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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802581 | Buffer for trekking or nordic-walking poles The invention describes a buffer (2) for a stick (1), in particular for a walking stick or a trekking or Nordic-Walking pole. The buffer (2) has means (10) for being attached to a stick tube (Ia), in particular in the form of a recess, at... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7367347 | Portable stabilizer apparatus for a standing passenger A portable stabilizer apparatus is provided for a standing passenger who is standing below a ceiling in a mass transit vehicle; and the portable stabilizer apparatus includes a handle assembly which includes a hand grip region, a finger-operated latch member, and an... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7309519 | Friction control articles for healthcare applications Friction control articles for use in healthcare applications, the articles generally comprising a backing Layer having a first surface and a second surface, where projecting from the first surface of the backing layer is an array of stems, wherein at least a portion... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7270138 | Joint mechanism A joint mechanism for use in a rod for bearing at least a portion of a user's weight and a corresponding flexible tip for contacting a substantially horizontal surface. The joint mechanism includes a spring mechanism, a first bushing, and a second bushing. The sprin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234199 | Self adjusting furniture guide A furniture glide is provided for mounting on the terminal end of a furniture leg having an outer surface. The furniture glide includes a base having a generally arcuate lower surface for engaging a supporting surface. A sleeve extends from the base and defines a ca... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7188634 | Cane with improved foot and handle construction A cane comprising a shaft, an ergonomic handle that includes multiple storage/retention zones, an emergency assist handle, and an ergonomically enhanced tip, or foot. The emergency assist handle, when inserted into one of two sleeves located in the shaft, provides a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7025072 | Walking aid Walking aid apparatus comprises handle portion and a shaft portion including a ground-contacting ferrule, the shaft portion comprising telescopically-mounted cylindrical spindle and sleeve elements and a spring means acting between seats of said spindle and sleeve e... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6910246 | Furniture leg glide A novel furniture leg glide is disclosed for reducing a screeching sound made by a furniture leg being dragged across a floor. The furniture leg glide is formed from a hollow body portion having an end cap disposed thereon with a flexible coupling formed along the h... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6877520 | Cane base A cane having a base formed from a cup-shaped support having a concave bottom surface and a top surface defined by a circumscribing exterior sidewall having a bottom edge. The concave bottom surface is formed to have a plurality of resilient projections extending th... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6802482 | Overboot for a bi-pod adapter An overboot device is provided for increasing a foot print of a foot portion of a bi-pod firearm support. The overboot preferably comprises a base having a cone projecting therefrom and a cylinder axially extending from the cone. A plurality of fingers axially exten... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6527001 | Stabilizing cane attachment A stabilizing cane attachment for supporting a user upon sandy and snow covered surfaces. The stabilizing cane attachment includes a support member having a bore extending therethrough and being adapted mount at a bottom end portion of a cane; and also in... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6374841 | Flexibly elastic tip for stick use and stick shod with the same An object of the invention is to provide a tip for stick use without any movable portion and any sliding portion, which is monolithically formed to be flexibly deformable having a restoring function as well as a simple constitution, and a stick shod with ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6279592 | Flexibly elastic and light reflective tip for sticks The object of the present invention is to provide a flexibly elastic and light reflective tip for stick use, which improves the safety in use of a stick. In the present invention, this object is attained by providing an irregular reflecting surface on the... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6164306 | Sandpad An improved walking aid to allow people who walk with canes, crutches and other walking devices to travel over sand, gravel and uneven areas. It consists of a pad made up of layers of flexible material with a non-flexible ring inside the pad. The ring sit... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6138699 | Anti-slip base for a crutch An anti-slip base for a crutch including a frustro-conical body having a recess at a bottom end thereof, a ball-shaped housing arranged on a top end of the frustro-conical body, a raised camber formed inside the recess with an anti-slip surface thereon, a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6024110 | Golf club cane A cane which includes a golf club head which acts as a handle, a shaft, and a rubber or other non-slip material tip. The golf club cane can also include, for example, an indentation in the golf club head, and a rubber or other non-slip surface on the base... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6003533 | Walking aid safety tip An improved walking aid tip that is easy to use and provides for better support on smooth or slippery surfaces. The tip combines the features of an enlarged base for better stability on sand and gravel, a combination of convex and flat base to provide sup... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5984359 | Sport pole The specification discloses a sports pole including at least two flexible rods, the first of which is held in compression and the second of which is held in tension by the spatial arrangement of the two rods relative to one another and relative to the han... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5954075 | Walker The walker of the invention comprises a chassis including a bottom plate. A sole is engaged or engageable with the underside in use of the bottom plate and a liner is placed within the chassis. The movement characteristics of the walker being determined b... