JP2010284294A - Sock wearing aid - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sock wearing aid capable of being easily inserted into a sock. <P>SOLUTION: The sock wearing aid includes: a bag-shaped portion 12 made of a fabric; a reinforcing plate inserted into the bag-shaped portion excluding a string attached end 18, and foldable together with the bag-shaped portion when the bag-shaped body is folded to form a rod-shaped body; a first strip-like reinforcing material, reinforcing member harder than the reinforcing plate, resiliently deformable along the heel of a foot inserted into the sock, and attached to one surface side of the reinforcing plate along the center axis so that a core of the rod-shaped body can be formed; and a second strip-like reinforcing material, reinforcing member harder than the reinforcing plate, resiliently deformable and foldable together with the bag-shaped portion, and inserted into the string attached end so that a gap into which the toe of the foot can be inserted is formed in a projecting part including the string attached end projecting from the sock when an end formed by a tapered end 20 of the rod-shaped body is inserted into the sock to release the shape-retaining force of the rod-shaped body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an auxiliary tool for wearing socks.

Pregnant women who are difficult to bend, patients with knee pain / back pain, elderly people, disabled people who can use only one hand, or obese people often have difficulty wearing socks alone.
For such a person who is difficult to wear socks alone, a sock-wearing auxiliary tool shown in FIG. 10 has been proposed (see Patent Document 1 below).
As shown in the front view of FIG. 10 (a), the sock-wearing auxiliary tool has the strings 106, 106 attached to the end portion 102 of the end portions 102, 104 of the elliptical fabric 100, and the end portion 104. A pair of pockets 108, 108 are formed in the two.
Of the fabric 100, a portion where the pockets 108 and 108 are formed is formed of a cotton fabric 100 a, and the other portion 100 b is formed of a rayon fabric 100 b that is slidable with little friction.
In the rayon fabric 100b, the surface opposite to the surface on which the pockets 108, 108 are formed is also formed of the rayon fabric 100b as shown in FIG. 10 (b).

Utility Model Registration No. 3141780

When wearing socks using the sock wearing aid shown in FIG. 10, the fabric 100 is folded into a rod-like body 110 as shown in FIG. In the vicinity of the tip of the rod-shaped body 110, the pockets 108 and 108 are located.
As shown in FIGS. 11 (b) and 11 (d), fingers of a human hand are inserted into the pockets 108 and 108, and the tip of the rod-shaped body 110 is inserted into the sock 120.
Next, as shown in FIG. 11 (e), a person's foottip is inserted into a cylindrical opening formed by opening the protruding portion protruding from the sock 120 of the rod-shaped body 110.
Thereafter, by pulling the strings 106, 106, the sock 120 can be pulled up along the foot by the frictional force with the fabric 100 of the stick 110 while pulling the stick 110 from the sock 120. Can be worn.
However, in the sock-wearing auxiliary tool shown in FIG. 10, the rod-like body 110 formed by folding the fabric 100 is inserted into the sock 120 by inserting a finger into the pockets 108, 108 located at the front end portion.
Thus, inserting the rod-shaped body 110 into the sock 120 with a finger is very troublesome for a user such as a disabled person who can use only one hand.
In addition, it is very troublesome for the user to form a gap for inserting a foot in the protruding portion protruding from the sock 120 of the rod-shaped body 110.
Therefore, the present invention eliminates the problem of a conventional sock-wearing auxiliary tool that inserts a finger into a pocket located at the tip of the rod-shaped body formed by folding a fabric, and folds the rod-shaped body. Provided is a sock-mounting aid that can easily insert a rod-like body into a sock and easily form a gap into which a foot can be inserted into the protruding portion of the rod-like body protruding from the sock.

