Abstract: A walking aid which includes a shaft formed of nested telescoping sections which can be readily secured and locked in the adjusted position and which has connected to one end thereof a foot pad having an arcuate sole portion simulating an anatomical foot and a handle portion connected to the other end whereby the handle is constructed so that when grasped the bearing weight of the user is on the hypothermar eminence of the hand which is the anatomically weight bearing surface of the hand. The aid may be provided with one of several distinct handle arrangements which may function as a hand guard, provide illumination and/or arrange to be disposed relative to the foot pad to define and arc of a circle. The foot pad and connected shaft and handle are balanced so that the aid is naturally maintained in an upright position.

Abstract: A container novelty having complementary outer shell portions simulating a portion of a predetermined shape having disposed therein a container for containing a beverage in spaced relationship to the internal walls of the respective shell portion and a cap shaped to complement the remainder portion of the predetermined shape detachably connected to the container. An insulating material is disposed in the space between the shells and the container disposed therebetween. In another form of the invention, the novelty is utilized as a housing for a radio.