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The present invention entails a cane having a finger assembly in the lower portion thereof and extendable from the cane for gripping objects. In particular, the finger assembly is biased toward an extended position. A locking mechanism enables the finger assembly to be locked in an infinite number o

The present invention entails a cane having a finger assembly in the lower portion thereof and extendable from the cane for gripping objects. In particular, the finger assembly is biased toward an extended position. A locking mechanism enables the finger assembly to be locked in an infinite number of positions between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position such that objects of various sizes can be retrieved and held.

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A cane with extensible fingers for retrieving and picking up objects comprising (a) a cane having a hollow body and an opening at its lower end; (b) a finger assembly mounted within the lower portion of the cane and moveable between a retracted closed position and an extended open position, the fing

A cane with extensible fingers for retrieving and picking up objects comprising (a) a cane having a hollow body and an opening at its lower end; (b) a finger assembly mounted within the lower portion of the cane and moveable between a retracted closed position and an extended open position, the finger assembly including an elongated actuating rod extending within the cane; (c) biasing means for biasing the finger assembly toward the extended open position; (d) locking means for engaging the finger assembly and locking the same in any position between the extended open position and the retracted closed position; the locking means including a spring loaded cam surface for engaging the elongated actuating rod and stationing the same in a locked position so as to lock the finger assembly in a selected position wherein when the locking means is released the finger assembly is outwardly extended by the biasing means and wherein the finger assembly is closed by urging the fingers into the open end of the cane and against the biasing means, and wherein the fingers can be locked in any position while being retracted by engaging the elongated rod with the locking means.