Compact folding cane

A compact and collapsible cane, comprising:

• (a) a handle;
• (b) a tip;
• and
• (c) at least two collapsible cane segments joining the handle to the tip, the cane segments configurable in an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration, wherein, in the folded configuration, a flat or nesting surface extending along a portion of one of the cane segments abuts a corresponding flat or nesting surface extending along a portion of an adjacent cane segment,
• wherein the cane further comprises a hinge between the cane segments, the hinge comprising two parallel pivot axes, wherein the cane segments are configurable between the unfolded configuration and the folded configuration by moving the cane segments apart from one another to expose a portion of the hinge, and rotating the cane segments relative to one another about the two pivot axes, and
• wherein the hinge is a first hinge, wherein the compact and collapsible cane further comprises a second hinge at an end of one of the cane segments opposite from the first hinge, and wherein an elastic member connects the first hinge to the second hinge.