As a result of repeated studies to solve the above problems, the present inventor has the first belt-like reinforcing material on one side so as to become a core portion of a rod-like body formed by folding the bag-like portion in the bag-like portion formed of the fabric. When inserting the inner plate attached to the sock and inserting the rod-shaped body inside the sock and releasing the shape-retaining force of the rod-shaped body, the gap for inserting the foot is easily inserted into the protruding part of the rod-shaped body projecting from the sock It has been found that it is effective to insert the second band-shaped reinforcing material into the end portion of the bag-like member that forms the end portion of the protruding portion so that it can be formed.
That is, as means for solving the above-mentioned problem, a part of the sock is inserted into the sock, and the sock-wearing auxiliary tool for assisting the operation of putting on the sock is formed of a fabric and has a mounting hole for attaching a string. The end opposite to the strap attachment end is inserted into the bag-like portion formed at the tapered end that becomes gradually narrower in the distal direction and the bag-like portion excluding the strap attachment end. When the bag-shaped portion is folded so as to be inserted into the sock to form a rod-shaped body, the middle plate is foldable together with the bag-shaped portion, and is harder than the middle plate and the An elastically deformable belt-like member that can be folded together with the bag-like portion to form the rod-like body, and the end side of the rod-like body formed by the tapered end portion is inserted into the sock, and the shape of the rod-like body is maintained. When the force is released, the string attaching end protruding from the sock A first band-shaped reinforcing member inserted in the string attachment end, which is harder than the middle plate and inserted into the sock so that a gap into which a human foot can be inserted is formed in the protruding portion of the stick-shaped body. A band-shaped member that is elastically deformable along the heel of the foot, and is tapered from an end located on one side of the middle plate to the string mounting portion side so that a core portion of the rod-like body can be formed. A first sock-wearing auxiliary tool comprising a second belt-like reinforcing member that extends and is worn in the direction of the edge located on the distal end side of the sleeve can be provided.
In the first sock-wearing auxiliary tool, it is preferable that the first belt-shaped reinforcing material and the second belt-shaped reinforcing material are formed of canvas.

Further, as means for solving the above-mentioned problem, a part of the sock is inserted into the sock, and the sock-wearing auxiliary tool for assisting the operation of putting on the sock is formed of a cloth and has a mounting hole for attaching a string. The end opposite to the strap attachment end is inserted into the bag-like portion formed at the tapered end that becomes gradually narrower in the distal direction and the bag-like portion excluding the strap attachment end. When the bag-shaped portion is folded so as to be inserted into the sock to form a rod-shaped body, the middle plate is foldable together with the bag-shaped portion, and is harder than the middle plate and the An elastically deformable belt-like member that can be folded together with the bag-like portion to form the rod-like body, and the end side of the rod-like body formed by the tapered end portion is inserted into the sock, and the shape of the rod-like body is maintained. When the force is released, the string attachment end projecting from the sock is included. A first band-shaped reinforcing member inserted into the string attachment end so that a gap into which a human foot can be inserted is formed in the protruding portion of the rod-shaped body, and the inner plate includes an inner portion of the rod-shaped body. The 2nd sock-wearing auxiliary | assistance tool by which the several ditch | groove formed in the surface used as a side surface cross | intersects in the center part vicinity of the said center board can be provided.
In the second sock-wearing auxiliary tool, the middle plate is formed by laminating two reinforcing plates, and the other reinforcing plate is partially laminated on one side of the reinforcing plate to form a concave groove. Thus, a plurality of concave grooves can be easily formed. Moreover, it is preferable that the first band-shaped reinforcing material is formed of canvas.

In these sock wearing aids, as the bag-like part, a bag-like part formed of a cloth made of a cotton material can be used so that the bag-like part can be easily pulled out from the sock and the sock can be Can be reliably lifted along.
Moreover, the bag-shaped part can be easily pulled out from the sock in which the foot is inserted by forming the V-shaped part with the tapered end part on the end part side of the rod-shaped body to be inserted into the sock.
Further, a pulling string for pulling up the bag-like portion together with the socks from the socks in which the foot is inserted is attached to the mounting hole.