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5826606 | Cane tip A cane tip having a body incorporating a resilient, shock-absorbing member which has radial projections extending to the surface of the cane tip.... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5810038 | Medical walker foot with collapsible tip A medical walker foot includes a shell having a base portion for engaging a floor or the ground when weight is applied to the walker and a sleeve portion for receiving the lower end of the medical walker leg. A biasing member is disposed within the shell ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5794638 | Composite base assembly for cane having fifth leg A patient support device, particularly a cane, includes a fifth leg that extends outwardly from a central portion of a base assembly at a region intermediate the first, second, third, and fourth legs. The fifth leg provides increased balance and stability... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5778605 | Glide cap for walker A glide cap for a walker of the type has four legs that extend into contact with the ground and support an upper handgrip portion. The glide cap encompasses at least a portion of the bottom of an elastomeric tip placed on the end of at least one of the le... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5752535 | Crutch A crutch is disclosed for providing assistance to individuals who have been injured or are physically challenged. The crutch includes two members capable of telescoping adjustment to accommodate the height of a user. A special shoulder support is used to ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5727584 | Cane including attachment plug A cane having a handle and a shaft with a tip section has an elastomeric attachment plug with a bore therethrough, with the tip section of the pole captured by the bore. A bottom face of the attachment plug has a cavity so that when the plug is pushed on ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5713382 | Walking aid safety tip An improved walking aid tip that is easy to use and provides for better support on smooth or slippery surfaces. The tip combines the features of an enlarged base for better stability on sand and gravel, a combination of convex and flat base to provide sup... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5711335 | Medical walker foot with collapsible tip A medical walker foot includes a shell having a base portion for engaging a floor or the ground when weight is applied to the walker and a sleeve portion for receiving the lower end of the medical walker leg. A cup-like urethane cushion is disposed within... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5573213 | Walker glide A self-retaining glide for the lower end of each leg of a walker. Preferably installed onto each rear leg of the walker, the device decreases forward drag while substantially increasing resistance to sideways or lateral movement by providing a plurality o... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5353825 | Radial crutch tip assembly A crutch tip assembly (12) comprises a crutch tip base (14) with a laterally protruding lip (28) adjacent a base bottom surface (26) and a resilient boot (16) having the shape of a rocker. The boot defines a mounting cavity (36) for snugly receiving the b... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5335683 | Non-slip support shoe for a walking aid A non-slip support shoe for attachment to the end of any crutch or other walking aid comprises an attachment cylinder for attaching the shoe to the bottom of the crutch or walking aid; a pair of strip leaf springs, at least one of which is connected to th... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5307828 | Support foot assembly A support foot assembly (10) for use with a elongated load bearing device such as a cane (16) or crutch. The support foot assembly includes a mounting structure (12) having a generally planar bottom surface (12.1) and an upper surface (12.2) which, in the... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5178176 | Slip-resistant crutch tip 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 mater... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5032135 | Boot for peg leg A boot for a peg leg comprises a circular sole of non-skid elastic material, connected by a watertight seam, to a tubular upper. The upper, which is also made of an elastomeric material, is shaped to receive the shaft of a peg leg, such that the boot is h... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4971088 | Anti-slip cap In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus for preventing the slippage of a cane-like handle is provided, the apparatus including an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion is formed of an anti-skid material for gripping... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4947882 | Crutches, walking sticks, and the like A stick in accordance with the invention essentially comprises a riser (3), a foot (1) defining a supporting polygon, a ball-and-socket joint connecting the riser (3) to the foot (1), and resilient means (12) for keeping the riser in a determined position... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4899771 | Walking aid A walking aid is disclosed herein for use in combination with a cane, crutches or the like having a foot member provided with a centrally located base formed with a central socket for insertably receiving the tip end of the cane or crutch. The foot member... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4881564 | Crutch tip 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... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4794743 | Cane supporting apparatus A cane supporting apparatus is made from a light weight piece of material which has an upright contact surface having a width which is several times the diameter of the cane. Generally perpendicular to the upright contact surface is a generally horizontal... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4708154 | Nonslip crutch foot assembly A nonslip foot assembly for the lower end of a crutch, cane, walker or other walking aid. An expansible sleeve is anchored in the end of the crutch by rotating a threaded bolt in order to squeeze the sleeve between a pair of nuts. The end of the bolt proj... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4630626 | Crutch tip construction An improved crutch tip construction. The crutch tip is formed of a resilient material and has an upper tubular stem portion formed with an axial recess and a lower enlarged head. A concave metallic socket with a reversed upper lip portion is disposed at t... | 12/23/1986 |
