US 12,133,582 B1
Smart cane for a visually impaired individual
Faramarz Djavanroodi, Dhahran (SA); Reem Albeloshi, Dhahran (SA); Lina Alfawaz, Dhahran (SA); Lamia Alshehri, Dhahran (SA); and Kauther Aldoukhi, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on May 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/677,218.
Int. Cl. A45B 3/04 (2006.01); A45B 9/02 (2006.01); A45B 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45B 3/04 (2013.01) [A45B 9/02 (2013.01); A45B 2009/002 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A smart cane for a blind and/or visually impaired individual, comprising:
a linear main frame rod (LMFR) having a first end, a second end, and a first internal cavity;
a linear extending rod (LER) having a first end, a second end, and a second internal cavity;
wherein the second end of the LMFR is connected to the first end of the LER;
a load-bearing feet disposed at the second end of the LER;
a top case assembly having a pivot at a connection to the first end of the LMFR; and
a hand grip operably coupled to an outer circumferential side of the top case assembly;
wherein the hand grip is operably coupled to the LMFR via the top case assembly;
wherein the hand grip and the top case assembly are movable relative to the LMFR;
wherein a casing box of the top case assembly is in the form of an irregular hexagonal cell having an axis of symmetry that is coaxial with an axis of the hand grip, wherein two longest sides of the irregular hexagonal cell are opposite one another and extend lengthwise down the axis of the hand grip sloping away from the axis of the hand grip; and
wherein two shortest sides of the irregular hexagonal cell are of equal length and are opposite one another, wherein one of the two shortest sides of the irregular hexagonal cell is proximal to the hand grip, and the other of the two shortest sides of the irregular hexagonal cell is proximal to the first end of the LMFR, wherein the two shortest sides of the irregular hexagonal cell are perpendicular to the axis of the hand grip,
wherein the top case assembly comprises a casing box, three or more ultrasonic sensors, a camera module, an LED light, a charge module, a GPS module, a vibration motor, a Bluetooth module, a memory module, and a microcontroller containing an SOS system.