Patent ID: 7503337
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A remotely adjustable grip tip assembly for a walking aid having a hollow tubular structure and a rubber foot, said assembly comprising: a rod disposed vertically within said hollow tubular structure, the bottom end of said rod being inserted into a bushing; a first slot formed into said hollow tubular structure near the top end thereof and a second slot formed into said hollow tubular structure near the bottom end thereof; a first adjustment means disposed through said first slot and a second adjustment means disposed through said second slot; a foot formed at the bottom end of said hollow tubular structure, said foot comprising a gripper foot structure external to said rubber foot of said walking aid; spring means disposed within said hollow tubular structure near the bottom end thereof, said spring means extending from said bushing into said rubber foot of said walking aid; a control sleeve fitted over said first slot, said control sleeve being rotatable to cause said first adjustment means to move upward or downward within said first slot and said second adjustment means to move upward or downward within said second slot in order to adjust the position of said gripper foot structure.