Patent ID: 7270253

Claim:
An apparatus for removing hosiery from a leg of a wearer, the hosiery including a tubular body with a foot end and an open end for receiving the wearer's foot and at least a portion of the wearer's leg, the apparatus comprising: a sliding surface; and a flat strap engaging the sliding surface, the flat strap folded in half to define a first strap portion and a second strap portion such that first ends of each strap portion are generally adjacent each other, said first end of each strap portion having at least one connector affixed thereto, wherein the connectors are attached at opposite sides of the hosiery adjacent the open end of the hosiery, said flat strap including a second end where the flat strap forms a handle to be grasped by the wearer, the flat strap being free of objects along its length such that the flat strap can slide uninhibited over the sliding surface, wherein the wearer alternates an application of force to the first strap portion and the second strap portion of the grasped strap to pull the stocking off the leg of the wearer.