Stair up / down sliding board

A slide plate with a handle and safety features addresses the challenge of safe stair descent for elderly and disabled individuals, facilitating efficient evacuation and wheelchair accommodation.

JP2025015361APending Publication Date: 2025-01-30森園 利春
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Patent Information

Application Number
JP2023128156
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-07-19
Publication Date
2025-01-30

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Emergency evacuation of elderly and disabled individuals using wheelchairs requires multiple people and poses a risk of falling during descent, necessitating a safer and more efficient means of stair descent.

Method used

A slide plate with a widening width and length, equipped with a handle, rope, and safety features such as a stopper and safety belt, allows for safe evacuation by sliding down or up stairs, accommodating wheelchairs if needed.

Benefits of technology

Facilitates safe and efficient evacuation of elderly and disabled individuals, reducing the need for multiple people and minimizing the risk of falls, while enabling wheelchair use.

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Abstract

To provide a sliding board used to go up / down the stairs to solve such problems that it is required several people to help emergency evacuation of the elderly and the physically-challenged from upstairs and that the emergency evacuation on stairs is extremely dangerous.SOLUTION: A stair up / down sliding board includes: a sliding board having enough width, length and strength to slide up / down stairs, with an evacuee in a supine position placed thereon; a handle provided at one end of the sliding board for safely holding and operating the sliding board such as pushing and pulling; a stopper with opening / closing specifications, provided at the other end for supporting the feet of the supine person; and a safety belt for the supine person, provided at a center of the sliding board. The stair up-down sliding board is so configured that the sliding board with the supine person placed thereon can safely slide down the stairs from upstairs to downstairs and from downstairs to upstairs using the handle or a rope.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a staircase that enables elderly or disabled people to move up and down stairs on a slide. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, emergency evacuation for elderly or disabled wheelchair users involved several people lifting the wheelchair and moving it downstairs. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] This resulted in the following problems: (i) In an emergency, elderly or disabled people in wheelchairs would need assistance from several people to move downstairs, and there was also the risk of them slipping or tripping. The present invention has been made to solve these problems. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] A sliding board with sufficient width, length and strength is provided for evacuees to carry in a supine position and slide up and down the stairs, one end of the board is provided with a handle for safely operating and holding the board by pushing or pulling it, the other end is provided with a stopper with opening and closing specifications for supporting the feet of the person lying on their back, a safety belt for the person lying on their back is provided in the center of the board, and the board with the person lying on their back can be slid safely up the stairs using the handle or rope from the upper floor to the lower floor and from the lower floor to the upper floor. This is a stair climbing and descending slide characterized by the above features. Effect of the Invention

[0005] In an emergency, elderly or disabled people on upper floors will need several people to assist them in moving downstairs. The slide of this invention allows one person to evacuate safely and without difficulty. By attaching a rope to the handle, you can move safely down the sliding board from the upper floor. The wheelchair can be raised and lowered by fixing it to the hook on the slide with a rope. When not in use, the opening and closing stopper can be folded up to make it a single slide, which does not take up much space when stored. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a side view of the sliding plate of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the sliding plate of the present invention. [Diagram 3] This is a diagram showing an example of how a rope is attached to the handle of the slide of the present invention, allowing an attendant to move safely and without difficulty on the slide by pulling and loosening the rope from above the floor. [Figure 4] 1 is a diagram showing an example of use of the present invention, in which the slide handle is grasped with the fingers and the slide can be moved up and down stairs. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0007] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. A sliding board with sufficient width, length and strength is provided for evacuees to carry in a supine position and slide up and down the stairs, one end of the board is provided with a handle for safely operating and holding the board by pushing or pulling it, the other end is provided with a stopper with opening and closing specifications for supporting the feet of the person lying on their back, a safety belt for the person lying on their back is provided in the center of the board, and the board with the person lying on their back can be slid safely up the stairs using the handle or rope from the upper floor to the lower floor and from the lower floor to the upper floor. The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration. When using this, the evacuee is placed on the slide on their back on a flat surface on the upper or lower floor, secured with a safety belt, and moved by sliding them from the feet from the upper floor, and from the head from the lower floor, using the handle and rope of the slide. By attaching the rope to the huddle, the slide can be moved up and down safely and without difficulty from the upper floor. [Explanation of symbols]

[0008] 1 Slide 2 Handle 3 Handle attachment band metal fittings 4 Leg stopper 5 Hinge 6 leg stopper 7. Safety Belt 8. Hooks

Claims

[Claim 1] This stair climbing and descending slide is characterized by a structure in which a slide of sufficient width, length and strength is provided on which an evacuee can slide up and down the stairs in a supine position, a handle is provided at one end of the slide to safely operate and hold the slide by pushing or pulling it, a stopper for opening and closing to support the feet of the supine person is provided at the other end, a safety belt for the supine person is provided in the center of the slide, and the slide with the supine person on it can be slid safely up the stairs from the upper floor to the lower floor and from the lower floor to the upper floor by using the handle or rope.