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US 6,206,019 B1Granted
Convertible cane construction
OwnerMichele Horvitzinventor
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Abstract
A convertible cane construction 10 including a pair of cane members 20, 20 connected to one another by a pair of collapsible arm members 30, 30′. Each collapsible arm member 30, 30′ is movable between a fully extended mode which widely separates the cane members 20 and a fully collapsed mode which joins the pair of cane members 20, 20 into a quasi-single cane configuration. Each collapsible arm member 30, 30′ includes a pair of lever arms 31, 32 pivotally connected to one another on one end and pivotally connected to one of the cane members 20, 20 on the other end.
Claims5
A convertible cane construction comprising:
- a pair of cane members wherein each cane member has a generally inverted L-shaped configuration which includes an elongated shaft member having an upper end provided with a handle element and a lower end provided with a foot pad;
- and,
- a pair of collapsible arm members wherein each collapsible arm member has one end connected to one of the pair of cane members and the other end connected to the other of the pair of cane members wherein one collapsible arm member is connected to the upper portion of the pair of cane members and the other collapsible arm member is connected to the intermediate portion of the cane members wherein each collapsible arm member is movable from a fully collapsed mode to a fully extended mode and wherein each of the collapsible arm members comprise:
- a pair of lever arms pivotally connected on one end to one another and pivotally connected on the other end to one of the pairs of cane members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.