Floor-mounted handrail and weight for floor-mounted handrail

Abstract

To provide a floor-mounted handrail allowing a user to easily attach / detach a weight for floor-mounted handrails to / from the floor-mounted handrail without separating a base of the floor-mounted handrail from a handrail.SOLUTION: A weight (19) for floor-mounted handrails to be attached to a support part of a floor-mounted handrail (1) including a handrail (3) on an upper part of a base (2), is attached to the support part of the handrail (3) with it surrounded by a weight body (20) and a holding tool (21), is attached with the support part of the handrail (3) surrounded by a plurality of weight bodies (20 and 20), or is attached with the support part of the handrail (3) surrounded by the plurality of weight bodies (20 and 20), where the plurality of weight bodies (20 and 20) are held by holding tools (21), and an insertion recess (22) for inserting the support part from one side is formed in the weight body (20). The plurality of weight bodies (20 and 20) include separation prevention means (23) or / and displacement prevention means (24). The plurality of weight bodies (20 and 20) are formed in the same shape.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a floor-mounted handrail having a handrail attached to the top of a base, and a floor-mounted handrail weight that is attached to the support part of the floor-mounted handrail. [Background technology]

[0002] Floor-mounted handrails that can be placed on the floor and moved are used as assistive devices for elderly people and people requiring care when standing up, sitting down, maintaining a standing position, walking, and other actions.

[0003] This floor-mounted handrail is detachably attached to the top of the base, and when transporting or storing it, the base and handrail can be separated to facilitate transport and storage, and when in use, the handrail can be assembled with the base attached. With a floor-mounted handrail, the weight of the user and other loads are placed on the handrail when in use, so it is necessary to prevent elderly people and those who require care from falling or losing their balance.

[0004] For this reason, in conventional floor-mounted handrails, a cylindrical floor-mounted handrail weight is attached to the support post that connects the base and the handrail (see, for example, the background art in Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2013-9922 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, with the above-mentioned conventional floor-mounted handrail weights, the base and the handrail must be separated before installation, and further, in order to fix the handrail to the support pole on the base, the support pole on the base and the handrail must be connected with screws, etc., while the floor-mounted handrail weight is held up. Also, when removing the floor-mounted handrail weight, the base and the handrail must be separated by removing the screws, etc., that connect the support pole on the base and the handrail while the floor-mounted handrail weight is held up.

[0007] Therefore, with the above-mentioned conventional floor-mounted handrails, it was difficult to easily attach and detach the floor-mounted handrail weights. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] Therefore, in the present invention as claimed in claim 1, in a floor-mounted handrail weight to be attached to the support part of a floor-mounted handrail which has a handrail on the top of a base, the support part of the handrail is attached in a state where it is surrounded by the weight body and the holder, and an insertion recess is formed in the weight body to allow the support part to be inserted from one side.

[0009] In addition, in the present invention related to claim 2, in a floor-mounted handrail weight to be attached to the support part of a floor-mounted handrail having a handrail on the top of a base, the support part of the handrail is surrounded by a plurality of weight bodies and an insertion recess is formed in at least one of the weight bodies for inserting the support part from one side.

[0010] In addition, in the present invention as claimed in claim 3, in a floor-mounted handrail weight to be attached to the support portion of a floor-mounted handrail having a handrail on the top of a base, the support portion of the handrail is attached in a state where it is surrounded by a plurality of weight bodies, the plurality of weight bodies are held by a holder, and at least one of the weight bodies is formed with an insertion recess for inserting the support portion from one side.

[0011] Furthermore, in the present invention according to claim 4, in the present invention according to claim 2 or claim 3, a separation prevention means is provided on the multiple weight bodies to prevent them from moving relative to each other and separating in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the support portions into their respective insertion recesses.

[0012] Furthermore, in the present invention as claimed in claim 5, in the present invention as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3, the multiple weight bodies are provided with a positional shift prevention means for preventing the weight bodies from moving relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the support portions into their respective insertion recesses and becoming misaligned.

