JP2014079525A - Aid for taking off hosiery - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aid that further facilitates taking-off of hosiery for fall prevention, for example.SOLUTION: Nearly triangular hosiery insertion plates 2, 2 are provided at the lower end of a pair of bar-like handles 1, 1 respectively. Each hosiery insertion plate 2, 2 is provided with a locking body 4a for locking the end part of the foot insertion opening of the hosiery. By inserting the hosiery insertion plate 2, 2 between the foot and the hosiery, and by openably operating the pair of bar-like handles 1, 1 laterally, with the hosiery insertion plate 2, 2 as the starting point, the foot insertion opening of the hosiery is laterally spread out. Then, the hosiery is taken off by moving the bar-like handles 1, 1 in the toe direction along the foot, with the locking body 4a engaged at the end of the foot insertion opening of the hosiery.

Description

  The present invention provides a device for assisting so that the sock can be easily detached, and in particular, a sock suitable for use by pregnant women who are difficult to bend, patients with knee pain and low back pain, elderly people, physically handicapped persons, and obese persons. It is related with the removal auxiliary tool.

 For elderly people or people with physical disabilities who have difficulty grasping or pulling, wearing socks is of course not easy to take off (hereinafter referred to as detachment). Some require the care of others.

  A sock remover, which is an auxiliary tool for easily removing the sock without bending down while keeping such a standing posture or sitting posture, has been considered (for example, see Patent Document 1). . This sock remover has a structure in which sock stoppers are respectively attached to the lower ends of a pair of pipes that are pivotally supported by a handle and open and close to the left and right, inserting the sock stopper between the foot and the socks, The sock opening is opened by forcibly opening the pipe left and right with a spring, and the sock can be removed by operating the rod-like body downward along the foot in this state.

  However, the sock stopper of the sock remover is always pressed with a constant pressure by the spring, and the force cannot be adjusted, and there is a risk of damaging the opening of the sock. In addition, since the pipes are pivotally supported by the handle in a scissors shape, when the sock stopper is moved along the foot, the sock stopper may be injured by pressing the ankle during the movement.

  Therefore, for example, as described in Patent Document 2, the holding body is provided in a gradually expanding manner from the rear surface of the gripping body on the rear surface of the lower end of the gripping body in which the gripping portion is formed on the upper end, and the holding body is moved back and forth. It is formed to be elastically deformable, and the front surface is a concave curved surface. Further, the gripping body and the sandwiching body have a concave arc cross section, and the width and curvature of the gripping body of the sandwiching body are made smaller than the width and curvature of the gripping body. However, a sock remover has been proposed that can easily be taken off without damaging the sock or injuring the foot.

  In addition, a flexible plastic plate with a small piece of rubber plate affixed to a stick, the flexible plastic plate functions like a shoe spatula and guides the foot into the sock and at the same time the rubber plate A small piece gives moderate resistance to the sock so that it can be worn and put on the sock. Insert the end of the V-shaped stick between the foot and the sock and remove the sock by pushing the stick as it is. A sock detachment tool (see Patent Document 3). A sock detachment tool in which a bifurcated hook support part for wearing socks is provided at the tip of a handle, and a hook part for raising and lowering a sock is attached to the tip of the handle (see Patent Document 4). Provide three protruding parts bent at the tip, provide a length that is easy to grip on the opposite side and bend the waist slightly, and take off the socks by lowering the sock rubber part at the tip. A tool (see Patent Document 4) and the like have been proposed.

JP 2000-270996 A JP 2008-29499 A JP 2008-264445 A JP 2009-119225 A JP 2010-131348 A

  However, for example, anti-rolling socks used by elderly people have a narrow space from the wearer's mouth to the toes, and are designed to increase the elastic force so as to produce a tight tightening force. It is necessary to spread from the inside of the socks to make it easier. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an auxiliary tool that enables even easier detachment even in rolling socks and the like.

  Therefore, the sock detachment assisting tool of the present invention is provided with a substantially triangular sock insertion plate at the lower ends of the pair of rod-shaped handles, and the sock insertion plate end is locked to each sock insertion plate. A locking body is provided, the sock insertion plate is inserted between the foot and the sock, and the pair of rod-shaped handles are opened to the left and right from the sock insertion plate to push the foot insertion port of the sock to the left and right. The first feature is that the sock is detached by moving the rod-shaped body in the toe direction along the foot while the locking body is locked to the end of the foot insertion port of the sock in the expanded state. A second feature is that at least a part of the sock insertion plate has elasticity. Further, a third feature is that the opposing surfaces of the pair of sock insertion plates are curved surfaces that are concave inward. Furthermore, a fourth feature is that a shoe spatula portion is provided at the other end of the rod-shaped handle.

