US20050205619A1 - Dressing aid - Google Patents

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US20050205619A1
US20050205619A1 US10/506,484 US50648405A US2005205619A1 US 20050205619 A1 US20050205619 A1 US 20050205619A1 US 50648405 A US50648405 A US 50648405A US 2005205619 A1 US2005205619 A1 US 2005205619A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/90—Devices for domestic use for assisting in putting-on or pulling-off clothing, e.g. stockings or trousers

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  • the object of the present invention is a device for allowing temporarily or permanently disabled persons or persons with limited mobility to put on their clothes alone, so as to avoid them from having to ask the help of another person to carry out this operation.
  • the present invention regards, in particular, a device capable of facilitating the action of putting on a garment for the lower limbs of the body, such as, in particular, trousers, an undergarment, or a skirt.
  • From DE 75 02 979 is also known a device including means for seizing a sock to be put on and positioning the latter on the foot, which consist of a flexible strap provided, at each of its ends with a clip.
  • the U.S. document 3.452.907 provides the same device associated with means allowing to keep the sock unfolded.
  • the present invention addresses a particularly large number of people, including both people suffering from partial paralyses of the lower limbs and elder people, in particular.
  • Another object of this invention is to support the optimization of the nursing staff's tasks in specialized centers or in the traumatology department, by relieving them, at least partially, from the task of dressing the patients, which they generally have to carry out in addition to their other tasks.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a device for assisting in dressing which is both strong, compact and easy to transport and to maintain.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for assisting in dressing for disabled persons or persons with limited mobility, allowing to cope with the various above-mentioned, drawbacks.
  • the device for assisting in dressing for disabled persons or persons with limited mobility is of the type capable of facilitating the action of pulling on a garment on the lower limbs of the body, including means for seizing the garment to be put on and means allowing positioning said garment on the desired parts of the body, and comprised of at least one flexible strap provided, at one of its ends, with a clip and it is primarily characterized in that it is comprised of two flexible straps provided, each at one end, with a clip and, at the other end, with seizing means, and joined together transversely, in their median area, by a belt.
  • the device according to the invention has the advantage of a great easiness in handling, which makes it particularly adapted to the physical capacities of the individuals involved. Indeed, after attaching the garment, primarily trousers or the like, the straps can be taken by the seizing means, in order to position the garment and to start putting it on, then the transversal belt can be seized with one hand, in order to finish putting the garment on, leaving the other hand free for another use.
  • the transversal belt is advantageously reinforced by the addition of a rigid or semi-rigid material.
  • This configuration allows to keep the two straps separated from each other when the transversal belt is maintained with only one hand.
  • the straps have a length that is substantially equivalent to the height between the floor and the hands of a user in sitting position or standing position with the arms stretched alongside the body.
  • the straps include means for adjusting their length.
  • the transversal belt is made integral with the straps through means for removably fastening, so as to allow to change the place of fastening.
  • the straps are made from woven strips of synthetic textile such as, for example, polyester.
  • the simple design of the device according to the invention has a non-inconsiderable advantage, that of being capable of being manufactured easily, without any need for using complex tools, so that it is possible to contemplate its manufacture by handicapped persons.
  • the straps must be flexible, but not elastic, elastic straps would indeed give rise to some danger in the event of rupture of the fastening to the garment.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of a first possibility of implementation of the same device.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a second possibility of use of the same device.
  • This invention relates to a device for assisting in dressing, in particular for persons experiencing difficulties in carrying out this action alone.
  • a device includes two straps 1 , having some flexibility, and each comprising, at one of their ends, a clip 2 capable of firmly retaining a garment, such as for example, a suspender clip for trousers, while the other end 11 is provided with a handle 9 .
  • the strap 1 is preferably made from a woven strip of synthetic textile, such as polyester, for example, having the qualities of strength, flexibility and easy maintenance required by the present invention.
  • the two straps 1 are joined by means of a belt 3 extending transversely between them and fastened to each of them by their ends 30 and 31 .
  • This device can be used, for example as schematically shown in FIG. 2 , by a person 4 experiencing difficulties in moving its lower limbs, to put on a garment such as trousers 5 .
  • this person 4 can easily put on its trousers 5 without making insurmountable effort, while remaining sitting on its chair 6 , by first seizing the trousers 5 substantially at the level of each leg 51 , 52 , by means of the clips 2 , then by raising them towards its basin by exerting a traction simultaneously on each strap 1 which it holds with each of its hands.
  • the device according to the invention can also be contemplated for being used by a person 4 with one invalid arm 6 , when the latter is temporarily immobilized by a plaster 61 , for example, as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • This user 4 can be standing or sitting, as he wishes, to put on his trousers 5 in a way similar to that described previously. However, instead of pulling on each of the straps 1 with each hand, he uses the belt 3 which he seizes with his hand 62 , still valid, to raise his trousers and to suitably position it at the level of his basin.
  • the strap 3 is advantageously provided with a rigid or semi-rigid reinforcing element 7 being in the form of a sleeve, and extending substantially over the full length of the belt 3 .
  • the element 7 allows to confer some strength to the whole of the device, to protect the belt 3 , and to provide a better holding in hand of the belt 3 , when the latter is used to raise the garment involved. It should be noted in this respect that, when the element 7 is rigid, this allows to maintain the distance between the two straps 1 .
  • the strap 3 is preferably fastened substantially at mid-height of the straps 1 , knowing that the latter have a length that is equivalent to the height between the floor and the user's hands when he is standing with his arms stretched alongside his body.
  • the straps 1 are provided with means allowing to adjust their length, such as buckles 9 allowing to maintain a varying portion of the straps 1 .