[0013] In a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the second or third aspect of the present invention, the weight bodies are each formed in the same shape.

[0014] In addition, in the present invention according to claim 7, a floor-mounted handrail in which a base and a handrail provided on the top of the base are detachably connected by a connector on the support post is fitted with a weight for a floor-mounted handrail according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Effect of the Invention

[0015] The present invention provides the following advantages.

[0016] In other words, in the present invention, an insertion recess is formed in the floor-mounted handrail weight for inserting the support part connecting the base and the handrail from one side, so that the floor-mounted handrail weight can be attached and detached to the support part of the floor-mounted handrail without separating the base and the handrail, and the floor-mounted handrail weight can be easily attached and detached to the floor-mounted handrail.

[0017] In particular, if the floor-mounted handrail weight is provided with a separation prevention means or a displacement prevention means, it is possible to prevent the floor-mounted handrail weight from accidentally coming off the floor-mounted handrail during use, and it is possible to attach the floor-mounted handrail weight to the floor-mounted handrail even more easily.

[0018] Furthermore, if the floor-mounted handrail weight is made up of a plurality of weight bodies of the same shape, the manufacturing costs of the floor-mounted handrail weight can be reduced. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1]Plan view (a), front view (b), and side view (c) showing a floor-mounted handrail. [Diagram 2] Plan view (a), front view (b), side view (c), and cross-sectional view (d) of a floor-mounted handrail weight. [Diagram 3] Front view (a), side view (b), back view (c), and plan view (d) showing the weight body. [Figure 4] FIG. [Diagram 5] Plan view (a), side view (b), plan view (c) and side view (d) showing a floor-mounted handrail weight. [Figure 6] Plan view (a), side view (b), plan view (c), side view (d), plan view (e) and side view (f) showing a floor-mounted handrail weight. [Figure 7] Plan view (a), front view (b), and side view (c) of a floor-mounted handrail weight. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] Hereinafter, specific configurations of the floor-mounted handrail and the weight for the floor-mounted handrail according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0021] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the floor-mounted handrail 1 is composed of a base 2 that is movably placed on the floor, and a handrail 3 that is detachably attached to the base 2. When transporting or storing the floor-mounted handrail 1, the base 2 and the handrail 3 can be separated to facilitate transportation and storage, and when using the floor-mounted handrail 1, it can be assembled with the handrail 3 attached to the base 2 as shown in the figures.

[0022] The base 2 of this floor-mounted handrail 1 has two support tubes 5, 6 spaced apart on the left and right at the top center of a rectangular base plate 4 to support the handrail 3. Each support tube 5, 6 is a hollow circular tube with an open upper end.

[0023] The handrail 3 comprises two pillars 7, 8 supported by support tubes 5, 6 of the base 2, spaced apart from each other on the left and right, and three beams 9, 10, 11 connected between the pillars 7, 8 at intervals above and below from their upper ends via joints 12-17.

[0024] The handrail 3 is detachably attached to the base 2 by inserting the posts 7, 8 of the handrail 3 into the support tubes 5, 6 of the base 2. In this floor-mounted handrail 1, the support tubes 5, 6 of the base 2 and the posts 7, 8 of the handrail 3 are detachably connected to each other by connectors 18 such as screws at the posts (the lower end parts of the support tubes 5, 6 and the posts 7, 8) that connect the base 2 and the handrail 3.

[0025] This floor-mounted handrail 1 has floor-mounted handrail weights 19 detachably attached to the left and right support posts connecting the base 2 and the handrail 3.

[0026] 2 and 3, the floor-mounted handrail weight 19 is made up of multiple (here, two) weight bodies 20, 20 that surround the entire outer circumference of the support part of the floor-mounted handrail 1, and a retainer 21 to prevent the multiple weight bodies 20, 20 from coming off the support part. Here, a pair of weight bodies 20, 20 formed in the same shape are used as the two weight bodies 20, 20.

