Patent ID: 9737121
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A45B,A61H

Claim:
1. A cushioned walking stick tip, comprising: a lower portion having a bottom surface configured to rest against a horizontal surface; an upper portion having a shaft passage configured to receive a user support shaft; a shock absorber residing between the lower portion and the upper portion; a connecting rod connecting the lower portion to the upper portion, a shaft configured for grasping by a user, the shaft attached to the shaft passage of the upper portion extending up from the upper portion, and the shaft and upper portion pivotable an upper angle together with respect to the connecting rod in a vertical position; wherein the shock absorber is deformable to allow the connecting rod to pivot a lower angle with respect to the lower portion, resulting in the shaft and upper portion pivoting a total angle of the upper angle plus the lower angle with respect to the lower portion.