Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for assisting in the removal of clothing. In particular, the invention relates to a tool which can be used to help remove socks, stockings, leggings, compression stockings, wetsuits, dry suits and the like, which can be difficult to remove from the lower leg and foot.

Abstract: A walking and sock assisting device comprising a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion comprises a left prong, a right prong, and a lower stem. The left prong comprises a left sock end, a left base, and a left stem end. The right prong comprises a right sock end, a right base, and a right stem end. The upper portion comprises a handle and an upper stem. The left stem end is coupled to the lower stem. The right stem end is coupled to the lower stem. The left sock end and the right sock end are configured to accept a sock. The left sock end and the right sock end are configured to expand the sock to allow a wearer to place a foot into the sock.

Abstract: A shoehorn including an elongated blade defining a laterally extending arched geometry with lateral sides that are higher than the center portion and a substantially hollow handle defining a design feature selected by the user inspired by a favorite pastime such as golf, tennis, baseball, basketball, or other generally spherical members is provided. A method of producing a shoehorn including a handle feature inspired by a particular hobby of the user includes providing a polymeric material, injection molding the polymeric material into the shape of a blade as described above, and saving a significant amount of manufacturing material (at least 50%) by molding the handle feature with a substantially hollow center and about one half of the handle defining a plurality of cores therein is also provided.

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.

Abstract: A device for assisting the introduction of a body part into a tightly-fitting garment or footwear, comprising an elongate flexible laminar element of low friction material having load spreading means at one end of the element, operable, when a force is applied thereto, to spread the force across substantially the entire width of the laminar element, and handle means for manually gripping the load spreading means to assist in effecting withdrawal of the said laminar element from the interspace between a body part and a garment or footwear into which it has been introduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a combination shoe horn and sock donning and doffing apparatus. The device includes an elongated rod that is composed of anodized aluminum so that it is lightweight and resistant to breaking. The rod includes a sock hook attached to a first end and a shoe horn attached to a second end. The sock hook is generally U-shaped and includes two terminal ends with a rubber tip. The shoe horn is oval shaped and has a curvature so as to follow substantially the contour of the back of a shoe. The rod also includes handle portions with a non-slip padding thereon. The device enables a user to don or remove footwear without bending over. In this way, the present invention is ideal for use by users who have limited mobility and cannot bend at the waist or the knees.

Abstract: Provided is a card-like portable shoehorn, comprising a body, characterized in that: the body is plate-shaped; the body has a thick hard portion, a taper portion, and a thin soft portion; the taper portion tapers toward the thin soft portion; and the thin soft portion is thinner than the thick hard portion. Hence, the thick hard portion and the thin soft portion together operate in a manner to allow a user to stretch the shoe's counter outward with the thick hard portion and exert a force on the thin soft portion with the user's heel so as to bend the thin soft portion, thereby allowing the body to function as a shoehorn.

Abstract: Disclosed is a paw insertion device. In one embodiment, the device includes two pivotally interconnected arms. Each of the arm can include a paw insertion guide at a distal end. The insertion guides are designed to be inserted into an article of animal footwear. The opposite grip ends of the arms can then be brought together to spread apart the insertion guide and permit the animal paw to be easily positioned within the footwear. A lock subassembly is also included for permitting the insertion device to be locked in the opened position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a combination shoe horn and sock donning and doffing apparatus. The device includes an elongated rod that is composed of anodized aluminum so that it is lightweight and resistant to breaking. The rod includes a sock hook attached to a first end and a shoe horn attached to a second end. The sock hook is generally U-shaped and includes two terminal ends with a rubber tip. The shoe horn is oval shaped and has a curvature so as to follow substantially the contour of the back of a shoe. The rod also includes handle portions with a non-slip padding thereon. The device enables a user to don or remove footwear without bending over. In this way, the present invention is ideal for use by users who have limited mobility and cannot bend at the waist or the knees.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Disclosed is a paw insertion device. In one embodiment, the device includes two pivotally interconnected arms. Each of the arm can include a paw insertion guide at a distal end. The insertion guides are designed to be inserted into an article of animal footwear. The opposite grip ends of the arms can then be brought together to spread apart the insertion guide and permit the animal paw to be easily positioned within the footwear. A lock subassembly is also included for permitting the insertion device to be locked in the opened position.

