Patent ID: 7712478

Claim:
An ergonomic crutch comprising: (a) an armpit pad assembly; (b) a top tube; (c) a middle tube; (d) a bottom tube; (e) a hand grip; (f) a shock absorber; and (g) a footpad assembly; wherein the armpit pad assembly comprises an armpit pad and means for allowing the armpit pad to tilt vertically and swivel horizontally; wherein the armpit pad having an underside comprises two angled walls and two shoulders; wherein the means for allowing the armpit pad to tilt vertically and swivel horizontally is connected between the two shoulders and is located entirely within the two angled walls of the armpit pad; wherein the top tube comprises a top end and a bottom end, and the armpit pad assembly connects to the top end of the top tube; wherein the middle tube comprises a top end and a bottom end; wherein the bottom end of the top tube slides into the top end of the middle tube; wherein the bottom tube comprises a top end and a bottom end; wherein the top end of the bottom tube slides into the bottom end of the middle tube; wherein the hand grip is connected to and offset laterally from the middle tube; wherein the shock absorber comprises a barrel and a piston; wherein the barrel of the shock absorber is situated inside of the bottom end of the bottom tube, and the piston of the shock absorber protrudes downward from the bottom end of the bottom tube; wherein the footpad assembly comprises a footpad; wherein the piston of the shock absorber comprises a top end and a bottom end; and wherein the bottom end of the piston of the shock absorber connects to the footpad.