Walking cane with alternative decorative cover
OwnerDiane M. Harmoninventor
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Abstract
A walking cane is provided with a removable decorative cover which may be changed at will by the user to reflect changes in mood or attire.
Claims3
A cane for walking, comprising a) one substantially linear portion, cylindrical in cross section, said linear portion extending for a substantial fraction of the overall length of said cane, and said portion of cylindrical cross section having an outer circumference and an outer diameter;
- b) a decorative sleeve removably mounted upon the linear portion of said cane (a), the length of said sleeve being a substantial fraction of the length of said linear portion (a) of said cane, wherein said sleeve comprises a non-closed cylinder of resilient plastic having one and only one slit along its length, and having an inner circumference and a mean inside diameter, to fit snugly against the linear portion (a) of said cane, wherein the mean inside diameter of said sleeve is less than the outside diameter of said cane.
The cane of claim 4 wherein the inner circumference of said removable decorative sleeve is greater than 90 percent of the outer circumference of the linear portion of said cane, and whose mean inside diameter is substantially equal to or less than the outside diameter of said linear portion of said cane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.