US20090242594A1 - Aid for Pulling Off Elastic Stockings - Google Patents

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US20090242594A1
US20090242594A1 US12/410,611 US41061109A US2009242594A1 US 20090242594 A1 US20090242594 A1 US 20090242594A1 US 41061109 A US41061109 A US 41061109A US 2009242594 A1 US2009242594 A1 US 2009242594A1
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Chrisstoffel Johannes Van Den Berge
Erik Theodorus Johannus Joosten
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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
    • A47G25/905—Devices for domestic use for assisting in putting-on or pulling-off clothing, e.g. stockings or trousers for stockings
    • A47G25/907—Smooth and flexible temporary foot covers, e.g. sock-shaped
    • 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
    • A47G25/905—Devices for domestic use for assisting in putting-on or pulling-off clothing, e.g. stockings or trousers for stockings
    • A47G25/908—Removal devices

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  • the invention relates to an aid for pulling off elastic stockings.
  • An elastic stocking or support stocking is an article of clothing usually applied as medical aid for users with varicose veins and other vascular problems. Because the support stocking fits tightly round the leg of the user, it exerts a relatively high tension on this leg. It is precisely because of this high tension that the user encounters problems when putting on the stocking, but also when pulling off the stocking. When putting on the stocking, the user first brings the stocking into “rolled-up” position, subsequently places his/her foot into the opening of the stocking and unrolls the stocking along the foot and leg until the stocking fits tightly round the leg. The elastic stocking must be removed daily.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an aid for the purpose of pulling off elastic stockings with which the above-mentioned problems can be alleviated.
  • the invention has for its particular object to provide an aid for the purpose of pulling off elastic stockings, wherein the force required for pulling off the stockings is small.
  • an aid for pulling off elastic stockings comprises a flexible, tube-like peripheral body of a smooth material, which in use can be slid round a leg provided with an elastic stocking, wherein the peripheral body is provided on its side remote from the leg with fixation means with which the aid can be arranged at least temporarily round the leg.
  • the upper edges of the elastic stocking and the aid are then jointly grasped and folded back a small distance in the direction of the foot, such that the folded part of the peripheral body of the aid makes contact with a non-folded part of the same peripheral body.
  • the parts of the peripheral body of the aid will slide over each other. Although both parts of the peripheral body will be held against each other under the pressure of the elastic stocking, the sliding can take place practically without friction, among other reasons due to the properties of the material from which the aid is manufactured.
  • the fixation means ensure among other things that the aid and the stocking do not slide prematurely from the foot during unrolling of the elastic stocking. During further combined unrolling of stocking and aid in the direction of the foot, the fixation means will at a given moment be reached. In order to enable complete unrolling of the stocking, the fixation by these fixation means has to be ended. This can be done by hand, but preferably takes place automatically. This latter preferred option will be further described below. After the elastic stocking has thus been removed from the leg, the aid is in inside-out position inside the elastic stocking. The aid can be removed easily from the stocking and restored to its original form for re-use by once again turning the aid inside-out.
  • the aid according to the invention is characterized in that the fixation means comprise an elastic band which can be arranged round the leg in peripheral direction and which is further provided with closing means, with which the band can be secured at least temporarily onto itself.
  • the fixation means comprise an elastic band which can be arranged round the leg in peripheral direction and which is further provided with closing means, with which the band can be secured at least temporarily onto itself.
  • the aid is arranged at a height extending to just below the level of the elastic stocking. Because the elastic stocking is thus left free on the upper side thereof, it can easily be grasped and folded back over only a small height.
  • the fixation means can in principle also be arranged at any desired height.
  • the fixation means are preferably arranged at the height of the lower leg.
  • the closing means in a preferred embodiment comprise a Velcro system of co-acting primary and secondary Velcro strips.
  • a Velcro system consists of a combination of two Velcro strips, which are provided with mutually gripping members.
  • mutually engaging Velcro strips will be referred to as primary and secondary Velcro strips.
  • the primary Velcro strip has primary gripping members in the form of loops and the secondary tape has gripping members in the form of gripping hooks.
  • the fixation means are arranged according to the invention on the side of the aid remote from the leg.
