JP3168779U - Porter cart / walker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a porter cart and a walker which is easy to use for elderly people and people with disabilities and who can get on and off easily. SOLUTION: The porter cart walker of the present invention is a long seat support frame (4) extending from a pair of front wheel portions on the rear wheel side of a rectangular chassis frame (3) having front wheels (1) and rear wheels (2). ) And the short seat support frame (5) extending from the rear wheel portion, the seat (6) is attached, the handle frame (7) is attached to the front wheel side, and the space between the seat (6) and the handle frame (7) is open. By doing so, it is possible to get on and off more easily. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a porter cart / walker that sits on a horse-riding shape and can walk freely using the landing feet while leaving the weight on the walker, and more specifically, between the seat and the handle frame. The present invention relates to a porter cart and walker, characterized in that it has an open structure so that it can be easily boarded and unloaded from either the left or right side.

  With the aging of society, users of porter carts (carts for wheelbarrows) are steadily increasing, and various types of porter carts are being commercialized. Among them, there is a type that can use the loading platform instead of the chair when necessary. Such a chair / porter cart can be used not only for putting a load in the storage unit and pushing or crawling it, but also for resting by replacing the loading platform with a chair when tired.

  However, such a conventional chair / porter cart is designed to be used as a chair in a stationary state, so that it is quite impossible to move using a seated foot while seated. Therefore, especially for elderly people and people with reduced mobility, there was a long-awaited appearance of a porter cart that also has the function of a walker that can be moved freely using the feet that have been seated when necessary. .

  To answer that demand, the applicant has already devised and put into practical use a porter cart and walker that can sit on a horse-ridden shape and leave the weight on the walker while walking freely using the landing feet. .

Utility model literature

Utility model document 1

Registered Utility Model No. 3149233

Utility model document 2

Registered Utility Model No. 3126399

The problem the device is trying to solve

  However, these conventional porter carts and walker by the applicant of the present application are not convenient to use once they are ridden, but because the extension of the seat plate is connected to the handle frame column, It was only possible to get on and off, and at that time it was necessary to lift one foot high to some extent, and depending on the degree of physical disability, the movement could be difficult. In addition, for a lady wearing a skirt, the operation is not very well-behaved and the skirt itself is in the way.

  The present invention was made to solve these various problems, that is, an improved porter cart and walker that can be easily and comfortably got on and off as if sitting on a chair from the front without almost lifting one foot. Is to provide.

Means for solving the problem

  That is, the porter cart / walker according to the present invention has a long seat support frame (4) extending from a pair of front wheel portions on the rear wheel side of a rectangular chassis frame (3) having a front wheel (1) and a rear wheel (2). A seat (6) is attached by a short seat support frame (5) extending from the rear wheel, a handle frame (7) is attached to the front wheel side, and an open structure is provided between the seat (6) and the handle frame (7). It is characterized by that.

Effect of device

  Therefore, the porter cart and walker according to the present invention is not only used for carrying luggage, but when necessary, it sits on a seat (6) across a horse riding shape, and puts a hand on a handle frame (7), A function as a walker that is extremely useful for elderly people and people with disabilities, who can move freely using the landing foot while holding the back on the backrest (8) and leaving the weight on the walker. It also has.

  Furthermore, since the porter cart / walker according to the present invention has an open structure between the seat (6) and the handle frame (7), it sits on a chair from the front, either from the left or right, without lifting one foot. It has the feature that it can be easily and easily get on and off. Therefore, even a woman wearing a skirt can get on and off without worrying about the body surface.

  In addition, since the porter cart / walker according to the present invention sits straddlingly, it does not need a lateral width like a wheelchair and has a simple structure, so that it can be stored and transported easily.

The perspective view which shows one Example of the porter cart and walker of this invention. The side view which shows the use condition of this porter cart and walker.

  Light metal such as aluminum is suitable as a member of the porter cart / walker according to the present invention, but plastic and wood can be used as long as sufficient strength is obtained. In addition, the seat and backrest can be finished by covering a cushioning material with leather or vinyl, like a saddle of a bicycle.

