Abstract: A crutch tip for installation on the lower end of a crutch shaft for engagement with an underlying supportig surface. The crutch tip includes a first material having a first coefficient of friction with respect to the supporting surface and a second material having a second coefficient of friction with respect to the supporting surface. The crutch tip generally includes a radial outer skirt, a ring portion radially inwardly of the skirt, and a center portion. The ring portion may be formed from the first material and the outer skirt may be formed from the second material.

Abstract: This invention is concerned with a crutch tip including an integrally fabricated tubular receiver for a crutch shaft and having on its lower end an enlarged depending skirt. Firmly secured conformably within the skirt are a rigid plate immediately beneath the receiver, an absorption or damping pad immediately beneath the plate, and a ground engageable tread piece immediately beneath the absorption pad, which tread piece includes depending projections for receiving and flexing about small articles on the ground while maintaining traction with the ground.