Patent ID: 8215325

Claim:
A cane or walking stick device that helps a person to walk or stand and that allows the person to extend and maintain his or her leg in an essentially horizontal position while seated, said device comprising: a) a means for supporting the person while walking or standing, wherein said means for supporting has length, and a longitudinal direction, and extends essentially vertically to a desired height; b) a means for holding the means for supporting by the person; and, c) a means for propping the person's calf, ankle, foot, or leg while seated, wherein: i) said means for propping comprises a rigid bracket means which further comprises a means for mounting said rigid bracket means to the means for supporting with at least two mounting points and a means for resting the person's calf, ankle, foot, or leg; ii) said means for resting the person's calf, ankle foot, or leg further comprises an upper padded straight element and a lower padded straight element; iii) the upper padded straight element is mounted to the means for supporting in the direction of said means for supporting; iv) the lower padded straight element is pivotally connected to the upper padded element so that it may move angularly at its pivot, ranging from a direction along said means for supporting to a direction essentially perpendicular to said means for supporting; v) said means for propping further comprises a pivoting means that permits the means for propping to entirely touch the means for supporting so that the means for propping is not extended essentially perpendicular to the means for supporting when the person desires to use the device to assist in walking or standing, vi) when the lower padded straight element extends in a direction essentially perpendicular to said means for supporting, it becomes locked into that position, and remains locked in that position until it is manually released.