[0027] The weight body 20 is semicircular tubular in shape, and has an insertion recess 22 formed in the center, which is recessed in a semicircular arc shape in cross section extending vertically. The weight body 20 is attached to the support part by inserting the support part of the floor-mounted handrail 1 from one side into the insertion recess 22. Here, the shape of the inner peripheral surface of the insertion recess 22 of the weight body 20 is made almost the same as the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the support part of the floor-mounted handrail 1, and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion recess 22 is formed to be slightly larger than the outer peripheral surface of the support part.

[0028] When attached to the floor-mounted handrail 1, multiple weight bodies 20 (two in this case) surround the entire outer periphery of the support portion of the floor-mounted handrail 1, and at that time, there is a risk that the multiple weight bodies 20 will move relative to each other in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the support portions into their respective insertion recesses 22 and become separated, and there is also a risk that the multiple weight bodies 20 will move relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the support portions into their respective insertion recesses 22 and become misaligned.

[0029] For this reason, the weight body 20 is provided with a separation prevention means 23 for preventing separation between the front and rear, and a positional deviation prevention means 24 for preventing positional deviation to the left and right.

[0030] The separation prevention means 23 includes protruding portions 25, 26 that protrude forward from the lower left and right sides of the insertion recess 22 formed in each weight body 20, and inclined surfaces 27, 28 that are low in the front and high in the rear are formed on the upper part of each protruding portion 25, 26.

[0031] The separation prevention means 23 is arranged so that when the two weight bodies 20 are turned upside down (with the protruding portions 25, 26 of one weight body 20 on the bottom and the protruding portions 25, 26 of the other weight body 20 on the top), they are abutted against the front and rear of the support portion of the floor-mounted handrail 1 (by inserting the support portions into each insertion recess 22) and when the other weight body 20 is lowered from above one weight body 20, the inclined surfaces 27, 28 of one weight body 20 abut (join) with the inclined surfaces 28, 27 of the other weight body 20, preventing separation (movement) in the front-to-back direction.

[0032] The misalignment prevention means 24 is formed by forming upper and lower convex portions 29, 30 protruding forward from the upper left and right side portions of the insertion concave portion 22 formed in each weight body 20, and forming upper and lower concave portions 31, 32 recessed backward from the protruding portions 25, 26 formed in the lower left and right side portions of the insertion concave portion 22. The convex portions 29, 30 and the concave portions 31, 32 are shaped to fit together.

[0033] The position shift prevention means 24 is arranged so that the two weight bodies 20 are turned upside down (with the protruding portions 25, 26 of one weight body 20 on the bottom and the protruding portions 25, 26 of the other weight body 20 on the top) and abut against the support portion of the floor-mounted handrail 1 from both the front and back of the support portion (by inserting the support portion into each insertion recess 22), and when the other weight body 20 is lowered from above one weight body 20, the convex portions 29, 30 of one weight body 20 abut (fit) against the recessed portions 31, 32 of the other weight body 20, and the recessed portions 31, 32 of one weight body 20 abut (fit) against the convex portions 29, 30 of the other weight body 20, thereby preventing position shift (movement) in the left-right direction.

[0034] This weight body 20 has a narrowed portion 33 extending left and right at the center of the outer surface to prevent the belt-like holder 21 from shifting up and down when the belt-like holder 21 is wrapped around the outer circumference, and insertion holes 34, 34 that penetrate from front to back are formed in the center of the narrowed portion 33, and these insertion holes 34, 34 are used to attach the ends of the holder 21 to the weight body 20 in a freely detachable manner.

[0035] The holder 21 is in the form of a belt, and has hook-and-loop fasteners on both sides that can be connected to each other.

