Many walking canes are available, some with fold-out seats and some without.
A variety of canes to aid in walking are available today. Some of the more popular canes include a seat that can be folded out. Seat canes are very useful for people who are easily fatigued, have trouble standing for long periods, or who know they will need seated rest breaks in places unlikely to have seats.
Instructions
1. Determine what sort of seat cane you have. Some seat canes have a seat that can be flipped or slid up or down and locked in place while resting on three legs. Others have a hammock-type seat that stretches between two frames that are locked in place for sitting.
2. To set up the seat if you have a flip or slide-seat type cane, hold the handle of the cane with one hand and with the other, lift the bottom edge of the seat until it is parallel with the floor. You should feel or hear a click when the seat is locked in place and there should be three legs resting on the ground to support the seat. Alternately, try sliding the seat downward until it is parallel to the floor and resting on three legs.
3. To set up the seat if you have a hammock-type , hold the handle of the cane in one hand and pull the second frame out from beneath it, stretching the hammock fabric between them until the hammock seat is locked into place and the legs of the cane are all resting on the ground.
4. To return a flip or slide-seat cane seat to a walking cane, look for a latch holding the flip-seat in place. Alternately, try lifting the seat a bit farther to see if this releases it so it can be folded against the body of the cane. If you have a slide-seat cane, slide the seat back up toward the hand-grip until it locks into place.
5. To return a hammock-type seat cane to a walking cane, push the two frames holding the hammock toward each other until one fits snugly below the other.
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