Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention relates to a walking stick that assists individuals during walking, and more particularly to a walking stick that is foldable and that has a palm-grip for enhanced usability.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
A walking stick is an apparatus that aids a human being in the normal activity of walking or standing. Walking sticks or walking aids are particularly utilized by the elderly for assistance in walking or by individuals having difficulty in maintaining their balance during walking or individuals recovering from any leg injury. Also walking sticks are used to assist an individual during strenuous activities including climbing an ascent like a mountain, or Nordic walking, etc.
Therefore, most of the walking sticks in the art are designed to be durable and robust enough to support the pressure generated by an individual during the act of walking or standing in an upright position from a seated position.
The Japanese Patent application JP2007130162A to Yanagisawa Mitsuomi and others describes a walking stick with a favourable grip for the user’s palm fitted to a shaft. The European Patent EP2489416A2 to Hueckel Gerhard describes a sports stick having grip element, stick shaft and handle cover. The walking sticks known in the art are bulky and unmanageable when not in use. Further the walking sticks have to be discarded when the grip of the stick is broken or worn out, thus making the stick unfit for use.
There is a need of a walking stick that assists individual during walking that is folded when required. There is also need of a walking stick that has palm-grip for enhanced usability of the walking stick.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention discloses a foldable palm-grip walking stick 100 that’s assists a walking individual. The foldable palm-grip walking stick 100 includes a palm-grip handle 104, the palm-grip handle 104 defining a top end and the handle 104 is removably replaceable by another identical handle.
The stick further includes a tube assembly that defines the body of the stick 100. The tube assembly includes a first section and a second section. The second section is receivable in the first section. The tube assembly is movable relative to the quad-pod 108 in all directions in 360° relative to the quad-pod 108. The quad-pod 108 defines a base that keeps the foldable stick in an upright position in all usable positions.
The stick also includes a first hanger assembly, a second adjuster assembly and a third adjuster assembly for adjusting length of the stick 100. The third assembly includes a flexible cord that provides appropriate strength to the foldable stick 100. The stick has a first open configuration and a second folded configuration. The walking stick is convertible from the first open configuration to the second folded configuration and vice versa.
The first section of the stick 100 includes a first tube 112, and a second section includes an assembly of a second tube 116, a third tube 120 and a fourth tube 124. The first tube 112 includes the palm-grip handle 104 on one end, a cap nut 128 on a second end, and a plurality of through holes 132 that are arranged in a pattern on the first tube 112. The second tube 116 is received in the first tube 112 forming a second end of the first tube 112. The second tube 116 is movable along a central axis relative to the first tube 112.
A flexible cord 200 runs from a top end of the second tube 116 to a top end of the fourth tube 124. The cord 200 provides strength to the foldable stick 100 and maintains the first and/or the second configuration of the foldable stick 100 intact. The tubes 116, 120 and 124 are connectable with each other and define neck and flair armament.
A first end of the third tube 120 and the fourth tube 124 includes a neck. A second end of each of the second tube 116, third tube 120 and fourth tube 124 are flaired. The flair of the second tube 116 is received in the neck of the third tube 120. A flair of the third tube 120 receives the neck of the fourth tube 124. The flair of the fourth tube receives a top end defined by a pivot 140 of the quad-pod 108.
The tube assembly is movable in all directions indicated by an angle in a range of 0 to 15°. The first hanger assembly includes a hanger 408 that is positionable in a case 412 positioned in the top end portion of the second tube 116 such that a U-spring 404 is positioned below the case 412 in the second tube 116.
The second adjuster assembly includes an arrangement of the button 136 that is securely connected to and supported by the U-spring 404 keeping the button pressed against inner periphery of the second tube 116 in all positions of the button 136. The second tube 116 includes the second adjuster assembly allowing a user to adjust the length of the foldable stick 100.
The third adjuster assembly includes an insert 409 and an eye bolt 410 that includes a through hole that receives the flexible cord 200 running through and positioning partially in the first section and partially in the second section. The flexible cord 200 is positioned between the first hanger assembly and a third adjuster assembly. The flexible cord 200 maintains the first or the second configuration of the foldable stick 100 intact. The flexible cord 200 further includes a tension adjustor 440 with a triangular body of steel or plastic having an adjustor defining a loop that is pulled or released to adjust the tension in the flexible cord 200.
