Stocking aid device
AssigneeLiberty Devices
InventorStephen Clayman
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Abstract
A device, method and system for facilitating placement of a sock, stocking, or other footwear are disclosed herein. An exemplary device may have a lower member, a handle, and a spreader. The lower member may have a first side and a second side. The first side and second side are sized to fit within footwear when the lower member is in a retracted position. The handle may be coupled to the lower member and allows a user to position the lower member. The spreader means moves the first side and the second side from a retracted position to an extended position. In the extended position, the first side and second side are sized to receive a foot of the user.
Claims15
A device for facilitating putting on footwear comprising:
- a lower member with a first side and a second side wherein the first side and second side are sized to fit within footwear when the lower member is in a retracted position;
- a handle coupled to the lower member and sized to allow a user to position the lower member when the user is in a seated position;
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- a spreader for moving the first side and the second side from a retracted position to a extended position by turning a gear screw coupling the first side and the second side of the spreader wherein the first side and second side are sided to receive a foot of a user in the extended position and the spreader comprises a motor for turning a gear screw coupling the first side and second side of the spreader.
A device for putting on compression stockings comprising:
- a first frame with a handle portion and extending away from the handle portion a lower portion having a heel bend and a U-shaped toe portion wherein a bottom segment of the U-shaped toe portion couples to the heel bend and a top segment of the U-shaped toe portion couples to a pivot point;
- a second frame with a handle portion and extending away from the handle portion a lower portion having a heel bend and a U-shaped toe portion wherein a bottom segment of the U-shaped toe portion couples to the heel bend and a top segment of the U-shaped toe portion couples to the pivot point of the first frame;
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- a spreader with crank member for turning a gear screw connecting the top segment of the U-shaped toe portion of the first frame to the top segment of the U-shaped toe portion of the second frame and configured to move the lower portion of the first frame and the lower portion of the second from a retracted position wherein the lower portions are sized to fit within a compression stocking in a relaxed position to an extend position wherein the lower portions are sized to expand the compression stocking to receive a human foot.
A device for facilitating putting on footwear comprising:
- a lower member with a first side and a second side wherein the first side and second side are sized to fit within footwear when the lower member is in a retracted position;
- a handle coupled to the lower member and sized to allow a user to position the lower member when the user is in a seated position;
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- a spreader for moving the first side and the second side from a retracted position to an extended position by turning a gear screw coupling the first side and the second side of the spreader wherein the first side and second side are sided to receive a toot of a user in the extended position and the spreader comprises a motor for turning a gear screw coupling the first side and second side of the spreader wherein the gear screw has one or more stops to prevent over expansion or over retraction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.