cause the cover a to sag or slump and to render the cap 35 and means c incapable of holding up the remainder of the cover in proper suspension relative to the crutch structure in those instances where the cover is provided primarily for decorative purposes the fabric need not be embodied with any particular stretch characteristics in those instances where a decorative fabric which is not capable of holding its shape is used crinoline or other suitable reinforcing fabric or tape not shown is stitched in and or along the interior of the cap and tube portions whereby the cover is semi self supporting and is attractive when in use in fig1 of the drawings i have shown a typical tripod walking aid or cane a 39 the cane a 39 has a central upper vertical column 50 with an open rectangular type hand grip 51 at its upper end and three circumferentially spaced downwardly and radially spaced outwardly inclined legs 52 depending from the lower end of a column and having rubber cane tips 53 at their lower ends in fig1 and 13 of the drawings i have shown a cover b 39 as provided by my invention first related to and then separate from the cane a 39 the cover b 39 is in many ways the same in construction as the cover b the cover b 39 distinguishes from the cover b in that it is inverted or upsidedown and has four rather than three tube portions specifically the cover b 39 has an elongate primary tube portion 55 which is not split and is engageable about and with one leg.