The button of the adjustor assembly has a first ejected position, and a second pressed position allowing adjustment of the length of the stick 100 by selectively constraining any relative motion between the first tube 112 and the second tube 116. The palm-grip handle 104 includes a mount 500, a hill top 504, a first thenar profile 508, and a second hypothenar profile 512 that defines a profile receiving a palm of the human hand and allowing fingers being curled over the mount 500.
The quad-pod 108 includes a base 700, a base ring 704, and the pivot 140 that further includes a spring 900, a bolt 904, and a nut 908 that defines a spring-bolt assembly that is positioned in the pivot 140.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS:
The objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description read in accordance with the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a foldable palm-grip walking stick in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a foldable palm-grip walking stick of FIG. 1 in a folded configuration;
FIG. 3A and 3B show tilted positions of a stick of the foldable palm-grip stick relative to a central axis of the foldable palm-grip walking stick;
FIG. 4A is an exploded view of the walking stick of the FIG. 1;
FIG. 4B is an isometric view of a tension adjustor 440 attached with the flexible cord 200 of FIG. 4A;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a palm-grip handle of the walking stick of the FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of the palm-grip handle of the walking stick of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a quad-pod assembly of the walking stick of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the quad-pod assembly of the walking stick of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the quad-pod assembly of the walking stick of FIG. 7 along a central axis-Y;
FIG. 10A shows a first position of a button on the first tube while the walking stick of FIG. 1 has minimum height;
FIG. 10B shows a second position of the button on the first tube while the walking stick of FIG. 1 increasing the height of the walking stick in accordance with the present invention; and
FIGS. 11A, 11B and 11C show steps involved in folding the walking stick of FIG. 1 from the first open configuration to the second folded configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION:
The invention herein is described using specific exemplary details for better understanding. However, the invention disclosed can be worked on by a person skilled in the art without the use of these specific details.
References in the specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that particular feature, structure, characteristic, or function described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment” in various places in the specifications are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.
References in the specification to “preferred embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, characteristic, or function described in detail thereby omitting known constructions and functions for clear description of the present invention.
The present invention is illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings, throughout which reference numbers indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.
Referring to FIG.1, a foldable palm-grip waking stick 100 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The foldable palm-grip walking stick 100, hereinafter, referred as foldable stick 100 includes a palm-grip handle 104, a tube assembly defining the body of the foldable stick 100, and a quad-pod 108. The foldable stick 100 has two configurations such a first open configuration and a second folded configuration. The first configuration is working configuration while the user is using the foldable stick for the purpose of walking. The second configuration is folded configuration that is preferably usable while the foldable stick 100 is not being used for walking or in conditions such as travel, storage etc. The palm-grip handle 104 defines a top end of the foldable stick 100. The quad-pod 108 defines base of the foldable stick 100. The quad-pod keeps the foldable stick in an upright position in both configurations.
The tube assembly includes a first section and a second section. The first section is defined by a first tube 112, and the second section is defined by an assembly of a second tube 116, a third tube 120 and a fourth tube 124. The second section is receivable in the first section. The first tube 112 includes the palm-grip handle 104 on one end and includes a cap nut 128 on a second end. The first tube 112 includes a plurality of through holes 132 that are arranged in a pattern on the first tube 112. The second tube 116 is received in the first tube 112 form a second end of the first tube 112. A flexible cord (not seen) that runs from a top end of the second tube 116 to a top end of the fourth tube 124 provides required and appropriate strength to the foldable stick 100 in order to maintain the first or the second configuration of the foldable stick 100 intact.
