Height measuring device

Abstract

To provide a height measuring device that allows users to measure their height alone, anywhere. [Solution] The height measuring device measures the user's height through a cap worn on the user's head. The cap comprises a brim connected to the edge of the cap and extending outward, a pulley attached to the end of the brim, a string suspended from the pulley and having a predetermined scale, a first weight connected to the first end of the string, a second weight connected to the second end of the string and having a greater mass than the first weight, and a sight attached to the brim that indicates the reading position of the scale when the user reads the scale. When the user puts the cap on their head and the second weight touches the floor on which the user is standing, the user measures their height by reading the scale of the string, which is pulled vertically by the first weight, through the sight.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a height measuring device used when measuring height, and particularly to a height measuring device for measuring one's own height by oneself without relying on a third party.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, to measure height, one rides on a height measuring device with a scale engraved on a pillar, and the scale at the part where the top of the head is fixed by the head presser is measured. When measuring height with this height measuring device, since the user is facing forward, the user himself / herself cannot see the scale engraved on the pillar of the height measuring device that abuts against the user's back. In this case, especially when the user is a child, the parent has to read the scale engraved on the pillar of the height measuring device, and the user himself / herself cannot measure his / her own height. Also, a jet coaster cannot be ridden unless the height is above a certain height, for example, 120 cm or more, and for a child, whether the height is above the certain height becomes important.

[0003] Therefore, as a height measuring device that allows a user to measure his / her own height alone, a height measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been developed. The height measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a tape measure part that can feed out a measure with the tip of the measure facing downward, a footrest holding part provided at the tip of the measure, a head top presser part that abuts against the top of the head of the person to be measured, a measuring gauge part that measures the scale of the measure in a state where the measure is fed out and the head top presser part abuts against the top of the head of the person to be measured, and a level that indicates the horizontal state of the measure in the vertical direction and the measuring gauge part. According to the height measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 1, while making the head top presser part abut against the top of the head of the person to be measured, feeding out the measure of the tape measure part, and in a state where the level shows horizontal when the footrest holding part is held by the feet of the person to be measured, the scale of the measure is measured by the measuring gauge part. For this reason, it is said that a measurer can accurately measure his / her own height, and a height measuring device with a simple configuration, easy durability, handling, and storage can be provided.

[0004] When using the height measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 1, tools such as a footrest holder, a headrest, a measuring ruler, and a spirit level are required, and there is an inconvenience in that height cannot be measured unless these tools are available.

[0005] Furthermore, a height measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 2 has been developed that allows a user to measure their height by themselves. According to the height measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 2, by attaching a weight to the tip of the scale and moving the zero point of the scale by gravity, and by providing an L-shaped 90-degree angled wall contact surface to keep the measurement reference plane parallel, anyone can easily measure their height and inseam.

[0006] To use the height measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the contact surface with the wall must be in contact with a wall, making it impossible for the user to measure their height anywhere. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2015-136483 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2006-175124 [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0008] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a height measuring device that allows a user to easily measure their own height by themselves, anywhere. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] Accordingly, the height measuring device according to the first embodiment is a height measuring device that measures the user's height through a hat portion worn on the user's head, the hat portion comprising: a brim portion connected to the edge of the hat portion and extending outward from the hat portion; a pulley portion attached to the end of the brim portion; a string portion suspended from the pulley portion and having a predetermined scale portion; a first weight portion connected to the first end of the string portion; a second weight portion connected to the second end of the string portion and having a greater mass than the first weight portion; and a sighting portion attached to the brim portion that indicates the reading position of the scale portion when the user reads the scale portion, the user measures their own height when the user wears the hat portion on their head and the second weight portion touches the floor surface on which the user is standing, and the user reads the scale portion of the string portion that is pulled vertically by the first weight portion through the sighting portion.

[0010] A second embodiment is a height measuring device according to the first embodiment, wherein the scale portion of the string portion is colored differently at predetermined length intervals.

[0011] A third embodiment is a height measuring device according to the first embodiment, in which the aiming unit is provided in the magnifying glass unit. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the present invention, a height measuring device is provided that measures the user's height through a hat worn on the user's head, wherein the hat comprises a brim connected to the edge of the hat and extending outward from the hat, a pulley attached to the end of the brim, a string suspended from the pulley and having a predetermined scale, a first weight connected to the first end of the string, a second weight connected to the second end of the string and having a greater mass than the first weight, and a sight attached to the brim that indicates the reading position of the scale when the user reads the scale, thereby providing a height measuring device that allows a user to easily measure their own height by themselves anywhere. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0013] [Figure 1] This is an overall perspective view of the height measuring device according to this embodiment. [Figure 2]This is a side view showing the height measuring device in use according to this embodiment. [Figure 3] This is a schematic diagram showing how to read the scale of the height measuring device according to this embodiment. [Figure 4] This is a magnified view of the string portion of the height measuring device according to this embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0014] (Regarding the configuration of the height measuring device 1 according to this embodiment) Figure 1 is a perspective view of the height measuring device 1 according to this embodiment, and the height measuring device 1 comprises a cap portion 2, a brim portion 3, a pulley portion 4, a string portion 5, a scale portion 6, a first weight portion 7, a second weight portion 8, and a magnifying glass portion 9.

