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Document | Title | Date |
20080217365 | Dressing aid device - A dressing device to aid individuals with the removal and installation of clothing tops, such as sport bras, comprising an elongate shaft including an upper end integral hook, and the shaft including a lower end including an integral hook. | 09-11-2008 |
20080217366 | DEVICE FOR CHANGING GLOVE FOR MANIPULATION IN A CONFINED ATMOSPHERE, AND METHOD FOR CHANGING A GLOVE - Device to change a glove used for manipulation in confined spaces, including a part to receive the hand in a flexible material, and a ring, on a longitudinal axis, around an opening in the glove for insertion of the hand, with said ring also having means for attachment to an enclosure forming a confined space, said attachment means being designed to be locked and unlocked by application of a substantially axial force, the device including a push device that is intended to be placed on the used glove, and a support that is intended to receive the new glove. | 09-11-2008 |
20080251549 | Bracelet connection tool - A bracelet connection tool is disclosed that assists in the installation of a bracelet. The bracelet installation tool includes a base, a support beam, and a clamp. The support beam supports the clamp in a spaced relationship with the base. The clamp is capable of engaging a portion of the bracelet during installation. A method of installing a bracelet with the bracelet connection tool is also disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
20080277431 | Donning Device for Stockings - A device that makes donning of stockings, in particular medical compression stockings, easier has a flexible sheet body that has a low friction inner side and a high friction outer side and is closed by snap fasteners. It can be rolled to a tubular shape having a larger diameter at one end. The sheet body is inserted into a stocking with the end of lower diameter first and is then pulled over the foot and leg, with the device reducing the friction forces that have to be exerted. | 11-13-2008 |
20080308587 | Aid For Taking Off Stockings - A stocking take-off assistance device ( | 12-18-2008 |
20090039118 | Dressing aid - A device to assist physically challenged individuals to don outer, lower-body clothing or simultaneously don undergarments and pants or a skirt. The device comprises a cord to which at least one pair of grips is attached at either end. The grips are attached to a garment and the cord pulled to move the garments over the legs, hips, and ultimately to the waist. In one configuration, the cord is passed through a hand piece which allows locking the cord, freeing free one or both hands to fasten buttons of zippers. | 02-12-2009 |
20090071989 | Apparatus and methods for automatic shoe cover stripping - Protective shoe covers have been widely used in health care setting and some industry environment that require clean room condition. To strip off the disposed shoe covers in a hand-free and automated fashion is very desirable to the users, which provide physical convenience, time saving and economic merits. This disclosed invention provides methods and an automatic system for stripping of disposable shoe cover from user's foot/feet that includes the electromechanical complex, a micro control unit and its embedded software programs, control algorithm to guide the execution of the stripping functions in automated and hand-free fashion. | 03-19-2009 |
20090114686 | Garment Donning Assist Device - A compression garment upper extremity donning assist device is designed to assist those individuals who find it very difficult to don a compression garment using only one arm. Users are commonly weakened from a medical condition, lack flexibility or suffer from limited mobility. Due to the design, users of the donning device can easily mount it to the edge of any countertop, table, or level flat surface using the integrated suction cup. The user can then pull any type of upper extremity compression garment over the device, and then, by pushing through the garment stretched over the donning device, roll it up the arm for proper location and medical care compliance. | 05-07-2009 |
20090120975 | Sock donning device - The sock donning device is an apparatus that allows an individual of limited ability of movement to put on a sock. The device includes a pair of laterally spaced, hinged, telescoping rods that are connected to a substantially ovoid or circular hoop assembly, with rollers positioned about its circumference. The device is mounted to a base that may be made from wood or similar material. The rollers and hoop assembly hold an upper portion of the sock open as the user inserts his or her feet into the sock. | 05-14-2009 |
