Patent ID: 6328048
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A45B,A47G,A61H,Y10S

Abstract:
A multi-use patient aid comprising:an adjustable length cane body assembly;a cane foot assembly;an accessory adapter;a shoe horn accessory; anda dressing hook accessory;said adjustable length cane body assembly including a handle member and a cane shaft assembly;said handle member including a handle portion and a tubular shaft connecting portion provided with a number of spaced locking pin receiving apertures provided therethrough;said cane shaft assembly including an elongated shaft portion having a first end provided with a first spring loaded lock pin assembly and a second end provided with a second spring loaded lock pin assembly;said first end being slidably positionable into said tubular shaft connecting portion of said handle member;said cane foot assembly including a tubular foot support and a resilient cane foot attached to a bottom end of said tubular foot support;said tubular foot support having a tubular foot support top end sized to receive therein said second end of said shaft portion and a locking pin receiving aperture provided therethrough for connecting with said second spring loaded lock pin assembly;said accessory adapter including a tubular accessory support having an internally threaded accessory connecting aperture at a bottom end of thereof and a tubular accessory adapter top end sized to receive therein said second end of said shaft portion and a locking pin receiving apertures provided therethrough for connecting with said second end of said shaft portion;said shoe horn accessory including a shoe horn portion having a threaded horn connecting rod extending from a top end thereof, said threaded horn connecting rod being companionately threaded to screw into said internally threaded accessory connecting aperture of said accessory adapter;said dressing hook accessory including a hook portion having a threaded hook connecting rod extending from a top end thereof, said threaded hook connecting rod being companionately threaded to screw into said internally threaded accessory connecting aperture of said accessory adapter.