Cane aide, helper, hook, retriever

thingiverse

I had a hip replacement and had to use a cane for a few weeks. I would get to where I wanted to be, and have nowhere to put my cane without it falling on the floor. And then when it was on the floor, I had no way to pick it up, as I could not bend down. So I made two devices to help with my issues. The first is a hook to attach to your cane. You can use vinyl tape to hold it to the cane, or zip ties. I added two small squares of double sided tape to keep it from turning on the cane. You can then hook your cane on to lots of stuff so it will not slide to the ground. In the kitchen I attached it to drawer handles as well as appliance handles, in the bathroom; it was great on towel racks. Also works well on door knobs or hanging it on your pocket to free your hands. The second design is a simple loop that you tie a string to and keep in your pocket. If you do drop your cane, you hold the string and catch the hook with the loop and pull it up to you. You can enlarge the ring on your slicer to make it easier to catch the hook with the loop. I took two different designs I found on Thingiverse and reworked them in Tinkercad to fit my needs. Credit goes to these two designers: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4511210 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4813746 You can enlarge the ring on your slicer to make it easier to catch the hook with the loop. I used Solutech Premium PLA at 100% infill, as they were pretty quick prints. You can probably use less infill if you want. I also used supports to get the hook smooth and the ball on the end right. You don’t need to use supports on the hook, but it will be functional but might not look nice. The hoop does not lay flat on the print bed so I used support for that too. It did not add much time to the prints.