Abstract: A shoe horn device which is in the form of a card-like planar structure with one side smooth and the other side with a surface treatment the resists movement, also referred to as the rough side. The device is portable and compact such that it can easily be used to allow the user to put on shoes and then easily be packed away in a wallet or pocket book. The device is also capable of providing a method to present contact or marketing information like a business card, as well as magnetic strip information, like a credit card, rewards card, or gift card. The display device can be constructed of acrylic, plastic, glass, or metal or some other material with similar properties.

Abstract: The invention discloses a device for putting a sock or a shoe on or off. The device includes a long rigid arm with a distal end and a proximal end. The device includes a sleeve with its proximal end coupled to the distal end of the arm and a distal end of the sleeve including one or more tongues spaced apart by valleys that define sides of each tongue. At the proximal end of the arm is a right angle handle being broadly curved in a partly hooked shape, followed by a reverse bend to provide a short reverse end hook.

Abstract: A shoehorn having a substantially straight portion and a substantially curved portion. The shoehorn may have a length which may be between eighteen and thirty-two inches. The substantially curved portion may have a radius of curvature which is about one quarter of the length of the shoehorn. The shoehorn may have a foam pad wrapped around the substantially straight portion and which is adapted to be used to pick up the shoehorn. A method is provided including grabbing a shoehorn by a first end of the shoehorn, inserting a second end of the shoehorn into an inner chamber of a shoe, and picking up the shoe using the shoehorn.

Abstract: An integrated shoehorn in the form of a tab adapted for a shoe. The tab is made of a resilient, flexible, and low friction material. The tab is securely attached to the top rim of a shoe's counter at one end, and compliant at the other end. The compliant end provides an easy-grip feature, such as a finger loop, grip, or ring. The compliant end of the tab folds outwards and temporarily attaches to the back of the shoe counter via a mechanism such as VELCRO, snap-button, magnets, or ring/hook. The tab assists the user to easily wear the shoe by pulling it outward and backward when wearing a shoe, and sliding the heel into the shoe. After wearing the shoe, the tab folds back and attaches to the back of the shoe's counter. Thus, the integrated shoehorn is present when needed, but hidden when not needed.

Abstract: A shoehorn, particularly for children, includes two sidepieces (1) and a backpiece (3) which connects the sidepieces (1), a lower portion (5) of the sidepieces (1) being substantially vertical in the situation of use of the shoehorn, a lower portion (9) of the backpiece (3) being substantially vertical in the situation of use of the shoehorn, and an upper portion (10) of the backpiece (3) being angled relative to the lower portion (9) in a direction away from the internal space which is defined by the shoehorn. The shoehorn is distinguished in that each sidepiece (1) has an upper portion (7) which is angled relative to the lower portion (5) of the sidepiece (1) and that the upper portion (7) is angled away from the internal space which is defined by the shoehorn.

Abstract: A shoe tree with a split toe includes a shoe-front support, a split toe portion, and a handle. The shoe-front support is shaped to fit inside a front portion of a shoe so as to facilitate maintaining the shape of the shoe. The split toe portion has a groove with a groove bottom portion provided at about the tip portion of the shoe-front support, the split toe portion being configured to accept a strap of the shoe such that the strap is positioned within the groove. The handle extends from the rear portion of the shoe-front support. The split toe portion is of a shape of wedge, and the groove bottom portion divides the tip portion of the shoe-front support vertically into first and second sides and connected the the first and second sides horizontally around an innermost portion of the groove.

