Handy hand walking cane
A walking instrument is provided consisting of a shaft, a clamping mechanism and a gripping mechanism. The shaft consists of a top portion and a bottom portion. The clamping mechanism is connected to the top portion of the shaft and allows the user to attach said walking instrument to a fixed object. The gripping mechanism is connected to bottom portion of the shaft and allows the user to grasp an object.
This invention generally relates to walking instruments, and more particularly to a walking instrument that enables the user to pick up items that may be in his or her way, and that also allows the user to attach the walking instrument to a fixed object so that is easy to reach when the time comes to use it again.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONUnfortunately, many people need the use of walking instruments to get around. Typically, those that need the use of said instruments are elderly, or suffer from some other physical ailment that inhibits their ability to walk, much less bend over.
Imagine for instance, walking into a store or restaurant and dropping something on the floor. Or imagine getting to your desired destination with the help of your walking instrument, and as you are sitting down, the instrument crashes to the floor and the user is unable to pick it up.
Accordingly, it would appreciated that it would be highly desirable to have a device that allows the user to pick up items without having to bend over, a device that attaches to a fixed object so that it is easy to retrieve, and that can still function as a walking instrument.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems set forth above. Briefly summarized, according to one aspect of the invention, a walking instrument having a shaft, a clamping means connected to the top end of the shaft, and a gripping means connected to the bottom end of said shaft.
These and other aspects, objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from a review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and appended claims, as well as by reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Claims
1. A walking instrument, comprising:
- a shaft having a top end portion and a bottom end portion;
- a clamping mechanism connected to said top end portion of said shaft and adapted to attach said walking instrument to a fixed object; and
- a gripping mechanism connected to said bottom end of said shaft and adapted to grasp an object.
2. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said clamping mechanism includes a top member having a first and second opening defining a hand hold and being slidably movable relative to said shaft, and a stationary bottom member.
3. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 2, wherein said shaft has a vertical slot and said top member slides in said slot.
4. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 3, wherein said first handhold opening protrudes from a first side of said shaft and said second handhold protrudes from a second side of said shaft.
5. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 2, including a coil spring in said shaft above said top member biasing said top member toward said bottom member.
6. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 2 including a handle on said top end of said shaft above said handhold so that a user can grasp said handle and said handhold with one hand.
7. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 1 wherein said gripping mechanism includes a hook adapted to grasp an object and a rod coupled to said hook.
8. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 7 wherein said rod moves up and down in said shaft and said hook moves between a closed position and an open position.
9. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 7 wherein said rod is inside said shaft.
10. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 7 wherein said rod is connected to said clamping mechanism.
11. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 10, wherein said rod couples said clamping mechanism with said gripping mechanism.
12. A walking instrument, as set forth in claim 7 wherein said hook includes a series of notched ends.
13. A walking instrument comprising:
- a shaft having a top end portion and a bottom end portion; and
- a clamping mechanism connected to said top end portion of said shaft and adapted to attach said walking instrument to a fixed object.
14. A walking instrument as set forth in claim 13 wherein said clamping mechanism includes a top member having a first and second opening defining a handhold and being slidably movable relative to said shaft, and a stationary bottom member.
15. A walking instrument as set forth in claim 13 wherein said shaft has a vertical slot and said top member slides in said slot and wherein said first handhold opening protrudes from a first side of said shaft and said second handhold protrudes from a second side of said shaft.
16. A walking instrument as set forth in claim 13 including a coil spring in said shaft above said top member biasing said top member toward said bottom member and including a handle on said top end of said shaft above said handhold so that a user can grasp said handle and said handhold with one hand.
17. A walking instrument comprising:
- a shaft having a top end portion and a bottom end portion; and
- a gripping mechanism connected to said bottom end of said shaft and adapted to grasp a movable object.
18. A walking instrument as set forth in claim 17, wherein said gripping mechanism includes a hook adapted to grasp an object and a rod coupled to said hook and wherein said rod moves up and down inside said shaft and said hook moves between an open and closed position.
19. A walking instrument as set forth in claim 17 wherein said rod is inside said shaft and said rod is connected to said clamping mechanism.
20. A walking instrument as set forth in claim 17 wherein said rod couples said clamping mechanism with said gripping mechanism.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 26, 2006
Publication Date: Jun 26, 2008
Inventor: Joe R. Martin (Pocahontas, AR)
Application Number: 11/645,490
International Classification: A45B 3/00 (20060101);