RU224322U1 - DEVICE FOR WEARING SOCKS - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to self-service means for people with disabilities and is intended for quickly putting on socks on their own by people with limited mobility of the thoracic and lumbar spine, hip joint and hand dysfunction. The device consists of a base, four wire frames, anti-slip ring stoppers and feet. The base is a plastic plate 350-500 mm long, 200-350 mm wide and 15-30 mm thick with eight holes. The ends of four wire frames, made by bending four sections of 700-1000 mm long monolithic aluminum wire in insulation with a core cross-sectional area of 50-70 mm ² , are inserted into these holes for an interference fit. Each frame includes an arch 80-150 mm long with a radius of curvature comparable to the maximum radius of curvature of the calf leg, and two symmetrical lateral sections perpendicular to the plane of the arch. On the arches of the frames there are ring-shaped anti-slip stoppers, which are rubber rings 3-8 mm wide, mated to the frames for a low interference fit. Rubber feet are glued to the bottom plane of the base. To put on socks, pull the lapels or cuffs onto the frames of the device, insert the toes into the socks until they stop at the toes and, moving the legs towards the base of the device, pull the socks onto the feet. Using the device does not require special skills. And the device itself can be made in a few minutes from publicly available materials by people who do not have in-depth technical training, without the use of special equipment. At the same time, the device can be quickly disassembled, assembled and transported in hand luggage, and can also be used for drying socks if necessary. 3 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to medical equipment, namely to means of self-care for people with disabilities and is intended for self-putting on socks by people with limited mobility of the thoracic and lumbar spine and hip joints without using their hands.

The traditional technique of putting on socks is based on bending the torso and legs to bring the arms and legs together as close as possible and pulling the socks onto the legs with the hands. However, this is a difficult task for people with limited mobility of the thoracic or lumbar spine, for example, due to congenital characteristics, diseases, previous operations, bruises and fractures of ribs, pregnancy, etc. This is also a difficult task for people with limited mobility of the hip joints and hand dysfunction. Therefore, for such groups of people, devices are needed that allow putting on socks without bending or with minimal bending of the torso and legs and without using the hands. It is desirable that the design of these devices be simple, easily reproducible, as well as dismountable and transportable.

From sources of patent information, the device of Poretsky O.E. is known. and Bondaryuk Y.V. for putting on socks [RU Patent No. 1711869. O.E. device Poretsky and Ya.V. Bodnaryuk for putting on socks. - Publ. 02/15/1992, bulletin. No. 6]. However, socks using this device are put on by hand, and the device itself has a relatively complex design, including 9 parts, so it is difficult to make such a device yourself at home, especially with the help of widely available universal equipment.

Also from sources of patent information is known the device of Vorontsov F.S. for putting on socks by disabled people [USSR Author's Certificate No. 992052. Device for putting on socks for disabled people. - Publ. 01/30/1983, bulletin. No. 4], which is compact and allows you to put on socks without using your hands. However, using this device requires a lot of time, good coordination and the development of special skills. However, the design of this device includes a spring arch, which is not a publicly available product, and hooks, which are designed to hook the socks when put on and can reduce their service life due to damage to the material of the socks when hooked.

In addition, from sources of patent information, the device of Zhamkochyan A.M., Filatov V.I. is known. and Volkova V.M. for putting on socks by disabled people [USSR Author's Certificate No. 530681. Device for putting on socks for disabled people. - Publ. 10/05/1976, bulletin. No. 37], which allows you to quickly and easily put on socks without using your hands and without developing special skills. However, this device is bulky and has a relatively complex design, including 6 parts, so it is not easy to make it yourself at home, especially using improvised means. In addition, before use, socks must be modified by sewing special loops to them.

The closest in technical essence to the proposed device is the device for putting on socks previously proposed by the authors [Patent RU 220670. Device for putting on socks / Chufistov O.E., Pavlov A.I., Chufistov E.A., Zolkin A.N. - Publ. 09/28/2023, bulletin. No. 28], which includes parts of two types, can be manufactured in a few minutes without the use of special equipment from publicly available materials and allows you to quickly and easily put on socks without developing special skills. However, putting on socks with the help of this device is carried out only with the help of hands, and the device itself, despite its low weight, has dimensions that make it inconvenient for transportation in hand luggage.

The technical objective of the proposed utility model is to change the design of the device to make it even easier and faster to put on socks without using your hands, as well as the possibility of quick assembly and disassembly and convenient transportation of the device in disassembled form, as well as drying socks after washing using the device.