[0015] An example of the cap portion 2 is a baseball cap with a brim at the front. As shown in Figure 1, a semicircular brim portion 3 is provided on the lower front side of the cap portion 2. The brim portion 3 is connected to the edge of the cap portion 2 and extends outward from the cap portion 2. A pulley portion 4 is attached to the end of the brim portion 3, and a string portion 5 is suspended from the outer circumference of the disc of the pulley portion 4. The length of the string portion 5 is, for example, 150 cm to 200 cm. The string portion 5 has a scale portion 6 on which a scale representing the user's height is marked. A first weight portion 7 is connected to the first end of the string portion 5, and a second weight portion 8 is connected to the second end of the string portion 5. The second weight portion 8 has a greater mass than the first weight portion 7. For example, the mass of the first weight portion 7 is 100 g, and the mass of the second weight portion 8 is 200 g. In addition, a magnifying glass portion 9 is attached to the lower surface of the brim portion 3.

[0016] (Regarding the use of the height measuring device 1 according to this embodiment) Figure 2 is a side view showing the use of the height measuring device 1. The user is wearing the hat part 2 on their head and standing upright on the floor surface 20. Of the first and second weights 7 and 8 connected to both ends of the string part 5, which is suspended on the outer circumference of the disc of the pulley part 4 attached to the tip of the brim part 3, the second weight 8 has a greater mass than the first weight 7. Therefore, the second end 5b of the string part 5 to which the second weight 8 is connected is pulled by the weight of the second weight 8 and extends vertically, causing the second weight 8 to touch the floor surface. The first weight 7 also has a certain mass, although less than the second weight 8, so it similarly extends vertically. At this time, the first end 5a of the string part 5 to which the first weight 7 is connected is also pulled by the weight of the first weight 7 and extends vertically. As shown in Figure 2, the string part 5 appears in front of the user's eyes in a straight line. In this state, the user reads the scale written on the scale portion 6 of the string portion 5 using the magnifying glass portion 9 attached to the lower surface of the flange portion 3. As a result, the user can measure their own height by themselves simply by using the height measuring device 1 of this embodiment, without using a height measuring device with a pillar or without having to press their body against a wall.

[0017] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the relationship between the magnifying glass unit 9 and the string unit 5, which are attached to the underside of the brim 3 of the hat unit 2 of the height measuring device 1. Due to the width of the string unit, the markings and characters on the string unit 5 appear small. Therefore, the string unit 5 is magnified by the magnifying glass unit 9. The magnifying glass unit 9 can be a commercially available reading pair of glasses or a magnifying glass. The magnifying glass unit 9 is equipped with a sighting unit 10 that indicates the reading position of the markings when the user reads the markings written on the scale unit 6. This makes it possible to read the small and hard-to-read markings on the string unit 5 in a large and clear manner.

[0018] Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the string part 5. As shown in Figure 4, the scale part 6 of the string part 5 is color-coded in different colors, for example, every 10 cm. And for each color, numbers from 0 to 9 are marked. That is, the tens place is represented by color and the units place is represented by numbers. For example, in Figure 4, the part of the scale part 11 is colored red with a coloring pen or the like, indicating that it is in the 110 cm range. Similarly, the part of the scale part 12 is colored yellow, indicating that it is in the 120 cm range. Similarly, the part of the scale part 13 is colored blue, indicating that it is in the 130 cm range.

[0019] The material of the string part 5 is not particularly limited and can be various types such as hemp strings, cotton strings, synthetic resin fiber strings, etc. Furthermore, a known retractable measuring tape can be cut out and used.

[0020] According to this embodiment, the user can measure their own height alone by simply using this height measuring device 1, without using a height measuring device with a pillar or leaning their body against a wall.

[0021] [Other Embodiments] In this embodiment, the string part 5 is colored with a writing tool such as a coloring pen. It is not limited to this, and different colored strings can be sewn together. Also, in this embodiment, the hat part 2 is in the form of a baseball cap. Of course, it is not limited to this, and a Panama hat, sombrero, ten gallon hat ( cowboy hat, western hat) etc. with a brim part 3 attached to a part or all of the outer periphery of the hat part 2 may be used.

[0022] This disclosure is not limited to the height measuring device 1 according to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented by various other modifications or application examples as long as the gist of this disclosure described in the claims is not deviated from.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0023] 1 Height measuring device 2 Hat part 3 Brim part 4 Pulley part 5 String part 6. Scale section 7 First weight part 8 Second weight part 9 Magnifying glass section 10 Aiming section

Claims

1. A height measuring device that measures the user's height through the cap portion worn on the user's head, The aforementioned cap portion is A brim portion connected to the edge of the cap portion and extending outward from the cap portion, A pulley portion attached to the end of the flange portion, A string portion suspended from the pulley portion and having a predetermined scale portion, A first weight portion connected to the first end of the string portion, A second weight portion is connected to the second end of the string portion and has a greater mass than the first weight portion, A magnifying glass is attached to the lower surface of the brim and, when the user wears the hat on their head, is positioned between the user's eyes and the string, allowing the user's line of sight to pass through the string and magnifying the string; The magnifying glass portion comprises a aiming unit positioned on the magnifying glass portion and indicating the reading position of the scale portion when the user reads the scale portion, When the user puts the cap on their head and the second weight touches the floor on which the user is standing, the user measures their height by reading the scale on the string that is pulled vertically by the first weight through the aiming part. A height measuring device characterized by the following features.

2. The scale portion of the string portion is colored differently every 10 cm, according to claim 1. Height measuring device.

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