1493 results about "Walking stick" patented technology

An improved walking stick has following improvements: The focus of its electric torch can be adjusted by a finger at any time for pinpointing a small location or for shining a wide area. The stem is adjustable by double-safe construction for keeping adjusted stem firmly in position and is more solid and stable than any prior art after adjusting. The tiny-article carrying box is detachable, the user can attach it on the stick or detach it from the stick freely. Besides, boxes with different sizes and shapes can be prepared for different choices. A soft PTR plastic jacket is molded on the whole handle for increasing comfortable of gripping with maximum friction coefficient. A horn type cover for beeper is added for enhancing the sound effect therefore the beeper sounds loudly than the same beeper without such acoustic cover. And will sound more loudly when the horn opening is approached by something.

An audible distance measurer object-face discriminator cognition stimulant system device housed in a handheld shaft, walking stick, belt attachment, or portable housing. The system device will capture, detect, merge, convert, process, compute and/or synthesize signals, measurements, images, objects-faces, colors, and shapes to output assistive phrases and measurements in electronic voice, to inform and make the user knowledgeable of objects and aware of surroundings and environment directly in path of movement-direction pointed, comprising in combination strategically positioned signal receivers, transmitters or satellite, embedded distance measurer sensor, digital video camera, cellular phone, radio, electronic travel aid (ETA), electronic orientation aid (EOA), position locator device (PLD), embedded restroom facility locator sensor, and embedded vehicle presence alert system (VPAS) sensor, which will generally aid sighted and visually impaired students, teachers and students of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, and more particularly, the elderly, and visually impaired military war veterans in a Right to Personal Privacy, while simultaneously providing sighted and blind-visually impaired children with an educational toy and interactive game.

The invention discloses an intelligent crutch applied to the aged. The intelligent crutch comprises a battery, a crutch body and a control system. The control system is arranged in the crutch body, and comprises a central processing module and a falling alarming module. The falling alarming module is electrically connected with the central processing module, and comprises a voice unit, a detection unit and a global system for mobile communication (GSM) unit, which are connected. The voice unit is provided with a microphone and a loudspeaker, which are connected with a voice chip. The GSM unit is provided with a communication card which communicates with a wireless communication network. After the detection unit detects the falling of the crutch body, the central processing module controls the GSM unit to dial a preset number. The voice unit receives, processes and transmits voices between the microphone and the loudspeaker. The intelligent crutch has the advantages of capability of automatically dialing the number and transmitting a short message, high practicability, convenience in use, and the like.

The invention discloses an intelligent walking stick with an automatic alarming function in case of falling. The intelligent walking stick comprises a walking stick body and an automatic alarming device in case of falling, and the automatic alarming device in case of falling comprises a power source, a three-shaft acceleration sensor, a microprogrammed control unit (MCU), a button switch, a buzzer, a positioning module global positioning system (GPS) and a communication network module global system for mobile communication (GSM). The power source, the three-shaft acceleration sensor, the MCU, the button switch, the buzzer, the positioning module GPS and the communication network module GSM are respectively connected with a microprocessor. A cavity is arranged on the walking stick body and used for accommodating the automatic alarming device in case of falling. The intelligent walking stick automatically judges whether a user falls, when the user falls, the intelligent walking stick sends positioning information to inform family members automatically, the user can obtain timely help without any operation. Particularly the common communication network (GSM) and a GPS positioning terminal are used, and the intelligent walking stick has reliable performance.

