Apparel – Nether garments – Stockings
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-29
2001-06-19
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Nether garments
Stockings
Reexamination Certificate
active
06247182
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
A foot protector formed from a fabric with an inner wall, and outer wall, and a space disposed between such walls, wherein the foot protector is comprised of a hole extending through one of such walls adapted to receive material through such hole.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Foot protectors are well known to those skilled in the art. Thus, by way of illustration and not limitation, foot protectors are disclosed, e.g., in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,872,068 (foot protector made from a fabric containing a microbial adsorbent), 5,855,078 (knit foot protector), 5,774,898 (athletic foot protector), 5,603,232 (foot protector for use in combination with hosiery), 5,335,517, 4,373,361, 4,277,959, 4,255,949, 4,194,249, 4,069,600, and the like. The disclosure of each of these United States patents is hereby incorporated by reference into this specification.
To the best of applicant's knowledge, none of the prior art foot protectors enables a user to readily insert a desired material (such as a scented material, a medicinal material, and the like) into a foot protector which is adapted to retain such material within it for a relatively long period of time. It is an object of this invention to provide such a foot protector.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with this invention, there is provided a foot protector consisting of at least about 80 weight percent of fabric material, wherein (a) the fabric material is comprised of a first sheet of fabric a second sheet of fabric, fabric wall, and a space disposed between the first and second sheets of fabric; (b) said fabric material is an integral structure comprised of a first wall and a second wall, and (c) a hole extends through the first sheet of fabric of said first wall.
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Calvert John J.
Greenwald Howard J.
Greenwald & Basch:
Hoey Alissa L.
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