Patent ID: 8424548

Claim:
A combination ambulatory assistance and electrical shock defensive device for assisting a person to walk, comprising: an elongated, rigid ambulatory assist body having a hollow interior space along at least a portion of a length thereof; a hand grip connected to a top end of the body; a foot pad connected to a generally opposite bottom end of the body, said foot pad including a rim and a bottom wall, said bottom wall having a recessed cavity; a high voltage power unit, comprising a battery and a voltage amplifying circuit, operably associated with the body; conductive contacts immovably mounted flush with the foot pad and conductively coupled to the high voltage power unit, wherein said conductive contacts partially extending into the recessed cavity and flushed with the bottom wall of the foot pad; a trigger mechanism which selectively actuates the high voltage power unit; and a safety key manually removably coupled to the high voltage power unit, wherein high voltage may be supplied to the conductive contacts when the safety key is coupled to the power unit and the trigger mechanism actuated, and wherein supply of high voltage to the conductive contacts is prevented when the safety key is removed from the power unit.