The second tube 116 is movable along a central axis relative to the first tube 112. The second tube 116 includes a bullet 136 that selectively pops up from the through holes 132 of the first tube 112. The bullet 136 is operable by a spring positioned in the second tube 116. A flexible connection between the first tube and the second tube is defined by the bullet-spring arrangement. The bullet 136 is pressably operable by a user by pressing the bullet 136 against body of the first tube 112. The bullet 136 is pressably positionable in a desired hole from the plurality of holes 132 to change the height of the walking stick. It is understood, however, that the height of the foldable stick 100 is changeable by changing a relative distance between the first tube 112 and the second tube 116 by operating the bullet 136. It is also noted that the tubes 116, 120 and 124 are connectable with each other by neck and flair armament. In accordance with the present invention a first end of the third tube 120, the fourth tube 124 has a neck; and whereas a second end of each of the second tube 116, third tube 120 and fourth tube 124 is flaired. Accordingly, the flair of the second tube 116 receives the neck of the third tube 120. The flair of the third tube 120 receives the neck of the fourth tube 124. The flair of the fourth tube receives a top end defined by a pivot 140 of the quad-pod 108.
Now referring to FIG. 2, the foldable stick 100 in the second folded configuration of is shown. Accordingly, in the second configuration the fourth tube 124 is approximately normal to the quad-pod 108, the third tube 120 is folded relative to the fourth tube 124 such that the third tube 120 rests on sides of the fourth tube 124. Similarly, the first tube 112 including the second tube 116 is folded relative to the third tube 120 such that the first tube 112 rests on sides of both the third tube 120 and the fourth tube 124. It is noted that the second tube 116 is substantially positioned in the first tube 112 and that the first tube 112 and the second tube 116 are collinear. The flexible cord 200 retains the second folded position of the foldable stick 100. The flexible cord 200 is made of materials such as nylon or the like and that the flexible cord 200 is elastic in nature.
As shown in FIG. 3, the tube assembly defining the body of the stick 100 is movable relative to the quad-pod 108 by moving the stick in a direction indicate by arrows A1 and A2. It is noted that the tube assembly is movable in all directions in 360° relative to the quad-pod 108 as indicate by arrow ‘A1’. The tube assembly is movable in an outer direction indicated by arrow A2 by an angle in the range of 0 to 15°. The axis-X denotes a central axis of a foldable walking stick 100 when the stick 100 is normal to the horizontal plane on which it is positioned. The axis-X’ denotes a central axis of a foldable walking stick 100 when the stick 100 is tilted at an angle of about 15º relative to the axis-X.
Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, an exploded view of foldable stick 100 in accordance with the present invention is shown. The first section includes the first tube 112. The second section includes the second tube 116, a third tube 120 and a fourth tube 124. The handle 104 is removably positioned on a top end of the first tube 112. The handle 104 is preferably secured with the first tube 112 by any fastener 400. The handle 104 is replaceable by another identical or similar handle by removing the fastener 400. The first tube includes the cap nut 128 on the other end. The cap nut 128 prevents any relative motion in radial direction between the first tube 112 and the second tube 116 that is positioned inside the first tube 112.
The second tube 116 is almost completely insertably positioned in the first tube 112. The second tube 116 is slidably positioned in the first tube 112 such that a small portion of the second tube pops out from the bottom end of the first tube 112.
The foldable stick 100 advantageously includes a first hanger assembly, a second adjuster assembly and a third adjuster assembly. The first hanger assembly includes hanger 408 that is positionable in a case 412 is positioned in the top end portion of the second tube 116. It is noted that a U-spring 404 is positioned below the case 412 in the second tube 116. The second adjuster assembly includes an arrangement of the button 136 that is securely connected to and supported by a U-spring 404 that keeps the button pressed against inner periphery of the second tube 116 in all positions of the button 136. The third adjuster assembly includes an insert 409 and an eye bolt 410. The eye bolt i.e., the pin 410 advantageously includes a through hole that is capable of receiving the flexible cord 200.The flexible cord 200 runs and is positioned partially in the first section and partially in the second section such that the flexible cord 200 is positioned between the first hanger assembly and a third adjuster assembly. The flexible cord 200 includes a tension adjustor 440 that helps a user adjust the tension in the flexible cord 200. The tension adjustor 440 is a triangular body of steel or plastic that further includes an adjustor defining a loop that is pulled or released to adjust the tension in the flexible cord 200. The tension adjustor 440 is attached with the flexible cord 200.
