Patent ID: 8919620

Claim:
A long handled sock donning tool comprising: an elongated support having a first end and a second end; a handle portion, adapted to be gripped by a user, located at the first end of the elongated support; a sock engaging portion located at the second end of the elongated support, the sock engaging portion including: first and second spacers extending from opposing sides of the second end of the elongated support; first and second flanges spaced from the elongated support by the first and second spacers, the first and second flanges each including a sock engagement arm and an opposing stabilizing arm which each extend beyond the respective first and second spacers, wherein the first and second opposing flanges and the first and second spacers define a space there between for the insertion of a user's foot, and the longitudinal axes of the first and second flanges extend in the same direction as a longitudinal axis of the elongated support; and first and second sock gripping portions extending over respective sock engagement arms of the first and second flanges; wherein the first and second sock gripping portions are spaced from the elongated support by said first and second spacers such that, in use, when a top portion of a sock is folded over the first and second sock gripping portions, the sock is held away from the elongated support.