20090242593 | COMPRESSION STOCKING APPLICATOR - A medical compression stocking applicator comprises an elongate member which comprises a pair of opposed side-walls and an interconnecting wall and therefore may be substantially U-shaped in cross-section and is open at each end, the elongate member comprising a heel opening between the ends of the elongate member, said heel opening extending entirely through the elongate member, the heel opening adapted to support a person's heel during application of a stocking. | 10-01-2009 |
20090242594 | Aid for Pulling Off Elastic Stockings - The invention relates to an aid for pulling off elastic stockings, particularly in the health care sector. The aid comprises a flexible, tube-like peripheral body of a smooth material, which in use can be slid round a leg provided with elastic stockings. The peripheral body is provided on its side remote from the leg with fixation means for arranging the aid at least temporarily round the leg. | 10-01-2009 |
20100006609 | Sock donning system - The sock donning system enables persons of limited mobility to don socks, stockings, and similar footwear without need for excessive bending at the waist and/or knee. The system includes a pair of identical grasping poles or extensions with remotely operable clasps at their distal ends. Triggers are located adjacent the handles to allow the user to operate the clasps. Socks or stockings are provided with two opposed loops extending from their upper edges or apertures formed near the upper edges. The user secures the clasp of each extension to one of the loops or apertures of a single lo stocking, and uses the two extensions simultaneously to pull the sock over the foot, ankle, and lower leg as applicable. The triggers are operated to open the clasps and release them from the sock, once the sock has been donned. The system may also be of assistance in removing socks. | 01-14-2010 |
20100078450 | Pants assisting device - The present invention comprises a device used for assisting a person in putting on pants. In its preferred embodiment the present device is generally comprised of a non-flexible beam, a plurality of clips, two ropes and two handles. The beam has two ends and each rope is attached to each end of the beam. Each rope terminates at a soft, rubberized handle. The clips are attached to the beam in a downward facing manner by clip attachments. Clips then attach to the person's pair of pants for use. | 04-01-2010 |
20100089954 | Removable Sleeve for Facilitating the Application of Compression Stockings - An inexpensive sleeve and method of use are disclosed for easing application of a compression stocking onto a foot and leg. By reducing the friction usually encountered when applying a compression stocking or sock, the sleeve protects the foot and leg from injury, and helps to avoid the need for sophisticated stocking or sleeve manipulation. The sleeve is made from a low friction material, such as plastic, silk, Tyvec, or nylon, and therefore is easy to pull over the foot and leg while closely conforming thereto so as to avoid folding and bunching. The sleeve can be disposable and/or closed at one end. The method of use includes pulling the sleeve over the foot and leg, pulling the stocking over the sleeve, and then removing the sleeve through an open stocking toe or through the top of the stocking, leaving the stocking in place. | 04-15-2010 |
20100096418 | Sock donning assist device - An apparatus for aiding in the donning of a foot covering is provided. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a base supported by the floor with a surface oriented at an angle to the floor so that it is not parallel to the floor. The surface has an area sufficient for contact with at least a portion of the bottom of a foot of a user. A foot covering retaining member is provided and is carried by the base. The foot covering retaining member is configured for receiving a foot covering and holding open an opening of the foot covering. | 04-22-2010 |
20100147908 | APPLICATOR FOR COMPRESSION STOCKINGS AND THE LIKE - An applicator ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100147909 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DONNING A GLOVE - The present invention provides a support ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100193554 | Device to Help With Dressing - A device for helping with dressing, the device including a support; wherein the support includes a base provided with a pair of opposed arms spaced apart by a first predetermined distance and extending from the base such that when the base is supported upon a substantially horizontal supporting surface, the arms extend upwards from the base; each of the arms having a first side and a second side, said first and second sides being spaced apart in the plane of the arm by a second predetermined distance; each of the arms being secured to the base along a first edge; and wherein said first and second predetermined distances are selected so as to enable said arms to hold the waistband of a garment open when the garment is placed over said arms. | 08-05-2010 |
