Item Picker for elderly

Can be added-on to walking stick or used on its own

About

Old people often have difficulties when they want to pick up items from the ground.

An invention that would help old people pick items from

the ground with ease and speed.

Proposed design 1

Walking Stick add-on Plate design (NO SCOOPING)

To attach to

walking stick

Knob to lift the

plate

Plate (with

rubber

sheet)

High tension rubber

Description: The rubber sheet will be

pushed over the items using body weight.

The item would go through the slit and stay

on the plate for lifting

Slit

Proposed design 1

Knob system Description:

As the knob spin, the plate would

be lifted up. The knob would use a

big gear and small gear so that

minimal revolutions is needed for

the plate to be lifted

*ratios may vary