US1905076A - Walking stick - Google Patents

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A ril 25, 1933. L. VAN SCIVER WALKING STICK I 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Feb. 3, 1932 April 25, 1933- I VAN SCIVER 1,905,076

WALKING STICK Filed Feb. 5, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 25, 1933 a LnoYn VAN sc vnnor cmisrNUr HILL, rEN sYLvANIn :OF IC L WALKING srxcx V Application fiie ki' February a, .1932. V senal No. 596,701; r I v My invention relates to. a:pickup"device havingpreferably' the forniof a cane, the device beingintended forany use to which it maybe adapted and is believedftdbe partic-ularly well suited" for'convenient, use by prospective mothers, 'invalids and 1 others not able to easily stoop for the purpose of picking up difl'erent miscellaneousobjects "A purposeof the invention is to provide a novel 'devicepof the character indicated adapted toeasy and inexpensive-manufacture andwell suited to the needs o fservice." a A further purpose. .isto combine a novel cane. v i. i

furtherpurpose is to provide a device that will appear to beand function as'wan ordinary cane and that will function "as a pickup device atthe caneend.

'A furtherpurpose isto use the lowerend ojfa cane and the lower end of a finger having a swinging connectionwith the cane at anintermediate part thereof as cooperating 1 pickup members 1 ing and closing of a. pickup device of the; eharacterzindicated at the handle of the cane portion thereof.

ferent forms. of my invention, showing however also a detail Inodification and have selected forms andjadeta'il: modification that 3 are practical and lefiicientl in operation and which well illustrate theprinciples involved Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional; elevation of one embodiinentof the invention.

open readyfiforpiokupff Figure 3; is a fragment ofFigure2 but Figure 4 is an enlarged sectiontaken upon thejlineH of Figure f I Figure 5 is an enlargedhf agment of-ig ure 1.

tions not sectioned Figures 9 and 10. a I

A further purpose is to operate theopen Figure 2 is a view corresponding toFigure i l but with the parts ina diflerent position, Figure 1 showing thedevice in its normal. or closed positionqand. Figure 2 sho-wing it showing the partspartially closed from the position of Figure 2 and in the act ofpickupg Figure 6 is a sectionl-jof Figure"5takfen. upon theline 6-:6 thereof. f v j Figure 7 is an enlarged section" of Figure 1 taken upon the line7 '7, thereof. 1'

Figure 8 is a perspective viewof a detail. F igure 7 9' is a longitudinal. elevation, in part. section, of a di erent f0rm, 'shown'in normalfclosed position. Figure lQ'is a view corresponding tol Fig ure QeXcept that the deviceshown closed; in. Figure 9,is open in re 10 and so e-p01: v

v in igure 9 (are sectioned in Figure"10." y y Figure ll'is a section'taken upon theline showing open and closed positions thejco operating pickup end portions of 1 theicaneand'pickup device in forms thereof'fthatfar u,

spondinggpiecle's f 7c H different from the corr VFigure 14 is aibottoni planviewoif ikenumerals refer to like parts in all r. figures. I

I Describing'in illustration and notin'lixni 5 tation and referring to the drawings- Describing the structure shownin Figures 1 to '8 inclusive,"the'combined cane and pick? up device includes a hollow bodyv 15, a pick 05 1 up finger 16-and n'echanis1n operative atthei handle 17 of the cane for opening and 'clos 7 ing: the pickuphfinger with respect to "the? Y oy. V he hollow body 15 maygbeexactly similar to the corresponding portion of 'afusual'hol" low cane andthe pickup finger 16 I nay'suitably, when closed,h'ave an appearance of be ing an integral portion of the body 15 thef device when. closed desirably havingthe' appearance of an ordinary cane- The end at 18 to the-body and carries rigidly fastened to it at its pivot an arcuate pinion 19 -that meshes with, the teeth ofpawcorre spending piniQn'QOQthepiniOn 20 being piv-f otally supported at 21 by the body'fandirr I'turn" meshing withtherack teeth 22 on'fthefj;

' lowerend of'an operatinglink23, theangu} V lar'opening and closing ofthe finger with 5 pickup finger 16 pivots at: itsupper a v I springpressed at -27,,to openthe pickupfinger,

: respeot to the body being thus determined by the vertical position of the link23.

it 5 The upper end of the link 23, pivotelly' I Vconnects at 24; t one end of a rocker-25, the

rocker 25 being pivoted to the body at 26 and extending alongthe interior ofqthe handle portion; 17 oftheeane. we

The lever 25 thttf o erates the link 23 and thereby the opening end "closing of the pickup finger is in 'Figure 1 a first-classifier,

v Y and adaptedto be latched in closed position against the openingvaction oflthe s rings-1 end thespring surrofindingfthe pin. 3 7' I Downwardl d fleot on'i'of the rightQhaind 1 tithele t-KF euie 1 and M1565; e

in fl itdmwe he p s 1 nd: 20

direet ioii to open the finger, to thepos itiongshown in VFigiireQ YT "s opening will take place euto wally retractedlposition vof Figure 1 the 1ieby"po-; l

siti'oninf-g, he finger. close against-- th device aiid the lever 25 horizontal-Lil {lhe ,l ateh mechanism as l shown 1 and portion of "the handle.

