The invention relates to an aid for pulling elastic stockings on and off. The multiplexing device generates an electronically scannable conducting channel with two oppositely formed depletion regions. Inductive shunts for counteracting the capacitance in the two top-loaded monopole antennas can be provided by hollow conductive tubes in order to help the antenna more closely emulate a purely resistive 50 ohm impedance. Further, a sealing structure is included for a battery. Information routing is controlled over the network by a processor in response to the interrupt signal.