[0036] The holder 21 has one end (base end) connected through the insertion holes 34, 34 of one weight body 20 and wound around the outer circumference of multiple weight bodies 20, and the other end (tip end) connected to the middle part of the outer circumference of the weight body 20, so that it can be wound around the outer circumference of multiple weight bodies 20 in a detachable manner, thereby preventing the multiple weight bodies 20, 20 from coming off the support portion.

[0037] The floor-mounted handrail weight 19 is constructed as described above, and when it is attached to the floor-mounted handrail 1, the support part of the floor-mounted handrail 1 is inserted from one side into the insertion recess 22 of one weight body 20 and placed on the top of the base 2, then the support part of the floor-mounted handrail 1 is inserted from the other side into the insertion recess 22 of the remaining weight body 20 above that weight body 20, and the projections 29, 30 and recesses 31, 32 of the position shift prevention means 24 are matched, and the inclined surfaces 27, 28 of the separation prevention means 23 are lowered so that they match and placed on the top of the base 2, and then the retainer 21 is wound and the tip is connected with a hook-and-loop fastener. To remove the floor-mounted handrail weight 19 from the floor-mounted handrail 1, the above operations are performed in reverse. In this way, with the above-mentioned floor-mounted handrail weight 19, the floor-mounted handrail weight 19 can be attached and detached to the support part of the floor-mounted handrail 1 without separating the base 2 and the handrail 3, and the floor-mounted handrail weight 19 can be easily attached and detached to the floor-mounted handrail 1.

[0038] In the above-mentioned floor-mounted handrail weight 19, the support portion of the handrail 3 is surrounded by multiple (here, two) weight bodies 20, 20, which are held by a holder 21, and at least one of the weight bodies 20 has an insertion recess 22 formed therein for inserting the support portion from one side.

[0039] The floor-mounted handrail weight 19 need only be configured with at least one weight body 20 having an insertion recess 22 formed therein for inserting the support portion from one side, and is not limited to being configured with multiple weight bodies 20 and a retainer 21 as in the floor-mounted handrail weight 19 shown in Figure 4(a).For example, it may be configured as in the floor-mounted handrail weight 35 shown in Figure 4(b), in which the support portion of the handrail 3 is attached surrounded by multiple (here, two) weight bodies 20, 20, or it may be configured as in the floor-mounted handrail weight 36 shown in Figure 4(c), in which the support portion of the handrail 3 is attached surrounded by a single weight body 20 and a retainer 21.

[0040] Here, when the weight is composed of multiple weight bodies 20 and retainers 21, as in the case of the floor-mounted handrail weight 19 shown in Figure 4(a), for example, as in the case of the floor-mounted handrail weight 37 shown in Figures 5(a) and (b), an insertion recess 39 may be formed in the center of a pair of semicircular tubular weight bodies 38, 38 into which approximately half of the support portion can be inserted, and the pair of weight bodies 38, 38 may be connected on their outer periphery by a belt-like retainer 40 made of hook-and-loop fastener.

[0041] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 5(c) and (d), a floor-mounted handrail weight 41 may be configured in which an insertion recess 39 into which approximately half of the support portion can be inserted is formed in the center of a pair of semicircular tubular weight bodies 38, 38, and the upper ends of the pair of weight bodies 38, 38 are connected together with a retaining device 42 such as a tape or seal.

[0042] In addition, when the floor-mounted handrail weight 35 shown in FIG. 4(b) is composed of only a plurality of weight bodies 20, it is desirable to provide separation prevention means 23 and / or displacement prevention means 24.

[0043] For example, as shown in Fig. 6(a) and (b), a floor-mounted handrail weight 43 has an insertion recess 45 in the center of a pair of semicircular tubular weight bodies 44, 44 into which approximately half of the support part can be inserted, and a convex portion 46 protruding forward from one side of the insertion recess 45 is formed, and a concave portion 47 recessed backward from the other side of the insertion recess 45 is formed. The convex portion 46 and the concave portion 47 are shaped to fit together and to prevent the weight body 44 from moving in both the front-rear and left-right directions when they are fitted together. As a result, the convex portion 46 and the concave portion 47 form a separation prevention means 48 that prevents the weight bodies 44, 44 from separating in the front-rear direction, and the convex portion 46 and the concave portion 47 form a positional deviation prevention means 49 that prevents the weight bodies 44, 44 from shifting in the left-right direction.

