JP2005058713A - Fall prevention tool of walking stick - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fall prevention tool of a walking stick, which stably keeps the walking stick when removing the hand from the stick while standing the stick nearly vertically on a floor surface in the state of putting the stick along a desk, a table, a rack, or other furniture, which is simply attached to and detached from the stick and used, and which is small and light weight, and has a structure for preventing obstruction during walking. <P>SOLUTION: In order to utilize frictional force and magnetic force, the tool is provided with a belt-shaped fitting part 2 attachable to and detachable from the stick 1, and a stick-supporting plate 3 fitted to the fitting part through a cord or a chain 2c. When leaning the stick against the end of the face of the desk etc., a friction layer 3b is brought into contact with the horizontal surface of the desk to use the frictional force for preventing the stick from falling. A magnet layer 3c is stuck to the rear face of a center layer 3a. When leaning the stick along steel furniture, the magnet layer 3c is brought into contact with a steel face of the furniture so as to use the magnetic force for preventing the stick from falling. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

A technical field related to a walking cane fall prevention device that can be stably held by a handicapped person when he / she is non-walking, with the walking cane close to his / her hand and with his hand released almost vertically It is.

Some commercially available canes have a handle that can be hung and placed on a stand that is higher than the length of the cane, but if the stand is too low, the cane will slant and slide The grip cannot be held stably.
Some commercially available wands have a ring-shaped string attached to them. This ring-shaped string can be hung on a hook on the wall surface, but it cannot be used on a desk or dining table because it has no hook.
As an open patent, a support for a cane that can be used by selecting two types of hooks, a ring-shaped string part, and a resin sucker on the attachment part that can be attached to and detached from the cane. There are ingredients. (See Patent Document 1).
JP 09-037822 A

If you are unable to walk and use a cane, you will spend more time sitting on the chair.
In such a case, it is desirable to place the cane close to the hand even when the cane is not in use, and if the cane is standing almost vertically and the hand is extended, the cane can be quickly raised with the cane. For this purpose, a walking cane fall-prevention tool that can stand up in a vertical and stable manner along with a desk or table is necessary. The challenge is to create a walking stick canopy prevention tool that can be easily attached to a commercially available cane, is easy to use, is compact, lightweight, and has a structure that does not interfere with walking.

  Because the cause of the cane falling is a couple working on the standing cane, it is necessary to exert some force against it. A feature of the solution is to use a frictional force and a magnetic force as this force.

  In the walking cane fall prevention device of the present invention, the cane support plate (3) is attached to the attachment part (2) detachable at an arbitrary position of the rod-like part of the cane body (1) via a string or chain (2c). It is connected. This cane support plate (3) has a three-layer structure, and the central layer (3a) serves as a weight plate for generating a frictional force and serves as a substrate for bonding the other two layers. have. Both of these roles can be achieved by using a metal plate having a large specific gravity (FIGS. 2 and 3). It is also possible to make a weight plate with a metal plate having a large specific gravity and embed it in plastic to form a composite structure (FIGS. 4 and 5). A flat plate made of a material having a large friction coefficient is bonded to one surface of the central layer (3a) to form a friction layer (3b). A magnet plate is bonded to the other surface of the central layer (3a) to form a magnet layer (3c).

  It is not necessary to determine the shape of the cane support plate (3) as a flat surface, but in order for the frictional force to work efficiently when placed on a horizontal surface with the friction surface down, the friction layer (3b) ) And the weight plate (3a1) are important to be adhered to each other.

Further, a hook (2d) is attached to the attachment part (2) so that the support plate for cane (3) does not get in the way when walking, and a metal ring (3d) of the support plate for cane (3) is attached thereto. I tried to hang it. (Fig. 7)

  As described above, the walking cane fall prevention device according to the present invention allows the user to leave the cane upright in the immediate vicinity of the user with the cane support plate (3), You can sit on a chair, work, eat, take a break, and have the cane right next time you get up, so it's safe and convenient. It can also be used when a table is hung on the table.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the attached drawings. The pedestrian cane fall prevention device of the present invention comprises an attachment portion (2) and a cane support plate (3) as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the attachment portion (2) has a belt shape and is made of a stretchable material. Velcro (2e) is attached to both ends of the belt (2a), the belt (2a) is wrapped around the cane body (1), the magic tape (2e) at both ends is overlapped and pressed, and the attachment portion ( 2) can be securely fastened to an arbitrary position of the rod-like portion of the cane body (1), and is easy to attach and detach. A perspective view of the attached state is shown in FIG.