  • the fixation means in this case the elastic band—will therefore be situated between those peripheral surface parts which are folded back and not folded back. If the elastic band comes loose, the elastic band will be restrained by a folded-down part of the elastic stocking.
  • the elastic band is provided on one side with primary Velcro strip and on the other side with secondary Velcro strip, wherein the secondary Velcro strip still more preferably extends along a relatively small part of the free outer end of the band.
  • Secondary Velcro tape has a rougher surface than primary Velcro tape and can therefore more easily cause damage to the elastic stocking. By limiting the surface area of the secondary Velcro tape according to the present preferred variant, the risk of damage is decreased.
  • the aid can in principle be manufactured in any way.
  • the aid is characterized in that the peripheral body is formed by bringing together and at least partially connecting to each other two opposite free edge portions of a flat sheet of the material, thereby forming a shared edge portion.
  • a ‘permanent’ connection such as for instance a stitch connection and/or an adhesive connection.
  • Another option consists of connecting the two sheets to each other by means of a releasable connection, such as for instance with Velcro tape. If desired, both edge portions can then be connected to each other only when in use.
  • connection is a stitched connection, which is formed by a felled seam.
  • a further reduced friction between aid and contact surface can be achieved by arranging the connection in the form of a felled seam. It has moreover been found that the use of a felled seam prolongs the lifespan of the aid without this having adverse effects on the operation thereof.
  • the aid according to the invention can in principle be manufactured from any material, as long as it is sufficiently flexible and smooth.
  • the aid is characterized in that the smooth material comprises a material structure coated with a low-friction plastic.
  • a low-friction plastic more preferably comprises a polyolefin, such as for instance polyethylene, polypropylene and co-polymers thereof.
  • the low-friction plastic most preferably comprises a polytetrafluoroethylene.
  • Suitable material structures comprise any fabric, non-woven, knit, stitch, film, perforated film, unidirectional film and so on known to the skilled person, provided the textile structure is preferably relatively thin. Within the scope of the present invention this is understood to mean that the weight per unit area of the textile structure is relatively limited. Suitable weights per unit area range between 10 and 200 g/m 2 , preferably between 25 and 100 g/m 2 , more preferably between 30 and 60 g/m 2 .
  • a particularly suitable glass fiber cloth with a polytetrafluoroethylene coating is commercially available from Eriks B.V. under the product name Chemglas PTFE glass fabric 100-3.
  • the material from which the textile structure is manufactured can also be selected within wide limits. Suitable materials comprise glass fibers, carbon fibers, organic fibers such as for instance polyaramid fibers, polyethylene fibers, polyamide fibers, polyester fibers and so on.
  • a particularly suitable aid comprises a textile structure manufactured from a plastic selected from the group of polyesters and/or polyamides.
  • the frictional resistance of the materials moving against each other during the “unrolling” can further be reduced by using a thermoplastic plastic and/or low-friction plastic to which an anti-block agent such as for instance hydrotalcite has been added.
  • the above stated materials have a very low coefficient of friction, are generally highly anti-adhesive and moreover weather and sunlight-resistant. The materials are further sufficiently strong to withstand, with negligible elongation, the tensile stresses occurring while pulling off elastic stockings.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic top view of a first embodiment of the aid according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic bottom view of the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the peripheral body of an aid according to the invention with the method of longitudinal connection;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the aid according to the invention in the situation arranged on a leg.
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic detail view of a part of an aid according to the invention during removal thereof.
  • Aid 1 is shown intended for pulling off elastic stockings.
  • Aid 1 comprises a flexible tubular peripheral body 2 of a smooth material.
  • Peripheral body 2 is provided on the outer side thereof (during use this is the side remote from leg 20 ) with fixation means 10 with which aid 1 can be arranged at least temporarily round leg 20 .
  • lateral sides 5 and 6 of peripheral body 2 can both be open according to the invention.
  • lateral side 5 forms an opening through which the leg can be inserted during use.
  • Lateral side 6 forms a closed edge obtained by stitching together contacting peripheral edges along stitched seam 7 .
  • the shown tube-like aid 1 is easy to manufacture and is preferably more or less conical, wherein the open edge portion 5 is wider than the closed edge portion 6 .