The second tube 116 includes the second adjuster assembly that allows a user to adjust the length of the foldable stick 100. The button of the adjustor assembly has two positions. A first ejected position and a second pressed position. In the first position, any relative motion between the first tube 112 and the second tube 116 is constrained. In the second position, the relative movement between the tubes 112 and 116 is not constrained and hence the length of the stick 100 is adjusted by adjusting the relative distance between opposed ends of the tubes 112 and 116.The bottom portion of the second tube 116 that pops out of the first tube during the assembled condition includes a flair.
A flair 416 of the second tube 116 receives the neck 420 of the third tube 120. The flair 424 of the third tube 120 receives the neck 428 of the fourth tube 124. The flair 432 of the fourth tube 124 receives the pivot 140 of the quad-pod 108. The quad-pod 108 includes a plurality of pads 436. The third adjuster assembly is received form the flair 432 along the length of the fourth tube 124 and positioned inside the neck 428 of the fourth tube 124. In another embodiment the neck 428 includes a plastic insert from inside that avoids any wear and tear of the string that may occur due to rubbing of the string with edges of neck 428.
It is noted that when the fourth tube 124 is dissembled from the third tube 120, the pin 410 is accessible to the user. Accordingly, the user removes the pin 410 from the case 409 that allows the user to free respective end of the flexible string from the third adjuster assembly. Now the user has option to remove other end of the flexible string from the second adjuster assembly by pulling the flexible cord 200 so as to replace the existing flexible cord 200 with another approximately identical flexible cord 200.
Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, the palm-grip handle 104 is described. The palm-grip handle 104 incudes a mount 500, a hill top 504, a first thenar profile 508, and a second hypothenar profile 512. The hill top 504 defines a middle top portion such that the first thenar profile 508 is located on one side and the second hypothenar profile 512 is located on the other side of the hill top 504. Front portions of the hill top 504, the first thenar profile 508, and the second hypothenar profile meet the mount 500. The palm-grip handle has a profile that receives a palm of the human hand and that the fingers of are curled over the mount 500. In accordance with the present invention, the palm-grip handle 104 is removable and replaceable with another identical palm-grip handle 104 as required by a user. The palm-grip handle 104 is made of nylon material or any other similar material like polymer, polypropylene etc.
Referring to FIGS. 7, 8 and 9, the quad-pod 108 includes a base 700, a base ring 704, and the pivot 140. The base 700 is supported by plurality of pads 436. The base is defined by a plurality of radial projections, for example, four projections such that each of the projections includes a pad 436 that includes fasteners 924. The base ring 704 is positioned between the pivot 140 and the base 700.
The pivot 140 of the quad-pod 108 also includes a spring 900, a bolt 904, and a nut 908 that defines a spring-bolt assembly that is positioned in the pivot 140. The pivot 140 includes a top portion that is cylinder shaped and a bottom portion that is ball shaped. The ball shaped portion of the pivot is movably positionable in a socket 912. It is noted that that the ring 704 is positioned on the base 700 in a first step, then the ball shaped portion of the pivot 140 is positioned in the socket 912 of the base 700 in a second step, and in a third step the spring assembly is positioned in the pivot 140. In the third step, the bolt 904 is positioned from a bottom portion of the base 700 such that a washer 916 is first position on the bottom portion and then the bolt 904 is inserted in the base. After that the spring 900 is positioned from the top of the pivot 104 that is further compressed by positioning nut 908 on the bolt 904. A base plate 920 is positioned on the bottom portion of the base 700 preferably by screws. Then pads 436 are securely positioned on the baseplate preferably by screws.
Now referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, a preferred method of removing and replacing the flexible cord 200 in accordance with one aspect of the present invention is discussed. It is noted that the flexible cord 200 holds the waking stick 100 intact in the first position and also in the second position. After prolong use or due to any unknown reason when the flexible cord 200 is broken the walking stick 100 is dismantled due to lack of holding force of the flexible cord 200. Accordingly, a user changes the existing broken cord by an approximately identical new flexible cord 200.
