Forearm guiding device

Abstract

To prevent the forearm from coming off a forearm support part and to make sure that the forearm comes in contact with the forearm support part reliably in a walking aid equipped with the forearm support part.SOLUTION: An upper part of a walking aid vertical grip and a forearm support part are connected by a forearm guiding device so as to sandwich both sides of the forearm. When the forearm is repeatedly attached to and detached from the forearm support part in walking, the forearm guiding device sandwiching both forearms guides the forearm to the forearm support part in a reliable manner. Thereby, the forearm support part demonstrates an effect of pushing up the forearm reliably when using the walking aid.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a walking aid having a forearm support portion, and a forearm guiding device that guides the forearm to reliably contact the forearm support portion.

Background Art

[0002] The walking aid of Patent Document 1 facilitates walking by the action of lifting the forearm with the forearm support portion, but during use, the forearm may come off the forearm support portion, and the action of lifting the forearm may not be obtained as expected.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In a walking aid having a forearm support portion, walking is made easier than with an ordinary cane by the forearm being pushed up by the forearm support portion, but the forearm may come off the forearm support portion, and this effect may not be obtained.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to connect the longitudinal grip upper portion of the walking aid and the forearm support portion so as to sandwich the forearm, and prevent the forearm from coming off the forearm support portion.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] Connect the longitudinal grip upper portion of the walking aid and the forearm support portion with a member so as to sandwich both sides of the forearm.

[0007] Since the walking aid has a horizontal grip, the position where the longitudinal grip upper portion of the walking aid and the forearm support portion are connected is set to a position that does not interfere with gripping the horizontal grip.

[0008] When using the walking aid, the forearm repeatedly attaches to and detaches from the forearm support part during walking. At this time, the member sandwiching both arms surely guides the forearm to the forearm support part.

[0009] Since the member is shaped to sandwich the forearm, play or expansion / contraction is necessary so that pain or rubbing due to pinching of the forearm does not occur. However, since the forearm must be guided to the forearm support part, the play or expansion / contraction must be limited to such an extent that the forearm does not come off the forearm support part.

Advantages of the Invention

[0010] This case has the following advantages. 1. In a walking aid having a forearm support part, in order to surely guide the forearm to the forearm support part, the expected function of the forearm support part can be obtained.

[0011] 2. Even if the grip of the walking aid is released, the walking aid will not fall as long as the arm is passed through the forearm guiding device.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

Examples

[0014] Figure 1 shows a walking aid having a forearm support part and a forearm guiding device. The upper part of the vertical grip 2 on the cane body 1 and the forearm support part 4 are connected by the forearm guiding device 5.

[0015] The connection of the forearm guiding device 5 to the forearm support part 4 is set at a position that does not interfere with gripping the horizontal grip 3 during use.

[0016] Figure 2 shows the movement of the forearm when using the walking assist device. During walking, the forearm repeatedly contacts and separates from the forearm support portion 4.

[0017] At this time, the forearm guiding device 5 guides the forearm to contact the forearm support portion 4. However, if the connection of the forearm guiding device 5 to the forearm support portion 4 is too close to the vertical grip 2, the forearm may come off the forearm support portion 4. Therefore, it is desirable that the connection position of the forearm guiding device 5 to the forearm support portion 4 is between near the middle of the forearm support portion 4 and the tip of the forearm support portion (in the direction away from the vertical grip 2).

[0018] Since the forearm guiding device 5 is shaped to sandwich the forearm from both sides, the member needs play or expansion / contraction so that pain or rubbing of the forearm due to pinching does not occur. However, since the forearm must be guided to the forearm support portion, the play or expansion / contraction must be such that the forearm does not come off the forearm support portion.

Industrial Applicability

[0019] The present invention can inexpensively and easily realize surely guiding the forearm to the forearm support portion in a walking assist device having a forearm support portion, and thus can assist the walking of more people.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0020] 1 cane body 2 vertical grip 3 horizontal grip 4 forearm support portion 5 forearm guiding device

Claims

【Claim 1】 An anterior arm guiding device for a walking assist device having an anterior arm support portion, characterized in that a vertically-gripped upper portion of the walking assist device and the anterior arm support portion are connected in a form that sandwiches the anterior arm.

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