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The present invention relates to an apparatus used by the handicapped, feeble or elderly sepecially in the process of dressing. An upright wheel support structure is provided and includes a handle about an upper portion thereof. A suction device is disposed about the lower part of the structure and

The present invention relates to an apparatus used by the handicapped, feeble or elderly sepecially in the process of dressing. An upright wheel support structure is provided and includes a handle about an upper portion thereof. A suction device is disposed about the lower part of the structure and acts to grip the floor so as to anchor the entire apparatus. While anchored an individual can grasp the handle and support him or herself while being dressed.

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A dressing aid for assisting in the support of an elderly or handicapped individual while that individual is being dressed, comprising: (a) an elongated upright frame structure having upper and lower portions; (b) grasping means mounted about the upper end portion of the upright frame structure for

A dressing aid for assisting in the support of an elderly or handicapped individual while that individual is being dressed, comprising: (a) an elongated upright frame structure having upper and lower portions; (b) grasping means mounted about the upper end portion of the upright frame structure for supporting an individual, such as an elderly or handicapped person, while the individual grasps and holds on to the same, the grasping means including a handle secured to the upper end portion; (c) stabilizing means formed about the lower portion of the frame structure for stabilizing the same; (d) a suction cup mounted to the lower portion of the frame structure and being movable between a position engaged with the underlying floor and a position spaced above the underlying floor; (e) means for selectively creating a vacuum within the suction cup when the same is engaged with the floor such that the suction cup anchors the entire dressing aid to the floor in order that the individual may rest and support themself thereon while being dressed; (f) the means for creating the vacuum further including means for automatically releasing the vacuum within the suction cup in order that the dressing aid can be moved from one location to another and (g) retractable wheel means associated with the stabilizing means for moving between extended and retracted positions such that when a vacuum is created in the suction cup and the suction cup is engaged with the floor, the retractable wheel means may assume a retracted position while the stabilizing means engages the floor and stabilizes the upright frame structure.