JP6420287B2 - Walking aid - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a walking aid that is used by being worn on a boot or the like in order to stably walk and work in an unstable place such as a mountain.

Conventionally, the work of climbing a mountain, such as collecting wild plants, has been carried out by putting on boots because there is a possibility of crossing a mountain on the way.
And the walking aid for attaching the spike etc. for anti-slip | skid with respect to boots is well-known (patent document 1).

JP 2002-58506 A

  However, while boots are made of rubber, etc., they are excellent in flexibility, but when climbing a mountain, the ankles are not stable due to the flexibility, and even if a slip stopper is attached, it is impossible to apply force to the feet. There was a risk of injuries by twisting the ankle with the addition of, and slipping and falling.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a walking aid that can fix an ankle by being attached to a shoe such as a flexible boot and enables stable mountain walking. It is the purpose.

The present invention includes a back member disposed on the rear surface of a shoe, a bottom member disposed on a bottom surface portion of the shoe, an upper buckle member that attaches the back member to the boots, and a lower buckle that attaches the bottom member to the boots. And an attachment member attached to the bottom surface of the bottom member , and the back member is a curved plate-like member that extends from the rear surface to the left and right sides so that the entire back surface is along the outer periphery of the upper part of the ankle of the shoe. The bottom surface member includes a bottom wall portion disposed on a lower surface in front of the heel position of the bottom surface of the shoe and an upper arm portion extending upward from the left and right sides of the bottom wall portion, The left and right upper arm portions of the bottom member are pivotally connected at lower front positions on both sides, and the attachment member is slidably engageable with the bottom wall portion of the bottom member from the rear. Department and front Characterized in that it comprises a function portion formed on the lower surface of the engaging portion.

  According to the walking aid of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the torsion of the ankle by allowing the ankle in the boots to rotate only in the front-rear direction, and to stabilize the ankle in an unstable place such as a mountain. Can walk safely and work.

1 is an overall perspective view of a walking aid according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the main structural members of the walking aid which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating attachment of the attachment member with respect to the bottom face member of the walking aid which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view of the mounted state, (b) mounts | attaches an attachment member to a bottom face member. The side view at the time, (c) is a side view when the attachment member is mounted on the bottom member. It is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the boots with the walking aid which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

The walking aid of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings using an embodiment of a walking aid that is worn on boots.
-Configuration of walking aid-
The walking aid of the embodiment of the present invention is attached to the heel portion of boots to assist walking, and as shown in FIG. 1, a back member 1 made of a resin material such as vinyl chloride, and an aluminum alloy A bottom member 2 made of a metal material such as aluminum and an attachment member 3 made of a metal material such as aluminum alloy are provided.
In the walking aid of the present embodiment, the back member 1 is attached with first and second buckle members 41 and 42 for fixing to the upper position of the ankle of the boots, and the bottom member 2 has the boots A third buckle member 43 for fixing to the instep position is attached.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the back member 1 is formed of a curved plate-like member that extends from the rear surface to the left and right sides so that the whole is along the outer periphery of the upper part of the ankle of the shoe.
The upper portion of the back member 1 is curved and extends forward to the left and right to form upper bulging portions 11, 11. The upper bulging portions 11, 11 have left and right curved portions 12, 12 sandwiched therebetween. Left and right downward extending portions 13, 13 extending in parallel to the left and right forward from the lower side of both sides are formed.
First bulging portions 11a, 11a for attaching the first buckle member 41 are formed in the upper bulging portions 11, 11, and a second attachment for attaching the second buckle member 42 to the curved recesses 12, 12 is formed. Holes 12a and 12a are formed.
Further, first connection holes 13a and 13a for rotatably connecting the bottom surface member 2 are formed in the vicinity of the front end portions of the downward extending portions 13 and 13.

The bottom member 2 is formed by bending a metal plate material such as an aluminum alloy, and as shown in FIG. 2 (b), a bottom wall portion 21 disposed on the lower surface in front of the heel position of the bottom surface of the shoe to be worn. Upper arm portions 22 and 22 extending in parallel upward and slightly rearward from the left and right sides of the bottom wall portion 21 are provided.
The upper portions of the upper arm portions 22 and 22 are formed with circular sliding portions 22a and 22a, and are connected to the lower front portion of the upper arm portions 22 and 22 so as to be rotatable with respect to the back member 1. Second connection holes 22b and 22b are formed.

The attachment member 3 is made of a metal plate material such as an aluminum alloy. As shown in FIG. 2C, the attachment member 3 has a plate-like engagement portion 31 that extends horizontally from the rear toward the front, and the rear with respect to the engagement portion 31. A functional unit 32 that is connected at a site and has a non-slip function such as a spike or sponge is provided on the lower surface.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 (c), a spike portion having a spike 32 a formed on the outer periphery of the lower surface is employed as the functional portion 32.

As shown in FIG. 1, the back member 1 and the bottom member 2 include first connecting holes 13 a and 13 a of the downward extending portions 13 and 13 and second connecting holes 22 c and 22 c of the upper arm portions 22 and 22. It is connected and is rotatable in the direction indicated by the arrow x around the connecting portion 51.
And the circular sliding parts 22a and 22a extended in parallel above the bottom face member 2 with respect to the left and right downward extension parts 13 and 13 extended in parallel from the lower left and right both sides of the back member 1 from outer periphery. By sliding in contact with each other, the bottom member 2 can be smoothly rotated around only the front-rear direction without causing the bottom member 2 to rotate horizontally with respect to the back member 1.
Therefore, an operator wearing flexible boots can perform stable work without twisting because the ankle is mainly allowed to rotate in the front-rear direction even in unstable places such as mountains.
Further, since the bottom surface member 2 is connected to the front end portions of the left and right lower extending portions 13 and 13 that extend slightly downward from the left and right sides of the back member 1 toward the left and right front, the user when climbing the hill When the rear member 1 falls forward due to the forward tilting posture, a downward force is exerted on the distal end portions of the downward extending portions 13 and 13, and the bottom surface member 2 connected at the distal end portions of the downward extending portions 13 and 13. Since the force to step downward is exerted, it is difficult to slip and it is possible to suppress fatigue of the foot when climbing up.

