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US 6,032,996 AGranted
Extended multi-function implement for facilitating dressing
AssigneeL. Lawrence Products, Inc.
InventorRobert A. Kogen
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AssigneeL. Lawrence Products, Inc.
InventorRobert A. Kogen
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A combination zipper pull, button fastener or pull, and bracelet fastener. The device basically comprises an elongated body having a zipper-grasping or bracelet-grasping clip (e.g., an alligator type clip having openable jaws) at one end and an elongated button-grasping hook at the other end of the body. The body is formed of plural, e.g., six, telescoping sections which can be extended with respect to one another from a compact, short length, state to an extended, long length, e.g., approximately twenty-inches, state. The clip is mounted on the free end of the innermost section of the extendable telescoping body and can be rotated to any position about the central longitudinal axis of the device. The clip is arranged to be operated to releasably grasp a portion of a zipper or a portion of a bracelet between its jaws. The tips of the jaws are covered with a removable protective covering, e.g., some soft plastic, rubber, etc., to protect the zipper or bracelet portion. The button hook is of a general loop shape to enable it to be extended through a button hole to grasp a button and then pull the button back through the button hole. The button hook has a maximum width, to facilitate its passage through the button hole, but is somewhat resilient to enable it to collapse, if necessary, to fit therethrough.
A device for facilitating dressing of a person, said device comprising an elongated body comprising plural telescoping sections including at least a first section and a second section, said first section having a free end, said second section having a free end, an operable clip secured to said free end of said first sections, and a loop secured to said free end of said second section, said clip having a pair of jaws which are arranged to be closed to grasp a portion of zipper attached to an article of clothing between said jaws or to grasp a portion of a bracelet between said jaws, said loop being a generally elongated planar member pivotably connected to said free end of said second section and being pivotable from a retracted position to an extended position to enable said loop to be readily extended through an opening in an article of clothing to encircle a button on the article of clothing to enable the button to be pulled by said loop back through the opening in the article of clothing, said plural telescoping sections being arranged to be held by the person to be pulled from a collapsed state to an extended state, whereupon said device is of a longer length to facilitate the use of said device, said plural telescoping sections also being arranged to be held by the person to be pushed from said extended state to said collapsed state to facilitate the storage of said device.
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