Bear stick

Abstract

To overcome current countermeasures against a bear that involve making human presence known through group movements, conversation, and sounds such as bells and radios, thereby giving early warning to the bear so as to expect its voluntary leaving, where, if the bear decides to attack contrary to the expectation, however, there is nothing that can be done, so these are uncertain and incomplete countermeasures.SOLUTION: A bear repelling stick is characterized in that forming processing is performed with hard and higher-strength materials such as iron or light metal on a stick as a standard item for mountain walking in order to add defense power and offense power for fighting back against the attack of a bear in addition to a walking assisting function so that the stick is not broken even if it receives the attack of the bear, and a function to exert hitting capability to beat the bear to death when swung down is provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a bear repellent stick that, when encountering a bear in a mountainous area or a human living area and being attacked by the bear, can suppress fatal accidents and serious injury accidents without suffering fatal injuries.

Background Art

[0002] Current standard bear countermeasures are to use sounds such as bells and radios to indicate the presence of humans, prompt early warning to bears, and cause them to retreat. If a bear approaches, one should slowly back away. If it approaches further, spray a repellent spray. Finally, assume a defensive posture by lying face down on the ground... This is also the method. In addition, noisemakers using gunpowder are also used. A common feature of these tools is that they aim to prompt bears to retreat voluntarily, and they cannot deal with the situation when a bear turns to an attack.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] This had the following drawbacks. At the scene where a human encounters a bear, while the bear has two options of retreating or attacking, the human has only the option of retreating. The bear has the right to decide whether to attack the human or not, and further whether to prey or not. The bear is in a strong position to master, dominate the scene, and exercise the power of life and death. When a human tries to encourage the bear to refrain from attacking and solidify the attacking policy, the human should encourage the bear to withdraw. One verbally gives a retreat order or begs for mercy to a bear that cannot understand language. All along, the bear countermeasures that solely rely on expecting the bear to retreat voluntarily, hoping, wishing, praying, and leaving everything to fate... have continued continuously throughout history. The reason for choosing the option of attacking without retreating is influenced by whether the bear has just emerged from hibernation, whether it is hungry, whether it has cubs, whether it is in heat, and also by the bear's stress and emotions such as fear, surprise, excitement, and irritation in the encounter situation. These factors combine and act on the process of judgment, decision-making, and action. That is to say, humans are "entrusting their lives to the bear's mood." Such uncertain and unstable bear countermeasures are not very honorable for humans, who are the primates at the top of the animal kingdom and who enslave and domesticate numerous animals and dominate and manage them. The reason why bear countermeasures are in such a situation is that, with rare exceptions, there is currently no established way to forcibly and surely prevent bear attacks. The current bear countermeasures, where humans use bells, radios, etc. to encourage the bear to retreat voluntarily, if the bear does not retreat voluntarily and decides to attack, humans will not be able to deal with it. Eventually, humans will have no choice but to fight the bear bare-handed. Naturally, humans will be defeated and, in some cases, eaten. Moreover, a bear that has learned to target humans as prey will become a so-called "man-eating bear," causing serious secondary damage. This is a social issue.

[0005] At the scene where humans and bears encounter, if the bear refuses to retreat no matter what and attacks, humans must decide whether to be silently eaten or fight back. However, bears are covered with thick subcutaneous fat, elastic skin, and deep bristles, so shotguns are ineffective, and only a rifle can stop them. It is also difficult to cause a fatal wound with a knife, and if a half-hearted wound is inflicted, the bear will go berserk. In the first place, ordinary citizens who accidentally encounter a bear are not allowed to carry firearms or knives. Even if they have a knife for agricultural work, it is no match for a bear. When approaching, the bear will use the hooked claws extended from its extremely powerful arms to attack the head and face, causing high-energy trauma that shatters from soft tissue to bone. Generally, methods of killing include shooting, stabbing, beheading, strangling, throttling, bludgeoning, battering... However, for an ordinary person who does not possess firearms or bladed weapons and has weak physical strength, the only way to fight a bear on equal terms is to use a "long object". If lucky, there is a possibility of repelling the bear. If a bear suddenly appears on the course and approaches during a golf game, presumably the golfer will quickly take out the 5-iron and fight back. If it is a group playing baseball in the open space of a campsite, they will fight back with a wooden or metal bat. If it is a ranch worker, they will fight back with a fork-shaped hay scoop. If it is a worker at a construction site in the mountains, they will fight back with a square scoop, a crowbar, a steel bar, or an iron pipe. Therefore, since the long object that ordinary people carry when hiking or taking a walk is a "walking stick", if a bear attacks, one can fight back with the walking stick. However, although a walking stick is indeed a "long object", it has no strength in terms of material. So, just by a bear touching it a little, it will easily bend and break. Or, even if one hits the bear with a walking stick, it will cause no damage and the bear will laugh at it.