20100200622 | SELF-DRESSING AID DEVICE - A self-dressing aid device for assisting an individual in dressing is provided. The device is designed to be simple and inexpensive such that it can be used to aid disabled, impaired, handicapped or incapacitated individuals to dress themselves. The device can include a garment frame that is shaped, sized and configured to hold a garment, at least one linear first post attached to the garment frame, at least one linear second post in a sliding arrangement with the at least one linear first post, and a base connected to the at least one linear second post and positioned in a horizontal relationship with respect to the at least one linear second post, which is positioned in a vertical or angled relationship with respect to the base. The garment frame can be movable with respect to the base to assist an individual in putting on a garment. | 08-12-2010 |
20100200623 | STOCKING WEARING AID - Quarter-cylindrical bodies are attached to two opposing edges of a rectangular flat body, respectively so as to form a cylindrical part, the rectangular flat body is covered with a sacklike body, and other end of the sacklike body is used as a manually-operated strap. A stocking is preliminary set on the cylindrical bodies, a user throws the cylindrical bodies covered with the stocking forward, and inserts the tiptoe into the cylindrical bodies while manually pulling the sacklike body and the end of the strap. The user can wear the stocking by further manually pulling the sacklike body and the end of the strap. In addition, a meshing mechanism is provided on opposing edges of the cylindrical bodies to facilitate setting the stocking and wearing of the stocking. | 08-12-2010 |
20100258600 | Apparatus for assisting a person to dress - An Apparatus for Assisting Oneself in Dressing comprises a Cord, a First Engaging Apparatus and a Second Engaging Apparatus. The First Engaging Apparatus and the Second Engaging Apparatus are used to temporarily grasp, affix, hold, or otherwise engage with the article of clothing of which one person desires to get dressed. In some preferred embodiments, the First Engaging Apparatus and the Second Engaging Apparatus may further include an Upper Interfacing Member and a Lower Interfacing Member. | 10-14-2010 |
20100276462 | Bracelet donning assistance device - The bracelet donning assistance device is a clamping device for holding a bracelet, allowing the user to easily secure the bracelet about his or her wrist, using only his or her other hand to clasp the bracelet. The bracelet donning assistance device includes a tray having a base and at least one sidewall, defining an open interior region therein for storing jewelry. A shaft is provided, with the shaft having opposed upper and lower ends. The lower end thereof is pivotal with respect to an upper surface of the base of the tray. Additionally, a clamp is secured to the upper end of the shaft for releasably holding the bracelet. A pair of lids are pivotally secured to the at least one sidewall for releasably covering and sealing the open interior region of the tray. | 11-04-2010 |
20100282789 | JEWELRY AID - An aid for the connecting of a piece of jewelry together that has a pliers type construction. The aid includes a first handle and a first jaw connected by a pivotal joint with a second handle and a second jaw. The first jaw has a distal end portion with an inwardly facing surface that defines a notch. The second jaw has an elongate arcuate distal end portion that fixes the position of a biased clasp of a piece of jewelry. The notch of the first jaw engages a lever of the clasp and opens the clasp while it is fixed in position by the second jaw. The aid includes a bias that urges the jaws to a closed position and retains the clasp in an open position. | 11-11-2010 |
20110108587 | Automatic Gloving Machine and Method and Glove Package for Use Therewith - Examples described herein relate to a gloving machine for applying gloves to the hands of a person. The gloving machine may include an actuator mounted onto the frame of said gloving machine and operable to generate a movement and a drive assembly coupled to the actuator for advancing a package of gloves having opposing layers from a storage area to a gloving position accessible to the hands of the person to be gloved. The drive assembly may include a first roller positioned adjacent a second roller. The first roller may be configured to rotate in a first direction and the second roller may be configured to rotate in a second direction different from the first direction. The first roller may be attached to one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves by one or more fasteners and the second roller may be attached to the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves. Rotation of the first roller relative to the second roller may cause separation of the one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves from the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves. | 05-12-2011 |
