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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130074893 | APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING DYNAMIC GROUND CONTACT An apparatus for establishing dynamic ground contact is disclosed. A ground contact tip is attached to one end of an elongate member. The ground contact tip contains a connecting portion and a base portion that is opposite the connecting portion. A flexible core connect... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130061894 | Ferrule for Ambulatory Aids A ferrule is disclosed which includes a housing having an aperture at a first end which is adapted to receive a leg of an ambulatory aid. The ferrule includes a gliding component having a gliding surface at a second end of the housing. The gliding surface is adapted to ... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130032185 | CANE TIP AND CANE Provided is a cane tip which is difficult to slip, exhibiting excellent shock absorbing properties when contacted with the ground; with which the cane tip will not stick in a crevice of a stone pavement; and further, with which the influence of the supporting surface in... | 02/07/2013 |
| 20120132240 | Mobility Assistive Device There is provided a tip configured for removable attachment to a walking aid device. The tip includes a base member, a shaft, and a plurality of spaced apart ribs. The shaft includes a bore therein extends upward from a central portion of an inner surface of the base me... | 05/31/2012 |
| 20120067386 | FLEXIBLE FOOT APPARATUSES AND METHODS USING THE SAME Flexible foot apparatuses and methods of using the same are disclosed. In one aspect a flexible foot apparatus is disclosed which can attach to and/or frictionally engage a standard crutch tip. The apparatus can include upper, lower, and intermediate body portions. The ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20110094550 | COMPRESSIBLE WHEEL TIP FOR A WALKING AID A compressible wheel tip for a walking aid that restricts rolling when a force is applied down on the walking aid. The tip may have a compressible wheel configured to deform under an applied pressure and thereby restrict shifting or rolling of the wheel. The compressibl... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20100313925 | BASE STRUCTURE FOR A WALKING STICK A base structure for a walking stick comprises a body including a connecting support and a plurality of extending legs, the connecting support including a retaining chamber formed around an inner wall thereof to receive a post, and the extending legs extending radially ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20090308420 | WALKER TIP An improved walker leg tip having a felt nap is provided. The walker leg tip has an arcuate shaped shell with the shell having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion has an aperture at least partially therethrough, the aperture dimensioned to accept an end ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090288693 | Anti-slip Crutch Tip Apparatus and Method Provided is an anti-slip crutch tip apparatus comprising: at least one vent opening, located on the side wall of a generally cylindrical section of a crutch tip body and extending into the tip body, so that the vent opening is surrounded by structure forming a portion o... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090242008 | FLEXIBLE CANE FOOT An ambulatory support and traction device used as a flexible foot (1) added to a walking aid, such as a cane or crutch (6), is provided. The flexible foot (1) includes a bendable coil or spring (3) that allows angulation of a walking aid shaf... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090078296 | Walker glide A walker glide having a hollow body with a substantially semi-spherical shape, a top opening and a removable bottom element that are arranged along a common axis. A sleeve is arranged in the hollow body so as to extend from the top opening toward the bottom element. A m... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20070023073 | Collapsible walker A walker with a foldable mechanism comprising an actuator which has an operating lever and an actuating groove. The actuator is rotated when a user laterally moves the operating lever, whereby an actuating groove pushes a positioning rod upward so as to release a fixed ... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20060272691 | Walker boot for walkers A walker boot for a walker of the type that has four legs that extend into contact with the ground and support an upper handgrip portion 2. The walker boot encompasses the bottom portion of at least one of the legs of the walker 1. The walker boot has a surface of solid... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060254632 | Walking cane assembly A walking cane assembly including an elongated shaft having separable segments connected by joint assemblies, wherein the shaft is disposable between a collapsed position, and a elongated, substantially linear, operative position. A stabilizing assembly is operatively s... | 11/16/2006 |
