Wheelchair and shopping cart cane holders

Abstract

To provide a holder which does not get in the way even when attached to a cane when a person who uses a cane uses a wheelchair or a shopping cart on the go and there is no place to put the cane, and which can be easily attached when the cane is attached to a wheelchair or the like. [Solution] The holder of this invention has a hook 3 and a cord stopper 4 attached to an elastic cord 1. The effective length of the elastic cord can be changed by moving the cord stopper 4, and it does not get in the way when using a cane 5. When using a wheelchair, the cane can be easily attached to the wheelchair handle 8 simply by hanging the hook 3 on the cord stopper 4, allowing cane users to move around using a wheelchair.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention addresses the problem of people with canes not having a place to put their canes when they use a wheelchair or shopping cart when they are out and about. [Background technology]

[0002] People who use canes often struggle to find a place to store their canes when getting into a wheelchair in a hospital or using a shopping cart. However, we were unable to find any relevant patent documents regarding cane holders for wheelchairs or shopping carts. To address this issue, devices such as those in Non-Patent Document 1 are commercially available, but they are fixed to wheelchairs and are not suitable for easy portability and attachment to wheelchairs or other devices while on the go. In addition, the number of types of cane tips has increased in recent years, moving away from a single leg. Types have expanded, including those with triangular tips and those with four short legs attached to a board, but existing products are not compatible with these types of canes. Another example is the use of a folding cane, as in Non-Patent Document 2, which can be placed in a shopping cart. However, these solutions are limited to canes with a single tip, are expensive, and cannot accommodate canes with tips other than a single leg. [Prior art documents] [Non-patent literature]

[0003] [Non-Patent Document 1] Atsushi Maruko, cane stand (cane stand), wheelchair mail order sales TOP> wheelchair options, [online], page creation date unknown, wheelchair mail order sales shop wheelchair (stock) Maruko, [searched August 1, 2025], Internet<URL:https. / / www.maruco.com> [Non-patent document 2] Satoshi Moriya, E-net Wakaba's Folding Cane, Rakuten Market > E-net Wakaba > Canes and Walking Sticks > Folding Cane, [online], Page creation date unknown, Be-Bob Service Co., Ltd., [Retrieved August 15, 2025], Internet<URL:https: / / item.rakuten.co.jp / benkei-wakaba / c / 0000000131 / > Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, the number of people using canes has increased, and there has been an increase in cases where people use canes to visit hospitals and then use wheelchairs. There has also been an increase in cases where people use canes to go shopping and use shopping carts. Furthermore, the heads of canes have become more diverse, and in addition to the traditional single cane, triangular canes and canes with four short legs have appeared, but there are still no cane holders that can accommodate these, even if they are fixed to wheelchairs. Cane holders that are portable and easy to use with different wheelchairs and shopping carts and that are compatible with triangular canes or canes with four short legs do not exist, and so the cane holder is often held by the user or an attendant. This is not so bad if an attendant is present, but if you are alone, holding a cane makes it difficult to push a wheelchair. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] This invention solves the problem by providing a cane holder that can be easily used with wheelchairs and shopping carts with different handle widths, by making the main body using an elastic cord and a cord stopper, fixing the elastic cord to the cane main body in advance, and then, when using a wheelchair or shopping cart, hanging the elastic cord on the handle, or by passing the elastic cord through the handle and hooking the hook into the cord stopper to fix the cane to the handle, and by making it possible to freely change the effective length of the cord with the cord stopper. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] As mentioned above, the cane holder of this invention can be easily attached to a wheelchair, shopping cart, or other equipment when you are out and about, eliminating the need to hold the cane in your hand. This not only allows you to move freely by moving your wheelchair even when you are not accompanied by an assistant, but also prevents you from forgetting to bring or leave your cane behind when using it, and the holder can also be worn around your wrist as a strap when using the cane, preventing it from falling. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a holder of the present invention. [Figure 2] 10A to 10C are diagrams showing how the holder of the present invention is fixed to a cane. [Figure 3] 10A to 10C are diagrams showing how to attach the support device of the present invention to a wheelchair. [Figure 4] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating how the holder of the present invention can be used as a strap. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] A holder is made by attaching a hook and a cord stopper to the elastic cord, or by attaching a cord stopper. [Example]

[0009] Prepare two elastic cords 1 approximately 75 cm long, a hook 3, and a cord stopper 4 appropriate for the thickness of the elastic cord. As shown in Figure 1, attach the hook 3 to the knot of the elastic cord 1 by tying a knot 2, and also attach the cord stopper 4. As shown in Figure 2, tie a knot 6 to secure the holder to the cane. It is also preferable that the length between the knot 6 for securing the holder to the cane and the tip 7 of the cane be about 60 percent of the total length of the cane.

[0010] To hold a cane on a wheelchair, open the wheelchair as shown in Figure 3, pass the holder through the wheelchair handle 8, and fasten the holder by hooking the hook 3 onto the cord stopper 4. The length of the elastic cord is adjusted with the cord stopper 4 to secure the cane 5. Note that when the wheelchair is fully opened, applying force to the wheelchair handle 8 in the closing direction will not cause the wheelchair to narrow into the stowed position.

[0011] When using a cane, if the cane user holds the cane 5 by passing their hand 9 through the elastic cord 1 as shown in Figure 4, the cane 5 will not fall over even if it is released from the hand. Also, the other end of the hook 3 is not closed, so the risk of it getting caught on something can be avoided. There was a concern that it might get caught in the wheels of a wheelchair, but in this embodiment it did not get caught in the wheels because it was out of reach of the wheels.

[0012] In some cases, the handles of a shopping cart are connected to one another, but in the case of a wheelchair, the handles 8 are separate from one another, so when using only a wheelchair, the hook 3 can be omitted and the folding point of the elastic cord 1 and the cord stopper 4 can be hung on the handle 8. [Explanation of symbols]

[0013] 1 elastic cord 2 knots 3 hooks 4 Cord stopper 5 Canes 6 Knot for fastening to walking stick 7 Tip of the cane 8 Wheelchair handle 9 Staff User's Hand

Claims

1. A holder for holding a cane to a wheelchair or shopping cart, characterized in that two rubber cords are tied together at one point, a hook is attached to the tied point, and a cord stopper is passed through the rubber cords and attached, and the holder is fixed to the cane, and the holder is hung on the handle of a wheelchair or shopping cart and the hook is attached to the cord stopper.

2. A holder for holding a cane to a wheelchair or shopping cart, characterized in that a single elastic cord is bent and a hook is fixed to the top, or the elastic cord is passed through a hole in a hook that has a hole for passing a cord or the like, and then a cord stopper is passed through the elastic cord and attached, and the holder is fixed to the cane, and the holder is hung on the handle of a wheelchair or shopping cart and the hook is hooked on the cord stopper.

3. A holder for holding a cane on a wheelchair, characterized in that a cord stopper is attached to one rubber cord or two rubber cords tied together at one point, and the cord stopper is fixed to the cane and hung on the handle of the wheelchair.

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