Two-in-one walking support and methods of use
AssigneeInventive Solutions, LLC
InventorsMarion Lisenby, Lewis Crenshaw, Preston Burton
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Abstract
Two-in-one walking supports and methods of using the walking support. The walking supports include first and second shaft portions and a handle assembly that has first and second handles. A latching mechanism is incorporated into the first and second handles and is configured to releasably couple the first and second handles to form the handle assembly and a single walking support configuration with the first and second shaft potions abutting one another and being configured to decouple the first and second handles and separate the first and second shaft portions to form a two-piece walking support configuration.
Claims25
A two-in-one walking support, comprising:
- a first shaft portion having proximal and distal ends;
- a second shaft portion having proximal and distal ends;
- a handle assembly, comprising,
- a first handle that is located at the proximal end of the first shaft portion;
- a second handle that is located at the proximal end of the second shaft portion;
- and
- a latching mechanism incorporated into the first and second handles, the latching mechanism being configured to releasably couple the first and second handles to form the handle assembly and a single walking support configuration with the first and second shaft potions abutting one another and being configured to decouple the first and second handles and separate the first and second shaft portions to form a two-piece walking support configuration.
A two-in-one walking support, comprising:
- a first shaft portion;
- a second shaft portion;
- a handle assembly comprising,
- a first handle that is located at the proximal end of the first shaft portion, and the first handle having a front portion, a rear portion, a top, and a bottom;
- a second handle that is located at the proximal end of the second shaft portion, and the second handle having a front portion, a rear portion, a top, and a bottom;
- and
- a tip being located at the distal ends of the first and second shaft portions, respectively,
- wherein the rear portion of each handle is wider than the front portion and the bottom of each handle includes a generally corrugated gripping surface configured for a two gripping positions by a user's fingers.
A method of using a two-in-one walking support, comprising the steps of:
- holding a two-in-one walking support in a first gripping position by a user, the two-in-one walking support including first and second separable shaft portions, and each of the first and second shaft portions having a handle and a tip;
- actuating a latching mechanism of the two-in-one walking support to separate the handles and the first and second shaft portions of the two-in-one walking support;
- and
- after separating the handles and the first and second shaft portions, holding the handle of one or both of the first and second portions in a second gripping position of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.