Illuminated walking assistance apparatus
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Abstract
An illuminated walking assistance apparatus is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides an elongated staff having a ground-engaging tip portion at a first end and a handle at an opposing second end. The staff provides 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. The staff further provides a red nightlight which is always on so as to facilitate locating the apparatus in a dark environment.
Claims19
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 transceiver in selective communication with an at least one user device, wherein upon the transceiver and the at least one user device moving beyond communication range from one another, at least one of the transceiver and user device is configured for generating an “out of range” alert.
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;
- the staff further providing a red nightlight which is always on so as to facilitate locating the apparatus in a dark environment;
- a flash switch in electrical communication with the light-emitting member;
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- a transceiver in selective communication with an at least one user device;
- wherein at least one of the apparatus and user device is configured for transmitting a pre-defined message to an at least one pre-defined recipient upon the flash switch being pressed in a pre-defined pattern.
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;
- the staff further providing a red nightlight which is always on so as to facilitate locating the apparatus in a dark environment;
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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.