation of 9.

Referring to FIG. 10, the movement when the suction plate 9 is suctioned to the suction member a 11a will be described. First, when the suction portion a 11a is brought close to the suction plate 9 for suction as shown in FIG. Since the projection 16 is provided on the end face a 15 of 11a, the suction plate 9 is adsorbed only at the corner of the projection 16 and the adsorption part a 11a as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, at the moment when the raising tool a 4a is pulled up in the long axis direction 23, a couple of forces due to the weight of the cane body 2 acts on the suction plate 9 via the connection member 5 and the suction plate 9 rotates as arrow 22. The adsorption surface a 14 having a large adsorption area is adsorbed on the side surface of the adsorption portion a 11 a.

As a result, when raising the cane in the long axis direction 23 of the raising tool a 4a as shown in FIG. 2B, the long axis direction 23, the joint surface 27 of the suction plate 9 and the suction portion a 11a, and the connecting member 5 Is substantially in a straight line, the couple for pulling off the joint surface 27 is minimized, and a stable adsorption state is obtained.

In FIG. 11, as in FIG. 10, when the suction portion b 11b of the raising tool b 4b is brought close to the vicinity of the suction plate 9 as shown in FIG. 10, the suction plate 9 is magnetically attracted as shown in FIG. The suction portion b 11 b is attracted to the front end surface 18, but the suction portion b 11 b is plate-shaped as described above and the area of the front end surface 18 is small and therefore the suction force is weak. Be done.

As a result, as in the case of the raising tool a 4a, when raising the wand in the long axis direction 26 of the raising tool b 4b as shown in a circle 3, the long axis direction 26 and joining of the suction plate 9 and the suction portion b 11b Since the surface 27 and the connecting member 5 are substantially in a straight line, the number of couples pulling off the joint surface 27 is minimized, and a stable adsorption state can be obtained.

1 cane 2 cane main body 3 cane raising member 4a raising tool a
4b Raiser b
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Connection member 6 Attachment 7a Grip 7b Stone protrusion 8 Permanent magnet 9 Suction board 10 Expansion-contraction part 10a Pipe 11a Adsorption part a
11b suction part b
12 strap 14 suction surface a
15 Tip face a
16 projection 17 suction surface b
18 Tip face b
27 Bonding surface

Claims (4)

A cane raising member comprising a fixture attached to a cane body, a suction plate having magnetic bodies or permanent magnets on the front and back surfaces, and a flexible connecting member for connecting the suction plate to the fixture; A cane raising aid characterized in that it comprises a variable-length raising tool having at the tip thereof a suction section whose suction surface for sucking a plate is parallel to the long axis direction. The cane raising aid according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion is provided at the tip of the suction portion of the raising tool. The cane raising aid according to claim 1, wherein the suction portion of the raising tool has a plate shape having a thickness of 1 mm to 1.5 mm in a direction perpendicular to the suction surface. A cane characterized by being integrally formed with the cane raising aid according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3.

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