, ly projecting pin '32 operating in "slot 33 of the lever.

7 The pin 32 snitablyiextends just gfar enough foreasy operationby a fingerposition, thetpfEFignre1Q I a ggWh'e'n v a ;user loosens the datoh the spring any u p by the device from a floor; V v e V op g J membe e e th' h -fili a 1 "thee-lo wer end of t'he'bodvof the-pane with bathe-f rmcisqiri A iiiaQi e-F individual use ori fmanufacturer.

iOI 0f the handle I'FEnd the r'oeker'25; the pin QSeXtendL A i niguies I v 1. i l dfiS a Ql 9i the-1 9 5951 3 3;

t V bin i'srin "resse t ofthelever' gsthe bolt 6 lla and gere e mnt etll wh him y su t bly bf ?fme 3 O dV 1 99 b 7' position; suitably fastened to theunder side;

3 f. e leve 5 "and adtp to ld he ev r 'of a'perforetioniii"inthe bott'ofrlifwall oif'the? Y of the user-when the latch" is-invthe closed;

-;:';27 .antomatically 2,dep resses the hand r v pertiq i fit l ttq pen the n ye i fllistrated in FiguresgQand 3. 1 '2 v I.

g l preferabl provide eitherioneor both of. the pickup members, either the swinging T fingerf or the lowerportion ofthe devioe with a wedge ,sur feoefi t that, functions, much as I i an artificial finger nail" to be inserted under 3 y k r g the fform of a reotanglilzir piece '1' tee h yh i 1 e 12o i ineia he ger i receivedin recess 36 0f the claw member 3&1

of the finger. In Figure 2 the device isillustratedas positioned to pick up a spool topioknp the spool 0r othe r objeot' as illustrated Figure 3.

The detailsbf'the strlitufernajj be con- V7 5 siderab'lyVaried'tobest suit the views of the I i the embodiment of Figures described. 1: 1 r

.19 up olntlie uppenend oftheswingingfim ger ieg hditeetlywith thefraek' teeth 22' instead of: connecting, ,toitjhe moi; thIfQHgh an intermediate pinion member as Fi ure a; The ile verj" operating in theha,nd1e "17,' .Of

9% {i2 the 'finger16 is mounted uponthe' side of the V -cane-toward the handle 17 instead of upon rtheopposite'sidethereof, asinthefo'rm first 3 the cane isas a resiilt 1a third" elasSliliteadot s first lass-lever; the ltyer being pivoted'iip'on e 7 near the end ofthe handle; The i-levelf'2'5 i' sf' shown e's comprising Strip efmetnb nt into a return' hookat one in raised positionby latching oveta 'sdgeQ hollow handle 17',

if In the form" of Fjigiii'es l 2 the resilientlyretrgtoted andipressed towefd its "pinfloi and to perniitloiigitndinal movement 1 of. the lever and at the other end is bent ii the dew-mere y dii etedihook; end 40Tft11 7 open position by means of the I spring in:

the handle of the cane.

" this function, is peiformed bj 'a fletsp'rin'g" 2 7" iepmtin'giat the joint between the'finger; I

the jotlie'r is feompressed-fagaiiist the finger."

ion member 1651 rigidly fastened'fto' V I 3, pk

Ussleeve-that is fastened at wag ng 'tofthe' ho dy t e;

ctn'ab v heipiio I he'wedge'porf b i e f ft e.pi kl p-d ri fw s" bwn t f af extension from the lingerie; Inlthe'form is hown-asteextension 3 4" fromithe of ithe oa sireblyiha v e a wedgej llprojection 3e boi'j34" tic tpmj m e o prisingthelowefi nds of? r v the oane body a nd cane ffinger sh01ildde adapted toffiln'otiones it artifioiel'finger-pail 39 while the other member is recessed at 47 to permit the nail member to close into an open space for tight closure of the finger.

Optionally the artificial nail may comprise a portion of the magnet 35 or 35, this being indicated to be the case in Figures 9 and 10.

It will be understood that my device is to function both as a cane and as a pickup dev1ce.

For greater comfort and silence it may, in many cases, be deemeddesirable to provide the cane with a resilient head, a head for example, of rubber.

In this event I may'provide both the end of the cane body and the end of the finger:

. with mating rubber tips 48 and 49 respectively, as illustrated in Figures 13 and 14, Figure 13 showing these tips in closed position and F igurel l in open position.

The tips 48 and 49 while suitably rubber,

may obviously be of any proper cushioning;

material and are illustrated as fastened to the lower ends of the cane and finger members by screws 50.