[0044] 6(c) and (d), a floor-mounted handrail weight 50 has an insertion recess 52 in the center of a pair of semicircular tubular weight bodies 51, 51 into which roughly half of the support portion can be inserted, and a single upper and lower protrusion 53 and recess 54 are formed on each side of the insertion recess 52. The protrusion 53 and recess 54 are shaped to fit together and to prevent the weight body 51 from moving in the front-rear direction when they are fitted together. As a result, the protrusion 53 and recess 54 form a separation prevention means 55 that prevents the weight bodies 51, 51 from separating in the front-rear direction.

[0045] 6(e) and (f), a floor-mounted handrail weight 56 ​​is formed by forming an insertion recess 58 in the center of a pair of semicircular tubular weight bodies 57, 57 into which approximately half of the support part can be inserted, forming a convex portion 59 protruding laterally in a vertical line on one side of the insertion recess 58, and forming a U-shaped (hook-shaped) recess 60 protruding laterally in a vertical line on the other side of the insertion recess 58. The convex portion 59 and the recess 60 are shaped to fit together and to prevent the weight body 57 from moving in the left-right direction when they are fitted together. As a result, the convex portion 59 and the recess 60 form a position shift prevention means 61 that prevents the weight body 57, 57 from shifting in the left-right direction.

[0046] Furthermore, when it is constructed of one weight body 20 and retainer 21, as in the case of the floor-mounted handrail weight 36 shown in Figure 4 (c), for example, as in the case of the floor-mounted handrail weight 62 shown in Figure 7, an insertion recess 64 into which the entire support portion can be inserted can be formed in the center of the weight body 63 which has a U-shaped cross section and extends vertically, and grooves 65 of a certain depth are formed downward from the upper end of the weight body 63 on both sides of the insertion recess 64, and horizontally elongated rectangular thin plate-shaped retainers 66 can be inserted removably into the left and right grooves 65, 65.

[0047] As described above, the floor-mounted handrail weights 36, 62 are attached in a state in which the support portion of the handrail 3 is surrounded by the weight body 20, 63 and the retainer 21, 66, and an insertion recess 22, 64 is formed in the weight body 20, 63 to allow the support portion to be inserted from one side.

[0048] In addition, the above-mentioned floor-mounted handrail weights 35, 43, 50, 56 are attached in a state in which the support portion of the handrail 3 is surrounded by a plurality of weight bodies 20, 44, 51, 57, and are configured so that an insertion recess 22, 45, 52, 58 is formed in at least one of the weight bodies 20, 44, 51, 57 to allow the support portion to be inserted from one side.

[0049] In addition, the above-mentioned floor-mounted handrail weights 36, 37, 41 are attached in a state in which the support portion of the handrail 3 is surrounded by a plurality of weight bodies 20, 38, the plurality of weight bodies 20, 38 are held by holders 21, 40, 42, and at least one of the weight bodies 20, 38 has an insertion recess 22, 39 formed therein for inserting the support portion from one side.

[0050] Therefore, with the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 35, 36, 37, 41, 43, 50, 56, 62 configured as described above, the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 35, 36, 37, 41, 43, 50, 56, 62 can be attached and detached to the support part of the floor-mounted handrail 1 without separating the base 2 and the handrail 3, and the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 35, 36, 37, 41, 43, 50, 56, 62 can be easily attached and detached to the floor-mounted handrail 1.

[0051] In addition, the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 43, 50 are configured to have separation prevention means 23, 48, 55 for preventing the multiple weight bodies 20, 44, 51 from separating into the front and rear.