The result of solving the problem is manifested in a change in the design of the device, which provides:

its reliable installation on floor coverings to prevent the device from sliding on them;

greater stretch of the cuffs and ankles of two socks at once, allowing you to quickly and easily put them on and dry them after washing;

disassembling or assembling the device in no more than a minute;

transporting the device disassembled in a travel bag, backpack, suitcase, etc.

This technical result is achieved by the fact that the device for putting on socks is a structure consisting of:

four frames made by bending from sections of monolithic aluminum wire in insulation 600-1000 mm long with a core cross-sectional area of 50-70 mm ² , each frame including an arc 60-150 mm long with a radius of curvature comparable to the maximum the radius of curvature of the calf leg, and two symmetrical lateral sections located perpendicular to the plane of the arch;

base in the form of a plastic plate 350-500 mm long, 200-350 mm wide and 15-30 mm thick with eight holes with a depth of at least 15 mm for pressing the ends of four frames into them for an interference fit, the centers of these holes are located on two symmetrical relative to the center of the plate, imaginary circles with a radius comparable to the maximum radius of curvature of the calf leg, so that the minimum distance between the two closest lateral sections of the two frames paired on each structure is 15-25 mm, and the arcs of the frames are located in continuation of each other along the circumference with a radius comparable to the maximum radius of curvature of the calf leg;

ring anti-slip stoppers in the form of rubber rings 3-8 mm wide, located in a low interference fit on each frame with the ability to move them along its length;

rubber feet glued to the bottom plane of the base.

The main idea of the proposed utility model is that for a person who has difficulty putting on socks due to limited mobility of the thoracic or lumbar spine, hip joint, hand dysfunction, loved ones can independently at home with little material and time costs without using special equipment, to produce a high-quality device for putting on socks with the most convenient anthropometric parameters, which could be quickly disassembled and assembled, transported in hand luggage, and, if necessary, used for drying socks, and a person who has difficulty putting on socks could easily and quickly put on them them without developing special skills and without the help of hands.

To make a device for putting on socks you need:

a plate made of durable plastic (caprolon, fluoroplastic, plexiglass, etc.) 350-500 mm long, 200-350 mm wide and 15-30 mm thick;

a piece of monolithic aluminum wire in insulation with a cross-sectional area of the core of 50-70 mm ² and a length of 2400-4000 mm;

2-4 rubber rings 3-8 mm wide with a diameter that allows them to be put on an aluminum wire in insulation with a cross-sectional area of the core of 50-70 mm ² for an interference fit (pieces of rubber hose can be used as such rings);

4-6 rubber feet 1-5 mm thick.

The base of the device is necessary to hold the frames together with two stretched toes in the working position.

Frames are necessary for stretching the ankles and cuffs of socks before putting them on your feet.

Anti-slip ring stoppers are needed to keep socks from slipping off the frames and can be moved across the frames if necessary to adjust the holding force of the socks, since different socks require different forces to hold, for example, holding a thin casual sock requires much less force than holding a thick one compression sock

Anti-slip feet are necessary to prevent the base of the device from sliding on the floor covering (parquet, laminate, linoleum, porcelain tiles, carpet, etc.).

Before use, it is necessary to prepare the device by correctly placing anti-slip stops on the frames and inserting the ends of the frames into the holes in the base.

If the socks are easy to put on, almost effortlessly (thin everyday socks), then one stopper should be positioned in the middle of the arc of one of the paired frames, and the rest should be moved from the arcs of the frames to symmetrical side areas so that the stoppers do not contact the socks, creating unnecessary additional forces, holding them on frames. If the socks are difficult to put on, with effort (tight compression socks), the stoppers should be evenly distributed along the arcs of the frames so that they better keep the socks from being pulled off prematurely - until the toes fully rest on the toes (toes) of the socks.

To put on socks with lapels or cuffs, the devices should be pulled over the paired frames so that the heels of the socks are located on the side of the adjacent side sections of the paired frames. Then the toes of one foot must be inserted into the sock until it stops at its toe, after which, moving the foot towards the base of the device, completely pull the sock over the foot. Next, do the same with the other leg.

The length of each frame is 600...1000 mm, which makes it possible to produce device frames that allow people with a height of 1 to 2 m to wear both low and high socks. The cross-sectional area of the wire core of 50...70 mm ² provides a rational combination of rigidity, strength, lightness and cost of the product . The insulation of the aluminum wire protects it from mechanical damage, the occurrence of which can lead to premature failure of the socks.