In the first sock-wearing auxiliary tool proposed by the present inventor, the one side of the middle plate that is inserted into the bag-shaped portion formed of the cloth and can be folded together with the bag-shaped portion is harder than the middle plate and A second belt-like reinforcing material that can be elastically deformed along the heel of the foot inserted into the socks is mounted on one side. For this reason, a rod-shaped body can be formed by folding the bag-shaped portion and the intermediate plate using the second band-shaped reinforcing material as a core portion. Since the core portion is formed of the second band-shaped reinforcing material, the rod-like body can be easily inserted into the sock from the end side formed by the tapered end portion of the bag-like portion.
In addition, the string attachment end forming the end of the protruding portion of the rod-like body protruding from the sock is harder than the middle plate and can be folded together with the bag-like portion to form a rod-like body that can be elastically deformed. Has been inserted. For this reason, by releasing the shape holding force of the rod-like body inserted into the sock, a gap in which the foot tip can be inserted by the elasticity of the first band-shaped reinforcing material can be easily formed in the protruding portion protruding from the sock.
As described above, according to the first sock-wearing auxiliary tool proposed by the present inventor, the rod-shaped body formed with the second band-shaped reinforcing material as the core portion can be easily inserted into the sock with one hand and protrudes from the sock. A gap in which a foot can be easily inserted can be formed at the end of the protruding portion of the rod-shaped body by the first band-shaped reinforcing material. As a result, it is possible to wrap the buttocks of the foot inserted through the gap between the rod-like bodies with a bag-like body, and by pulling the bag-like body out of the socks, even one user such as a handicapped person who has difficulty with one hand can So you can wear socks.

Further, in the second sock-wearing auxiliary tool proposed by the present inventor, an inner plate in which a plurality of concave grooves are formed as a reinforcing plate that can be folded together with the bag-like portion in the bag-like portion formed by the fabric. Has been inserted. For this reason, the rod-shaped body formed by folding the bag-like portion can be easily inserted into the sock.
Furthermore, the string attachment end forming the end of the protruding portion of the rod-shaped body protruding from the sock is harder than the middle plate and can be folded together with the bag-shaped portion to form an elastically deformable first band-shaped reinforcing material Has been inserted. For this reason, by releasing the shape holding force of the rod-like body inserted into the sock, a gap in which the foot tip can be inserted by the elasticity of the first band-shaped reinforcing material can be easily formed in the protruding portion protruding from the sock.
Moreover, since a plurality of concave grooves intersect in the vicinity of the center of the middle plate, the heel portion of the foot inserted from the gap at the end protruding from the sock of the rod-shaped body can be wrapped with the bag-shaped body. By pulling the bag-like body out of the sock, even a user such as a physically handicapped person who cannot use one hand can wear the sock alone.

It is a front view explaining an example of the sock-wearing auxiliary tool which this inventor proposed. It is sectional drawing in XX and YY of the sock-wearing auxiliary tool 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of an intermediate plate 24 used in the sock wearing auxiliary tool 10 shown in FIG. 1. It is a front view of the rod-shaped body 32 formed by folding the bag-shaped part 12 of the sock-wearing auxiliary tool 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state where the rod-like body 32 shown in FIG. 4 is inserted into a sock 34; It is explanatory drawing explaining the state which inserts a foot tip in the rod-shaped body 32 inserted in the sock 34, and the state which pulls out the bag-shaped part 12 from the sock 34. FIG. It is a front view which shows the other aspect of the intermediate | middle board 24. FIG. It is a front view which shows the other aspect of the bag-shaped part. It is the front view and sectional drawing which show the other aspect of the intermediate | middle board. It is the front view and back view of the conventional auxiliary | assistant tool for sock wearing. It is explanatory drawing explaining the usage method of the sock-wearing auxiliary tool shown in FIG.

