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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2015
Charles Hopper, Belleview, FL (US);
Charles Hopper, Belleview, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
The sock-donning tripod is adapted for use with stump socks commonly used by amputees. The sock-donning tripod is a free standing structure that is formed with a top plate. The top plate is formed with center cut out and plurality of posts. Each of the plurality of loop of the stump sock are hooked over a post selected from the plurality of posts which holds the stump sock open over the center cut out. The amputation stump can then be placed into the stump sock. The stump sock is then pulled into position using the patient's hand or a dressing stick by using each of the plurality of loops to pull the stump sock into position. The sock-donning tripod comprises a plurality of legs, a top plate, and a brace plate.