US 12,185,804 B2
Impetus pole
William F McHeffey, Rumson, NJ (US)
Filed by William F McHeffey, Rumson, NJ (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/166,616.
Prior Publication US 2024/0268529 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A45B 9/02 (2006.01); A45B 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45B 9/02 (2013.01) [A45B 2009/005 (2013.01); A45B 2200/05 (2013.01)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A walking pole comprising:
a stick having upper and lower ends;
a pin disposed at the upper end of the stick;
a cylindrical coupler disposed about the stick and configured to freely translate along the length of the stick;
a cylindrical elastic tube affixed at one end to the pin and disposed about the stick and an upper portion of the coupler; and
a grip disposed about the coupler and the elastic tube; wherein:
the coupler is free to translate along the stick and the elastic tube elongates and recoils along the stick to impart impulse and momentum vectors upon the user to propel the user forward with an increase in forward momentum.