[0006] Existing walking sticks are tools for assisting walking and do not have the defensive and offensive capabilities required to fight a bear. Therefore, the problem is to provide existing walking sticks with functions that can defend against a bear's claws and fangs and deliver a fatal blow to the bear. The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0007] 1. The self-defense tool must be equipped with killing and wounding capabilities assuming the worst-case scenario. The reason is that a tool that only prompts a bear to retreat cannot cope if the bear attacks without retreating. Since the bear uses its murderous hook claws and fangs with killing and wounding capabilities, the side fighting back must also use a tool with killing and wounding capabilities with a certain degree of murderous intent in order to fight on equal terms. 2. Make the material of the walking stick metal to increase its strength. Among metals, iron with great destructive power is the most suitable. When held in front of the face to protect the head and face, even if the arm with a hook hits it, it can perform its defensive function without breaking. Also, if swung down and landed a clean hit on the head, it can exert a striking ability that can easily kill. Even outside the head, if hit, it will pose a threat, so the bear will lose its fighting spirit and leave the scene. 3. Attach a collar (tsuba) to the tip of the handle of the walking stick. This is to protect the clenched fist during a fight, just like a Japanese sword. 4. The walking stick has a standard rod-shaped or pipe-shaped form, but if necessary, various attachments can be installed on the grip to enhance the impact of the strike. The present invention has the above structure.

Effects of the Invention

[0008] 1. Many elderly people often use "reading glasses", "dentures", "hearing aids", "urine leakage pads", "belly wraps", "medicine cases", and "walking sticks" as standard items. When an elderly person goes out on foot, using a walking stick is a very ordinary scene familiar in daily life. If they encounter a bear during mountain walking or a stroll, they can immediately fight back with the walking stick they have, thus eliminating the inconvenience and annoyance of having to carry a cumbersome self-defense tool that gets in the way of walking. 2. In an era when human accidents caused by bears occur frequently, if a tool as familiar as a walking stick not only functions to assist the walking of the elderly but also serves to protect them from bear attacks, then not only the elderly but all men and women, young and old, can use it naturally and conveniently without any sense of discomfort. 3. The standard measures for dealing with bears in the current situation (the first quarter of the 21st century) are to use multiple actions, conversations, bells, radios, and other sounds to indicate the presence of humans, prompt early warning in bears, and expect the bears to retreat voluntarily. When a bear approaches, do not turn your back and run away. While looking into the bear's eyes, slowly back away. If the bear gets closer, spray a repellent spray. If it still approaches, finally lie face down on the ground and assume a defensive posture with your body curled up and your head guarded. Although the next step is not shown, we can only leave it to fate... In this way, it can compensate for the greatest drawback of the current bear countermeasures, which is uncertain and incomplete, that there is no way to deal with a bear if it decides to attack contrary to expectations. 4. Nationals of countries where the possession of firearms and swords is prohibited by law can reduce the tragic personal accidents of being attacked by bears in mountainous areas or residential areas adjacent to mountainous areas. Also, even if they do not encounter a bear, the psychological uneasiness of possibly encountering one is eliminated. As a result, the safety and peace of mind of the nationals are enhanced.