The present invention has the excellent effects described below.
(1) The pair of rod-shaped handles are opened from side to side with the sock insertion plate as the starting point so that the foot insertion port of the sock is pushed to the left and right, so there is a risk of damaging the sock with excessive force. In addition, there is no risk that the sock insertion plate may come into strong contact with the ankle and get injured.
(2) Since at least a part of the sock insertion plate has elasticity, the sock can be easily inserted into the end of the foot insertion port. Further, the sock is prevented from being damaged by the sock insertion plate, and the burden on the foot is alleviated.
(3) When the opposing surfaces of the pair of sock insertion plates are inwardly concave curved surfaces, shaking when moving the sock insertion plate along the heel of the foot is reduced, and usability is improved.

It is a perspective view which shows one Example of the auxiliary tool for the removal | desorption of the sock which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the other Example of the auxiliary tool for removal | desorption of the sock which concerns on this invention. (A) is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 2, (b) is the sectional view on the BB line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the auxiliary tool for removal | desorption of the sock which concerns on this invention.

  A specific configuration of the sock wearing auxiliary tool according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the sock wearing auxiliary tool 7 is provided with a substantially triangular sock insertion plate 2, 2 integrally at the lower ends of a pair of rod-shaped handles 1, 1 so that each sock can be inserted. The plate 2, 2 is generally composed of a locking body (hook or protrusion) 4 a that locks the foot insertion port end portion 8 a of the sock 8.

  That is, the sock-wearing auxiliary tool 7 is made of elastic plastic, and is formed by integrally forming a substantially triangular sock insertion plate 2, 2 at the lower end of the bar-shaped handle 1, 1 that extends up and down in an inclined manner. ing. The elastic portion may be at least a part of the sock insertion plates 2 and 2, for example, only the tip side portions of the sock insertion plates 2 and 2 are elastically flexible, and the rod-shaped patterns 1 and 1 and the rod-shaped pattern from around the hook 4 a. From the viewpoint of operation, it is preferable that the shoe spatula portion 3 provided at the upper end portions of 1 and 1 is hard and rigid. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the thickness of the sock insertion plates 2 and 2 is formed so as to be gradually narrower toward the tip side to achieve this physical property. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, such physical properties can also be achieved by forming a through hole 6 having an area about half of the toe side of the sock insertion plates 2 and 2.

  In addition, the rear end sides of the pair of sock insertion plates 2 are formed in a circular arc shape having a concave cross section so that these opposing surfaces are curved surfaces 5 that are concave inwardly. The movement when the sock insertion plate 2 is moved along is reduced, and the usability is improved.

  The sock removal aid 7 is used as follows. As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to (d), first, the shoe spatula portion 3 of the rod-shaped handle 1 is inserted into the foot insertion port 8a of the sock 8, and is moved to the vicinity of the heel of the ankle by the locking body (hook) 4b. Press the sock 8 down. Next, the auxiliary tool 7 for detachment is reversed, sock insertion plates 2 and 2 which are lower ends of the handle 1 are inserted between the foot 9 and the sock 8, and the pair of rod-like handles 1 and 1 are inserted into the sock insertion plate 2 , 2 as the starting point, it opens left and right. Then, the foot insertion port 8a of the sock 8 is pushed to the left and right, and the handle 1, 1 is moved in the toe direction along the foot while the locking body 4a is locked to the foot insertion port end 8a of the sock 8. The sock 8 is pushed down and removed.

There is a high need to provide assistive devices related to the present invention to nursing homes and care providers.

1 handle 2 sock insertion plate 3 shoehorn 4a locking body (hook or protrusion)
4b Locking body (hook)
5 Concave curved surface 6 Window 7 Auxiliary equipment for wearing socks 8 Socks 8a Open end 9 of socks

Claims (4)

A substantially triangular sock insertion plate is provided at each of the lower ends of the pair of rod-shaped handles, and a locking body is provided on each of the sock insertion plates to lock the end of the sock foot insertion port. The sock insertion plate is connected to the foot and the sock. The pair of rod-shaped handles are opened to the left and right with the sock insertion plate as a starting point, so that the foot insertion port of the sock is pushed to the left and right and the end of the foot insertion port of the sock is A sock detachment aid, wherein the sock is detached by moving the rod-like body in the toe direction along the foot while the stop is locked. The sock removal assisting device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the sock insertion plate has elasticity. The assisting tool for removing socks according to claim 1 or 2, wherein opposing surfaces of the pair of sock insertion plates are inwardly curved curved surfaces. The sock detachment aid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a shoe spatula portion is provided at the other end of the rod-shaped handle.

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