Patent ID: 7975886

Claim:
A sock donning system, comprising in combination: a plurality of socks, each of the socks having an upper edge and mutually opposed first and second apertures defined along the upper edge; and first and second grasping extensions, each of the extensions having; an elongated pole having a handle end and a distal grasping end opposite the handle end; a fixed hook extending from the grasping end of the pole, the hook further having a tip at least generally coaxially aligned with the distal grasping end; a linearly sliding closure member extending from the grasping end of the pole and aligned with the tip of the hook, the closure member having a distal tip selectively contacting the tip of the hook, the closure member and hook defining a closed grasping ring when the tip of the closure member is in contact with the tip of the hook; a spring urging the distal tip of the closure member into contact with the tip ofthe hook; a closure member actuator extending from each of the poles adjacent the handle end thereof; and a tension member disposed within each ofthe poles and extending from the actuator to the closure member.