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US 9,516,965 B2Granted
Hosiery donning device
AssigneeAssistive Design Concepts LLC
InventorAlan Cohen
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Abstract
Devices and methods to assist a user in donning hosiery are provided. The device comprises an elongated flexible blade extending between a distal end and a proximal end, the blade configured to contact at least a portion of a user's foot, the blade having a textured inner surface configured to face towards the user's lower leg, and an smooth opposing outer surface relative to the textured inner surface.
Claims20
A device for donning hosiery comprising:
- an elongated flexible blade extending between a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the blade is configured to contact at least a portion of a user's foot, and having a textured inner surface configured to face towards the user's lower leg, and an opposing smooth outer surface relative to the textured inner surface, the outer surface comprising a raised portion defining a depression disposed on the distal end of the elongated flexible blade.
A device for donning hosiery comprising:
- an elongated flexible blade configured to bend and contact at least a portion of a user's foot, the blade comprising an inner surface configured to face towards a portion of the user's lower leg, and an opposing smooth outer surface, the inner surface having at least a portion that is textured relative to the smooth outer surface and at least a portion comprising a plurality of ridges, and the blade comprising a raised portion extending from the smooth outer surface and defining a depression, the raised portion being disposed on a distal end of the blade and configured to create a space between a surface, such that at least a portion of the user's foot is configured to be positioned above the raised portion on or adjacent the inner surface on the plurality of ridges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.