Patent ID: 6032996
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A47G,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for facilitating dressing of a person, said device comprising an elongated body comprising plural telescoping sections including at least a first section and a second section, said first section having a free end, said second section having a free end, an operable clip secured to said free end of said first sections, and a loop secured to said free end of said second section, said clip having a pair of jaws which are arranged to be closed to grasp a portion of zipper attached to an article of clothing between said jaws or to grasp a portion of a bracelet between said jaws, said loop being a generally elongated planar member pivotably connected to said free end of said second section and being pivotable from a retracted position to an extended position to enable said loop to be readily extended through an opening in an article of clothing to encircle a button on the article of clothing to enable the button to be pulled by said loop back through the opening in the article of clothing, said plural telescoping sections being arranged to be held by the person to be pulled from a collapsed state to an extended state, whereupon said device is of a longer length to facilitate the use of said device, said plural telescoping sections also being arranged to be held by the person to be pushed from said extended state to said collapsed state to facilitate the storage of said device.