SOCK REMOVER

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for removing clothing. Specifically, the device may be used to remove a sock from a user's foot. The device may have a handle end, a removing end, and a shaft. A removing head may be configured at the removing end. A first flange may extend from the shaft away from the handle end. A second flange and third flange may be configured on the removing head. The second shaft may extend away from the handle end, and the third flange may extend towards the handle end. The third flange may be configured to catch the user's pant leg to lift the pant leg towards the user's knee. The first and second flanges may be configured to catch the user's sock to remove the sock from the user's foot.

Claims

1. A device for removing clothing, comprising: a handle end; a removing end; a shaft configured between the handle end and the removing end, the shaft comprising a shaft length; a handle configured at the handle end; a first flange extending away from the handle end; a removing head configured at the removing end, the removing head comprising: a second flange extending away from the handle end; and a third flange extending towards the handle end, wherein the second flange and the third flange are both configured parallel to the shaft, wherein the third flange is configured to catch a bottom of a pant leg of a user to lift the pant leg towards the user's knee, and wherein the first flange and second flange are configured to catch a top of a sock of a user to remove the sock from the user's foot.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the removing head is connected to the shaft by an offset member, whereby the removing head is configured an offset distance from the shaft, wherein the offset distance is perpendicular to the shaft.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the second flange, the third flange, and the offset member are connected at a removing head center point.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the first flange extends from the shaft.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein the first flange is configured at a first flange angle relative to the shaft.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the first flange angle is 0 degrees or more.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the first flange angle is 3 degrees or more.

8. (canceled)

9. (canceled)

10. (canceled)

11. (canceled)

12. (canceled)

13. (canceled)

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the handle is removably attached to the shaft by a buckle comprising: two prongs; and two openings, wherein the two prongs are respectively inserted into the two openings whereby the prongs expand within the openings to prevent the buckle from unintentionally disassociating.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the first flange comprises a first flange length, wherein the second flange comprises a second flange length, and wherein the third flange comprises a third flange length.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the second flange length is 2 inches or more.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the second flange length is 4 inches or more.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the third flange length is 2 inches or more.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the third flange length is 4 inches or more.

20. The device of claim 15, wherein the first flange length is smaller than the second flange length.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0013] FIG. 1 is a bottom right-side perspective view of a device for removing clothing.

[0014] FIG. 2 is a partial left-side view of a device for removing clothing.

[0015] FIG. 3 is a partial left-side view of a device for removing clothing, showing a first flange angle, a second flange angle, and a third flange angle.

[0016] FIG. 4 is right-side view of a device for removing clothing lifting a pant leg of a user towards the user's knee.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a right-side view of a device for removing clothing removing the sock of a user from the user's foot.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The description provided herein describes example embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the invention to any particular embodiment, feature, component, shape, size, design, use, functionality, material, or any other property. Furthermore, the drawings provided herein show example embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the invention to any particular embodiment, feature, component, shape, size, design, use, functionality, material, or any other property.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 1, a device for removing clothing 10 has a handle end 20 and a removing end 30. The removing end 30 and handle end 20 are configured opposite one another, whereby extending away from the removing end can also be considered as extending towards the handle end and vice versa. A handle 24 is configured at the handle end 20. A removing head 34 is configured at the removing end 30. A shaft 40 separates the handle 24 from the removing end 34. The shaft 40 has a shaft length 44 that extends from an offset member 120 to a buckle 54. The buckle 54 may serve to removably attach the handle 24 and the shaft 40. The buckle 54 shown in FIG. 1 is a common pronged buckle, wherein two prongs 56 are respectively inserted into two openings 58 whereby the prongs 56 expand within the openings 58 to prevent the buckle 54 from unintentionally disassociating. The prongs 56 may be configured on the shaft 40, and the openings 58 may be configured on the handle 24.

[0020] A first flange 60 extends from the shaft 40 towards the removing end 30. An offset member 120 extends from the shaft 40 at an angle to the first flange 60. The removing head 34 is configured on the offset member 120 whereby the removing head 34 is offset from the shaft 40. A second flange 70 and third flange 80 are configured on the removing head 34. The second flange 70 extends towards the removing end 30 and the third shaft 80 extends towards the handle end 20. The second flange 70, third flange 80, and offset member 120 are connected at a removing head center point 36.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 2, the first flange 60 extends a first flange distance 64 from the shaft 40 towards the removing end 30. The first flange distance 64 begins at a point where the first flange 60, offset member 120, and shaft 40 meet. The offset member 120 causes the removing head 34 to be offset and offset distance 122 from the shaft 40. The offset distance 122 extends perpendicular to the shaft 40 even though the offset member 120 may extend in a direction that is not completely perpendicular to the shaft 40. The second flange 70 extends a second flange distance 74 from the removing head center point 36 towards the removing end 30. The third flange 80 extends a third flange distance 84 from the removing head center point 36 away from the removing end 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the first flange 60, second flange 70, and third flange 80 extend parallel to the shaft 40.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 3, the first flange 60 extends at a first flange angle 68 relative to the shaft 40, whereby the first flange 60 does not extend parallel to the shaft 40. The second flange 70 extends at a second flange angle 78 from the removing head center point 36 relative to the shaft, whereby the second flange 70 does not extend parallel to the shaft 40. The third flange 80 extends at a third flange angle 88 from the removing head center point 36 relative to the shaft, whereby the third flange 80 does not extend parallel to the shaft 40.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 4, the device for removing clothing 10 may be used to lift a pant leg 90 of a user 100 in a direction towards the user's knee 114. The third flange (not visible in FIG. 4) is configured to catch a bottom 92 of the pant leg 90 in order to lift the pant leg 90 in the direction towards the user's knee 114. This exposes the top 112 of the user's sock 110. By catching the bottom 92 of the pant leg 90 with the third flange, the pant leg 90 may contact the offset member 120 between the third flange and the shaft 40. The pant leg 90 may also contact the third flange and the shaft 40.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 5, a leg 102 of the user 100 is exposed since the pant leg 90 has been lifted using the device for removing clothing 10. The first flange 60 and second flange (not visible in FIG. 5) are configured to catch the top 112 of the user's sock 110 in order to remove the user's sock 110 from the user's foot 106. The device for removing clothing 10 may be used to push the sock 110 in a direction down the user's foot 116 in order to remove the sock 110 from the user's foot 106. By catching the top 112 of the sock 110 with the first flange 60 and second flange, the sock 110 may contact the offset member 120 between the first flange 60 and the second flange. The sock 110 may also contact the first flange 60 and the second flange.