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US 12,251,356 B2Granted
Cane with linear adjustable hydraulic shock absorber end
OwnerWalter D Alleninventor
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Abstract
A novel end assembly for canes and other walking aids having a linear adjustable hydraulic shock absorber threaded into the distal end of the cane and facility for mounting various cane and walking aid ends.
Claims2
A cane with a linear adjustable hydraulic shock absorber end comprising:
- a walking aid with a tube having a distal end, the inner surface of the tube being threaded;
- a hydraulic shock absorber having a body with a threaded outer surface and a shaft extending outward from the body, the body being threaded into the end of the tube so that a portion of the threaded outer surface of the body remains exposed;
- a nut threaded onto the exposed outer surface of the body and abutting the end of the tube to lock the hydraulic shock absorber in place;
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- a barrel attached to a distal end of the shock absorber shaft, the barrel being configured to mount one of a plurality of walking aid ends.
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A cane with a linear adjustable hydraulic shock absorber end comprising:
- a walking aid with a tube having a distal end, a threaded receiver attached to the distal end, the inner surface of the receiver being threaded;
- a hydraulic shock absorber having a body with a threaded outer surface and a shaft extending outward from the body, the body being threaded into the receiver at the end of the tube so that a portion of the threaded outer surface remains exposed;
- a nut threaded onto the exposed outer surface of the body and abutting the receiver to lock the hydraulic shock absorber in place;
- and
- a barrel attached to a distal end of the shock absorber shaft, the barrel being configured to mount one of a plurality of walking aid ends.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.