Patent ID: 8083110

Claim:
An aid for pulling on stockings, comprising: a base frame ( 2 ) comprising two side legs and a base leg extending between the two side legs, the base frame contained within a base plane, two retaining projections connected at a first end to the two side legs and extending inwardly from the two side legs towards one another in the base plane, each of said retaining projections comprising hollow openings at a second end opposite to the first end two parallel first struts ( 10 ), said first struts ( 10 ) being fixedly attached at their lower ends to the base frame ( 2 ), said first struts ( 10 ) being spaced mutually apart and each having a free upper end, and two parallel second struts ( 24 ), which are spaced mutually apart by a distance (d) and whose upper ends are connected by an arcuate hoop ( 26 ), said second struts comprising receiving end portions ( 30 ) bent to extend in opposite directions from one another, and configured to be inserted into the hollow openings of the retaining projections, wherein said second struts ( 24 ) are pivotably mounted to the respective ones of the retaining projections when inserted into the hollow openings of the retaining projections about a pivot axis ( 28 ), the pivot axis ( 28 ) extending in alignment with the retaining projection in the base plane, said pivot axis running transversely to a longitudinal direction of said second struts ( 24 ), and wherein said second struts ( 24 ) are pivotable about the pivot axis between a first closed position, in which they are disposed adjacent and parallel to said first struts ( 10 ) and are folded back toward the first struts ( 10 ), and a second open position, in which they are disposed at a V-shaped angle (α) with respect to said first struts ( 10 ).