Rolling cane

A rolling stick comprising

• a stanchion structure, a plurality of leg structures, and a caster structure;
• wherein the plurality of leg structures and the caster structure attach to the stanchion structure;
• wherein the rolling stick is a mobility assistance device;
• wherein the rolling stick is adapted for use with a patient;
• wherein the rolling stick is a supporting structure;
• wherein the rolling stick forms a load path that transfers the load of the patient to a supporting surface;
• wherein the rolling stick is a rolling structure;
• wherein the rolling stick operates in a mode selected from the group consisting of a rolling mode and a stationary mode;
• wherein the rolling stick rolls freely in the rolling mode;
• wherein the rolling stick is inhibited from rolling in the stationary mode;
• wherein the plurality of leg structures comprises a collection of individual legs;
• wherein each individual leg selected from the plurality of leg structures is a load bearing structure;
• wherein each individual leg forms a portion of the load path formed by the rolling stick;
• wherein each individual leg projects radially away from the center axis of the stanchion;
• wherein the individual leg further comprises an individual leg disk structure and an individual leg disk lateral face;
• wherein the individual leg disk structure is a disk-shaped structure;
• wherein the individual leg disk structure has a crescent shape;
• wherein the individual leg disk structure rigidly attaches to the stanchion lateral face;
• wherein the individual leg disk structure attaches to the stanchion lateral face such that the individual leg disk structure forms a portion of the load path formed by the rolling stick when the rolling stick is in the stationary mode;
• wherein each individual leg disk structure stabilizes the stanchion such that a cant does not form between the center axis of the stanchion and the direction of the force of gravity;
• wherein each individual leg disk structure attaches to the stanchion such that the congruent ends of the disk structure of the individual leg disk structure are parallel to the center axis of the stanchion;
• wherein the individual leg disk lateral face is the lateral face of the disk structure of the individual leg disk structure;
• wherein the individual leg disk lateral face is the surface of the disk structure of the individual leg disk structure that attaches to the stanchion lateral face.