  • the edge portion 5 comprises a substantially straight first edge portion 5 a and a second edge portion 5 b in the form of a somewhat protruding triangle.
  • Peripheral body 2 is further provided with fixation means 10 , preferably attached to the shared edge portion 3 , with which aid 1 can be at least temporarily fixed round leg 20 .
  • the fixation means 10 comprise an elastic band which can be arranged round leg 20 in peripheral direction Y.
  • Elastic band 10 is provided with closing means 11 with which the band 10 can be secured at least temporarily onto itself.
  • Closing means 10 comprise a Velcro system of a co-acting primary Velcro strip 12 and a secondary Velcro strip 13 .
  • the primary Velcro strip 12 is arranged on one side of elastic band 10 and the secondary Velcro strip 13 on the other side, wherein secondary Velcro strip 13 extends over a relatively small part of the free outer end of band 10 , as shown in the hatched part 13 in FIG. 1 .
  • Elastic band 10 can be made from any strong elastic material, such as for example a fabric-reinforced plastic rubber.
  • Peripheral body 2 of aid 1 is preferably made from a fabric coated with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), such as a nylon fabric or a glass fiber cloth.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • a particularly suitable fabric is the so-called rib-stop fabric.
  • Peripheral body 10 is for instance formed from a sheet of a smooth material cut in the shape of a parallelogram. This sheet is then folded by bringing together two opposite free edge portions ( 30 , 31 ) thereof, thereby creating a hat-shaped whole as shown in FIG. 3 . The free edge portions ( 30 , 31 ) which are thus brought together are then connected to each other in the longitudinal direction X by means of stitched connection 4 , thereby creating a shared edge portion 3 . Shared edge portion 3 is also stitched together, wherein elastic band 10 is co-stitched at the same time if desired (as shown in the inset of FIG. 3 ). It is advantageous if stitched connection 4 is formed by a felled seam.
  • Such a seam is shown in detail in the inset of FIG. 3 and comprises two free edge portions ( 30 , 31 ) which are connected in the longitudinal direction at their base by means of a stitched seam 4 and which are folded over a certain length 32 and then connected again in the longitudinal direction at the position of the other outer end 204 by means of a stitched seam 33 .
  • aid 1 when pulling off an elastic stocking is elucidated with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • the foot In order to use aid 1 when pulling off an elastic stocking 50 arranged round a leg 20 , the foot will first be placed into the opening of aid 1 formed by peripheral edges ( 5 a , 5 b ), wherein the foot is inserted into aid 1 to a depth such that peripheral edge 5 thereof reaches the position of upper edge 51 of the elastic stocking. In this situation the aid 1 forms more or less a relatively loose-fitting sheath for the leg provided with the elastic stocking. Aid 1 is then fixed with a certain tension round leg 20 by training the elastic band 10 round the leg (in peripheral direction Y) and fixing it onto itself with a certain tension.
  • the fixation of band 10 onto itself takes place by pressing the secondary Velcro strip 13 , which extends over a relatively small part of the free outer end of band 10 , fixedly onto the primary Velcro strip 12 situated on the other side of elastic band 10 .
  • the position of elastic band 10 along leg 20 can in principle be chosen freely.
  • the elastic band 10 is thus arranged below the calf muscle.
  • Elastic band 10 is preferably arranged at ankle height.
  • aid 1 also provides for an additional fixation of aid 1 around leg 20 .
  • the folded-back part of the peripheral surface 2 of aid 1 makes contact with a non-folded part 21 of the same peripheral surface 2 .
  • elastic stocking 50 By now exerting a downward force F by hand on elastic stocking 50 , this latter will be unrolled further in the direction of the foot.
  • the parts ( 20 , 21 ) of peripheral surface 2 of aid 1 will hereby slide over each other. Although both parts ( 21 , 22 ) of the peripheral surface are held against each other under the pressure of elastic stocking 50 , the sliding will take place practically without friction, among other reasons because of the properties of the material from which the aid is manufactured.
  • the fixation means in the form of elastic band 10 arranged under a certain tension round the leg, will be reached at a certain point of time.
  • the fixation by elastic band 10 has to be removed in order to allow stocking 50 to be fully unrolled from the leg and the foot. In the shown variant this will occur automatically during unrolling of stocking 50 .

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