On the other hand, the attachment member 3 can be attached to the bottom surface member 2 from the rear as shown in FIGS.
Specifically, with respect to the bottom wall portion 21 of the bottom surface member 2, the engagement portion 31 of the attachment member 3 is slid and engaged from the rear so that the functional portion 32 is disposed on the top surface and the functional portion 32 on the bottom surface. The functional unit 32 is mounted on the lower surface of the bottom surface member 2 to which the attachment member 3 is attached so as to be disposed downward.

  The functional part 32 of the attachment member 3 has various functional parts in addition to the spike part employed in the present embodiment, depending on the place where it is used, such as those having a non-slip function in the waterside such as felt and sponge on the lower surface. Since it is easy to put on and take off, it is possible to carry various attachment members 3 and change them depending on the place when climbing a mountain. Even if the attachment member 3 is removed, the ankle can be stabilized by the rotation limiting function of the back member 1 and the bottom member 2, and a safe climb can be performed.

-Wearing walking aids on boots-
To attach the walking aid of this embodiment to a boot, as shown in FIG. 4, the bottom member 2 of the walking aid is arranged on the lower surface in front of the heel position of the bottom of the boot and the back member 1 is attached to the boot. The rear member 1 is fastened and fixed to the lower position of the shin of the boots by the first and second buckle members 41 and 42 in a state where the rear member A is arranged at the upper part of the rear heel of A, and the bottom member 2 is fixed by the third buckle member 43. It can be attached by tightening and fixing to the position of the upper of the boots.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the third buckle member 43 is attached to the connecting portion 51 between the back member 1 and the bottom member 2. Since it will be fixed to the boots by the three fixing members of the third buckle members 41, 42.43, the back member 1 can be firmly fixed to the boots.
The back member 1 and the bottom member 2 rotate around the connecting portion 51, and the inner surfaces of the sliding portions 22 a and 22 a of the upper arm portions 22 and 22 of the bottom member 2 and the downward extension of the back member 1. Since the outer surfaces of the portions 13 and 13 slide in a substantially parallel state, the back member 1 is allowed to rotate only in the front-rear direction of the bottom member 2, and the ankle can be stabilized without being swung. Can be made.

Further, the walking aid is attached to the boots, and the bottom member 2 is disposed at the front part of the heel of the boots, so that the attachment member 3 is engaged with the bottom wall portion 21 of the bottom member 2 by sliding from behind. The attachment member 3 does not come off the bottom surface member 2 while having a simple structure.
Further, by loosening the buckle member, the attachment member 3 can be replaced if the bottom surface member 2 is shifted downward from the heel, and the attachment member 3 having the functional unit 32 according to the situation can be attached. it can.

As described above, according to the walking aid of the present embodiment, the movement of the ankle is stably controlled for a user wearing flexible shoes such as boots while having a simple configuration. Since it can be fixed, it is possible to prevent the foot from twisting or sliding in the mountains.
In addition, since the bottom member is connected at the lower front positions on the left and right sides of the back member, the user's forward tilting posture works to press the bottom member against the ground, so that the bottom member is prevented from slipping, You can climb up easily.
In addition, attachments with various functional parts can be detachably attached to the walking aids, so by attaching appropriate attachments according to the location, slipping can be suppressed, and climbing and work can be done safely It can be performed.

  The shoes to which the walking aid of the present invention is attached are not limited in any way, and it is clear that the effects of anti-slip and the like are exhibited by being attached to various shoes, and the buckle member As long as the gist of the present invention is not changed, such as the number and configuration, the configuration of each member is not limited at all.

1: Back member 11: Upper bulging portion 11a: First mounting hole 12: Curved recess 12a: Second mounting hole 13: Downward extending portion 13a: First connecting hole 2: Bottom member 21: Bottom wall portion 22: Upper Arm portion 22a: sliding portion 22b: second connecting hole 22c: second connecting hole 3: attachment member 31: engaging portion 32: functional portion 32a: spike 41: first buckle member 42: second buckle member 43: first 3 buckle members

Claims (3)

A back member disposed on the rear surface of the shoe, a bottom member disposed on the bottom surface portion of the shoe, an upper buckle member that attaches the back member to the boots, a lower buckle member that attaches the bottom member to the boots, and It has an attachment member attached to the bottom surface of the bottom member ,
The back member is composed of a curved plate-like member that extends from the rear surface to the left and right sides so that the whole is along the outer periphery of the upper part of the ankle of the shoe ,
The bottom surface member includes a bottom wall portion disposed on a lower surface in front of a heel position of a bottom surface of a shoe, and an upper arm portion extending upward from left and right sides of the bottom wall portion,
At the lower front positions on the left and right sides of the back member, the upper arm portions on the left and right of the bottom member are rotatably connected ,
The attachment member includes an engaging portion that can slide-engage from the rear with respect to the bottom wall portion of the bottom surface member, and a functional portion formed on a lower surface of the engaging portion. Ingredients. 2. The walking aid according to claim 1 , wherein the functional part is a spike part. 2. The walking aid according to claim 1 , wherein the functional part is a sponge part or a felt part.

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