Device and method for taking off a therapeutic elastic sock
OwnerMarko J G Van Loefinventor
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Abstract
Device and method for taking off a therapeutic elastic sock. A device 1 for taking off a therapeutic elastic sock has a strip 3 and a handle 5 which is connected to the strip. The strip 3 is put between the leg 13 of a person wearing the sock and the sock 7 and then pushed downwards pushing the sock 7 off. In order to make it easier to push the sock off, the strip 3 is made of a flexible material. Because of this, the strip 3 bends round the heel 11 of the person wearing the sock and the force 17 on the sock 7 is exerted more in the direction the sock is taken off 19 than in the direction of the leg.
Claims16
Device for taking off a therapeutic elastic sock, comprising a strip, with a front and a back side, which can be put between a sock and a leg of a person wearing the sock for pushing a sock off, as well as a handle which is connected to one end of the strip, the width of the strip being smaller than the width of the heel of the person wearing the sock, characterized in that the strip is at least partially flexible in at least its longitudinal direction.
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the strip has a curved form in its cross-section.
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device further comprises a guide profile which has a curved form and is connected to the strip for guiding the device, in particular the strip, along a leg.
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device comprises an additional guide profile which is situated at a distance opposite the strip for guiding it along the upper side of a leg of a person wearing the sock, which guide profile has a curved form in its cross-section and is connected to the strip by means of a U-shaped support.
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device further comprises a detachable extension piece which is connected to the handle and/or the strip or is placed between the handle and the strip.
Method for taking off a therapeutic elastic sock with the help of a device provided with a strip according to one of the preceding claims, comprising the placing of the free end of the strip between a leg of a person wearing the sock and the sock and then pushing the strip forcefully in the direction of the foot, the strip taking the sock along with it, characterized in that the strip is first slid into the sock's heel before being pushed forcefully in the direction of the foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.