In a first step, the broken cord is removed from the walking stick 100. In a second step, a new flexible cord 200 is considered and one end of the new flexible cord 200 is passed through the through hole of the eye bolt 410. The flexible cord 200 is passed through the hole of the eye bolt 410 till the cord is equally distributed around the eye bolt 410. Now the two free ends of the flexible cord 200 are passed longitudinally through the second tube 116, and then through the third tube 120.
In a next step, the free ends of the flexible cord 200 popping out of the second tube 116 are tied to each other to define a knot. In a next step, the knot is positioned in a U-shaped body of the hanger 408. In a next step, the hanger 408 is positioned in the casing 412 due to elastic nature of the flexible cord 200. Now the walking stick 100 is ready for use in the first erected configuration for using the foldable stick for the purpose of walking.
Referring to FIGS. 10A and 10B, now a preferred method of adjusting the length of the stick 100 is discussed. The length of the walking stick 100 is changed by changing the positions of the button 136 by pressing it and repositioning it in another hole 132. For the purpose of adjusting the length the button 136 is pressed against the first tube 112. For example, the first tube is firmly held in the left hand of the user and the button 136 is pressed by the second hand. As a result, the second tube 116 becomes movable relative to the first tube 112. The user gradually pulls the second tube 116 in a downward direction relative to the first tube 112.
With this gradual movement the button pops out from the immediate next hole 132. If required, the user may press the button 136 again and further pulls the second tube 112 in a downward direction. The button 136 pops out from the immediate next hole 132 and the length of the stick 100 in the downward direction. The length of the stick 100 increases as the button is pressed and positioned in the immediately next hole 136. It is noted that when the button 136 is positioned on the topmost hole 132 the folding stick has its shortest length.
The length of the walking stick is increased and the length is at its highest when the button 136 is positioned in the lowermost hole 132. L1 indicates initial distance between the button 136 when the button is positioned in the top most hole 132, and the lower end of the second tube while the button 136 is a top most hole 132. L2 indicates the distance between top most hole 132 and the lower end of the second tube while the button 136 is positioned in an intermediate hole. Accordingly, the length of the stick 100 is increased by (L2-L1).
Referring to FIGS. 11A, 11B and 11C, a preferred method of folding the adjustable stick 100 is discussed. The user holds the foldable stick 100 preferably horizontally such that the first tube 112 is in the right hand and the fourth tube 124 is in the left hand of the user. The user, in a first step, pulls the fourth tube 124 to remove that from the third tube 120 in a direction indicated by arrow P1 (Refer. FIG. 11B). Then, the user, in a second step, folds the fourth tube 124 above the third tube 120 in a direction indicated by arrow P2. Accordingly, the third tube 120 is folded on the fourth tube 124 (Ref. FIG. 11B). It is noted that now these tubes 120 and 124 are holdable in a single hand of the user.
Then, in a next step, the user holds the third tube and fourth tube 124 combiningly in the left hand, and then pulls the first tube 112 from the third tube 120. Then, in a final step, the first 112 tube is folded on the third tube 120. Now the stick 100 is fully folded to the second configuration such that the length of the folded stick 100 is reduced by about three times that of the original length in the first configuration (Ref. FIG. 11C).
In accordance with the present invention, the handle 104 is shaped to receive the palm to get a perfect grip of user hand on the handle 104. The height of the palm-grip stick 100 is adjustable and also the stick 100 is convertible from the first configuration to the second configuration and vice versa. The stick 100 is a self-standing stick and the stick 100 has angular movement relative to the base. The handle 104 advantageously accommodates the user hand due to the profile and shape of the handle 104.
Top tube 112 holds the handle and the second tube 116. The first tube 112 has through holes that allow the button 136 to change position to change the height of the stick 100. The second tube 116 holds one end of the flexible cord 200 and the button 136. The third tube 120 facilitates folding of the stick 100. The fourth tube124 facilitates folding of the stick and also receives the quad-pod 108. The quad-pod allows the stick 100 to change the angle of the stick relative to the ground and imparts self-standing ability to the stick 100 in the first and the second configuration. The insert 409 and the eye bolt 410 facilitates changing of the flexible cord 200 in association with the hanger 408.