20110139834 | DEVICE TO ASSIST PUTTING CLOTHES ON - A device or apparatus for assisting a user in putting on an outer coat or other garment comprises a sleeve-like member that is made of a thin flexible material, with an enlarged opening at a first end, and at least two openings at a second end. In use, a user slides the apparatus over a sleeve of an inner garment, and positions one or more fingers in the openings at the second end of the device. The user then inserts his/her hand and arm into the sleeve of an outer garment, and the apparatus is then pulled off the user's hand and arm. The apparatus ensures that the sleeve of the inner garment remains in its proper position on the user's arm as the user's hand and arm are inserted into the sleeve of the outer garment. | 06-16-2011 |
20110139835 | GARMENT DONNER AND DOFFER - Principles of the present disclosure contemplate use of a flexible sleeve to aid in donning and doffing garments, for example compression garments. The compression garment may be rolled around the sleeve via an eversion process. The compression garment may be unrolled from the sleeve and onto a limb via a reverse eversion process. Likewise, the compression garment may be unrolled from around a limb and onto the sleeve via an eversion process. By utilizing an eversion-based approach, compression garments may be donned and/or doffed more quickly and easily. | 06-16-2011 |
20110180573 | Bracelet fastening device - A bracelet fastening device with a spring biased clasp gripping member, a bendable metal rod, a holding member, a sliding member, a spring post, and a resilient rod covering member. The holding member is ball shaped at one end and slidably engages with the sliding member and attached rod. The clasp gripping member is constructed like a standard alligator clip and is fixed to the opposite end of the bendable metal rod. The spring post is located within the sliding member and can engage one of a plurality of recesses inside the holding member so that the user can adjust the overall length of the device. The bendable metal rod is covered by the resilient rod covering. The rod and covering can be bent so that the clasp gripping member is in close proximity to the clasp being fastened. | 07-28-2011 |
20110204105 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO GLOVES - A flexible member ( | 08-25-2011 |
20110297709 | Wetsuit Entry Device and Method for Manufacturing - A device in the form of a slipper which may be worn on foot (primarily) or hand which assists a wearer in entering a wetsuit by reducing friction between the wetsuit material and the wearer's skin. The device has a sole portion and top portion stitched, glued or otherwise sealed at the edges to form a foot or hand pocket. The device is tapered at the toe to prevent snagging during wetsuit entry. The device is open at the heal and contoured around the ankle bone to prevent excess material from hindering wetsuit entry, and to prevent the wearer from grabbing the material through the wetsuit, when commonly gripping the wetsuit on either side of the ankles in order to push the foot through the opening. A preferred embodiment includes both top facing and bottom facing pockets to assist a wearer in grabbing and pulling the device off the foot or hand once the device is through the wetsuit ankle or wrist opening. Once the wearer has inserted his foot through the opening, the slipper provides protection from concrete, sand or dirt, and helps keep the foot conveniently free of dirt and pebbles. The device is easy to carry, easy to store, and reusable. It won't distort its shape even after many uses. It does not absorb water or allow dirt, sand or pebbles to cling to its surface. It can be made in a variety of waterproof, friction reducing and durable materials such as but not limited to nylon, silicone, and tough plastic. | 12-08-2011 |
20110315724 | Dressing aid - A dressing aid to assist individuals with limited lower back and/or knee flexibility don under and outer garments. | 12-29-2011 |
20120187159 | Aid for putting on elastic stockings (in particular) - The invention relates to an aid for putting on an elastic stocking in particular. The aid comprises a substantially flat and flexible sheet body manufactured from a smooth material, which is provided with removal means to remove the aid from between a foot and a stocking arranged around it, and with connecting means arranged on opposite edges of the body, which when in use interact to interconnect the opposite edges, resulting in a tube-like body having a insertion side for the foot and an opposite foot section, whereby each connecting means comprises magnets which are attracted by corresponding magnets in the other connecting means. The aid is simpler and more convenient in use than the known aid. | 07-26-2012 |
