Device for assisting in putting on elastic hosiery
OwnerDaryl E. Doorenbosinventor
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Abstract
An improvement on the device disclosed in my previous U.S. Pat. No. 4,637,532 for a device for assisting in the putting on of elastic hosiery. The current invention includes the improvement of providing an expandable tip to open the stocking even wider than was possible with my previous device. The expansion is accomplished by dividing the portion over which the stocking is placed; biasing the two split parts to a normally closed position, and providing a latch to hold the device in an open position while it is in use.
Claims11
A device for assisting in the putting on of elastic hosiery by opening the hosiery for the insertion of a user's foot comprising rail means adapted to be inserted into said hosiery, tongue means resiliently attached to said rail means adapted normally to lie in a nearly planar relationship, said tongue means being divided into two members lying together in a normally closed position, said members being movable apart form each other to provide an open position in which said tongue members force said rail members to move apart laterally, said tongue members also being movable vertically out of said planar relationship with the rail means whereby said hosiery will be opened both laterally by separation of said tongue members and vertically by movement of said tongue members relative to said rail means, and means to hold said tongue members in their position whereby the hosiery disposed over said rail means will be held open for insertion of the user's foot.
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