Patent ID: 9498077
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A47G

Claim Text:
1. Apparatus for assisting a user to don a sock, comprising: a flexible, resilient and two-piece elongate body member having handle end and an opposite sock-engaging end with a longitudinal axis extending from the handle end to the sock-engaging end; said sock-engaging end defining a distal end with a flattened edge and opposed shoulders extending away from the longitudinal axis and said opposed shoulders extending inwardly to said distal end; wherein, said sock-engaging end is formable into a truncated frusto-conical tubular member when said elongate body member is folded about said longitudinal axis so that said shoulders are folded toward one another and such that a sock may be applied over said frusto-conical member; wherein the elongate body member is defined by a handle portion that is selectively detachable from a foot portion at a detachment device, and wherein the detachment device is defined by