20120223109 | Dressing Aid - An apparatus for aiding a person getting dressed comprises a framework including a top member, a bottom member, a left member, a right member, and a horizontal middle member between the top member and the bottom member. A first clip coupled adjacent the left member, the clip is configured to retain and release a section of an article of clothing. A second clip coupled adjacent the right member, the clip is configured to retain and release another section of an article of clothing. A hook having a flat end positionable over a top edge of a door to allow the door to be opened and closed while the framework is hanging from the door, and a second end configured to engage the top member of the framework. | 09-06-2012 |
20120228343 | Sock hand - Exemplary embodiments are directed a clothing assistive device. A device may include a first portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface may include a knob at a first end of the first portion and another knob at a second end of the first portion, opposite the first end. The device may further include a second, elongated portion extending perpendicularly from the second surface of the first portion. The first portion is configured to position an article of clothing for insertion of a bodily limb therein. | 09-13-2012 |
20130008929 | Auxiliary Structure for Ease of Removing Coverings - An auxiliary structure for ease of removing coverings is provided with a wearing portion that can be inserted with a body part of human (such as a hand), and an engaging portion that can be engaged with an inner surface of a covering (such as a glove); whereby, in operation, one portion of the covering will not contact with the body part of human, the covering can be easily removed from the body part of human by holding the covering and the auxiliary structure simultaneously and applying a removing force. | 01-10-2013 |
20130098953 | Glove arrangement - A glove arrangement includes at least a glove and a retaining arrangement, wherein the retaining arrangement detachably retain the glove on an environment surface so that the glove is adapted to move between an in-use position and a storing position, wherein when the glove is at the in-use position, the glove is departed from the environment surface for operation by a user, wherein at the storing position, the glove is retained on the environment surface. | 04-25-2013 |
20130214016 | DEVICE TO ASSIST IN PUTTING ON AND TAKING OFF CLOTHING - A device composed of a pair of 2 separate hand-held units (FIG. | 08-22-2013 |
20130270310 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRESSING AIDS - An apparatus including a first member which is in the shape of an arc, and a substantially straight pole having a first end and an opposing second end. The first member may include an upper wire frame portion which is in the shape of an arc and which is fixed to the pole, substantially at the second end of the pole. The first member may include a lower wire frame portion which is in the shape of an arc and which is fixed to and substantially aligned with the upper wire frame portion. The first member may be a body portion of a wire hanger. A method is provided including inserting the first member into an interior portion of pants; and pulling the pants towards a person by grasping the pole and pulling the pole towards the person. | 10-17-2013 |
20130284771 | Garment Donner and Doffer - Principles of the present disclosure contemplate use of a flexible sleeve to aid in donning and doffing garments, for example compression garments. The compression garment may be rolled around the sleeve via an eversion process. The compression garment may be unrolled from the sleeve and onto a limb via a reverse eversion process. Likewise, the compression garment may be unrolled from around a limb and onto the sleeve via an eversion process. By utilizing an eversion-based approach, compression garments may be donned and/or doffed more quickly and easily. | 10-31-2013 |
20140008400 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING HOSIERY DONNING - A system device for use in assisting in the donning of hosiery by elderly or handicapped persons. The device comprises at least two releasably grasping elements configured to separately releasable grasp the sides of an article of hosiery adjacent an open end thereof. The grasping elements are solidly affixed to respective elongated pulling elements of a length to enable a donner of the article of hosiery to position the article of hosiery over a foot with minimal reaching, bending or stretching of arms, legs or body and wherein the pulling elements are configured to enable the donner to pull the article of hosiery onto the foot into a donning position. | 01-09-2014 |
