Stand for a walking stick and crutches
AssigneeHans Oetiker AG Maschinen- und Apparatefabrik
InventorsHans Oetiker, Paul Nef, Marco Lorez
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for depositing longish stick-type articles of daily use such as especially, walking aids, crutches, umbrellas, walking sticks used for hiking and similar in an upright or essentially vertical position. Said device has a base plate (7), at least one detachably connectable tubular element (3, 5) and a fixing mechanism (11) for detachably fixing said tubular element (3, 5) to the base plate (7). There are preferably at least two tubular elements (3, 5) arranged side by side as an identical pair, so that each can hold at least one stick-type object such as e.g., one crutch of a pair, respectively.
Claims10
Device for the upright i.e. essentially vertical placement of oblong, stick-shaped objects such as walking aids, crutches, umbrellas, hiking staffs and the like, encompassing:
- a baseplate (7)
- at least one tubular element (3, 5) detachably mountable on said baseplate (7), and
- a retaining element (11, 21, 29) for removably holding the tubular element (3, 5) in place on the baseplate (7),
- characterized in that on the backside of at least one of the tubular elements (3, 5) at least one tubular guide (19) is provided through which a rod-shaped retaining element (11, 21, 29) can be inserted and that the baseplate is provided with a socket (13) for accepting the front end (23, 31) of the retaining element (11, 21, 29)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.