The use of paired frames for each sock allows for better stretch, which in turn opens up the possibility of faster and easier putting on of the sock, as well as drying it on the device.

The length and width of the base of the device, respectively 350-500 mm and 200-350 mm, provide the necessary stability of the device, ease of use and at the same time compactness for its possible transportation in hand luggage. With smaller values of these dimensions, the device may lose stability and tip over, and with larger values, its cost will increase, and additional difficulties will arise for transporting it in hand luggage. A base thickness of 15-30 mm makes it possible to obtain holes in it to a depth of at least 15 mm, which is required to ensure the necessary rigidity of the mating of the base and frames; with a smaller depth of the holes in the matings, small backlashes may occur.

The width of the anti-slip ring stoppers 3-8 mm provides a combination of reliable retention of socks from premature pulling off the frames and convenient movement of the stoppers along the length of the frames.

The presence of legs prevents both the device from sliding on the floor covering and the destructive impact of the base of the device and the hard floor covering on each other.

The description of a useful model of a device for putting on socks is illustrated in Fig. 1-3. Figure 1 separately shows the elements of the device - base 1, wire frames 2, stoppers 3 and legs 4. In FIG. Figure 2 shows a general view of the assembled device, including all the listed elements. In fig. Figure 3 shows a general view of the assembled device with socks 4 stretched over paired wire frames.

Example. From two sheets of fluoroplastic 400 × 250 × 15 mm, a piece of aluminum wire in insulation with a cross-sectional area of an aluminum core of 50 mm ² with a length of 4000 mm, 8 pieces of rubber hose 3 mm long and 4 round disks with a diameter of 30 mm made of automotive tube rubber with a thickness of 2 .5 mm, by people without special technical training, using a budget screwdriver and a drill, 2 devices for putting on socks were made, which were tested by more than three dozen people of different ages and health conditions, among whom were: six people with limited mobility of the lumbar region spine, three people with limited mobility of the hip joints and two people with limited mobility of the thoracic spine. All test participants, having tried the device while putting on socks without using their hands, were completely satisfied with the results of using the device and noted its simplicity, accessibility and versatility, which allows, in addition to socks, to wear underwear, knee socks and protective shoe covers.

Thus, the proposed useful model of a device for putting on socks solves the problems and can be successfully used in everyday practice.

Information sources

1. Patent RU No. 1711869. O.E. device Poretsky and Ya.V. Bodnaryuk for putting on socks / Poretsky O.E., Bodnaryuk Y.V. - Publ. 02/15/1992, bulletin. No. 6.

2. Copyright certificate of the USSR No. 992052. Device for putting on socks for disabled people / Vorontsov F.S. - Publ. 01/30/1983, bulletin. No. 4.

3. Copyright certificate of the USSR No. 530681. Device for putting on socks by disabled people / Zhamkochyan A.M., Filatov V.I., Volkova V.M. - Publ. 10/05/1976, bulletin. No. 37.

4. Patent RU 220670. Device for putting on socks / Chufistov O.E., Pavlov A.I., Chufistov E.A., Zolkin A.N. - Publ. 09/28/2023, bulletin. No. 28.

Claims (5)

A device for putting on socks, characterized in that it is a structure consisting of four frames made by bending from sections of monolithic aluminum wire in insulation 600-1000 mm long with a core cross-sectional area of 50-70 mm ² , each frame including an arc 60-150 mm long with a radius of curvature comparable to the maximum the radius of curvature of the calf leg, and two symmetrical lateral sections located perpendicular to the plane of the arch; base in the form of a plastic plate 350-500 mm long, 200-350 mm wide and 15-30 mm thick with eight holes with a depth of at least 15 mm for pressing the ends of four frames into them for an interference fit, the centers of these holes are located on two symmetrical , relative to the center of the plate, in imaginary circles with a radius comparable to the maximum radius of curvature of the calf leg, so that the minimum distance between the two closest lateral sections of the two frames paired on each structure is 15-25 mm, and the arcs of the frames are located in continuation of each other along a circle with a radius comparable to the maximum radius of curvature of the calf leg; ring anti-slip stoppers in the form of rubber rings 3-8 mm wide, located in a low-pressure fit on each frame with the ability to move along its length; rubber feet glued to the bottom plane of the base.