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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Snapper Cane, Llc, West Chester, PA (US);
Charles Minot Dole, Shelburne, VT (US);
Paul Joseph McMahon, Waltham, VT (US);
Daniel Byrne, West Chester, PA (US);
Snapper Cane, LLC, West Chester, PA (US);
Abstract
A cane with grasping fingers. The cane includes a hollow shaft having a first end and a second end, a grasping mechanism within the first end of the shaft, and a release mechanism adjacent to the second end of the shaft. The release mechanism includes a handle, a trigger within the handle, and a release button. Pressing the release button extends the trigger beyond the handle and extends the grasping fingers beyond the first end of the shaft so that the grasping fingers are separated by a first distance. Squeezing the handle retracts the grasping fingers and reduces the distance between the grasping fingers to a second distance less than the first distance. Squeezing the handle so that the grasping fingers are fully retracted into the first end of the shaft results in the trigger and the grasping mechanism being locked into place until the release button is pressed again.