Abstract: A stocking take-off assistance device suitable as aid for taking of stockings, particularly elastic support stockings, the stocking take-off assistance device including at least one substantially annular inner device suitable to be arranged around a leg and to receive the turned upper edge of a stocking, a substantially annular outer device matching the annular inner device, suitable to be arranged around the leg and around the inner device such that an upper edge of a stocking folded around the annular inner device can be clamped between the annular inner device and the annular outer device. The annular inner device is not completely closed but extends over an angle (?) smaller than 360°. Likewise, the annular outer device is not completely closed but extends over an angle (?) smaller than 360°.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 2006
Date of Patent:
April 24, 2012
Assignee:
Steven Bernardus Antonius Westerbos
Inventors:
Ealbertus Willem Schelhaas, Eelco Schouten
Abstract: A stocking take-off assistance device (1) is described, suitable as aid for taking of stockings (110), particularly elastic support stockings, which device comprises: —at least one substantially annular inner device (10), suitable to be arranged around a leg (100) and to receive the turned upper edge (111) of a stocking (110); —a substantially annular outer device (30) matching the annular inner device (10), suitable to be arranged around the leg (100) and around the inner device (10) such that an upper edge (111) of a stocking (110) folded around the annular inner device (10) can be clamped between the annular inner device (10) and the annular outer device (30). The annular inner device is not completely closed but extends over an angle (?) smaller than 360°. Likewise, the annular outer device (30) is not completely closed but extends over an angle (?) smaller than 360°.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 8, 2006
Publication date:
December 18, 2008
Applicant:
Steven Bernardus Antonius Westerbos
Inventors:
Ealbertus Willem Schelhaas, Eelco Schouten