US2010282282A1PendingUtilityA1

Walking stick with a handle that provides a user with improved grips

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 7, 2009Filed: May 5, 2010Published: Nov 11, 2010
Est. expiryMay 7, 2029(~2.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Ronald B. Campbell, Jr.
A45B 9/02A45B 9/04
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Abstract

A walking stick which has a handle with a vertical grip which is offset from the axis of the walking stick's shaft. The walking stick has a length such that when the user grasps the vertical grip, the user's forearm is angled at approximately 10-15° below horizontal. The vertical grip is angled towards the axis of the shaft to accommodate the angle of the hand when the forearm has the above angle. The handle may further have one or more horizontal grips for use in activities such as climbing stairs. The walking stick may also have a forked foot, with the fork being in the same plane as the handle.

Claims

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1 . A walking stick, the walking stick comprising:
 a shaft; and   a handle for a hand of a user, the handle being joined to the shaft and providing the user's hand with a vertical grip on the walking stick which is oriented substantially vertically to the axis of the shaft but offset therefrom.   
     
     
         2 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 1  wherein:
 the handle further provides the user's hand with a horizontal grip on the walking stick which is oriented substantially horizontally to the axis of the shaft.   
     
     
         3 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 2  wherein:
 the handle provides the user's hand with another horizontal grip on the walking stick which is oriented substantially horizontally to the axis of the shaft.   
     
     
         4 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 1  wherein:
 the handle's vertical grip has an angle with regard to the axis of the shaft.   
     
     
         5 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 4  wherein:
 the shaft has a length such that the user's forearm is angled slightly down when the walking stick is vertical, the user is standing on a plane, the end of the shaft is on the same plane, and the user's hand is holding the walking stick by the vertical grip; and   the vertical grip's angle is adapted to the angle of the user's hand which results when the user's forearm is so angled.   
     
     
         6 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 4  wherein:
 the handle provides the user's hand with a horizontal grip on the walking stick which is oriented substantially horizontally to the axis of the shaft.   
     
     
         7 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 6  wherein:
 the horizontal grip is a protuberance where the handle is offset from the shaft.   
     
     
         8 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 6  wherein:
 the handle has an end; and   at the end, the handle provides the user's hand with another horizontal grip on the walking stick which is oriented substantially horizontally to the axis of the shaft.   
     
     
         9 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 8  wherein:
 the other horizontal grip is another protuberance on the end of the handle.   
     
     
         10 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 4  wherein:
 the handle has an end; and   at the end, the handle provides the user's hand with a horizontal grip on the walking stick which is oriented substantially horizontally to the axis of the shaft.   
     
     
         11 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 1  wherein:
 the handle has the form of a loop and the vertical grip is on a side of the loop.   
     
     
         12 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 1  wherein:
 the end of the shaft which is opposite from the handle has a forked foot.   
     
     
         13 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 12  wherein:
 the forked foot is forked in the plane determined by the handle and the shaft.   
     
     
         14 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 2  wherein:
 the end of the shaft which is opposite from the handle has a forked foot.   
     
     
         15 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 3  wherein:
 the horizontal grip permits the user's hand to be oriented substantially at right angles to a plane determined by the handle and the shaft; and   the forked foot is forked in the plane determined by the handle and the shaft, whereby the forked foot provides lateral support for the shaft when the user is using the horizontal grip.   
     
     
         16 . A walking stick comprising:
 a shaft; and   a handle for a hand of a user, the handle being joined to the shaft and providing the user's hand with a vertical grip on the walking stick and a plurality of horizontal grips.   
     
     
         17 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 16  wherein:
 one of the horizontal grips is above the vertical grip and another is below the vertical grip.   
     
     
         18 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 17  wherein:
 the vertical grip is offset from the axis of the shaft.   
     
     
         19 . The walking stick set forth in  claim 18  wherein:
 the horizontal grips are less offset from the axis of the shaft than the vertical grip.   
     
     
         20 . A handle for a hand of a user of a walking stick, the walking stick having a shaft, the handle being joined to the shaft, and the handle being characterized in that:
 the handle provides the user's hand with a vertical grip on the walking stick which is oriented substantially vertically to the axis of the shaft but offset therefrom.

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