The foregoing description of specific embodiments of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others, skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
It is understood that various omission and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the scope of the present invention. , Claims:We claim:
1. A foldable palm-grip walking stick 100 assisting a walking individual comprising:
a palm-grip handle 104, the palm-grip handle 104 defining a top end, the handle 104 being removably replaceable by another identical handle;
a tube assembly defining body of the stick 100, the tube assembly including a first section and a second section, the second section is receivable in the first section, the tube assembly being movable relative to the quad-pod 108 in all directions in 360° relative to the quad-pod 108;
a quad-pod 108, defining base keeping the foldable stick in an upright position in all usable positions;
a first hanger assembly, a second adjuster assembly and a third adjuster assembly for adjusting length of the stick 100, wherein the third assembly including a flexible cord providing appropriate strength to the foldable stick 100; and
a first open configuration and a second folded configuration, wherein the walking stick being convertible from the first open configuration to the second folded configuration and vice versa.
2. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first section including a first tube 112, and a second section including an assembly of a second tube 116, a third tube 120 and a fourth tube 124.
3. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first tube 112 including the palm-grip handle 104 on one end, a cap nut 128 on a second end, and a plurality of through holes 132 being arranged in a pattern on the first tube 112.
4. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second tube 116 being received in the first tube 112 forming a second end of the first tube 112, and the second tube 116 being movable along a central axis relative to the first tube 112.
5. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein a flexible cord 200 running from a top end of the second tube 116 to a top end of the fourth tube 124 providing strength to the foldable stick 100 maintaining the first and/or the second configuration of the foldable stick 100 intact.
6. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tubes 116, 120 and 124 are connectable with each other defining neck and flair armament such that a first end of the third tube 120, the fourth tube 124 including a neck; and a second end of each of the second tube 116, third tube 120 and fourth tube 124 being flaired, the flair of the second tube 116 being received in the neck of the third tube 120, a flair of the third tube 120 receiving the neck of the fourth tube 124, and the flair of the fourth tube receiving a top end defined by a pivot 140 of the quad-pod 108.
7. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tube assembly being movable in all directions indicated by an angle in a range of 0 to 15°.
8. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first hanger assembly including a hanger 408 that is positionable in a case 412 being positioned in the top end portion of the second tube 116 such that a U-spring 404 is positioned below the case 412 in the second tube 116.
9. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second adjuster assembly including an arrangement of the button 136 that is securely connected to and supported by the U-spring 404 keeping the button pressed against inner periphery of the second tube 116 in all positions of the button 136.
10. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second tube 116 including the second adjuster assembly allowing a user to adjust the length of the foldable stick 100.
11. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third adjuster assembly including an insert 409 and an eye bolt 410 including a through hole that receiving the flexible cord 200 running through and positioning partially in the first section and partially in the second section such that the flexible cord 200 being positioned between the first hanger assembly and a third adjuster assembly, the flexible cord 200 maintaining the first or the second configuration of the foldable stick 100 intact, and the flexible cord 200 further including a tension adjustor 440 with a triangular body of steel or plastic having an adjustor defining a loop that is pulled or released to adjust the tension in the flexible cord 200.
12. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the button of the adjustor assembly having a first ejected position, and a second pressed position allowing adjustment of the length of the stick 100 by selectively constraining any relative motion between the first tube 112 and the second tube 116.
13. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the palm-grip handle 104 including a mount 500, a hill top 504, a first thenar profile 508, and a second hypothenar profile 512 defining a profile receiving a palm of the human hand and allowing fingers being curled over the mount 500.
14. The foldable palm-grip walking stick assisting a walking individual as claimed in claim 1, wherein the quad-pod 108 including a base 700, a base ring 704, and the pivot 140 including a spring 900, a bolt 904, and a nut 908 defining a spring-bolt assembly being positioned in the pivot 140.

Dated this 16th Day of June 2023.
For, Arcatron Mobility Pvt. Ltd.

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Mahurkar Anand Gopalkrishna
Patent Agent: IN/PA-1862