Sportsman's lightweight adjustable one legged stool and walking aid

Abstract

A sportsman's lightweight, adjustable, heavy-duty, one legged stool and walking aid includes a pair of telescoping rods, a locking member to secure the rods together, an adjustable seat at an upper end of the pair of telescoping rods, wherein the seat has a handle portion therein, and a tether to secure the stool to the user. The seat may be in the form of a bicycle type seat whereby the handle is formed by a narrow forward end of the seat. The stool, or leaning post, has the seat in an operative position at all times and it need not be unfolded to be utilized.

1 . A one legged stool and walking aid comprising: 
 a pair of telescoping rods, one rod having a ground engaging member on a distal end thereof;    a locking member to secure the rods together;    an adjustable seat at a distal end of the other of the pair of telescoping rods, wherein the seat is adjustable relative to the distal end of the associated rod, the seat is in an operable position at all times, and wherein the seat has a handle portion therein; and    a tether to secure the stool to the user.    
   
   
       2 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 1  wherein the seat is a bicycle type seat and the handle is formed by a narrow forward end of the seat.  
   
   
       3 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 1  wherein each telescoping rod is formed as an anodized aluminum tube.  
   
   
       4 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 1  wherein the ground engaging member is an end cap formed of a durable non-slip material.  
   
   
       5 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 4  wherein the end cap further includes small projections.  
   
   
       6 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 1  wherein the locking member is formed as a band clamp.  
   
   
       7 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 1  wherein the locking member is an eccentric cam locking lever band clamp which provides for an infinite amount of adjustment to the relative position of the rods.  
   
   
       8 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 1  wherein the seat is adjustably secured to the associated rod through a pivot connection that will allow the seat to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the rods.  
   
   
       9 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 1  wherein the handle on the seat is formed as a narrow extension of the seat around which a user can easily grasp with a single hand, wherein the narrow portion has a width of less than 3″.  
   
   
       10 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 1  wherein one end of the tether is attached to the apparatus at the seat.  
   
   
       11 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 10  wherein a releasable clip is provided at an end of the tether.  
   
   
       12 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 1  wherein the handle in the seat incorporates molded finger grips to assist the user.  
   
   
       13 . A sportsman's lightweight, adjustable, heavy-duty, one legged stool and walking aid comprises: 
 a pair of telescoping metal rods, a lower rod having a ground end cap formed of a non-slip material on a distal end thereof,    a locking member to secure the rods together,    an adjustable seat at an upper end of an upper one of the pair of telescoping rods, wherein the seat has an integral handle portion therein, and    a tether to secure the stool to the user.    
   
   
       14 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 13  wherein the seat is a bicycle type seat and the handle is formed by a narrow forward end of the seat having a width of no more than 3″.  
   
   
       15 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 13  wherein each telescoping rod is formed as an anodized aluminum tube with a logo thereon.  
   
   
       16 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 13  wherein the end cap further includes small projections.  
   
   
       17 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 13  wherein the locking member is an eccentric cam locking lever band clamp which provides for an infinite amount of adjustment to the relative position of the rods and the height of the seat.  
   
   
       18 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 17  wherein the seat is adjustably secured to the associated rod through a pivot connection that will allow the seat to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the rods.  
   
   
       19 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 13  wherein the handle on the seat is formed as a narrow extension of the seat around which a user can easily grasp with a single hand, wherein the narrow portion has a width of less than 3″, and wherein the seat has a logo thereon.  
   
   
       20 . The one legged stool and walking aid of  claim 13  wherein one end of the tether is attached to the apparatus at the seat, and wherein a releasable clip is provided at the end of the tether.