Cane, crutch and walking stick retrieving tip

摘要

An improved cane, crutch or walking stick tip that allows a user to retrieve objects from a walking surface in a sitting or a standing position without need of bending over. The device employs a single moveable element contained within the tip and can be actuated by the users hand or foot. This improved tip may be furnished on new canes, crutches and walking sticks or as a replacement tip on existing canes, crutches or walking sticks regardless of their design or material of construction. The tip is similar in appearance to existing tips presently in use and does not create a tripping hazard.

主权项

1. A cane, crutch and walking stick retrieving tip comprising;
a body formed of an elastomeric or other predetermined material in a shape similar to that used on existing cane, crutch or walking stick tip or in some other predetermined shape or configuration; a socket formed at predetermined diameters to accept cane, crutch and walking stick shafts of various diameters; an anti-slip surface provided on the body area of the tip contacting a walking surface provided with predetermined ridge and recess patterns or abrasive means; a recess provided within the anti-slip surface of the body and sized for storage of the retrieving finger horizontal section when finger is fully retracted; a hole sized and shaped for predetermined finger sectional dimensions to accept the finger slidably; a finger in size and shape to fit slidably in predetermined receiving tip provided hole; a finger comprising a vertical section and a horizontal section, said finger of a predetermined material in a predetermined cross sectional shape and size; a finger provided with vertical section and horizontal section, said vertical section of predetermined length sized for range of objects to be retrieved; a taper or ramp provided near the end of the finger horizontal section of approximately fifty percent of the horizontal section length; a recess provided in the body area of the tip within the anti-slip surface and sized for storage of the retrieving finger horizontal section when finger is fully retracted; a knob attached by predetermined means to end of vertical section of finger, said knob of a predetermined material; a knob provided with radii closely matching but not contacting radii of user cane, crutch or walking stick shaft;