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US 6,942,129 B2Granted
Footwear donning device
OwnerMichael P. Ferraioliinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a footwear donning device. The device includes a carriage for holding the footwear, a flexible fore handle coupled to the carriage and a handle coupled to the fore handle for donning the footwear.
Claims35
A footwear donning device, comprising:
- a carriage for holding the footwear, wherein the carriage includes:
- a pair of opposing hook lobes;
- and
- a pair of yokes;
- a fore handle coupled to the carriage, wherein the fore handle is flexible, and wherein each yoke is adjacent to the fore handle, and
- a handle coupled to the fore handle for donning the footwear.
3 more elements
A device for donning and removing a sock, comprising:
- a handle for donning the sock;
- a fore handle coupled to the handle, wherein the fore handle is flexible;
- a longitudinally curved carriage for holding the sock during donning, wherein the carriage is coupled to the fore handle;
- and
- a horn for removing the sock coupled to the handle opposite the fore handle.
2 more elements
A footwear donning device, comprising:
- a carriage for holding the footwear, the carriage including:
- a carrier plate having a pair of opposing sides and a rounded end;
- a pair of hook lobes, each hook lobe attached to a side of the carrier plate using a flexible joint;
- a pair of stems attached to the carrier plate opposite the rounded end, wherein each stem is located proximate a hook lobe;
- and
- a pair of yokes, wherein each yoke is located adjacent a stem;
- a fore handle attached to the carriage, wherein each yoke is further adjacent the fore handle;
- and
- a handle attached to the fore handle for donning the footwear.
6 more elements
A device for donning and removing a sock, comprising:
- a handle for donning the sock;
- a fore handle coupled to the handle;
- and
- a longitudinally curved carriage for holding the sock during donning, wherein the carriage is coupled to the fore handle.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.