Brief Explanation of the Drawings

[0009]

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Hereinafter, the modes for carrying out the present invention will be described. 1. The self-defense equipment must be equipped with killing ability assuming the worst-case scenario. The reason is that equipment that only prompts a bear to retreat cannot cope if the bear attacks without retreating. Since a bear uses its killing claws and teeth with murderous intent, the side that responds must also use equipment with killing ability with possible murderous intent in order to match the bear. Make the material of the walking stick metal to increase its strength. Among metals, iron with great destructive power is the most suitable. When held in front of the face to protect the head and face, even if it is hit by the armed arm with claws, it can perform its defensive function without breaking. Also, if it is swung down and hits the head cleanly, it can exert a striking ability that can easily kill. Even outside the head, if hit, it will be a threat, so the bear will lose its fighting spirit and leave the scene. The biggest problem here is that metal is heavy. The striking force is proportional to the weight, but the weight is proportional to the inconvenience of carrying. An ordinary walking stick made of wood, or chemical fiber (carbon), plastic, resin, etc. with a hollow inside weighs about 200 - 500g. Therefore, a rod-shaped walking stick made of a light metal such as aluminum or duralumin, which combines hardness and light weight, is suitable. In the case of iron, make it a small diameter or hollow. In any case, a striking force sufficient to break concrete blocks, bricks, etc. is sufficient. The striking force is related not only to the material and weight of the material, but also to an element called the moment of inertia. Simply put, it is the length of the rod. For example, between a hammer with a handle length of 20 cm and a hammer with a handle length of 1 m (which does not actually exist), the force acting on the striking surface is very different. Since the fight with a bear is an outdoor battle, it goes without saying that a long length is effective. The ideal length is about the same as the user's height. The "shakujo" used by mountain ascetics is a staff made of metal such as copper, equipped with an acoustic generator at the top to alert the bear, and at the same time has the functions of a defensive tool and a striking tool. However, it is too long and too heavy for non-ascetics. The walking stick should be of a normal length (about 1 m), ensure the minimum necessary striking force, and pursue weight reduction as much as possible. 3 Attach a collar (tsuba) to the tip of the handle of the walking stick. This is to protect the clenched fist during the fight, just like a Japanese sword. From ancient to medieval times before the invention of firearms, on the battlefields of the West, soldiers fought with a large shield in their left hand and a sword in their right hand. The larger the shield, the higher the defensive power, but the offensive power decreases. In Japan, since ancient times, there has been a concept of Bushido to maximize offensive power by minimizing defensive power. The tsuba is what was ultimately attached to the sword after making the shield as small as possible. In a confrontation with a Japanese sword, usually, the opponent swings down diagonally from the upper right stance towards the carotid artery, shoulder, and chest line with a karate chop. When deflecting this with a sword, if the angle is shallow, the opponent's sword will slide down while rubbing against the blade of one's own sword and hit the tsuba. If there is no tsuba, all the fingers of the right hand will be cut off. Therefore, the tsuba is the minimum necessary shield and is required to continue the attack, and no other large shield is needed. Those who are single-minded about attack without considering protecting their lives are called "tsubamono" (sword guard), and this is the origin of the word "tsuwamono" (strong person). During the Pacific War, the fighter planes of the US military were covered with thick iron plates around the cockpit to protect the lives of the crew, making the aircraft heavy and dulling the flight performance in air battles. However, the Japanese Zero fighter discarded defense and sharpened its flight performance. For the bear repellent staff, when holding it in front to protect the head and face, a tsuba is attached to the staff so that the hooked claws at the tip of the bear's arm when swung down do not hit the clenched fist and break the hand. The staff has a standard rod-shaped or pipe-shaped form, but if necessary, various attachments can be installed at the tip to enhance the impact of strikes. The standard attachment is a hammer, but various ones are prepared according to the needs of the user, such as reducing the risk of beginners being injured by the bear, resolving the dissatisfaction of advanced users with excessive handicaps, and having both hands free during carrying. A screw hole is provided at the handle of the staff, and a screw is provided at the rear of the attachment. Usually, a screw-on cap is fitted to protect the screw hole. The types of attachments are a conical type hammer, an iron ball, a protruding type iron ball, an ultra-small ax / hatchet, a burr... Also, a metallic hooked claw of the same size and strength as the bear's hooked claw is suitable from the perspective of the fairness of the confrontation.

