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An upper tubular member is telescoped within a lower sleeve or sheath having a cane foot at its lowermost end. The sleeve is adjustably set along the member to set the length of the cane by a detent assembly employing a pawl and aperture arrangement. An article grasping mechanism is located at the l

An upper tubular member is telescoped within a lower sleeve or sheath having a cane foot at its lowermost end. The sleeve is adjustably set along the member to set the length of the cane by a detent assembly employing a pawl and aperture arrangement. An article grasping mechanism is located at the lower end of the upper tubular member and includes a pair of toothed jaws with meshing teeth. The jaws extend from the tubular member at one end, opposite a handle attached to the tubular member at the other end. A lever is attached at the handle end and is coupled to the jaws via cables and pulleys. The jaws are biased open and are closed by the cables as the handle is squeezed closed. The sleeve encloses the jaws in the closed state when not in use. When the sleeve is removed from juxtaposition over the jaws, the jaws are biased open by torsion springs. The handle and lever are then used to close the open jaws over an article to be grasped.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A cane and grasping device comprising:an elongated member having a tube with distal and proximal ends along a longitudinal axis, and having a sheath attached to said distal end releasably in order to allow displacement of said sheath; a handle secured to the elongated member at the proximal end;

1. A cane and grasping device comprising:an elongated member having a tube with distal and proximal ends along a longitudinal axis, and having a sheath attached to said distal end releasably in order to allow displacement of said sheath; a handle secured to the elongated member at the proximal end; an article grasping device having open and closed states, and being deployable between (a) a protected position sheathed within the sheath, and (b) an operative position exposed externally of the elongated member at the distal end, the gripping device being secured to said tube at the distal end; and a device operator coupled to the elongated member for operating the grasping device In the operative position for grasping an article.