  An example of the sock-wearing auxiliary tool proposed by the present inventor is shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of a sock-wearing auxiliary tool 10 in which a hexagonal bag 12 is formed of cotton fabric. The bag-shaped body 12 has a tapered end 20 whose end facing the string mounting end 18 formed with the mounting holes 16, 16 to which the strings 14, 14 are mounted becomes gradually narrower in the distal direction. Is formed.

FIG. 2A shows the cross-sectional shape of the string mounting end 18 of the bag-like body 12 shown in FIG. The string attachment end portion 18 has a width of about 50 mm and is formed by crimping the ends of the cotton fabrics 12a and 12d as shown in FIG. 2 (a). A first belt-like reinforcing material 28 is sandwiched between the cotton fabrics 12a and 12d, and the cotton fabrics 12a and 12d and the first belt-like reinforcing material 28 are integrated by eyelets that form the mounting holes 16 and 16. .
The first band-shaped reinforcing member 28 is a band-shaped member formed by a canvas made of warp and weft of polyester fiber, and is harder than the intermediate plate 24 and can be folded together with the bag-like body 12 and can be elastically deformed. It is a reinforcing material.

Moreover, the cross-sectional shape in the YY surface of the taper-shaped edge part 20 rather than the string attachment edge part 18 is shown in FIG.2 (b). As apparent from FIG. 2 (b), in the bag-like body 12, one end of the cotton fabric 12a and one end of the cotton fabric 12b are attached, and the other end of the cotton fabric 12a and the cotton fabric are bonded. One end of 12c is attached. A portion where the other end portion of the cotton fabric 12b and the other end portion of the cotton fabric 12c are overlapped is not attached and formed in the opening 22.
An intermediate plate 24 is inserted into the bag-like body 12 excluding the string attachment end 18 from the opening 22 so as to be inserted and removed. The intermediate plate 24 is formed of a felt material having a thickness of 1.5 to 3 mm (particularly preferably about 2 mm), and has a hexagonal shape similar to the bag-like body 12 as shown in FIG. The intermediate plate 24 can be folded together with the bag-like body 12.
The intermediate plate 24 may be formed by bonding two felt materials.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 3, a second belt-like reinforcing material 26 is attached to the central portion on the one surface side that is the cotton fabric 12 b, 12 c side of the intermediate plate 24. The second band-shaped reinforcing member 26 extends from the end portion of the intermediate plate 24 located on the string attachment end portion 18 side toward the end portion located on the distal end side of the tapered end portion 20.
The second band-shaped reinforcing material 26 is formed of a canvas made of polyester fiber warp and weft and has a thickness of 0.7 to 1.9 mm and a width of 19.3 to 39 mm (particularly preferably a thickness of 0.1 mm). 7 mm and a width of about 23 mm), which is harder than the middle plate 24 and elastically deformable along the heel of the foot inserted into the sock.

When putting on socks using the sock wearing auxiliary tool 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the bag-like body 12 is folded and the second belt-like reinforcing member 26 becomes a rod-like core. A body 32 is formed. At this time, the bag-like portion 12 is folded so that the V-shaped portion 30 is formed on one of the end portions by the tapered end portion 20.
The formed rod-like body 32 is inserted into the sock from the end side where the V-shaped part 30 is formed. When the rod-shaped body 32 is inserted into the sock, the second band-shaped reinforcing member 26 forms the core portion of the rod-shaped body 32, so that the string mounting end 18 can be inserted into the sock with one hand.
As shown in FIG. 5, the rod-like body 32 into which the end portion where the V-shaped portion 30 is formed in the sock is inserted protrudes from the sock 34 on the side of the string attaching end 18. A first belt-like reinforcing member 28 that is harder than the middle plate 24 and is elastically deformable is inserted into the string attachment end portion 18. For this reason, when the shape retention force that retains the shape of the rod-like body 32 is released, the elastic force of the first band-shaped reinforcing member 28 causes the foot tip to move to the end on the side of the string attachment end 18 as shown in FIG. A gap to be inserted is easily formed.