The cane support plate (3) can be used by placing the cane almost vertically along the edge of the horizontal surface of the desk or table, and the lower side of the metal ring (2b) of the attachment (2) is the desk, table, The attachment portion (2) is moved to a position on a horizontal surface such as a shelf. Next, when the string or chain (2c) is pulled in a direction perpendicular to the side (hen) in contact with the cane, the friction layer (3b) is brought into close contact with a horizontal surface such as a desk, table, shelf, The cane can be stably held (FIG. 8). Regardless of the material forming the horizontal plane of these furniture, the frictional force can be used to prevent the cane from falling over in the above procedure.

Next, when the surface with which the support plate (3) is contacted is made of steel, the magnet layer (3c) is brought into contact with the surface of the furniture, and the cane can be stably held by the magnetic force. The orientation of the steel surface with which the magnet layer (3c) is brought into contact may be either horizontal or vertical. (Fig. 9)

In addition, a hook or rail-like object that can hang a string or chain (2c) in a state where the wand stands vertically with respect to the floor surface, for example, an armrest of a chair, is used to put the string or chain (2c) on the armrest. The cane can be stably held by hanging and hanging the support plate (3) on the opposite side of the cane. (Fig. 10)

When walking, hang the metal ring (3d) of the support plate (3) for the cane on the hook (2d) of the attachment part (2), and the support plate (3) for the cane will shake and interfere with walking. prevent. (Fig. 7)

Experiments were carried out on canes having masses of 200 g and 300 g by making a walking cane fall prevention tool with a total mass of 45 g including the attachment portion (2), and the results achieved the intended purpose sufficiently.

The perspective view which shows the state which attached the sticking prevention tool of the walking stick to the walking stick main body (1). The perspective view of an example of the support plate (3) for canes. The side view of the support plate (3) for canes of FIG. The center layer (3a) is shown as an example made of a single phase of a metal plate having a large specific gravity. The perspective view of the other example of the support plate (3) for canes. The side view of the support plate (3) for canes of FIG. The center layer (3a) is shown as an example of a composite plate in which a weight plate (3a1) made of a metal plate having a large specific gravity is embedded in a plastic (3a2). The perspective view which shows the state which expanded the belt (2a) of the attaching part (2). The perspective view which shows the place which attached the attachment part (2) to the cane. The perspective view which shows the place which hung the metal ring (3d) of the support plate (3) on the hook (2d) of the attachment part (2). When the cane body (1) is stood substantially vertically along the edge of the horizontal surface of the desk (4), the friction layer (3b) is brought into contact with the surface of the desk. The perspective view which shows the state in which friction force prevents the cane from falling and the cane is stably held. When the cane is stood almost vertically along the steel furniture (5), the magnet layer (3c) is brought into contact with the plane of the steel furniture. The perspective view which shows the state in which the attraction by a magnet prevents the cane from falling and the cane is stably held. Stand the cane body (1) almost vertically along the armrest and backrest of the chair (6), hang the string or chain (2c) of the attachment part (2) on the armrest, and attach the support plate (3). The perspective view which shows the state by which a cane is stably hold | maintained by hanging on the opposite side to a cane.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cane body 2 Attaching part 2a Belt 2b Metal ring 2c String or chain 2d Hook 2e Magic tape 3 Cane support plate 3a Center layer
3a1 weight plate
3a2 Plastic 3b Friction layer 3c Magnet layer 3d Metal ring 3e Hole for metal ring 4 Desk surface 5 Steel pillar and furniture 6 Chair

Claims (1)

(A) The support plate for a cane (3) has a three-layer structure of a central layer (3a), a friction layer (3b), and a magnet layer (3c), and the central layer (3a) has a metal plate with a large specific gravity. Is used in a single phase, or a composite plate in which this metal is embedded in plastic is used. A flat plate made of a material having a large friction coefficient is bonded to one surface of the central layer (3a) to form a friction layer (3b), and a magnetic plate is bonded to the other surface to form a magnet layer (3c).
(B) A mounting portion (2) for detachably attaching the support plate (3) for the cane to the cane body (1) is provided.
(C) The attachment part (2) is provided with a hook (2d) capable of hooking the cane support plate (3) during walking.
A walking cane fall prevention device characterized by the above-mentioned three structures (a), (b), and (c).

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