One of the tipsis provided with an artificial nail as indicated at 34 The nail 34 may or may not be of rubber and one or both of the members may be provided with a magnetic insert as indicated at 35 In view of my invention and disclosure variations and modifications to meet individual whim or particular need will doubtless become evident to others skilled in the art, to obtain all or part of the benefits of my invention without copying the structure shown, and I, therefore, claim all such in so at the upper end of the finger, pinion teeth rigidly connected to the finger and arcuate with respect to the pivot, and mechanism within the hollow including a link, a rack thereon having operative connection with the said teeth, a rocker within the interior of the handle operatively connected with the link and thereby angularly positioning the finger, a pin projecting from the rocker out of the handle interior, means for resiliently opening the finger, and a'latch' having a release at the handle and in operative position holding the finger closed,

2. A combination cane and pickup device including a cane, a'finger normally along the lower part of the cane, a pivoted connection between the finger and cane at the upper end of the finger, means spring pressing the ger in its closed position against'theopenin'g lower part. ofthe cane, a pivoted connection betweenzthe finger and cane at theupper end of the finger, teeth arcuatei .with respect. to

the pivotiand'rigidly connectedrto the .ifinger,

a rack operativelyconnected tothe 'saiditeeth, a link having a lower. end'supporting the rack. andmechanism operative at the handle of the cane for verticallyshifting theglin'k in order to openandfclosew-the finger with respect to. the cane. -17 a 4. A cane including a handle and a bodyand: having a hollow interior along the hand e into the, body, .alfinger normally Ito l-iealong a lower-portion of-the body, arpivot connection between the finger; and" the 'bo'dy at the ,upper end, of the: finger, t'mecha'niSm within the" hollow for angularly positioning the finger withrespect to the body. and ope erative, at the handle, the lower ends :ofith'e cane and fingervcomprisin'g. cooperating- 19:. mounteduponone and projecting t'owaxidthe pickup 9 members nd an Uartificialu Fnail.

other, of the pickup ;memb,ers,::the saidother pickup member havinga-recess receiving the projectingnail whenithe; finger is in itsclosd PQSltlOIl.

, 5; A. cane including a handle and av body and having a hollow; interior along the hang dle into i the body, "a ;finger normally Tito:- lie along a lower-pjorti 'on of the body, a; pivot connection between the finger. and ithe body at'the upperend of thegfingerymchanism within the: hollow-for angularlypositioning the fingerwith respectitowthe'i'body and-oper tiveat thehandle, normally adjacent rubber tips on the lower ends of the cane and finger, and an artificial nail mounted upon one and normally projecting into the other of the tips. V i

nof 7 6. A cane including a handle and a body".

and having a hollow interior along the handle into the body,- a finger normally tolie along a lower portion of the body, a pivot connection between the finger and the .body at the upper end ofthefinger, and mechanism within the hollow for angularly positioning the finger with respect to the body and operative at the handle, the said mechanism including teeth'upon the upper end of the finger arcuate with respect to the pivot,- I a pinion having pivotal support on the bodyv and meshing with the teeth, a rack meshing with the pinion, a link carrying the rack and a lever within the interior of the handle operating the link.

7. A cane including a handle and a' body and having a hollow interior along the hanotal'lyl'connected tothe body endof theleit apinionpivotally mounted on the body and T by the second pinion the lower ends of the, v

p 20 and havingv a hollow interior along the han- 25 within -the holl'ow'for angularly positioning otally connected to the body end ofthelever,

d I 3 by the second piniomfthe lower ends of the positioniforan: open fingerand a latch con-' dle' into the body; a finger normally to lie alonga lower portion ofthe body, a pivot 'connection'between the finger and the-body atv'the upper end of the finger,and mechanism withinithe hollowfor' angularly positioning I the; finger with-respect to the body and operative at the handle, the said mechanism including a first class lever in the handle pivoted near the body ,ofIthe cane; a link pivver, a rack upon the lower end of thelink,

meshing with the-rack,a secondpinion meshing Withthe first pinion and the finger carried body f and finger comprising cooperating v piokup members and aipickupfdevice at the lower end ofione of the members. a v

8; A cane including a handle and a body dle into the body, a finger normally. to lie along alower portionof the body, a'pivot connection between the finger and the body at the upper-end of the finger, and mechanism the fingerwithresp'ectto the'body and op- .erative at the *handle', the said mechanism inclndinga first class lever inthehandlepivr oted nearthebody of the cane, a link piva rack u pon ;the lower end of the link, a pinion 'pivotally :mounted on the body and mesh-*' 'ing with the rack, a second pinionmeshing withithe first pinion and the finger carried body and;finger'comprisingcooperatingpick- A .up members and a pickup device at the low 'er end'of-Vonefof the members and' inwhich spring'm'eans presses the lever toward its nection between the lever and theinterior of the handle normally holds the leverin its a position'for a-closed finger. 7'

-- 1" LLOYD VAN 'S CIVER.

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