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US 2014/0151412 A1Published application
Hosiery donning device
AssigneeAssistive Design Concepts LLC
InventorAlan Cohen
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Abstract
Devices and methods to assist a user in donning hosiery are provided. The device comprises an elongated flexible blade extending between a distal end and a proximal end, the blade configured to contact at least a portion of a user's foot, the blade having a textured inner surface configured to face towards the user's lower leg, and an smooth opposing outer surface relative to the textured inner surface.
Claims20
A device for donning hosiery comprising:
- an elongated flexible blade extending between a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the blade is configured to contact at least a portion of a user's foot, and having a textured inner surface configured to face towards the user's lower leg, and an opposing smooth outer surface relative to the textured inner surface.
A device for donning hosiery comprising:
- an elongated flexible blade configured to bend and contact at least a portion of a user's foot, the blade comprising an inner surface configured to face towards a portion of the user's lower leg, and an opposing smooth outer surface, the inner surface having at least a portion that is textured relative to the smooth outer surface and at least a portion comprising a plurality of ridges, and the blade comprising a raised portion extending from the smooth outer surface configured to create a space between a surface, such that at least a portion of the user's foot is positioned above the raised portion on or adjacent the inner surface on the plurality of ridges.
A method for donning hosiery, the method comprising:
- providing a donning device comprising an elongated blade extending between a distal end and an opposing proximal end, wherein the blade is flexible and configured to bend and contact at least a portion of the user's foot, the blade having an textured inner surface configured to face the user's lower leg, and an opposing smooth outer surface relative to the textured inner surface configured to face a supporting surface that at least a portion of the user's foot is positioned above;
- placing the device on the supporting surface;
- placing the user's foot on the inner surface;
- capturing the device and the user's foot with the hosiery;
- pulling the hosiery to the ankle;
- pulling the hosiery over the heel;
- raising the user's foot and pulling the hosiery up the user's lower leg;
- and
- releasing the device from the hosiery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.