Wheelchair carrying pole

Abstract

There is a need for equipment to quickly evacuate wheelchair users to a safe place during disasters. Specifically, this includes equipment for evacuating from upper floors to ground level to escape outdoors, evacuating to shelters through roads littered with rubble, or evacuating to upper floors or higher ground to escape tsunamis and floods. [Solution] This device provides two wheelchair carrying poles that can be attached to the left and right armrests (elbow rests) of a wheelchair, allowing two caregivers to quickly lift the wheelchair from the front and back and move it to a safe location.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a wheelchair carrying bar that enables a caregiver to lift and carry a wheelchair with a person on it from the front and back.

Background Art

[0002] In times of disaster, there is a need for tools to quickly evacuate wheelchair users to a safe place. Specifically, it is an evacuation tool for evacuating from an upper floor to the ground for outdoor escape, evacuating to a shelter through a road scattered with debris, or evacuating to a high place or upper floor of a building to escape from a tsunami or flood.

[0003] Tools that have been proposed and are commercially available so far fall into two categories. One is an evacuation wheelchair specialized for ascending and descending stairs during evacuation. This is installed in advance for use during disasters, and disabled people need to switch to it during disasters.

[0004] The other is a method of lowering from a wheelchair and placing it on a stretcher and carrying it by several people, or a method of carrying it on a person's back. In this case, another wheelchair must be prepared at the evacuation destination.

Prior Art Documents

Non-Patent Documents

[0005]

Non-Patent Document 1

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Actual registration 3124647 [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0007] To provide equipment that allows people with disabilities to be quickly moved to safe evacuation shelters while remaining in their wheelchairs during a disaster. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] This device provides two wheelchair carrying poles that attach to the left and right armrests (elbow rests) of a wheelchair, allowing two caregivers to safely lift and move the wheelchair from the front and back.

[0009] The wheelchair carrying pole should preferably be a lightweight metal square pipe that is about 50 cm longer than the total length of the wheelchair.

[0010] The wheelchair carrying pole is secured to each arm support in two places using a tightening belt consisting of a wide belt and a fixing buckle. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] This invention makes it possible to quickly move disabled individuals to safe evacuation shelters while they remain in their wheelchairs during a disaster. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0012] [Figure 1] This study presents an illustration of a wheelchair equipped with a wheelchair carrying pole. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0013] As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair carrying poles (2) are secured to the left and right armrests (4) of the wheelchair (1) using tightening belts (3). [Explanation of Symbols]

[0014] 1 Wheelchair 2. Wheelchair carrying pole 3. Fastening belt 4 Arm support

Claims

[Claim 1] This is a wheelchair evacuation aid for disaster situations that attaches two wheelchair carrying poles to the left and right armrests (elbow rests) of a wheelchair, allowing two caregivers to lift the wheelchair from the front and back for safe movement.

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