  As for the wheels, ordinary wheels formed by attaching wheels to both ends of the horizontal axle are attached to the rear wheels, and so-called caster type wheels that can change direction are attached to the front wheels. By using a caster-type wheel as the front wheel, not only forward and backward movement but also direction change and rotation are facilitated simply by moving the foot lightly.

The height of the seat (6) can be adjusted by a slide fixing structure of the connecting portion (11) of the long seat support frame (4) and the short seat support frame (5).
Of course, the locking position of the reinforcing frame (10) is also adjusted so that the seat (6) is horizontal by a known stepwise locking mechanism or the like.

  The height of the handle frame (7) can be adjusted, for example, by providing a known expandable joint (9) in the middle of the support column of the handle frame (7). In this type of walker, since the user is usually specified, it can be said that once the height is adjusted according to the user, there is almost no need for adjustment thereafter.

  The luggage storage box can be provided in the space below the seat, or can be fixed to the backrest or handle frame, or can be freely removed. Further, in preparation for safe use on a slope, a brake lever may be attached to the handle frame and connected to a wheel braking device.

  The connecting portion between the chassis frame and the long / short seat support frame has a pivoting structure that can be disassembled and rotated, so that the seat can be adjusted and the storage and transportation can be facilitated. Further, the chassis frame can also be a joint connection structure or a middle folding structure.

  Next, an embodiment of a porter cart / walker according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a basic structure of a porter cart / walker according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a use state thereof. As described above, the porter cart / walker according to the present invention is a long-seat support that extends from the pair of front wheels on the rear wheel side of the rectangular chassis frame (3) having the front wheels (1) and the rear wheels (2). A seat (6) is attached by a frame (4) and a short seat support frame (5) extending from the rear wheel, a handle frame (7) is attached to the front wheel side, and between the seat (6) and the handle frame (7) Is an open structure.

  Therefore, if one foot is passed through the open space between the seat (6) and the handle frame (7), it is possible to easily get on and off from the front so as to sit on the chair from either the left or right without raising the foot so high.

  As for the wheels, ordinary wheels formed by attaching the wheels to both ends of the horizontal axle are attached to the rear wheels (2), and so-called caster-type wheels that can change direction are attached to the front wheels (1). By making the front wheel a caster type wheel, it is easy to change direction and rotate.

The height of the seat (6) can be adjusted by a slide fixing structure of the connecting portion (11) of the long seat support frame (4) and the short seat support frame (5).
Of course, the locking position of the reinforcing frame (10) is also adjusted so that the seat (6) is horizontal by a known stepwise locking mechanism or the like.

  The height of the handle frame (7) can be adjusted, for example, by providing a known expandable joint (9) in the middle of the support column of the handle frame (7). In this type of walker, since the user is usually specified, it can be said that once the height is adjusted according to the user, there is almost no need for adjustment thereafter.

  Although omitted in the drawings, the luggage storage box can be provided in the space below the seat (6), or can be fixed to the backrest (8) and the handle frame (7), or can be provided detachably. Further, in preparation for safe use on a slope or the like, a brake lever may be attached to the handle frame (7) and connected to a wheel braking device.

  The connecting part of the chassis frame (3) and the long and short seat support frames (4, 5) has a shaft-attached structure that can be disassembled and rotated, so that the seat can be adjusted and the storage and transportation can be facilitated. Further, the chassis frame (3) can also have a joint connection structure or a middle folding structure.

  As described above, the porter cart / walker according to the present invention not only simply carries luggage, but also has the function of a walker that can be moved on and off very easily and well-behaved. There is no doubt that it is an indispensable tool for the elderly, those with limited mobility, and women who wear skirts.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front wheel 2 Rear wheel 3 Chassis frame 4 Long seat support frame 5 Short seat support frame 6 Seat 7 Handle frame 8 Backrest 9 Telescopic joint 10 Reinforcement frame 11 Connection part

Claims (1)

  On the rear wheel side of the rectangular chassis frame (3) having the front wheel (1) and the rear wheel (2), a long seat support frame (4) extending from a pair of front wheel portions and a short seat support frame (5 extending from the rear wheel portion) ), A seat (6) is attached, a handle frame (7) is attached to the front wheel side, and an open structure is provided between the seat (6) and the handle frame (7).

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