Illuminated walking assistance apparatus
OwnerRay Winninventor
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Abstract
A walking assistance apparatus that includes an elongated staff having a handle at one end and a ground engaging tip at the other with the staff including a light pipe having a high intensity light emitting member disposed therein to produce light around the user's feet and a source of electrical energy coupled through a control circuit to energize the light emitting member. A plurality of switches are disposed on the handle to energize the light emitting member and the apparatus also includes a motion sensor which automatically turns the light emitting member ON when the apparatus is in use.
Claims15
An illuminated walking assistance apparatus comprising:
- an elongated staff having a ground-engaging tip portion at a first end and a handle at an opposing second end;
- the staff providing a light pipe positioned proximal the tip portion and having light-emitting member disposed therein to selectively illuminate the ground proximal the tip portion;
- the staff further providing a red nightlight which is always on so as to facilitate locating the apparatus in a dark environment.
An illuminated walking assistance apparatus comprising:
- an elongated staff having a ground-engaging tip portion at a first end and a handle at an opposing second end;
- the staff providing a light pipe positioned proximal the tip portion and having a light-emitting member disposed therein to selectively illuminate the ground proximal the tip portion;
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- a red filter slidably engaged with the light pipe for selectively covering the light-emitting member, thereby reducing the effects of REM sleep cycle interruption during use of the apparatus at night.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.