Patents by Inventor Barbara L. Bollefer

Barbara L. Bollefer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hosiery remover and method of removing hosiery
    Patent number: 7270253
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing hosiery from a leg of a wearer, the hosiery includes a tubular body with a foot end and an open end for receiving the wearer's foot and at least a portion of the wearer's leg. The apparatus comprises a sliding surface and a strap engaging the sliding surface. The strap includes a first end having at least one connector for connection to the hosiery and a second end forming a handle to be grasped by the wearer. The strap is free of objects along its length such that the strap can slide uninhibited over the sliding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventors: Ethel Radke, Eugene Bollefer, Barbara L. Bollefer