A handheld electro-mechanical walking aid operably configured to detect objects or obstacles in an ambient environment and guide the user away from the detected obstacles and comprising a handle member for grasping, an electronic motor assembly, a cantilevered guide arm member operably coupled to at least one electronic motor and having an arm weight and a concentrated weight of at least approximately 0.2 lbs, at least one of a distance sensor and a camera operably configured to detect objects spatially displaced from a second free end of the arm member, and an electronic controller operably configured to receive detection of the objects spatially displaced from the second free end and cause selective rotation of the arm member in a direction away from the detected objects to generate a deviation angle θ, thereby causing an impetus to the user holding the handle member through a torque generated by the arm weight.

A cup holder assembly for a portable and handheld walking apparatus that includes a fastener assembly with an annular clasp operably configured to selectively translate to increase and decrease in diameter an annular recess defined thereon for receiving and retaining a portable and handheld walking apparatus. The cup holder assembly also includes a first hinge member directly coupled to the annular clasp and a second hinge member hingedly coupled to the first hinge member, wherein the second hinge member is operably configured to rotate and have at least one locked position along a rotation path with respect to the annular clasp. The assembly includes a cantilevered support rod with a portion directly coupled to the second hinge member and having a terminal distal end and a cylindrical container member and a container fastener configured to couple with the cantilevered support rod.

An umbrella system includes a support pole connected to a rotating tube positioned around a center tube that extends between the support pole and a center support that is connected to an umbrella frame. The rotating tube has one or more helical grooves therein that are engaged by teeth of a hub which is connected to the umbrella frame. As the rotating tube is rotated, the hub is driven along the length of the rotating tube thereby opening and closing the umbrella frame. In one arrangement system includes a motor housing assembly including a plurality of batteries and a motor that includes a driven gear that meshes with a stationary gear which causes rotation of the rotating tube.

An umbrella system includes a support pole connected to a rotating tube positioned around a center tube that extends between the support pole and a center support that is connected to an umbrella frame. The rotating tube has one or more helical grooves therein that are engaged by teeth of a hub which is connected to the umbrella frame. As the rotating tube is rotated, the hub is driven along the length of the rotating tube thereby opening and closing the umbrella frame. In one arrangement system includes a motor housing assembly including a plurality of batteries and a motor that includes a driven gear that meshes with a stationary gear which causes rotation of the rotating tube.

The rolling stick is a supporting structure. The rolling stick transfers the load of a patient to a supporting surface. The rolling stick is a rolling structure. The rolling stick operates in a rolling mode and a stationary mode. The rolling stick includes a stanchion structure, a plurality of leg structures, and a caster structure. The plurality of leg structures and the caster structure attach to the stanchion structure. The stanchion structure transfers the load of the patient to the supporting surface. The caster structure rolls the rolling stick across the supporting surface. The plurality of leg structures forms a mechanical structure that: a) forms multiple load paths used for transferring the load of the patient to the supporting surface; and, b) stabilizes the rolling stick from rolling when the rolling stick is in the stationary mode.

The rolling stick is a supporting structure. The rolling stick transfers the load of a patient to a supporting surface. The rolling stick is a rolling structure. The rolling stick operates in a rolling mode and a stationary mode. The rolling stick includes a stanchion structure, a plurality of leg structures, and a caster structure. The plurality of leg structures and the caster structure attach to the stanchion structure. The stanchion structure transfers the load of the patient to the supporting surface. The caster structure rolls the rolling stick across the supporting surface. The plurality of leg structures forms a mechanical structure that: a) forms multiple load paths used for transferring the load of the patient to the supporting surface; and, b) stabilizes the rolling stick from rolling when the rolling stick is in the stationary mode.

A handle 10 for a pole that houses within its body 12 a power means housing 20, the housing 20 having an electrical power storage means 50 where a device can be connected to the handle 10 and supplied with electrical energy from the storage means 50. Due to increased demands of portable electricity, during outdoor activities, the handle 10 allows a means to easily carry and supply electricity for devices.

An exercise device useful in the alleviation of posture- and age-related ailments, and being beneficial in the re-alignment, flexibility, and strengthening of the spine of the human torso and the body's skeletal structure, said exercise device comprising a walking staff or walking stick, being of appropriate length, and having a top or proximal end and a bottom or distal end, a protective hand-grip disposed upon the top or proximal end of said walking staff or walking stick, a protective tip disposed upon said bottom or distal end of said walking staff or walking stick, and a protective sheath covering, at minimum, the central or middle portion of said walking staff or walking stick, and an exercise method useful in the alleviation of said posture- and age-related ailments, and being beneficial in the re-alignment, flexibility, and strengthening of the spine and core musculature of the human torso and the body's skeletal structure while simultaneously serving to re-calibrate the user's center of gravity, balance and equilibrium, said method comprising the steps of positioning the elongate walking staff exercise device behind the user's neck and across the user's shoulders to lift user's chest upwardly and away from said user's pelvic region, with said user's arms being extended across said exercise device at the inner part of said user's elbows such that said user's shoulders are raised upwardly and pulled backwardly and the user's torso is lifted upwardly, while said user's forearms and hands extend across said exercise device forwardly of said user's body, and walking with said exercise device in said shoulder-mounted, arms-extended position, said walking motion providing an alternating back-and-forth motion to the user's arms, shoulders and spinal column inherent to said walking motion so as to facilitate subtle and gentle corrections to said spinal column, while stretching and strengthening the muscles of the abdominal area of said user's torso, and shortening and strengthening the muscles of the user's lumbar region of the lower back, said method also comprising the steps of performing a series of torso-twisting regimens while using said elongate walking staff or walking stick wherein an increasing amount of torque is exerted upon the spinal column of the human torso in direct proportion to the position of the user's hands along the length of said elongate walking staff or walking stick.

A system for a walking cane is provided. The walking cane may be comprised of a stem and a base, and the base may be provided in the shape of a human foot. The base may be made of various types of materials, such as a flexible silicone or rubber material. The foot shape may provide a natural, ergonomic feel for the user.

A walking cane may be transformed into an assistive device for sit-to-stand transfers. The device has two sets of opposing handles, which are to be grasped by the user and an assister during sit-to-stand transfers. The transformation is accomplished by deploying a second set of handles by pivoting or rotating from a stored to a utility position. The assistive device form can then be reversed by the user once standing by reversing the deployment.