Friction-reducing compression stocking aid
OwnerParker Moreheadinventor
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Abstract
A friction-reducing compression stocking aid which facilitates placement of a compression stocking on a wearer's foot by reducing friction between the stocking and the foot includes a generally elongated stocking aid body sized and shaped to accommodate a foot of a wearer. A foot opening may be provided in a rear end of the stocking aid body. The foot opening may be sized and configured to receive the foot of the wearer. A pull tab or other protruding portion may extend forwardly from the stocking aid body to facilitate removal of the compression stocking aid from the foot of the wearer after use.
Claims14
A friction-reducing compression stocking aid which facilitates placement of a compression stocking on a wearer's foot by reducing friction between the stocking and the foot, comprising:
- an elongated stocking aid body configured to fit over and enclose a foot of a wearer, the stocking aid body comprising a foot opening in a rear end of the stocking aid body, the foot opening configured to allow insertion of a foot of a wearer therethrough into an interior of the stocking aid body and allow for an outward protrusion of a heel of the foot when the foot is inserted into the interior of the stocking aid body,
- a heel opening is provided in the stocking aid body adjacent to the foot opening and on a bottom side of the stocking aid body and is configured to accommodate the heel of the foot of the wearer and allow the heel to pass through the bottom side of the stocking aid body,
- wherein the heel opening is a notch extending from the rear end of the stocking aid body towards a front end of the stocking aid body.
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