Abstract: A footwear kit may include a shoe horn, a hooking device, and a shoe configured for use with the hooking device and shoe horn. The shoes of the footwear kit may include an eyelet on the tongue of the shoe. If the shoe is configured with a closure flap, the closure flap may also include an eyelet near the end of the closure flap. Alternatively, the footwear kit may include eyelet attachments that may be affixed to existing shoes at the tongue or closure flap. The shoe horn may have a handle at a first end and a curved member at a second end for assisting a user to place his or her heel in the heel of a shoe. The hooking device may have a handle at a first end and a hook at a second end configured for hooking the eyelets lactated on the shoes.

Abstract: A portable shoehorn that can be easily and quickly be used by a user to put on his/her shoes, scratch his/her back when itchy, and massage a part of his/her body when stress is to be relieved. In the portable shoehorn 1, a plate member, which is bent in the breadth direction, is also bent in the longitudinal direction approximately like a bow into a slender plate to form a shoehorn and a grip section 1a is fold into two at the central portion to reduce the total length approximately by half. A backscratcher 2 is formed at the tip of the grip section 1a and an elastic body 3 for patting the body is mounted attachably/detachably to the backscratcher 2 and to the shoehorn portion 1b of the shoehorn section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a health care system comprised of a sock aide, a reacher and a shoe horn. The sock aide is removably coupled to the reacher by the engagement of a T-shaped arm on outer surface of the sock aide with a sleeve disposed on one end of the reacher. The sleeves are provided on opposite sides of the reacher to allow the donning of a sock to either the left or right foot. The shoe horn is slidably mounted on the reacher.

Abstract: An automatic shoe cover dispenser that includes a machine body, a traction and extension mechanism, a separation and hooking mechanism, a turning mechanism, a traction driving mechanism, and a shoe cover box. The body of the shoe cover box is equipped with a shoe cover separating exit. The separation and hooking mechanism extends into the shoe cover separating exit to pull out the shoe cover, and the traction and extension mechanism expands the shoe cover so that one merely has to insert a shoed foot into the stretched shoe cover with the tread of the shoe facing downwards. The advantages of the invention include its simple and rational structure, strong practicability, safety and reliability, and the use of a normal disposable shoe cover without special process and technical requirements, thus greatly reducing the costs of perishable items, and being affordable to a large quantity of consumers.

Abstract: A shoe horn device has a series of telescoping sleeves which telescope within the handle for storage and extend out for use. A shoe horn shaped pivotable head attaches to an outer end of the innermost sleeve. The pivotable head pivots over, locks, and nests with the handle in a pocket storage configuration. The pivotable head pivots open for use as a long handled shoe horn. A variety of different pivotable heads may be attached as individual replacement heads.

Abstract: A reacher has a near end with a handle and a trigger. A reacher has a far end. An intermediate extent is provided between the near end and the far end. A sock aide is removably coupled to the reacher adjacent to the far end. A shoe horn is slidably supported on the reacher adjacent to the far end.

Abstract: The invention provides a footwear donning device. The device includes a carriage for holding the footwear, a flexible fore handle coupled to the carriage and a handle coupled to the fore handle for donning the footwear.

Abstract: A combination shoehorn, shoe counter clip and sock applier is disclosed which comprises a generally U-shaped funnel portion having a pair of elongated handles secured thereto and extending upwardly and outwardly from opposite sides thereof. The counter clip is secured to the outer rearward surface of the funnel portion with the upper end thereof extending above the upper rearward end of the funnel portion to define a sock support. The counter clip is secured to the funnel portion in such a way so as to create a space therebetween at the lower end of the counter clip and the funnel portion. When the device is used to assist in placement of a shoe on the person's foot, the counter of the shoe is positioned within the space between the counter clip and the funnel portion so that the individual is able to maneuver the shoe as required since the shoe is securely held in the space between the counter clip and the funnel portion. The device may also be used to assist a person in donning his or her socks.

Abstract: A hosiery removal and retrieval tool with a notch for shoe removal and a shoehorn, for use by individuals with limited mobility. The tool has a substantially cylindrical elongated shank having a first end and a second end. The first end of the shank terminates in a rounded portion, having a substantially cylindrical prong which extends from the shank at an angle, and also having a notch. The prong is used for pushing socks or stockings off the foot of the user. The notch is used for pushing a shoe off the foot of the user. The prong additionally has a rough strip located on a portion of its surface for aiding a user in retrieving hosiery once it has been removed by use of the prong. The second end of the shank has a shoehorn, for aiding a user in putting the shoe onto the foot.

