Friction arrangement for hosiery donning aid
CA 2527010 C · Owner: Gomes, Francis · Inventors: Landsberger, David; Gomes, Francis; Thom, Paul
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A hosiery donning aid apparatus comprises a body formed as a channel having interior and exterior surfaces and two outer edges extending along a longitudinal axis of the body. A frictional arrangement is provided consisting of a multiplicity of spaced from each other frictional ribs extending outwardly from the exterior surface in such a manner that a substantial gap separates each end of each frictional rib from the respective outer edges.
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- Filed November 15, 2005 and granted December 31, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 15, 2025.
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