The present invention relates to a system and method for guiding the walking directions of a blind person using RFID blocks and, more particularly, to a system and method for guiding the walking directions of a blind person using RFID blocks, wherein an RFID reader wirelessly senses RF tags embedded in the blocks so as to guide walking directions by means of vibrations, buzzer sounds, and voice messages for guiding entry/exit directions, according to the types of pedestrian zones when a blind person walks along the blocks. The guiding system comprises: RFID tags for guiding the walking of a blind person; a plurality of blocks embedded in sidewalks which are divided into a junction zone block, a junction neighboring zone block and a general pedestrian zone block; a walking cane for receiving pedestrian zone information from the RFID tags in the plurality of blocks and outputting vibrations, sound effects and voice messages for guiding walking directions. The walking cane comprises: an antenna for receiving the pedestrian zone information by means of the RFID tags and a wireless transceiver; and a control part for generating vibrations when the blind person passes a general pedestrian zone block, generating vibrations and buzzer sounds when the blind person passes a junction neighboring zone, outputting vibrations and a voice guiding message for indicating a junction zone block when the blind person passes, and outputting vibrations and a voice guiding message for entry/exit directions when the blind person passes the junction neighboring zone block via the junction zone block.

A walking cane assembly including an elongated shaft having separable segments connected by joint assemblies, wherein the shaft is disposable between a collapsed position, and a elongated, substantially linear, operative position. A stabilizing assembly is operatively structured with one or more of the joint assemblies so as to facilitate stabilization of the shaft in the operative position. A handle assembly is adjustably connected to a proximal end of the shaft and is structured to facilitate selective adjustment thereof both axially and rotationally relative to the length of the shaft thereby allowing adjustment in the operative length of the walking cane as well as the angular orientation of the grip relative to the shaft. And end member is connected to the distal end of the shaft and is structured to provide a firm, non-slipping engagement with a supporting surface of a user of the cane assembly.

A walking stick or cane comprises a support having a foot at one end thereof and a handle at the other. A gripper device adjacent the foot includes a shoehorn assembly pivoted to the support for movement toward and away from the foot for grasping objects between the end of the foot and the shoehorn assembly. The gripper device is operated by a trigger mounted adjacent the handle and a rod generally parallel to the support. In one embodiment, the shoehorn assembly includes a shoehorn which acts to grasp an object. In another embodiment, the shoehorn assembly includes a shoehorn which does not act to grasp an object. A permanent magnet on the handle allows the user to invert the cane and pick up iron objects. Because the magnet is adjacent the handle, it does not collect floor debris during normal use.

The invention relates to an intelligent guide walking stick for blind people. The intelligent guide walking stick comprises a walking stick body and a wrist cord, the walking stick body comprises a stick and a handle at the top end of the stick, the wrist cord is arranged on the handle which is provided with a microphone, a camera, an electronic vibrator and a GPS (global positioning system) start/stop button, and an intelligent controller, an ultrasonic probe, a gravity sensor, a buzzer, a piezoelectric ceramic, a rechargeable lithium battery, a contraction adjustor, a loudspeaker and a charging jack, a waterproof rubber plug is arranged on the outer side of the charging jack, the piezoelectric ceramic is arranged at the bottom of the stick and hermetically wrapped by soft rubber, and a snap spring serves as the contraction adjustor. The intelligent controller comprises a digital signal processor, an ultrasonic ranging module, a voice processing module, an image recognition processing module, a GPS positioning module, a GSM (global system for mobile communication)/GPRS (general packet radio service) wireless communication module and a power source management module.

A walking cane assembly including an elongated shaft having separable segments connected by joint assemblies, wherein the shaft is disposable between a collapsed position, and a elongated, substantially linear, operative position. A stabilizing assembly is operatively structured with one or more of the joint assemblies so as to facilitate stabilization of the shaft in the operative position. A handle assembly is adjustably connected to a proximal end of the shaft and is structured to facilitate selective adjustment thereof both axially and rotationally relative to the length of the shaft thereby allowing adjustment in the operative length of the walking cane as well as the angular orientation of the grip relative to the shaft. And end member is connected to the distal end of the shaft and is structured to provide a firm, non-slipping engagement with a supporting surface of a user of the cane assembly.