Abstract: A device suitable for use in donning a ski boot and a method of using the device to don a ski boot. According to a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a wheel mounting bracket, the wheel mounting bracket comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinally-extending slot disposed therebetween. A wheel is rotatably mounted within the longitudinally-extending slot and is shaped to include a proximal extension and a distal extension. A first handle is fixed to the distal end of the wheel mounting bracket, and a second handle is fixed to the distal extension of the wheel. A first spreader is fixed to the proximal extension of the wheel, and a second spreader is fixed to the proximal end of the wheel mounting bracket. The wheel is provided with a plurality of teeth along its periphery. A pawl, which is pivotally mounted on the wheel mounting bracket, is engageable with the teeth and is biased towards the teeth by a spring clip.

Abstract: A combination shoehorn and shoe counter clip is disclosed which comprises an elongated member or handle having upper and lower ends. A U-shaped horn portion is secured to the lower end of the elongated member at the forward side thereof to create a clip space therebetween. The counter of the shoe to be donned is positioned within the clip space and the individual is able to maneuver the shoe as required since the shoe is securely held in the clip space.

Abstract: An extendable shoehorn device for permitting a user to put a shoe on a foot without having to bend over. The extendable shoehorn device includes a handle assembly. An offset shoehorn member is mounted to an end of the handle assembly for permitting a user to more easily put a shoe on their foot.

Abstract: The device to allow physically limited persons to put on or remove socks includes an elongate U-shaped sock caddy and two rigid elongate pivotal handles. The sock caddy has a rounded base with a projecting heel portion and rounded sidewalls with vertical steps in each along its upper edge. The steps in the sidewalls and heel are located such that a sock is held open to be put on and maintained on the caddy while the sock is positioned on the foot. Each handle is pivotally attached and rotates in relation to the caddy with an adjustable resistance. Each handle has a contoured grip with a deep V-shaped notch in the extreme end that leads to a slot so that either handle may be used as a utensil to remove and retrieve socks and as a shoehorn.

Abstract: A sock-holding dressing aid for a person to use in donning a sock having a cuff onto a foot of the person includes a U-shaped member for holding the cuff of the sock in an expanded position ahead of the foot of the user in order to facilitate insertion of the foot into the sock, the U-shaped member having a semicircularly shaped base portion and first and second side portions extending forwardly from the semicircularly shaped base portion. First and second straps are connected to respective ones of the first and second side portions of the U-shaped member to enable the person to pull the U-shaped member toward the person in order to pull the sock onto the foot of the person without the person having to bend over toward the foot. The first and second straps are composed of a flexible material such that the user can wind the straps around the U-shaped member into a storage configuration.

Abstract: The present invention provides a children's shoehorn that essentially comprises a lower heel-engaging portion and an upper portion. The shoehorn may be sized for an infant's or child's heel. The upper portion may be in a shape suitable for children. The shoehorn may comprise a circuit having a switch, a battery, a speaker, and microprocessor comprising a memory that enables a song or other distinctive sound to be emitted from a speaker to play a song or other distinctive sound to be emitted from a speaker when a button is pressed. The shoehorn may comprise lightable lights in the form of eyes. The children's shoehorn comes in different sizes to accommodate different sizes of children's shoes.

Abstract: The invention provides a footwear donning device. The device includes a carriage for holding the footwear, a flexible fore handle coupled to the carriage and a handle coupled to the fore handle for donning the footwear.

