Patent ID: 7946965

Claim:
A hand-held walking stilt, comprising: a base that contacts a walking surface, the base having a foot stand to support a user's foot a set distance above the walking surface, where the foot stand defines an opening for a pole, the base also having at least one base flange extending into the opening, the at least one base flange having a base flange surface defining at least one base retention feature extending away from the base flange surface; and a pole adapted to extend through the opening in the foot stand, and to extend above the base away from the walking surface, the pole having at least one pole flange that interconnects with the at least one base flange to hold the base and the pole together, the at least one pole flange defining a pole flange surface opposed to the base flange surface and having at least one pole retention feature extending away from the pole flange surface; wherein the at least one base retention feature and the at least one pole retention feature are adapted to engage each other during interconnection of corresponding base and pole flanges to secure the base and the pole together.