How to make a device for putting on socks with your own hands

A healthy, full of energy person does not think about many things until he loses his ability to work to one degree or another. There are situations when simple actions, such as putting on a sock on your own, for example, cause difficulties. It is especially difficult if there is no person nearby who will provide assistance.

Then a device for putting on socks is suitable for carrying out these simple actions. With it, a person in a difficult situation will be able to at least help himself.

Self-made device

A device designed for comfortable putting on socks, sick people will need it. Those who need to avoid tension and unnecessary stress on sore knees, back or joints.

When placing an order through online stores, you need to wait for it to be delivered. And this takes time that cannot be wasted.

There are ways to make such devices with your own hands, without unnecessary time and financial costs.

A simple paper version

An easy and quick method allows you to make devices for putting on socks from paper. This will be very useful at first for those who are suddenly struck by pain in the back or joints. For example, a broken leg or arm, or another illness that does not allow you to bend over freely and cope with such a common task.

You will need a sheet of thick paper, or better yet cardboard..

Advice. If you have a plastic folder at home, you can replace cardboard with it.

• We place the sheet on the floor, trace the foot with a marker, adding 2 cm to the resulting outline.
• To the right and left of the heel, draw semicircles. There should be a cone-shaped shape with ears in the heel area.
• Cut out the resulting template.
• Use a hole punch or an awl to make holes for the lace.

The device is ready and can be used. Pull the sock over the form, heel down, to the ears. Lower the product to the floor and slide your foot through, putting on the sock. Then pull the string towards you and pull out the cardboard blank.

Made from plastic and microfiber

To make this The device will need a small set of components: a rectangular piece of bendable plastic, a piece of microfiber, a lace. Tools include a jigsaw and a drill (drill holes for the lace).

Simple production steps.

1. Cut out a plastic piece with a length equal to the size of the foot of the person for whom the device is being made.
2. The upper part is made in the shape of a trident, with rounded ends. It will resemble the letter Sh.
3. Cut along the drawn outline.
4. We clean the resulting nicks, making the edge even and smooth.
5. We drill holes for the rope at the bottom of the plastic mold, along its edges.
6. We cover the workpiece with a piece of soft fabric. The microfiber layer is needed to prevent the sock from slipping.
7. Insert rope into the holes. With its help, the device is raised and lowered to the floor.

You can start testing the product. Take the sock and pull it over the workpiece, bending it along its length, always with the heel down. Then, lowering it to the floor, place it near your leg. Raise the foot on which the sock is being put on and push the devices inward. When the sock is on your foot, use ribbons to pull the product towards you. Take the second sock and do the same.

Pipe product on a wooden base

There is a proven version of a good-quality and convenient design that can be assembled in 20 minutes, and its cost is about 200–300 rubles. You will need the bare minimum of consumables: a simple wooden cutting board, a piece of plastic water pipe, 3 bolts with nuts, a clothesline or an elastic band. Take the diameter of the pipe such that the leg of the person who will use the device can easily fit.

Assembly stages.

• We take a pipe prepared in advance, the length of the foot (25–30 cm). Cut in half lengthwise. On one side of the pipe we leave the corner as is, and on the other we cut it down at a slope. The elastic from the sock will be stretched here. We process the edges with a file to make an even cut, without burrs.
• We fasten the pipe to the board with three prepared bolts, leaving a gap between the layer of wood and the pipe. To do this, we use a plastic gasket. We tighten the bolts with nuts at the bottom of the board. They will hold the structure together and provide stability, preventing it from slipping on the floor.
• All that remains is to drill holes for the rope and tie it.

Useful tips

• For effective use, you need to take a device with a beveled angle, looking at the wearer. Place the sock inside the pipe and pull the elastic band of the product over its edge.We put it on the floor and use it.
• To prevent the nuts on the assembled device from unscrewing, treat them with nail polish.
• If you or your family are going through a recovery period after surgery, if you have pain in your knees or back, experience dizziness when bending over, or difficulty with motor skills, there is no need to be shy. Make such a device. It will undoubtedly make the recovery period easier, and make the life of an elderly or overweight person a little more comfortable.