The invention relates to a pole grip (1), particularly for walking sticks, trekking poles, alpine ski poles, 5 cross-country ski poles and Nordic walking poles, comprising a grip body (3) and a hook-like device (14) for attaching a hand-retaining device particularly provided in the form of a hand strap or a glove. Latching means (6, 11) are placed in the area of the 10 hook-like device (14) in such a manner that a strapshaped, ring-shaped or eyelet-shaped device (33), which is inserted from above into the hook-like device (14) and which is provided on a hand-retaining device, is fixed in the hook-like device (14) in a self-latching 15 manner. This simple and self-latching mechanism enormously simplifies use and is preferably combined with a safety release in the event of a heavy load acting in the opening direction of the hook-like device.

The invention provides an intelligent walking stick for tumbling remote monitoring and nursing. A battery main switch, function keys, a display screen and indicator lights are arranged on a walking stick handle. A wireless communication module and a buzzer are internally arranged on the upper portion of a walking stick supporting body, an antenna which is connected with the wireless communication module is placed on the surface of the walking stick supporting body, and an acceleration sensor, a GPS module, a microprocessor and a battery are integrally arranged on the lower portion of the walking stick supporting body. The acceleration sensor is used for being responsible for collecting the motion acceleration of the walking stick, then the microprocessor is used for processing and judging tumbling information, the GPS module is used for tracking the positional information of the walking stick in real time, and when tumbling is detected or an alarm is given actively through the function keys, the microprocessor sends the positional information of the walking stick and alarm signals. According to the intelligent walking stick, a multi-innovation Kalman filtering method is adopted, the information returned by the acceleration sensor is processed, noise signals are eliminated, so that whether an old man/woman tumbles or not is accurately judged, and accurate warning is achieved; through the function of GPS positioning and the function of buzzer warning, a user of the walking stick can be treated and cured conveniently in time.

The invention provides an intelligent walking stick and an implementation method thereof. The walking stick is provided with a handle, a stick body and a base, wherein the stick body is provided with a storage battery and an alarm module; the storage battery is connected with the alarm module and used for supplying power to the alarm module; the handle is provided with an alarm button; the alarm button is connected with the alarm module, and is used for controlling the alarm module to give an alarm when pressed. Through the adoption of the scheme, the walking stick is provided with the alarm module, can give an alarm to avoid extreme accidents when a user is in danger (for example, an old person is attacked by a dog, or falls down but cannot be helped up), and can also play a warning effect when the user is threatened. Therefore, the walking stick has larger application space and high practicability.

A pliable handle includes a core member, an outer sheath, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. There is an outer annular flange around its top. The outer sheath has an opening on its top and a closed bottom, an inner annular flange on its top; and the outer sheath is disposed about the core member. Below the inner annular flange of the outer sheath and the outer annular flange of the core member define the gap portion, which is filled with gel. There is an annular flange which corresponds with the annular groove on the core member below the inner annular flange of the outer sheath. The present pliable handle can be secured to walking sticks, golf clubs, ski poles, tennis rackets, battledores, and umbrellas.

A direction indicator system includes: an electromagnetic drive actuator that has a moving part that can slide back and forth, side to side, and diagonally; and a drive controlling unit that controls the sliding direction of the moving part, based on direction indicating information that is supplied from the outside.

The invention discloses a multifunctional electronic walking stick for a blind person. The multifunctional electronic walking stick for the blind person solves the problems that a conventional walking stick for the blind person has a single function and cannot serve every aspect of the life of the blind person very well. The multifunctional electronic walking stick for the blind person comprises a warning lamp, a remote-control unit, a voice module, a walking stick handle, a walking stick body, a GPS (global position system) positioning module, a master controller, a falling detection module, a GSM (global system for mobile communication) module, a power supply module, a vibration machine, an FM (frequency modulation) transmitting and receiving integrated module, a carbon monoxide sensor module, an infrared receiving head, ultrasonic modules and a photosensitive sensor, wherein the walking stick handle and the walking stick body are integrally formed; the GPS positioning module, the master controller, the falling detection module, the GSM module, the power supply module and the vibration machine are mounted in the walking stick body; a main body of the FM transmitting and receiving integrated module is located in the walking stick body, and a probe of the FM transmitting and receiving integrated module extends out of the walking stick body. With the adoption of the multifunctional electronic walking stick for the blind person, relatives of a user can be informed in time when the user falls down or has sudden accidents such as carbon monoxide poisoning and the like, and the life safety of the blind person can be guaranteed better.

