Patent ID: 8919362

Claim:
A cane, comprising: a tubular shaft, having a top end and a bottom end, comprising: a vertically arranged elongated slot in said tubular shaft located adjacent to said bottom end; and, a shaft pin protruding from at least one side surface of said tubular shaft located at an intermediate position between said elongated slot and said bottom end; a hand grip disposed on said top end; a fastening means to affix said hand grip to said top end; a platform, comprising: a planar member; a collar located at a top rear end of said planar member, having a general U shaped opening; a first aperture within a first side of said collar; a second aperture within a second side of said collar; a first collar slot within a bottom of said first side; a second collar slot within a bottom of said second side; a third collar slot within a rear of said first side; a fourth collar slot within a rear of said second side; a pivot pin adapted to insert through said first and second apertures and said elongated slot of said tubular shaft after said bottom end is received by said U shaped opening; and, a tip disposed at a distal portion of said bottom end; wherein said shaft pin engages said first and second slots to retain said platform in a substantially ninety degree angle with respect to said shaft; wherein said elongated slot enables positioning of said platform relative to said tubular shaft to enable disengagement of said shaft pin from said first and second slots; wherein said U-shaped opening provides clearance for rotational motion of said bottom end about said pivot pin to allow said platform to be rotated from said substantially ninety degree angle; wherein said elongated slot enables positioning of said platform relative to said tubular shaft to enable engagement of said shaft pin with said third and fourth slots; and, wherein said shaft pin engages said third and fourth slots to retain said platform in a substantially parallel position with respect to said shaft.