A package (200) for a selectively separable quad cane assembly can include an enclosed rectangular box (500), with a front face (201) defining an aperture (224) that is centrally located along a height (225) of the front face and offset from a medial line (227) defined by the front face. An upper face (205) can define a two-sided aperture (222) at a corner of the upper face, while a lower face (206) defines a peninsular aperture (221) that is centrally located along an edge (223) of the lower face. In the package, the aperture can concentrically circumscribe an a cane-receiving conduit (125) of a quadspider (221) of the cane, while an apex (501) of a gooseneck (108) of the cane is aligned with the two-sided aperture of the upper face and the lower leg is aligned with the peninsular aperture of the lower face.

A hiking pole with a retractable blade is shown and described. The hiking pole with a retractable blade includes an elongated pole having a first end and a second end. The second end or the elongated pole has a retractable blade affixed thereto. The blade will extend past the second end when not retracted.

One aspect of this disclosure is a pole apparatus. The pole apparatus may comprise a grip segment comprising a cord attachment surface; a pole segment; a tip segment and a cord extending between at least the pole segment and the tip segment. The grip segment, the pole segment, and the tip segment may be arrangeable in a side-by-side disposition. A portion of the cord extending between the pole segment and the tip segment may be positionable on the cord attachment surface in the side-by-side disposition. The grip segment may be removably attachable to the tip segment such that, when the portion of the cord is positioned on the cord attachment surface, the removable attachment of the grip segment to the tip segment may maintain the side-by-side disposition. Aspects of related apparatus, methods, and systems also are disclosed.

A walking stick may include a tube body, a first telescopic tube, a second telescopic tube, and a third telescopic tube. The tube body is a hollow tube, and at least a positioning hole is formed thereon, and a top end and a bottom end of the tube body respectively connect to a handle and a locating sleeve. The first telescopic tube upwardly inserted into the tube body comprises a first locating piece. Also, the second telescopic tube upwardly inserted into the first telescopic tube has a second locating piece while the third telescopic tube upwardly inserted into the second telescopic tube comprises a third locating piece. A user only needs to press the first locating piece when the walking stick needs to be retracted, and the second telescopic tube and the third telescopic tube are sequentially retracted, which is convenient for operation.

An adjustable height foldable arm comprises a lower vertical tube, an inner guide slideably inserted into the lower vertical tube fitting into the lower vertical slot, an inner guide slot, an inner guide hole, a lower vertical tube hole through the lower vertical tube, a first rod inserted through the lower vertical tube hole and the inner guide hole to secure the inner guide in the lower vertical slot, an upper vertical tube with an upper vertical slot in which the inner guide is slideably inserted, an outer tube providing vertical height adjustment and rotational movement, an outer vertical slot on both sides of the outer tube allowing vertical movement with respect to the rod, and two outer horizontal slots on the outer tube allowing for positioned rotational movement of the outer tube when the upper vertical tube is at its lowest vertical displacement.

A walking stick includes a battery and a plurality of lighting elements to provide additional lighting for mobility impaired individuals while walking.

A compact and collapsible cane includes a handle, a tip, and at least two collapsible cane segments joining the handle to the tip. In some aspects, the cane segments are configurable in an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration, where, in the folded configuration, a flat or nesting surface of one of the cane segments abuts a corresponding flat or nesting surface of an adjacent cane segment. In various examples, the collapsible cane includes a hinge with two parallel pivot axes between the two collapsible cane segments. In some examples, the cane includes a connector system with a male connector and a female connector connected by a shock cord between the two collapsible cane segments.

A locking mechanism is adapted for a foldable pole including a pole body and an elastic drawstring disposed therein, and the pole body being composed of a plurality of pole sections foldably connected with each other through the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a connector and a connecting sleeve. The connecting sleeve is disposed on one end of adjacent two ends of two pole sections and the connector is disposed on another end of adjacent two ends of two pole sections. The connecting sleeve has a through hole for receiving the connector. An elastic buckle for locking the connector is disposed on the connecting sleeve. One end of the elastic buckle passes through the connecting sleeve and is inserted into the clamping groove of the connector. The locking sleeve is pressable against the elastic buckle so as to lock or unlock the connecting sleeve with the connector.

An adjustable height foldable arm comprises a lower vertical tube, an inner guide slideably inserted into the lower vertical tube fitting into the lower vertical slot, an inner guide slot, an inner guide hole, a lower vertical tube hole through the lower vertical tube, a first rod inserted through the lower vertical tube hole and the inner guide hole to secure the inner guide in the lower vertical slot, an upper vertical tube with an upper vertical slot in which the inner guide is slideably inserted, an outer tube providing vertical height adjustment and rotational movement, an outer vertical slot on both sides of the outer tube allowing vertical movement with respect to the rod, and two outer horizontal slots on the outer tube allowing for positioned rotational movement of the outer tube when the upper vertical tube is at its lowest vertical displacement.

A shock absorbing handle for a white cane for blind people or visually impaired, incorporates resilient members within its handle, primarily in the form of a spring located in the handle region of the cane, in order to cushion the impact when the lower tip of the cane encounters an obstruction. A length of resilient cord, such as a bungee cord, extends from the top of the handle of the cane, to the lower tip of its bottom most segment, so that when the cord is stretched, the various segments can be separated from their connecting ferrules, and contracted into a smaller size for packaging. The various segments can be stretched, through their resilient cord, and secured together, to form the lengthy white cane, having cushioning impact provided within its handle, to relieve stress upon the user, when obstructions are encountered during usage of the cane during its application.