U.S. patent application number 10/684784 was filed with the patent office on 2004-06-24 for walking/hiking stick with particle dispenser.
Invention is credited to Aaron, Jack, Gunn, Peter.
Application Number | 20040118441 10/684784 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32599965 |
Filed Date | 2004-06-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040118441 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Aaron, Jack ; et
al. |
June 24, 2004 |
Walking/hiking stick with particle dispenser
Abstract
A load dispenser located at the distal end of an elongated
hollow tube allows for convenient refilling of the dispenser from
the proximal end of the load release mechanism. The length of the
tube is dimensioned to serve as a walking stick as well.
Inventors: |
Aaron, Jack; (Orange,
CA) ; Gunn, Peter; (Newport Coast, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Jack Aaron
21802 Twinford Dr.
Lake Forest
CA
92630
US
|
Family ID: |
32599965 |
Appl. No.: |
10/684784 |
Filed: |
October 14, 2003 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
|
|
|
|
|
|
Application
Number |
Filing Date |
Patent Number |
|
|
60418428 |
Oct 15, 2002 |
|
|
|
Current U.S.
Class: |
135/66 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45B 9/02 20130101; A45B
3/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
135/066 |
International
Class: |
A45B 003/00; A45B
005/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. Apparatus comprising an elongated hollow tube having a proximal
and distal end, said apparatus having located at said proximal end
a particle dispenser responsive to a load release mechanism for
releasing particles therein, said apparatus including a refill port
at said distal end, said load release mechanism being activated by
a mechanism also located near said distal end.
2. Apparatus as in claim 1 including a funnel at said distal
end.
3. Apparatus as in claim 2 including a removable cap for said
funnel.
4. Apparatus as in claim 1 including an anti-slip handgrip at said
distal end.
5. Apparatus as in claim 3 including an anti-slip handgrip below
said funnel.
6. Apparatus as in claim 1 including a spiked button at the bottom
of the particle dispenser which may be substituted with other
devices, such as gardening devices.
7. A walking/hiking stick or pole, as in claim 1 with an affixed
particle dispenser at the bottom of the tubular shaft.
8. A walking/hiking stick or pole, as in claim 1 with a particle
dispenser that releases one particle dose at a time.
9. A walking/hiking stick or pole, as in claim 1 with a particle
dispenser with an adjustment device that is settable to release a
controlled amount of particles per dose at a time.
10. A walking/hiking stick or pole, as in claim 1 with a particle
dispenser that is hand operated and spring activated.
11. A walking/hiking stick or pole, as in claim 1 with a particle
dispenser with a dose loading chamber (s).
12. A walking/hiking stick or pole, as in claim 1 with a particle
dispenser with a particle flow containment seal.
13. A walking/hiking stick or pole, as in claim 1 with a detachable
containment at the bottom of the device for a spiked button or
other device.
14. A walking/hiking stick or pole, as in claim 1 with a detachable
spiked button at the bottom of the particle dispenser.
Description
REFERENCE TO PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of Provisional
Application (Application Serial No. 60/418,428, filed Oct. 15,
2002, and applicant claim priority therefrom.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to a walking or hiking stick or pole
that can provide greater balance, support, thrust, and other aid,
and in particular a hiking stick or pole configured to dispense
particles such as birdseed, planting seed, fertilizer,
insecticides, and the like.
PRIOR ART
[0003] Walking and hiking poles are well known in the art,
frequently such apparatus include enhanced features such as
telescoping shafts and adjustable handles, Also there has also been
a variety of dispensers for bird seed and the like are well
known.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The invention is based on the recognition that a load
dispensing system located at the distal end of a length of hollow
tubing provides for a convenient location of a refill port and load
activation control while providing for a walking support as
well.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of the apparatus with the
principles of this invention.
[0006] FIGS. 2 and 3 are enlarged cross sections of the apparatus
as FIG. 1 showing the particle load section of the device.
[0007] FIG. 4 shows the dispenser in the particle retaining
position.
[0008] FIG. 5 shows the dispenser in the particle dispensing
position.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0009] FIG. 1 shows a load dispenser, shown upright and including a
bottom or proximal and a top or distal end. A load dispenser is
located at the proximal end and the distal end serves as a refill
port as well becomes clear from the following explanation in
connection with FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 5.
[0010] FIGS. 2 and 3 show a tubular shaft 1, with a load funnel 2
having a particle 4 entry opening 5, affixed onto the tubular shaft
1. A removable cap 3, is on top of the open wide neck of the load
funnel 2 to seal funnel back-flow. With the cap 3 removed, and the
internal area open 5, particles 4, may be loaded through opening 5,
into the hollow inner length of the tubular shaft 1 and load funnel
2. An anti-slip handgrip 6 is affixed onto tubular shaft 1.
[0011] FIGS. 4 and 5 show an adjustable, spring-loaded, particle
dose dispenser comprised of an inner load body 8, with the bottom 9
being closed. The center 10 of the load body 8 is open, as well as
a slot-like opening (s) 11, protruding through the inner wall 12,
and outer wall 13. Affixed to the bottom of the closed end 9, of
the load body 8, is a flow stop seal 14 that is larger in
circumference than the bottom 9 of the load body 8. The flow stop
seal 14 has a slot like opening (s) 15, which extends from the
bottom edge 9 of the load body 8 to the outer edge 17 of the flow
stop seal 14. With the flow stop seal 14 is resting against the
release body's flanged surface 16 particle 4 flow stops as shown in
FIG. 3, and particles 4 can only be released when the particle dose
dispenser is in the particles release position 4. The upper end of
the load body 8 has an annular flange 18 to seat the compression
spring 19. The release housing 20 has an inwardly protruding
annular flange 21 to seat the compression spring 19. The
compression spring 19 rests between the outer wall 22 of the load
body 8 and the inner wall 23 of the release housing 20, a slip fit
clearance allows the compression spring 19 to have movement. The
mating surfaces 24 of the load body 7, and the release housing 20
are slip fit. The load body 8 and the compression spring 19 are
placed into the release housing 20, and made captive by the
affixing of the flow stop seal 14 to the bottom 9 of the load body
8. The compression spring 19 maintains pressure, forcing the load
body 8 in one direction and the outer release housing 20 in an
opposing direction, stopping the release of particles 4. Surfaces
26, the inner wall of the release housing 20 and the outer wall of
the tubular shaft 1, are a slip fit to each other. The upper, outer
wall of the load body 8 is affixed 7 to the inner bottom wall of
the tubular shaft 1. The release housing 20 has a circumflexing
anti-slip cap 27 affixed to the periphery of the bottom outer wall
of the release housing 20, with the cap open to the extent of the
bottom inner wall of the load body 8. Spaced above the release
housing 20 and affixed to the tubular shaft is inner ring 29. The
outer wall of the inner ring 29 is threaded 30. The outer ring 31
has an internal thread matched to the thread 30 on the outer wall
of the inner ring 29. The outer ring 31 when screwed against the
release housing 20 forces the release housing 20 away from the
inner ring 29, compressing the compression spring 19, limiting the
particle dose. At the bottom of the anti-slip cap 27 and detachably
affixed 33 to the lower inner wall of the release housing 20 is a
spiked button 32, used as a walking or hiking balance aid. In
addition the spiked button may be replaced with other accessory
devices such as garden picking, turning, and planting devices.
While the forms of apparatus herein described constitute the
preferred embodiments of this invention, it is to be understood
that the invention is not limited to these precise forms of
apparatus, and that changes may be made without departing from the
scope of the invention.
* * * * *