Patent ID: 7637273

Claim:
A two-in-one cane having a predetermined length selectively separable into two sections, wherein each one of said sections is independently usable as a cane, and wherein said sections are capable of being united into a single assembly forming a single cane, comprising: a) a first section comprising a first elongated component having a length substantially equal to said predetermined length, a first exterior surface and a first abutment face running substantially the length of the first elongated component; wherein one end of the first elongated component is formed as a first handle having a first groove in the first exterior surface and the opposite end of the first elongated component is formed as a first tip; b) a second section comprising a second elongated component having a length substantially equal to said predetermined length, a second exterior surface and a second abutment face running substantially the length of the second elongated component, wherein one end of the second elongated component is formed as a second handle having a second groove in the second exterior surface and the opposite end of the second elongated component is formed as a second tip; and wherein the second abutment face is disposed to face said first abutment face of said first section; and wherein no part of the first abutment face inserts into the second abutment face; and c) a manual connector which entirely removably secures said first section to and abreast of said second section in generally parallel relationship to one another and in abutment between said first abutment face and said second abutment face, so that when the first section and second section are secured together the first handle and the second handle are juxtaposed side by side and are not telescoping, with the first groove and the second groove forming a depression in a direction substantially parallel to the length of the cane; wherein, during separation of the first section from the second section, the first section and second section do not move substantially in a direction parallel to the length of the cane and wherein during the process of separation of the first section from the second section, the first handle and second handle are initially separated while the first tip and second tip remain in contact with one-another, and after separation of the first and second handle, the first tip and the second tip are then separated so that there is no physical connection between the first section and the second section.