Cane holder for wheelchairs

Abstract

To provide a holder for a cane for a wheelchair that does not get in the way when a person using a cane uses a wheelchair on the go and can be easily attached to the wheelchair. [Solution] A holder in which one side of the tip of a tweezers-like clamping mechanism 1 is cut off, a magnet 2 and a hook-and-loop fastener 3 for attaching a cane are attached, and cushion tape 4 is attached inside. When the holder is attached to a cane, the clamping mechanism 1 is opened with the backrest of the wheelchair, and the cane is fixed by clamping it to the backrest and closing it with the magnet 2.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention addresses the problem that arises when a person with a cane uses a wheelchair while out and about, and has no place to put the cane. [Background technology]

[0002] People who use canes to walk often have trouble finding a place to put their canes when getting into a wheelchair in a hospital. We could not find any relevant patent documents regarding cane holders for wheelchairs. To solve this problem, devices such as those described 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 on the go. In recent years, the variety of cane tips has increased, moving away from a single leg. Types such as those with triangular tips and those with four short legs attached to a board at the tip have become more common, but existing technology is not compatible with these types of canes. Another example is the use of a folding cane, as described in Non-Patent Document 2, which can be placed in a pocket under the wheelchair backrest. However, this solution is limited to canes with a single tip, is expensive, and is not compatible with canes with other tips. [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, 2026], 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 are more cases of people coming to the hospital with a cane and then using a wheelchair. Furthermore, the heads of canes have become more diverse, with triangular heads and four-legged canes appearing in addition to the traditional single-leg cane. However, there are still no holders that can accommodate these, even if they are fixed to a wheelchair. There are even fewer portable cane holders that can be easily used with different wheelchairs and are compatible with canes with triangular heads or four-legged canes, so the user or their companion holds them in their hand. This is fine if they are accompanied by someone, but if they are alone, they cannot push their wheelchair while holding a cane. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] This device fixes a cane holder to the backrest of a wheelchair using a tweezers-like clamping mechanism, but to prevent the holder from slipping out of place when clamped to the backrest, a cushion is attached to the inner surface of the clamping mechanism, and the holder can be easily opened and clamped by simply holding the cane with the attached holder and placing it against the backrest, thereby solving the problem. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] As mentioned above, the cane holder of this invention can be easily attached to a wheelchair at a hospital or other facility, eliminating the need to hold a cane in one's hand. This not only allows the user to move freely in the wheelchair even without an assistant, but also prevents the cane from getting in the way when using it, eliminating the risk of forgetting to bring it with them or leaving it behind. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic side view of a cane holder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] By attaching a cushion inside the tweezers-like clamping mechanism and shortening one end of the clamping mechanism and closing it with a magnet or the like, it becomes possible to easily attach the holder attached to the cane with hook-and-loop fastener or the like to the back of a wheelchair to hold the cane. [Example]

[0009] Approximately 2 centimeters were cut off from one end of chopsticks or clamps 1 made of high chromium iron, i.e., stainless steel that sticks to magnets, approximately 8 millimeters wide and 25 centimeters long, and three cylindrical neodymium magnets 2, each 5 millimeters in diameter and 2 millimeters high, were stacked and secured to the end as shown in Figure 1. Elastic hook-and-loop fasteners 3 were attached in two places, near the end of the cut-off part and near the bent part. The tip of the other end that was not cut off was colored red to make it easier to see when hooking it onto the back of a wheelchair. Cushion tape 4 was then attached to the inside of the stainless steel chopsticks or clamps 1. [Explanation of symbols]

[0010] 1 chopsticks (i.e., a clamping device) 2 magnets 3-way fastener 4 cushion tape

Claims

[Claim 1] A wheelchair cane holder comprising a ferromagnetic stainless steel tweezers-like gripping mechanism (hereinafter referred to as the main mechanism), characterized in that a cushion is attached to the inner surface of the main mechanism, one end of the main mechanism is made shorter than the other and a magnet is fixed to the inner surface of the shorter end to maintain a closed state, and an elastic hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the shorter end of the main mechanism for semi-fixing the cane, a holder for holding a cane on the back of a wheelchair.

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