Abstract: A laminated shoehorn which is characterized by an elongated, flexible shoehorn body having a substantially rough backing layer and a substantially smooth foot contact layer laminated to the backing layer. The shoehorn body is typically shaped with an elongated center portion having a circular grip at one end and a widened, arcuate heel guide at the other end of the center portion for supporting the user's heel. A hanging opening may be provided in the grip to facilitate hanging the shoehorn from a nail, hook or the like. The smooth foot contact layer facilitates slipping of the user's foot into a shoe, and the rough backing layer of the shoehorn body contacts the shoe and prevents the shoehorn from sliding into the shoe beneath the user's foot. In a preferred embodiment the backing layer is thin cheesecloth, polyester or foam rubber and the foot contact layer is vinyl.

Abstract: A shoe horn attachment (8) for a shoe has guiding means (2, 2a) for guiding the heel of a user's foot as the user inserts the foot into the shoe. At least one fastener (13, 15) is provided for securing the attachment to the shoe.

Abstract: An aid for movement impaired individuals that converts to function as a cane, a shoe horn and a clothing retrieval hook. The multi-use patient aid includes an adjustable length cane body assembly, a cane foot assembly, an accessory adapter, a shoe horn accessory, and a dressing hook accessory.

Abstract: A shoe horn (1) of a flexible, thin material such as plastic or metal that, in use, changes its shape to approximately correspond to the rear or inner portion of a shoe where the heel of the user is to be inserted. Its size does not significantly exceed the standard size of a bank (ATM) or credit card, so that it can be stored, for example, in a wallet. The shoe horn can comprise two or more portions (1a, 1b) of different shapes having shoulders or hook-shaped portions (1c) that prevent the shoe horn, in use, from gliding down into the shoe.

Abstract: A shoehorn for use with a walking cane, comprising a conventionally shaped shoehorn for helping a user in slipping into a shoe, and a combination of resilient clips and a hose clamp fastened to the outside surface of the shoehorn, so that the shoehorn can be releasably secured to the walking cane anywhere along its length. Each of the resilient clips includes a base section and a pair of arms integrally extending therefrom, wherein the pair of arms flex outwardly for introduction of the elongated body of the walking cane and snap fits onto the exterior surfaces of the walking cane as the clip is firmly pushed thereinto. The shoehorn is also employs a hose clamp for providing additional clamping support to maintain the shoehorn in fixed relationship with respect to the walking cane during use.

Abstract: A shoe horn apparatus for helping a user insert a foot into a shoe. The shoe horn apparatus has a heel element matched to the heel of the user's foot and in addition the apparatus has a tongue part to hold the tongue of the shoe forward while the user inserts his foot. Portions of the shoe horn part and the tongue part are positioned to fit inside the shoe with the shoe horn being adjacent to the back edge of the shoe and the tongue part being adjacent to the lace part of the shoe, providing a space in between the shoe horn part and the tongue part for the user's foot to slip into the shoe guided by said shoe horn part and said tongue part. A support tab at the bottom of the handle in conjunction with the shoe horn and the tongue parts hold the shoe steady while it is being put on. The device permits the user to pretie his shoes. In a preferred embodiment a spring member permits a shoe to be held in spring compression between the support tab and the shoe horn and tongue parts.

Abstract: A collapsible shoe horn includes a shoe horn tongue having a generally thin and smooth body portion for aiding the user in putting on a pair of shoes. The side edges of the shoe horn tongue are slightly curved upwardly in a concave manner so that the shoe horn tongue conforms to the shape of the heel of a human foot. A neck portion is integral with and extends from the bottom of the shoe horn tongue. The neck portion has a pair of opposing flanges, each flange having a dap opening formed within the interior side thereof for receiving opposing ends of a shoe horn handle. The dap openings have a smooth dimple-like dap surface extending from the outer exposed surface of each neck flange for protecting the shoe horn user from the sharp ends of the shoe horn handle.

Abstract: A sock and shoe donning device to facilitate a user inserting his foot in a sock and a shoe simultaneously. A C-shaped structure preferably is about as tall as the distance between the bottom of the heel of a typical sock and the top edge of the sock. It is comprised of an approximately rectangular shaped sheet of thin semirigid flexible material molded into a shape with approximately vertical sides and a C-shaped horizontal cross section. A lower portion comprises: two lower support parts preferably separated from each other by about 6 inches which when compressed toward each other to fit inside the shoe react by applying force against the inside of the shoe to hold the structure firmly in place and two tongue parts separated from each other by about 51/2 inches which when compressed toward each other to fit inside the shoe react by forcing the tongue (and laces if any) of the shoe forward out the way while the user inserts his foot in the shoe.