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the gap formed at the end of the string attaching end 18 is a gap formed at the end of the string attaching end 18 protruding from the sock 34 placed on the floor or the like. Insert the toes.
Next, as shown in FIG. 6B, by pulling the strings 14 and 14 and pulling the bag-like body 12 out of the sock 34, the sock 34 is also pulled up by the frictional force with the bag-like body 12. Can be worn. At this time, the second band-shaped reinforcing member 26 mounted on the one surface side of the intermediate plate 24 is elastically deformed along the heel of the foot, guides the heel into the sock 34, and makes the bag-like body 12 smooth. Can be pulled out.
5 and 6 show the case where the socks 34 are applied to business socks, but the present invention can also be applied to high socks and stockings.

In the sock wearing auxiliary tool 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the second belt-like reinforcing material 26 is attached to the center portion of the middle plate 24, but as shown in FIG. The belt-like auxiliary reinforcing members 36, 36 may be attached to the front. The band-shaped auxiliary reinforcing members 36 and 36 are preferably narrower than the second band-shaped reinforcing material 26.
Moreover, in the sock-wearing auxiliary tool 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the bag-like body 12 has a hexagonal shape, but the tapered end portion 20 may have an arc shape as shown in FIG. 8. Also in the bag-like body 12 shown in FIG. 8, the middle plate 24 has a shape similar to the shape of the bag-like body 12.
In addition, in the bag-like body 12 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the opening 22 is formed for inserting and removing the intermediate plate 24, but the opening 22 may not be formed.

As described above, in the sock-wearing auxiliary tool 10 described above, the second band-shaped reinforcing material 28 is mounted at the center of the middle plate 24, but as shown in FIG. 9, the second band-shaped reinforcing material 28 is mounted. No intermediate plate 24 can be used.
In the intermediate plate 24, as shown in FIG. 9A, a plurality of concave grooves 38, 38,... Are formed on the inner surface of the rod-shaped body 32, and the plurality of concave grooves 38, 38,. It intersects near the center of the plate 24.
According to the sock-wearing auxiliary tool 10 in which the intermediate plate 24 is inserted into the bag-like portion 12 shown in FIG.
The rod-like body 32 formed by folding the bag-like portion 12 is reinforced by the intermediate plate 24 and can be easily inserted into the sock.
Further, the string attachment end portion that forms the end portion of the protruding portion of the rod-shaped body 32 protruding from the socks is harder than the middle plate 24 and can be folded together with the bag-shaped portion 12 to form the rod-shaped body 32 that is elastically deformable. One band-shaped reinforcing material 28 is inserted. For this reason, by releasing the shape holding force of the rod-like body 32 inserted into the sock, the foot tip can be inserted into the protruding portion of the rod-like body 32 protruding from the sock by the elastic force of the first band-shaped reinforcing member 28. A gap can be easily formed.

In addition, since a plurality of concave grooves 38 intersect with the middle portion of the intermediate plate 24, it is inserted through a gap formed at the end of the rod-shaped body 32 protruding from the sock of the rod-shaped body. The buttocks of the foot can be wrapped with the bag-like body 12, and by pulling the bag-like body 12 out of the sock, even a user such as a handicapped person who has difficulty with one hand can wear the sock alone.
The intermediate plate 24 shown in FIG. 9A can be formed by laminating reinforcing plates 24a and 24b made of two felt materials as shown in FIG. 9B. At that time, the reinforcing plate 24b is partially laminated on one surface side of the reinforcing plate 24a to form a plurality of concave grooves 38, 38,.
The intermediate plate 24 is also preferably adjusted so that the laminated thickness of the reinforcing plates 4a and 24b is 1.5 to 3 mm (particularly preferably about 2 mm).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Socks wearing auxiliary tool 12 Bag-like body 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d Cotton fabric 14, 14 String 16, 16 Mounting hole 18 String mounting end part 20 Tapered end part 22 Opening part 24 Middle board 26 2nd strip | belt-shaped reinforcement 28 1st strip | belt-shaped reinforcement 30 V-shaped part 32 Rod-shaped body 34 Socks 38 Concave groove