An adaptive system for harvesting hydrokinetic energy from flowing fluid uses a hydrofoil-type vane in a flow-way and an electrical power generator to convert torque generated by the oscillating vane to electrical current. The generator may be electromagnetic or piezoelectric. The system includes a control module that measures the oscillation of the vane, the generated torque, or the characteristics of the generated current, and modifies the resistance of the vane or the conversion of the electrical current in response to changes therein. Some systems include a frame that can be anchored in a body of water. Some systems are portable and provide illumination. Some systems are adapted for use as hiking or camping gear and may be inserted into stream beds or used as walking sticks. Some systems are in-line devices. Some systems are adapted as fishing lures.

The invention relates to the field of auxiliary appliances for blind persons, in particular to an intelligent guiding system special for a blind person. The system comprises a walking stick, glasses, a cloud server and a mobile terminal, the walking stick is in wireless connection with the glasses through Bluetooth, and the glasses and the mobile terminal are connected with the cloud server through a wireless network. The walking stick and the glasses are held by the blind person, provide obstacle avoiding and guiding service for the blind person and meanwhile can position the blind person and upload the position information to the cloud server. A map is stored in the cloud server, a navigation route can be provided for a blind user according to the set starting point, and meanwhile the real-time position of the blind user can be stored according to certain coding. The mobile terminal is held by a guardian of the blind user, can load the position of the corresponding user from the cloud server according to the coding and timely positions the blind user. By means of the intelligent guiding system, the blind guiding stick and the blind glasses are combined, data transmission and sharing can be achieved through a cloud platform, it is convenient for the blind person to go out, and safety of the blind person is guaranteed.

A walking stick chair includes a main stick, a seat unit, a support unit, and a linking unit. The seat unit includes an upper slider member connected slidably to the main stick and movable between first and second positions, and a seat member connected pivotally to the upper slider member. The support unit is connected pivotally to the main stick. The linking unit is connected pivotally to the support unit and the seat unit. When the upper slider member is at the second position, the walking stick chair is at an unfolded state. When the upper slider member moves from the second position to the first position, the walking stick chair is converted from the unfolded state to a folded state.

A multifunctional walking stick includes a telescopic stem having an adjustable handle and an interchangeable base. A modular safety device is detachably attached to the stem. The modular safety device includes a dog deterrent device, an audible alarm device and a location tracer device. The dog deterrent device can issue inaudible ultrasonic sound to deter barking dogs from a user. The interchangeable base can receive different selectable base bottoms for different activities i.e. walking, hiking, etc. The multifunctional walking stick also includes a compass, a flare compartment and a shock absorber for reducing vibrations caused by a walking surface.

The invention discloses an intelligent guiding system for obstacle avoidance. The intelligent guiding system comprises an intelligent walking stick (33), a voice interaction earphone (34) and a monitoring application module (35). The intelligent walking stick (33) and the voice interaction earphone (34) are in bidirectional connection, and the voice interaction earphone (34) and the monitoring application module (35) are in bidirectional connection. The monitoring application module (35) runs on a smart phone or a computer, and remote control of the intelligent walking stick (33) and monitoring of a user of the intelligent walking stick (33) are realized by data interaction between the intelligent walking stick (33) and the monitoring application module (35). When the intelligent guiding system is in operation, the intelligent walking stick (33) and the voice interaction earphone (34) are automatically matched through a Bluetooth interface. When families look for the user, a face recognition order is sent to the intelligent walking stick (33) through the monitoring application module (35) to locate the user. People locating is realized by means of combination of multiple sensors.

A stagelessly adjustable telescopic waking stick having a position retaining device is made up of an upper pipe and a lower pipe that are telescopically adjusted so as to permit the walking stick to be extended to any length within a limited range and be firmly retained at any selected length by the position retaining device so as to permit the telescopic walking stick to be suitable to people of various physical sizes.