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FR0202846A FR2836804B1 (fr) 2002-03-06 2002-03-06 Dispositif d'aide a l'habillage
FR02/02846 2002-03-06
PCT/FR2003/000688 WO2003073895A1 (fr) 2002-03-06 2003-03-04 Dispositif d'aide a l'habillage

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US20090039118A1 (en) * 2007-08-07 2009-02-12 Whitlaw Grady L Dressing aid
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US9186010B2 (en) 2010-10-01 2015-11-17 William Carbray Device to assist in putting on and taking off clothing
US9615685B2 (en) * 2015-04-20 2017-04-11 Henry F. Fischer Apparatus for dressing aid
US9687033B2 (en) * 2015-06-23 2017-06-27 Frog Leg Mobility Inc. Leg mobility assistive garment
US10016082B1 (en) * 2017-08-10 2018-07-10 Stephen L. Merker Garment removal apparatus and method
US10076202B1 (en) 2015-08-20 2018-09-18 Carol Louise Nickoles Apparatus to help disabled persons pull up pants and underpants simultaneously after using the toilet
US10292517B1 (en) 2018-09-17 2019-05-21 Lindsey Janae Lawver Dressing aid
USD897629S1 (en) 2016-10-18 2020-10-06 Modesti Cooper Dressing assistance device with hands
US10918234B1 (en) * 2018-09-17 2021-02-16 Lindsey Janae Lawver Dressing aid
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US2463194A (en) * 1947-07-11 1949-03-01 Lillian M Meyer Garment suspender
US3452907A (en) * 1967-02-13 1969-07-01 William Maclauchlan Device for donning stockings without knee flexure
US5177813A (en) * 1991-12-05 1993-01-12 Robert C. Bosack Shirttail retaining harness
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US5448779A (en) * 1993-03-31 1995-09-12 Lion Apparel, Inc. Limited-stretch, permanently fire-resistant suspenders
US6129691A (en) * 1999-03-24 2000-10-10 Ruppert; John F. Pliant back support apparatus with foot engagements
US6199731B1 (en) * 1999-07-30 2001-03-13 Randy A. Lehoux Double strap harness for a guitar
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US2463194A (en) * 1947-07-11 1949-03-01 Lillian M Meyer Garment suspender
US3452907A (en) * 1967-02-13 1969-07-01 William Maclauchlan Device for donning stockings without knee flexure
US5177813A (en) * 1991-12-05 1993-01-12 Robert C. Bosack Shirttail retaining harness
US5313669A (en) * 1993-02-11 1994-05-24 Mornez Rasdell Clothing anchor apparatus
US5448779A (en) * 1993-03-31 1995-09-12 Lion Apparel, Inc. Limited-stretch, permanently fire-resistant suspenders
US6129691A (en) * 1999-03-24 2000-10-10 Ruppert; John F. Pliant back support apparatus with foot engagements
US6199731B1 (en) * 1999-07-30 2001-03-13 Randy A. Lehoux Double strap harness for a guitar
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US20050137564A1 (en) * 2003-12-19 2005-06-23 Sca Hygiene Products Ab Method for facilitating application of an absorbent article on a user, and related article and application aid
US20070213680A1 (en) * 2003-12-19 2007-09-13 Sca Hygiene Products Ab Absorbent article for use with an application aid
US8029490B2 (en) 2003-12-19 2011-10-04 Sca Hygiene Products Ab Absorbent article for use with an application aid
US20070185216A1 (en) * 2006-02-09 2007-08-09 Marcia Snyder Antiviral method
US20090039118A1 (en) * 2007-08-07 2009-02-12 Whitlaw Grady L Dressing aid
US20110315724A1 (en) * 2007-08-07 2011-12-29 Whitlaw Grady L Dressing aid
US8091748B2 (en) * 2007-08-07 2012-01-10 Grady L Whitlaw Dressing aid
US9186010B2 (en) 2010-10-01 2015-11-17 William Carbray Device to assist in putting on and taking off clothing
US9615685B2 (en) * 2015-04-20 2017-04-11 Henry F. Fischer Apparatus for dressing aid
US9687033B2 (en) * 2015-06-23 2017-06-27 Frog Leg Mobility Inc. Leg mobility assistive garment
US10076202B1 (en) 2015-08-20 2018-09-18 Carol Louise Nickoles Apparatus to help disabled persons pull up pants and underpants simultaneously after using the toilet
USD897629S1 (en) 2016-10-18 2020-10-06 Modesti Cooper Dressing assistance device with hands
US10016082B1 (en) * 2017-08-10 2018-07-10 Stephen L. Merker Garment removal apparatus and method
US10292517B1 (en) 2018-09-17 2019-05-21 Lindsey Janae Lawver Dressing aid
US10918234B1 (en) * 2018-09-17 2021-02-16 Lindsey Janae Lawver Dressing aid
USD1002163S1 (en) * 2021-06-29 2023-10-24 James Erickson Boot strap puller

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