ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,971, issued on July 14.
"Donning assistance apparatus" was invented by Lisa Thompson-Goertz (Ocala, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assistive dressing device for donning lower-body garments from a standing or seated position by individuals with limited mobility or impaired upper limb function comprises a length-adjustable elongate curved frame comprising a first elongate curved frame member and a second elongate curved frame member; the first frame member and the second frame member being slidably engaged in partially overlapping fashion to form an overlapping portion of the frame; a first clip attached to the first frame memb...