Claims (9)

A sock-wearing assisting tool that is partially inserted into the sock and assists in the operation of putting on the sock has an end portion that is formed of a cloth and that is opposed to a string-attaching end portion in which a mounting hole to which a string is attached is formed. A bag-like portion formed at a tapered end portion gradually becoming narrower in the tip direction;
A reinforcing plate that is inserted into the bag-like portion excluding the string attachment end, and when the bag-like portion is folded so as to be inserted into the sock to form a rod-like body, the bag-like portion And a foldable inner plate,
An elastically deformable belt-like member that is harder than the middle plate and can be folded together with the bag-like portion to form the rod-like body, and the end portion side of the rod-like body formed by the tapered end portion is inserted into the sock When the shape holding force of the rod-like body is released, the string attachment end is formed so that a gap into which a human foot can be inserted can be formed in the protruding portion of the rod-like body including the string attachment end protruding from the sock. A first band-shaped reinforcing member inserted in the part;
It is a band-shaped member that is harder than the middle plate and elastically deformable along the heel of the foot that is inserted into the sock, and the string on the one surface side of the middle plate so as to form the core of the rod-shaped body A sock-wearing auxiliary device comprising: a second band-shaped reinforcing member that extends from the end portion located on the attachment portion side toward the end portion located on the distal end side of the tapered end portion. .   The sock-wearing auxiliary device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first belt-shaped reinforcing material and the second belt-shaped reinforcing material are formed of canvas. A sock-wearing assisting tool that is partially inserted into the sock and assists in the operation of putting on the sock has an end portion that is formed of a cloth and that is opposed to a string-attaching end portion in which a mounting hole to which a string is attached is formed. A bag-like portion formed at a tapered end portion gradually becoming narrower in the tip direction;
A reinforcing plate that is inserted into the bag-like portion excluding the string attachment end, and when the bag-like portion is folded so as to be inserted into the sock to form a rod-like body, the bag-like portion And a foldable inner plate,
An elastically deformable belt-like member that is harder than the middle plate and can be folded together with the bag-like portion to form the rod-like body, and the end portion side of the rod-like body formed by the tapered end portion is inserted into the sock When the shape holding force of the rod-like body is released, the string attachment end is formed so that a gap into which a human foot can be inserted can be formed in the protruding portion of the rod-like body including the string attachment end protruding from the sock. Comprising a first band-shaped reinforcing material inserted in the part,
The sock-wearing assisting device, wherein the middle plate has a plurality of concave grooves formed on a surface serving as an inner side surface of the rod-shaped body intersecting in the vicinity of a central portion of the middle plate.   4. The sock-wearing auxiliary according to claim 3, wherein the middle plate is formed by laminating two reinforcing plates, and the other reinforcing plate is partially laminated on one side of the reinforcing plate to form a concave groove. Ingredients.   The sock-wearing auxiliary tool according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the first belt-shaped reinforcing material is formed of canvas.   The sock-wearing auxiliary device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the intermediate plate is formed of a felt material, and the shape of the intermediate plate is similar to the bag-like portion.   The sock-wearing auxiliary tool according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the bag-like portion is formed of a cloth made of a cotton material.   The auxiliary | assistant tool for socks mounting | wearing as described in any one of Claims 1-7 in which the V-shaped part formed of the tapered end part is formed in the edge part side of the rod-shaped body inserted in socks.   The sock-wearing auxiliary tool according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a pull-up string for pulling up the bag-like portion together with the sock from the inside of the sock into which the foot is inserted is attached to the mounting hole.