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US 9,386,830 B2Granted
Walking aid device
AssigneeHurryworks LLC
InventorChristopher Crowhurst
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Abstract
A walking aid, such as a cane, can be equipped with one or more features and structures for increasing durability and structural integrity, providing increased mobility and support for users, aiding with common tasks, and providing an all-around improved user experience. Additionally, the walking aid can be constructed to include multiple detachable and collapsible segments for easy storage and transportability of the walking aid.
Claims14
An apparatus for aiding walking along a surface, comprising:
- a handle for engaging a hand of a user of the apparatus;
- a shaft coupled to the handle at a first end and extending away from the handle, the shaft including one or more shaft sections;
- a base coupled to the shaft at a second end of the shaft, the base having an upper housing and a lower housing that define an internal cavity therebetween;
- three flexible footpads mounted to a main body of the base and configured to interface with the surface, each footpad having concentric rings of raised and recessed portions, the three flexible footpads arranged substantially equidistant from a central axis of the internal cavity of the base such that the three flexible footpads form a substantially equilateral triangle;
- an elastically bendable member at least partially enclosed within the internal cavity of the base such that an axis of the elastically bendable member is generally aligned with a central axis of the internal cavity of the base;
- a fastener extending along the axis of the elastically bendable member and through at least a portion of the base so as to coupled the base and the elastically bendable member to a lowermost shaft section of the shaft;
- wherein the fastener includes:
- (i) a bolt extending along the axis of the elastically bendable member and through at least a portion of the base, and (ii) at least one securing nut disposed within a lowermost shaft section of the shaft, the at least one securing nut affixed to the bolt and configured to engage an inner wall of the lowermost shaft section to secure the base to the lowermost shaft section.
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An apparatus for aiding walking along a surface, comprising:
- a handle for engaging a hand of a user of the apparatus;
- a shaft coupled to the handle at a first end and extending away from the handle, the shaft including one or more shaft sections;
- a base coupled to the shaft at a second end of the shaft, the base having an upper housing and a lower housing that define an internal cavity therebetween;
- three flexible footpads mounted to a main body of the base and configured to interface with the surface, each of the three flexible footpads having concentric rings of raised and recessed portions;
- an elastically bendable member at least partially enclosed within the internal cavity of the base such that an axis of the elastically bendable member is generally aligned with a central axis of the internal cavity of the base;
- a fastener extending along the axis of the elastically bendable member and through at least a portion of the base so as to couple the base and the elastically bendable member to a lowermost shaft section of the shaft;
- wherein the fastener includes:
- (i) a bolt extending along the axis of the elastically bendable member and through at least a portion of the base, and (ii) at least one securing nut disposed within a lowermost shaft section of the shaft, the at least one securing nut affixed to the bolt and configured to engage an inner wall of the lowermost shaft section to secure the base to the lowermost shaft section;
- wherein the at least one securing nut engages the inner wall of the lowermost shaft section by digging into material of the lowermost shaft section to anchor the at least one securing nut within the lowermost shaft section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.