Shock absorbing walking cane
View Patent ↗A walking cane is provided having a foot, a handle, a pole member having a hollow interior cavity or shaft connecting said foot with said handle, an adjustable spring contained within said hollow shaft, and a tension adjusting mechanism operatively associated with said adjustable spring constructed and arranged to adjust spring tension imparted when downward force is applied from said handle, through said shaft and terminating at said foot.
1. A walking cane comprising:
a foot;
a handle;
at least one pole member having an internal cavity, said internal cavity defining a shaft, said pole member connecting said foot with said handle;
an adjustable spring contained within said shaft; and
a tension adjusting mechanism operatively associated with said adjustable spring constructed and arranged to adjust spring tension imparted when downward force is applied from said handle, through said pole member and shaft and terminating at said foot, wherein said tension adjusting mechanism is a mechanism-engaging wheel that rotates about said pole member of said cane, wherein said wheel is configured to engage interior teeth of a gear mechanism, and wherein rotational movement of said wheel imparts motion on the gear mechanism, the gear mechanism subsequently moving tension plunging rod in the downward direction to compress said compression spring.
2. The cane of claim 1 wherein said handle is permanently attached to said shaft.
3. The cane of claim 1 wherein said handle is removably attached to said shaft.
4. The cane of claim 1 wherein said foot is permanently attached to said shaft.
5. The cane of claim 1 wherein said foot is removably attached to said shaft.
6. The cane of claim 1 wherein said adjustable spring is removably positioned said shaft.
7. The cane of claim 1 further comprising at least one light.
8. The cane of claim 1 further comprising an audio alert system.