[0052] Therefore, with the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 43, 50 configured as described above, it is possible to prevent the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 43, 50 from accidentally coming off the floor-mounted handrail 1 during use, and the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 43, 50 can be more easily attached to the floor-mounted handrail 1.

[0053] In addition, the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 43, 56 are configured to have positional deviation prevention means 24, 49, 61 for preventing the multiple weight bodies 20, 44, 57 from shifting left and right.

[0054] Therefore, with the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 43, 56 configured as described above, it is possible to prevent the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 43, 56 from accidentally coming off the floor-mounted handrail 1 during use, and it is possible to more easily attach the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 43, 56 to the floor-mounted handrail 1.

[0055] Further, the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 35, 36, 41, 43, 50, 56 are each composed of a plurality of weight bodies 20, 38, 44, 51, 57 of the same shape.

[0056] Therefore, the manufacturing costs of the floor-mounted handrail weights 19, 35, 36, 41, 43, 50, and 56 having the above-described configuration can be reduced. [Explanation of symbols]

[0057] 1 Floor-mounted handrail 2 Pedestal 3 Handrail 4 Base plate 5,6 Support pipe 7,8 Support column 9,10,11 Beams 12~17 Joints 18 Connector 19 Floor-mounted handrail weight 20 Weight body 21 Holder 22 Insertion recess 23 Separation prevention means 24 Position shift prevention means 25, 26 Extension portion 27,28 Inclined surface 29,30 Convex part 31, 32 Concave portion 33 Narrowed portion 34 Insertion hole 35 Floor-mounted handrail weight 36 Floor-mounted handrail weights 37 Floor-mounted handrail weights 38 Weight body 39 Insertion recess 40 Holder 41 Floor-mounted handrail weight 42 Holder 43 Floor-mounted handrail weight 44 Weight body 45 Insertion recess 46 Convex portion 47 Concave portion 48 Separation prevention means 49 Position shift prevention means 50 Floor-mounted handrail weight 51 Weight body 52 Insertion recess 53 Convex portion 54 Recess 55 Separation prevention means 56 Floor-mounted handrail weight 57 Weight body 58 Insertion recess 59 Convex portion 60 Recess 61 Position shift prevention means 62 Floor-mounted handrail weight 63 Weight body 64 Insertion recess 65 Groove 66 Holder

Claims

1. A floor-mounted handrail weight for mounting on a support part of a floor-mounted handrail having a handrail on the upper part of a base, The handrail support is attached with the weight body and the holder surrounding it. A weight for a floor-mounted handrail, characterized in that an insertion recess is formed in the weight body for inserting the support part from one side.

2. A floor-mounted handrail weight for mounting on a support part of a floor-mounted handrail having a handrail on the upper part of a base, The handrail support is attached with multiple weight bodies surrounding it, A weight for a floor-mounted handrail, characterized in that at least one weight body has an insertion recess formed therein for inserting a support portion from one side.

3. A floor-mounted handrail weight for mounting on a support part of a floor-mounted handrail having a handrail on the upper part of a base, The handrail support is attached in a state where the support is surrounded by a plurality of weight bodies, and the weight bodies are held by a holder. A weight for a floor-mounted handrail, characterized in that at least one weight body has an insertion recess formed therein for inserting a support portion from one side.

4. The floor-mounted handrail weight according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in that the multiple weight bodies are provided with a separation prevention means for preventing them from moving together and separating in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the support portions into their respective insertion recesses.

5. The floor-mounted handrail weight as described in claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in that the multiple weight bodies are provided with a positional shift prevention means for preventing the weight bodies from moving relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the support portions into their respective insertion recesses and becoming misaligned.

6. The floor-mounted handrail weight according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the plurality of weight bodies are each formed in the same shape.

7. A floor-mounted handrail in which a base and a handrail provided on the top of the base are detachably connected by a connector on the support part, A floor-mounted handrail comprising a weight for a floor-mounted handrail according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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