Patent ID: 7234616

Claim:
A hosiery donning aid apparatus, comprising: a body having interior and exterior surfaces and extending between proximal and distal ends thereof, said body being formed by a pair of spaced from each other side walls contiguous with an arcuate base portion so as to form an elongated receiving channel; each said side wall terminating at a respective outer edge extending along a longitudinal axis of the body; a frictional arrangement, comprising a multiplicity of spaced from each other frictional ribs extending outwardly from said exterior surface in such a manner that a substantial gap separates each end of each said frictional rib from at least said outer edges; and at least two cut-out portion formed within said body and extending inwardly within said body from said distal end thereof forming at least three prongs, each said cut-out portion is defined by a pair of spaced longitudinal edges joined by a connecting portion, wherein each said frictional rib disposed on an outer surface of said prongs is being separated into a plurality of frictional segments by the respective cut-out portions.