Patent ID: 6230726
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A45B,A61H

Abstract:
A walking aid for attachment to a leg of a walking stick or crutch, comprising a foot member having a peripheral edge defining a contact region for contact with the ground, a socket member for attaching said foot member to said leg, and connection means for detachably connecting said socket member to an upper surface of said foot member, said foot member and said socket member being constructed and arranged such that in use with said foot member attached to said socket member by said connection means and a leg attached to said socket member, a portion of said peripheral edge protrudes a sufficient amount from said socket member to enable said leg when resting on the ground to be tilted to a substantially upright position by appropriate application of foot pressure to said portion of said peripheral edge,wherein said socket member is formed from a resilient material in the form of a tapered molding comprising; a socket for accommodating an end of said leg, a base having a lower face which abuts against said upper surface of said foot member, and a waisted section of reduced cross section disposed between a bottom end of said socket and said lower face of said base, such that the stiffness of said socket member is reduced at said waisted section, andsaid connection means comprises a rod member spanning between said socket member and a first aperture in said foot member and tensioning means for tensioning said rod member so that in use said lower face of said base is clamped against said upper surface of said foot member.