Patent ID: 8342196

Claim:
A crutch to assist a user in walking, comprising: an elongate leg having a top end and a bottom end, a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion; the crutch further comprising a first side direction, a second side direction opposite the first side direction, a third side direction perpendicular to the first side direction and a fourth side direction opposite the third side direction, wherein the elongate leg extends from a saddle to a foot; and has a cantilevered handle disposed on the middle portion and extending between the first side direction and the second side direction; wherein the saddle extends in an elongate shape between the first side direction and the second side direction; wherein the handle extends in an elongate shape between the first side direction and the second side direction; wherein the elongate leg middle portion extends to the first side direction of an axis extending between the top end of the elongate leg and the bottom end of the elongate leg, wherein the handle is cantilevered and has a fixed end and a free end; the saddle having a frame supporting a resilient portion, a pivoting joint attached to the frame, and a spring mechanism having an upper portion, said spring mechanism upper portion being attached to the pivoting joint such that the pivoting joint is adapted to allow the spring mechanism to move with respect to the saddle frame along an arced path with respect to the resilient portion, further wherein the spring mechanism is removably attached to the top end of the leg of the crutch.