20140151412 | HOSIERY DONNING DEVICE - 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. | 06-05-2014 |
20140252050 | Bra Assistive Device - A bra assistive device is provided. The present invention allows disabled individuals who lack the use of one of their arms to put a bra on in a convenient and efficient manner. The present invention consists of a base that is designed to be secured between an individual's knees or thighs, a shaft extending from the base, a first connector integrally affixed to the shaft, a second connector removably positioned on the shaft, and an adjustable strap having a first end and a second end connected to the second connector. The present invention allows individuals who only have a single operative arm to clasp the opposing ends of a bra strap together, which generally requires two operative arms, and thereby put a bra on. | 09-11-2014 |
20140263486 | LONG HANDLED SOCK DONNING TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - A long handled sock donning tool includes a handle portion adapted to be gripped by a user and an opposing sock engaging portion. The sock engagement portion includes first and second flanges spaced from an elongated support by first and second spacers. Each of the flanges include a sock engagement arm for retaining a sock thereon, and an opposing stabilizing arm for supporting the tool during the mounting of the sock onto the tool. First and second rubber sock gripping portions help retain the sock on the tool. Once an upper portion of a sock is folded over the sock gripping portions, a user's foot can be inserted into the sock comfortably without being forced into contact with a hard plastic wall of the tool. Additionally, the tool can be used as a shoe horn by fitting one of the first and second flanges into the heel of a shoe. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284359 | Garment Donner and Doffer - Principles of the present disclosure contemplate use of a flexible sleeve to aid in donning and doffing garments, for example compression garments. The compression garment may be rolled around the sleeve via an eversion process. The compression garment may be unrolled from the sleeve and onto a limb via a reverse eversion process. Likewise, the compression garment may be unrolled from around a limb and onto the sleeve via an eversion process. By utilizing an eversion-based approach, compression garments may be donned and/or doffed more quickly and easily. | 09-25-2014 |
20140305974 | Glove Dispensing Apparatus and Glove Cartridge for use Therewith and Glove Dispensing Method - An apparatus for dispensing a disposable glove and applying it to the hand of a user in which a stream of air drawn into an enclosed glove applying chamber through a constricted opening aligned with the heel of the glove inflates the topmost glove in a stack of gloves in the chamber so that a user can readily insert his hand into the glove. After the user has donned the glove on the hand, a wall of the chamber is opened to permit the user to readily withdraw his hand from the glove applying chamber while the air flow which originally inflated the topmost glove is disrupted. Upon closures of the chamber wall, the re- established air flow automatically inflates the next lower glove in the glove stack to prepare the next glove for receipt of another hand. | 10-16-2014 |
20140332572 | GARMENT ASSEMBLY AND RELEASE APPARATUS AND METHOD - The assembly and release apparatus and method utilizes a C-shaped clip defining a channel and a smaller slot extending along the channel, both open at at least one end, attachable to a first location on a garment. A pin of the apparatus is slidably receivable in the channel through the open end to assemble the C-shaped clip and the pin together. The pin has a tab or strip that extends through the slot, for attaching the pin to a second location on the garment. The apparatus includes at least one detent element associated with one of the C-shaped clip and the pin, cooperatively engageable with the other of the C-shaped clip and the pin for retaining the pin in the channel, and releasable in a predetermined manner to allow slidably removing the pin from the channel through the open end, to provide a quiet and rapid manner of operation. | 11-13-2014 |
20140353343 | DISPOSABLE GLOVE AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A GLOVE TO A USER'S HAND - The present invention relates to a package of disposable gloves and to a method and an apparatus which can use the package to enable the gloves to be applied to a user's hands. The gloves are stored in a roll and are unrolled and opened by the apparatus so that a user can hygienically insert their hand into a glove without touching the glove. The user, with their hand in the glove can then sever the glove from the roll of gloves by moving their hand downwardly and away from the apparatus. The apparatus can then unroll and open another glove for the user to insert their other hand. | 12-04-2014 |
