PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15863413
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["135", "074000"]

Abstract:
Disclosed is a hinged cane to assist in user mobility. The cane comprises an upper section and a lower section and a hinged mechanism that connects the upper and lower sections. The hinged mechanism comprises a lower block and an upper block and a hinge coupler pivotally connected to the lower block and to the upper block. This configuration enables the lower section to be moved from a use position over a range of travel into a fully folded position. The cane includes a catch mechanism for releasably securing the upper section to the lower section when in the use position. The cane may include a foot that has a relatively more pliable skirt and a relatively less pliable central nub to assist in maintaining the natural walking motion of the user.

Claim (Index 1):
A hinged cane comprising\n an upper section and a lower section, and a hinge mechanism connecting said upper and lower sections; said upper section having a generally tubular region at least in a lower region of said upper section, and having an operator gripping handle disposed at an upper region of said upper section; said lower section having a generally tubular region at least in an upper region of said lower section, and having a foot disposed at a lower region of said lower section; said hinge mechanism comprising a lower block disposed within said upper region of said lower section and an upper block disposed within said lower region of said upper section, and a hinge coupler, said hinge coupler being pivotally connected to said lower block and also being pivotally connected to said upper block to enable said lower section to be moved from a use position where said lower section is axially aligned relative to said upper section over a range of travel into a folded position; one of said lower block and said upper block being retractable within its respective section; said cane including a catch mechanism for releasably securing said upper section to said lower section, whereby a user may secure the lower section to the upper section by moving the lower section into axial alignment with the upper section and to cause said lower block to engage said upper block, and axially translating said lower section relatively towards said upper section to cause retraction of said retractable block, said catch mechanism engaging when said lower section has been moved into a catch position relative to said upper block.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.15625
- Patent Class: 135.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14959932', '15802199', '11206452', '11388340', '11434788']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6859061364284149
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4589032742977815
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6632058502153516
- Mean Citation Score: 140.875824
- Max Citation Score: 144.03596000000005
- Similarity Product: 103.4329027423907

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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