HOSIERY DONNING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR COMPRESSION HOSIERY

摘要

A hosiery donning device (1), in particular for compression hosiery, has a support (3), a front end portion (5) of which is inserted into the hosiery to be donned; the support (3) defines a downwardly- facing cavity (14) so that a foot can be inserted into the sock or stocking by making the support (3) slide over the upper surface and instep of the foot; a handle (4) is joined to the rear of the support (3), it is fixed and faces upwards in relation to the support (3); the cavity (14) is defined by a saddle-shaped portion (6), on which at least a portion of the hosiery is gathered; the saddle -shaped portion (6) accompanies a portion of the hosiery over the heel of the foot, when the handle (4) is tilted forwards while the saddle- shaped portion (6) remains in contact with the instep of the foot.