Patent ID: 7896013

Claim:
Stick for use by a person moving in a forward direction on a surface, the stick having a lower, distal end and an upper, proximal end, and comprising: an elongated stick shaft extending generally linearly from said distal end along a central, longitudinal axis toward said proximal end, said stick shaft terminating at a point distal of said proximal end; and a handle component extending from said stick shaft to said proximal end, wherein said handle component includes a spacer portion extending from said stick shaft, said spacer portion being inclined away from said central axis in said forward direction, said spacer part being inclined in said forward direction at an angle of less than 90 degrees from said central axis, said handle component further includes a hand-grip portion extending from said spacer portion to said proximal end, said hand-grip portion being inclined in a rearward direction, opposite to said forward direction, at an angle of less than 90 degrees with respect to said central, longitudinal axis, the hand-grip portion includes a hand-grip part adapted to be grasped by a hand of the person, a central point of said hand-grip part being disposed mainly on said central, longitudinal axis of the stick shaft, whereby when the person grasps the hand-grip part at an initial stage of motion, the person has the stick in front of himself and in front of his lower arm.