Patent ID: 7882847

Claim:
An adjustable crutch for facilitating mobility, comprising: a telescoping shaft having an upper and lower crutch tube aligned on a concentric axis; a handle attached to an intermediate portion of the telescoping shaft, a shoulder support attached to the crutch on a first end of the upper crutch tube and a ground engaging butt end positioned at a first end of the lower crutch tube; a locking gas spring comprising a gas cylinder, and a moveable piston is positioned inside the telescoping shaft for controlling relative slidable movement between the upper and lower crutch tubes of the telescoping shaft; a manual control positioned on the handle for operating the gas spring via a control line; and an automatic disengagement mechanism is provided in communication with the control line for interrupting operation of the gas spring wherein the automatic disengagement mechanism sets the manual control to an inoperative state to interrupt dynamic telescoping of the crutch.