[0011] Explanation of the relationship between materials, density, mass, and impact under stress presented in engineering formulas, data, and graphs will be omitted, and it will be explained in a daily image. First, imagine an ordinary hammer. Next, imagine a hammer with a long handle (about 1 m). Then, hold the hammer with the part you hold in your hand reversed. This is exactly a walking stick. Additionally, add a "ferrule" and a "grip end" (which serves both to prevent impact drops and to stabilize on rough roads). This walking stick is convenient and useful when fighting a bear, but it is heavy and tiring to carry around when not fighting a bear. Therefore, while ensuring the minimum necessary striking force, it is made as lightweight as possible. There are three ways to reduce weight. (1) Make it from lightweight metal. (2) Make the central part hollow. (3) Do both. This way, it can be optimized from among a large number of combinations. The walking stick is undoubtedly one of the "items to carry" when going out. However, unlike items such as bags, pouches, and umbrellas, it is an exceptional item with no carrying or transportation load because the walking stick itself reduces the walking load. For example, goods are packed and transported at the factory, but ships and airplanes use the goods themselves as the means of transportation. Similarly, there is no concept of carrying or transporting items on the walking stick. So, even if it is a bit heavy, it can be endured. However, the design concept is that it is better to be as light as possible. Finally, by adding a "ferrule" and an "attachment mounting mechanism", the final finished product is obtained. The length of the walking stick is selected from a variety of options according to the height difference. There is no need to attach an acoustic generator near the handle like a yamabushi's staff. If you want to attach a bear-repellent bell to the walking stick, you can fix your favorite bell with a string or tape as you like.

Example

[0012] The implementation method of the present invention will be described. The present invention is not a tool for killing bears. It is an evacuation assistance device (self-defense device) aimed at safely evacuating without injury when unfortunately encountering a bear. If you encounter a bear, act faithfully in accordance with the first half of the bear countermeasure theory. If it still attacks, defend with the walking stick. If it still does not retreat, as a last resort, turn to attack. Animals that attack humans have typical habits. For example, military dogs aim to bite at the femoral artery or carotid artery. This is because the large arteries, which are mostly deep inside the body, exceptionally emerge on the body surface. At this time, crouch down, cross your knees to hide the femoral artery, focus on the carotid artery, horizontally extend your left arm wrapped with a cloth or rope in front of your face for the dog to bite, punch the muzzle with your right fist, and detain it at the moment it stops moving. Police dogs will never attack only by intimidation. Stop them in English. Bears have great destructive power with their teeth and claws, so you should never engage in an infight with them. Bears have the habit of aiming at the head and face. A bear's attack by stretching out its arm is neither a jab, a straight, nor an upper. It's only two hooks on the left and right. It attacks with the arm on the opposite side of the hind leg that is extended forward. So counterattack. There is no correct answer as to whether to hit the head or the arm first. Respond flexibly according to the situation at the scene. You can freely launch undulating attacks from above like kendo, from the side like baseball, from below like golf, and from the front like fencing. Attack in the way that is easiest for you personally. Shout loudly during the attack. Even an amateur without any knowledge of staff techniques has a chance of winning. When the bear-repelling staff becomes as popular as the bear-repelling bell, people nearby will come to help. As the number of people who love using the bear-repelling staff increases, the technique will be improved. In the 22nd century, "bear fighting", a practical martial art, will be established as an amateur sport. Young people will train hard and compete in techniques against robotic bears. Senior practitioners without experience in defeating real bears will be looked down upon by those with experience, so they will be dedicated to bear hunting and contribute to society.

Claims

1. The handle of the hammer is made to have the same length and diameter as a commonly used walking stick for walking assistance, and is designed to resemble a walking stick so that it can be carried naturally when hiking, taking a stroll, or going out on foot within the bear-inhabited area. The strength of the handle part is such that it has a durability (defense power) that will not break even if bitten by a bear's teeth or struck by the bear's paw (front leg) with its claws, and also has a striking force (attack power) that can kill the bear if swung down, even for those with relatively inferior physical build and strength. At the same time, it is formed and processed from iron, light metal, other materials, or a combination of multiple materials with such strength, hardness, and density as to reduce the carrying load and usage load as much as possible. It is a bear-repellent walking stick characterized by having a rod-shaped or pipe-shaped handle and a function of a self-defense tool composed of a striking tool at the tip.

2. The bear-repellent walking stick according to Claim 1, characterized in that a flange (tsuba) is provided near the handle of the walking stick in case of an emergency to enhance the defensive power.

3. The bear-repellent walking stick according to Claim 1 and Claim 2, characterized in that a screw hole is provided on the end face of the walking stick, and various attachments with screws that fit the screw hole can be attached other than the hammer according to the needs and preferences of the user, providing various functions such as enhancing the striking force and reducing the carrying load.

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