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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Assistive Design Concepts Llc, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventor:
Alan Cohen, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Assistive Design Concepts LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 25/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 25/905 (2013.01);
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.