Cane with grasping fingers

A cane comprising:

• a hollow shaft having a first end and second end;
• a handle attached to the first end of the hollow shaft;
• a linkage shaft disposed within the hollow shaft;
• a plurality of grasping fingers attached to the linkage shaft adjacent to the second end of the hollow shaft;
• a trigger attached to the linkage shaft adjacent to the first end of the hollow shaft, wherein the trigger is within the handle when the cane is in a stored position and extends beyond the handle when the cane is in a use position;
• and
• a release button on the handle that, when pressed, moves the trigger from the stored position to the use position, wherein when the handle is moved from the stored position to the use position, the plurality of grasping fingers extend beyond the second end of the hollow shaft and may be operated by squeezing the trigger.

A cane having a grasping mechanism stored within the cane when not in use, the cane comprising:

• a hollow shaft having a first end and second end, wherein a handle is attached to the first end and the grasping mechanism includes a plurality of grasping fingers stored within the hollow shaft adjacent to the second end when the grasping mechanism is not in use;
• a trigger attached to the handle, wherein the trigger is stored within the handle when the grasping mechanism is not in use;
• a linkage shaft having a first end and a second end disposed within the hollow shaft, wherein the first end of the linkage shaft is attached to the trigger and the second end of the linkage shaft is attached to the plurality of grasping fingers;
• a release button attached to the handle;
• a release cylinder adjacent to the release button, the release cylinder including a release pin located beneath a portion of the trigger;
• an upper bushing attached to an interior surface of the shaft at a height above the connection between the linkage shaft and the plurality of grasping fingers;
• a lower bushing adjacent to the connection between the linkage shaft and the plurality of grasping fingers;
• and
• a spring attaching the upper bushing to the lower bushing, wherein the spring is compressed when the grasping mechanism is not in use,
• wherein pressing the release button laterally displaces the release pin from beneath the portion of the trigger, resulting in the spring expanding to extend the trigger beyond the handle and the plurality of grasping fingers beyond the second end of the shaft.