Walking stick device for orthopedic use

Claim 1

A walking stick comprising: an upright standard; an elongated handgrip fixed to said standard at an upper end thereof and projecting transversely from said standard; a sleeve on said standard below said handgrip and adjustably positionable therealong; a padded elongated knee-rest member swingably mounted on said sleeve at one end of said member, said member being pivotal between a substantially horizontal position wherein said member projects transversely away from said standard and is substantially orthogonal to said handgrip and a position wherein said member lies along said standard; retaining means on said standard for releasably holding said member in the last-mentioned position thereof; and a plurality of legs articulated to said standard and angularly spaced apart therealong while being operatively connected with said member and outward spreading upon displacement of said member into its transversely projecting position to form with said standard a polygon of support on the ground, said legs being retractable upwardly and inwardly toward said standard and each other upon displacement of said member to lie along said standard and engagement by said retaining means.