Patent ID: 8267288

Claim:
A device for helping with dressing, the device including a support; wherein the support includes a base provided with a pair of opposed arms spaced apart by a first predetermined distance which provides a clear space between the arms; said arms extending from the base such that when the base is supported upon a substantially horizontal supporting surface, the arms extend upwards from the base; each of the arms being secured to the base along a first edge of said arm; each of the arms having a first side and a second side, said first and second sides being spaced apart in the plane of the arm by second predetermined distances; said first side of each arm being formed with a notch at or adjacent the edge of the arm opposite to said first edge, and said second side of each arm being formed with an undercut portion which slopes towards said first side of the arm, the undercut portion being adjacent said first edge of the corresponding arms; and wherein said first and second predetermined distances are selected so as to enable said arms to hold the waistband of a garment open when the garment is placed over said arms.