Multipurpose tool for dressing assistance and methods of use
OwnerSheila B. Benjamininventor
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Abstract
Applicant conducted a brief telephonic interview with the Examiner on Apr. 29, 2016, and clarified that the abstract needs no amendment. Examiner agreed that the corrections requested on page 2 of the Office Action are not needed.
Claims12
A multipurpose personal use tool useful in manipulating a zipper or a button of a garment, having a manually operated cinching loop assembly and a handle;
- wherein the cinching loop assembly comprises an arm having a distal end and a loop end, wherein the loop end comprises a cinching loop, and, a slideable member capable of moving over the cinching loop;
- whereby the arm is at least partially within the slideable member, and hingeably connected to the handle at the distal end, such that the arm and handle can be opened to various degrees to obtain corresponding lengths of the tool and corresponding angles between the arm and the handle, to accommodate a location of the zipper or the button of the garment and user's mobility deficiencies.
A method of using a multipurpose personal use tool having a handle and an arm with a cinching loop assembly, wherein the cinching loop assembly comprises an arm having a distal end and a loop end, wherein the loop end comprises a loop, and, a slideable member capable of moving over the loop;
- whereby the arm is hingeably connected to the handle at the distal end, the method comprising the steps of:
- i) opening the tool by extending the arm away from the handle;
- ii) encompassing a pull tab of a zipper or a button to be pulled with the loop;
- iii) actuating the cinching loop assembly in a manner whereby the cinching loop assembly secures the zipper pull tab or the button by moving the arm in relation to the slideable member, and
- iv) exerting force on the handle to move the zipper pull tab along the direction of the zipper desired so as to zip or unzip the zipper or to move the button through a hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.