A walking assistance apparatus that includes an elongated staff having a handle at one end and a ground engaging tip at the other with the staff including a light pipe having a high intensity light emitting member disposed therein to produce light around the user's feet and a source of electrical energy coupled through a control circuit to energize the light emitting member. A plurality of switches are disposed on the handle to energize the light emitting member and the apparatus also includes a motion sensor which automatically turns the light emitting member ON when the apparatus is in use.

An intelligent umbrella includes a wireless communication transceiver to receive commands or messages from a mobile computing device and an integrated computing device, the integrated computing device including one or more memory devices, one or more processors and computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices. The computer-readable instructions are executable by the one or more processors to receive the commands or messages, via the wireless communication transceiver from the mobile computing device and to generate instructions, signals, commands and/or messages, based, at least in part on the received commands or messages from the mobile computing device. The computer-readable instructions are executable by the one or more processors to communicate the generated instructions, signals, commands or messages to one or more assemblies of the intelligent umbrella to cause the one or more assemblies of the intelligent umbrella to move in a specified manner.

An intelligent umbrella includes a wireless communication transceiver to receive commands or messages from a mobile computing device and an integrated computing device, the integrated computing device including one or more memory devices, one or more processors and computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices. The computer-readable instructions are executable by the one or more processors to receive the commands or messages, via the wireless communication transceiver from the mobile computing device and to generate instructions, signals, commands and/or messages, based, at least in part on the received commands or messages from the mobile computing device. The computer-readable instructions are executable by the one or more processors to communicate the generated instructions, signals, commands or messages to one or more assemblies of the intelligent umbrella to cause the one or more assemblies of the intelligent umbrella to move in a specified manner.

An illuminated drum major's mace assembly for enhancing visibility of a drum major's mace at night includes a drum major's mace that is held by a drum major to conduct a marching band. The drum major's mace has a shaft and a crown, and the shaft is comprised of a translucent material. A plurality of light strips is each o coiled around the drum major's mace and forming a double helix coil on the drum major's mace. A plurality of light emitters is each embedded into the drum major's mace. Each of the light emitters emitting light outwardly from the drum major's mace when the light emitters are turned on. Thus, the light emitters and the light strips enhance visibility of the drum major's mace at night.

An illuminable sun umbrella comprising a base, a vertical rod, an armrest, a pull rod, an umbrella frame and an umbrella cloth, wherein a plurality of light-transmitting film bags is fixedly arranged on the inner surface of the umbrella cloth, and an LED light strip is inserted into the light-transmitting film bag; the LED light strip is integrally placed into the light-transmitting film bag; the LED light strip is provided with a battery compartment connector, and the battery compartment connector is arranged outside the opening of the light-transmitting film bag; a battery compartment is arranged on the umbrella frame, and is electrically connected with the battery compartment connector; due to the simple circuit connection structure, the illuminable sun umbrella of the present invention can be conveniently installed and maintained.

An indirect lighting assembly for a shade structure including a lighting assembly, preferably in the form of an LED array, mounted on a hub of the shade structure and movable therewith concurrent to opening and closing of a canopy of the shade structure. The illumination source is disposed on an inner end of the hub and oriented to direct illumination outwardly therefrom onto an interior surface of the canopy. A control assembly is operatively connected to the lighting assembly in current regulating relation to LED array and comprises touch control switching operative to regulate current flow thereto. The touch control switching includes a touch control member connected to the hub and movable therewith into an overhead, access restricting position concurrent to disposition of the canopy in an open orientation.

A system for monitoring the use of a walker comprising: at least one sensor adapted for retrofitting to a walker, for measuring a physical parameter at at least one location on the walker and for sending at least one feedback signal indicating a value of the physical parameter measured.

A system for monitoring the use of a walker comprising: at least one sensor adapted for retrofitting to a walker, for measuring a physical parameter at at least one location on the walker and for sending at least one feedback signal indicating a value of the physical parameter measured.

An illuminated drum major's mace assembly for enhancing visibility of a drum major's mace at night includes a drum major's mace that is held by a drum major to conduct a marching band. The drum major's mace has a shaft and a crown, and the shaft is comprised of a translucent material. A plurality of light strips is each o coiled around the drum major's mace and forming a double helix coil on the drum major's mace. A plurality of light emitters is each embedded into the drum major's mace. Each of the light emitters emitting light outwardly from the drum major's mace when the light emitters are turned on. Thus, the light emitters and the light strips enhance visibility of the drum major's mace at night.

An illuminated drum major's mace assembly for enhancing visibility of a drum major's mace at night includes a drum major's mace that is held by a drum major to conduct a marching band. The drum major's mace has a shaft and a crown, and the shaft is comprised of a translucent material. A plurality of light strips is each o coiled around the drum major's mace and forming a double helix coil on the drum major's mace. A plurality of light emitters is each embedded into the drum major's mace. Each of the light emitters emitting light outwardly from the drum major's mace when the light emitters are turned on. Thus, the light emitters and the light strips enhance visibility of the drum major's mace at night.