Abstract: A clip-on shoehorn making it possible for an individual to slip his foot into a shoe despite a physical disability which impairs his ability to do so with the assistance of a conventional shoehorn. The clip-on shoehorn is provided with a U-curved blade of flexible material whose opposing flanks engage and spread out the sides of the shoe when the blade is inserted therein whereby the blade enlarges the entry to the shoe and serves as a chute for the entering foot. Extending upwardly from the blade is an elongated handle, permitting the individual who grasps the handle to insert the blade into the shoe without having to bend down. Joined to the rear of the blade adjacent its upper end is a clip formed by a pair of superposed flexible strips which when the blade is inserted in the shoe then clamp onto the counter of the shoe to hold the blade in place.

Abstract: A cane device (10) that provides a remote object gripping mechanism (14), a shoe horn (16), and a rod (18) providing a righting means for the device, is described. The remote object gripping mechanism is comprised of a trigger (36), a gripping claw (38) and a connecting linkage of a cable (40). The trigger is mounted on the cane (12) adjacent the handle (22) and is actuated to move in turn the cable, which is mounted inside the cane, to in turn move the claw towards a support foot (24) for gripping and manipulating remote objects without the user needing to stoop. The righting means extends from the shaft (20 ) adjacent the support foot. When the cane is dropped on the floor (71), the user is able to step on the righting means to cause the cane handle to swing upwardly so that the user can reach the handle without having to bend over. The shoe horn is an elongated member that enables the user to put on a shoe without having to stoop.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a handle orthogonally mounted to a longitudinally aligned shaft threadedly receiving a shoe horn or cane tip to a lower terminal end thereof. A first link with a second link integrally mounted at an acute angle thereto is pivotally mounted to a third link. The third link is pivotally mounted at its lowermost end to a generally "V" shaped fifth link maintained exteriorly of the longitudinal body by a fourth link, wherein the fifth link is pivotally mounted at its apex to the fourth link. A free terminal end of the fifth link includes a resilient shoe secured thereto to effect a clamping action between the associated shoe horn and the shoe. The apparatus further includes a hollow handle including a cap threadedly securable thereto defining a cavity therewithin to selectively receive and store the cane tip or shoe horn attachment therewithin prior to use.

Abstract: A medical examination reflex hammer is described having a head and a handle. Its head is a fully spherical, solid rubber ball. Its handle is a long, light weight, cylindrical stem that pierces with a sharp point at one end the ball and at the other end it forms a flattened and slightly concave shoehorn.

Abstract: A device for assisting a handicapped person in donning and removing an article of hosiery comprising a support of such size as to be accommodated in the article of hosiery, a handle for manipulating the support, and a flexible strap coupling the support to the handle. The support has laterally extending projections between which portions of the article of hosiery may be positioned to resist separation of the support and the hosiery.

Abstract: This invention relates to a specially constructed shoe horn for persons having limited body bending movements. The device has an elongated handle means enabling a person to put on footwear without substantial bending at the waist, hips or knees.

Abstract: A boot tool for a boot with a sheath height above the ankle and below the knee. A boot tool including a thin, tough, generally wide flexible thin plastic body with a long length in a longitudinal direction. The tool has a lower end that rests near the inside upper surface of the heel of a boot, a narrowing neck or collar portion adjacent the throat at a line drawn around the narrowest entry area into the foot portion of the boot, a long upper sheath portion that guides the heel of a foot through the sheath portion of the boot, and a top portion with a clip for attaching the boot tool to the top of the sheath.

Abstract: A combination tool for use by golfers which serves as a shoe horn and a divot repair device. In addition the tool can serve as a prop for a club which the golfer desires to lay aside to keep the handle out of contact with the ground.