20150028067 | DEVICE TO ASSIST PARAPLEGICS WITH GETTING DRESSED - The Device to Assist Paraplegics with Getting Dressed is designed to lift a person that has a spinal cord injury or minimal use of their legs above the seat of a wheel chair, or a toilet seat, allowing easy slipping on or off of the pants. The device may be wall mounted wall adjacent to a seating fixture. The device may be mounted on a “free standing” frame, which may have wheels to make it easy to move around and may easily fold up for storage. To use the device a person will, with their arms out to their sides horizontally, put the armpit rest under their arm pit area. On reaching down towards the pants, the armpit rest will turn from horizontal to a vertical position, lifting them up enough to slip the pants on or off. | 01-29-2015 |
20150048125 | DEVICE TO ASSIST PARAPLEGICS WITH GETTING DRESSED - The Device to Assist Paraplegics with Getting Dressed is designed to lift a person that has a spinal cord injury or minimal use of their legs above the seat of a wheel chair, or a toilet seat, allowing easy slipping on or off of the pants. The device may be wall mounted wall adjacent to a seating fixture. The device may be mounted on a “free standing” frame, which may have wheels to make it easy to move around and may easily fold up for storage. To use the device a person will, with their arms out to their sides horizontally, put the armpit rest under their arm pit area. On reaching down towards the pants, the armpit rest will turn from horizontal to a vertical position, lifting them up enough to slip the pants on or off. | 02-19-2015 |
20150053729 | DEVICE FOR PUTTING ON TIGHTS AND GARMENTS OF SIMILAR KIND - A device for putting on tights and garments of similar kind, includes: a pair of shoehorns ( | 02-26-2015 |
20150115001 | APPARATUS FOR WEARING SOCKS, AND METHOD OF USING SUCH APPARATUS - Apparatus for donning or wearing socks, and method of using such apparatus. The apparatus includes: a substantially horizontal base; an elongated U-shaped, semi-cylindrical caddy on which a sock positioned inside out is fittable and into an interior of which a foot is insertable; and a tilt unit coupled to the caddy and pivotally connected to a head portion of the base. The base is T-shaped and is configurable by an elongated main portion and two spaced, forwardly positioned head portions. The tilt unit is insertable within an interspace between the two head portions. The tilt unit is pivotally connected to the two head portions by at least one coupled horizontally disposed pin which is substantially perpendicular to the main portion. The tilt unit and the caddy are able to be tilted about a horizontal axis during a sock donning operation. | 04-30-2015 |
20160037948 | Zip-away Athletic tights - Athletic compression tights are commonly worn by athletes and active individuals engaged in sports and physical actively ranging from track and field to bicycling. The basic function of compression tights is serve as athletic girdle and support for muscles. This is accomplished through the use of a stretch fabric which is placed in tension as the part is pulled in position on the wearer's body. The substrate athletic tights can be made of natural or synthetic materials, such as but not limited to cotton, nylon, polyester, LYCRA, SPANDEX, and combinations and blends. Use of a relatively thin breathable or wicking material such as nylon can add to the comfort of the wearer. | 02-11-2016 |
20160106249 | FASHION ACCESSORY AND METHOD OF OPERATING A ZIPPER - A fashion accessory and a method of operating a zipper are provided. The fashion accessory includes a flexible elongated element, a hook, and an attachment point disposed on the flexible elongated element. The fashion accessory is convertable between a configuration for wearing and a configuration for operating the zipper. The method involves wearing the fashion accessory in a configuration and converting the fashion accessory to allow the fashion accessory to engage a zipper. | 04-21-2016 |
20160135631 | Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Managing Sanitary Glove Removal - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a glove gripper constructed to allow a glove wearing user to remove gloves substantially without contacting a contaminated surface of the glove with either the glove gripper or a skin surface of a wearing user. The glove gripper can have a general shape of a scalloped heart symbol when projected into two-dimensions. The scalloped heart symbol can have a convex curvature in a third dimension that is substantially perpendicular to the two-dimensions. | 05-19-2016 |
20160198880 | DEVICE FOR FACILITATING SELF-DRESSING | 07-14-2016 |