Patent ID: 11925244
Assignee: nan
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 7:
8. A portable walking stand assembly to assist a pair of users with walking or for supporting an optical device, said assembly comprising:
a pair of walking sticks, each of said walking sticks being employable by a respective pair of users thereby facilitating each of said walking sticks to assist the pair of users with walking, each of said walking sticks having an upper end, a lower end and an outer surface extending between said upper end and said lower end, said outer surface tapering between said upper end and said lower end such that said lower end has a diameter being less than a diameter of said upper end, each of said walking sticks having an opening extending through said outer surface, said opening in each of said walking sticks extending along an axis being perpendicularly oriented with an axis extending between said upper end and said lower end, said opening in each of said walking sticks being positioned adjacent to said upper end;
a pair of grips, each of said grips being positioned around a respective one of said walking sticks thereby facilitating a respective user to grip a respective grip, each of said grips having an outwardly facing surface, said outwardly facing surface having a series of depressions being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along a full length of said grips such that each of said depressions in said grips can accommodate the respective user's fingers when the respective user grips said grip, each of said grips being positioned closer to said upper end than said lower end of said respective walking stick;
a pair of stops, each of said stops being positioned around a respective one of said walking sticks wherein each of said stops is configured to inhibit said respective walking stick from sinking into a support surface, each of said stops comprising:
a collar extending around said outer surface of said respective walking stick, said collar being positioned closer to said lower end than said upper end of said respective walking stick;
a plurality of arms, each of said arms radiating outwardly from said collar, each of said arms having a distal end with respect to said collar;
a plurality of rings, each of said rings being coupled to said distal end of a respective one of said arms such that an opening defined by said rings lies on a plane being oriented parallel to an axis extending between said collar and said distal end of said arms; and
a plurality of balls, each of said balls being positioned in said opening defined by a respective one of said rings such that each of balls extends upwardly and downwardly from said respective ring;

wherein said pair of walking sticks includes a first walking stick and a second walking stick, said first walking stick comprising a first section being removably attachable to a second section, said upper end of said first stick being associated with said first section, said lower end of said first walking stick being associated with said second section, a threshold between said first section and said second section being positioned between said grip on said first walking stick and said upper end of said first walking stick, said threshold of said second section having a well extending downwardly toward said lower end of said first walking stick, said threshold of said first section having a coupler extending downwardly from said threshold of said first section, said coupler threadably engaging a bounding surface of said well for releasably attaching said first section to said second section;
a support being removably attachable to said pair of walking sticks thereby facilitating said pair of walking sticks to elevate said support above a support surface, said support having a pair of arms angling away from each other wherein each of said arms is configured to support a optical device when said support is attached to said pair of walking sticks, said support having a plate extending downwardly from a bottom end of an intersection between said pair of arms, said plate having a first face lying on a plane being oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of said arms, each of said arms having a distal end with respect to said intersection between said arms, said distal end of each of said arms being rounded such that said distal end of each of said arms defines a circular shape, each of said arms having an outwardly facing surface with respect to each other, said outwardly facing surface of each of said arms having a first portion extending downwardly toward said intersection between said arms and a second portion being perpendicularly oriented with said first portion such that said second portion extends inwardly toward said intersection between said arms at a point located adjacent to said bottom end of said intersection, said plate having a pair of bolts each extending away from said first face of said plate, said bolts being spaced apart from each other and being distributed laterally along said first face, each of said bolts being extendable through said opening in a respective one of said walking sticks for attaching said walking sticks to said support; and
a pair of nuts, each of said nuts being threadable onto a respective one of said bolts for retaining said respective walking stick on said respective bolt.