Crutch, deconstructed

We have had at least two sets of crutches from various “events” over the years. With Clare’s surgery last fall and my recent podiatric events, we took inventory.

Since they’ve been stored in the attic, the older hand grips and underarm pads have hardened and we decided to just get rid of them. Since the discarded crutches wouldn’t fit in our trash bin, I had to get a hack saw out to cut it down. But I digress.

In getting rid of a set of crutches, I disassembled them as much as I could and in the process I learned how these push-button “latches” work. It’s interesting how they’re designed and fitted inside the tubes. Exposing them and photographing them would require a lot more saw work … more than I’m prepared to do right now!

ON1 update. I tried three different Export methods and all three completely destroyed the Date/Time Taken info. Grrrr.

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Looking back
  1 year ago: No post
 2 years ago: “‘Up On The Roof’ [Filler]”
 3 years ago: “North Carolina State Capitol [Travel day 2]”
 4 years ago: No post
 5 years ago: “Shoulda used the tripod…”
 6 years ago: No post
 7 years ago: “Dropped one-too many times, I guess”
 8 years ago: “A Rube Goldberg in [probably] every home!”
 9 years ago: “Marking Epiphany…”
10 years ago: “Moth Orchid: Come hither!”
11 years ago: “Through the drinking glass”
12 years ago: “Town Square Market Market”

[Mags]

You're more ambitious than I am. I think I'll make some yard art out of mine. Maybe make them into a trellis for a vine. =)

[GaryW]

We have these latches on folding table legs and also on my backdrop rods. I never considered how they work.