Anatomically designed sock

Details Anatomically designed sock Anatomically designed sock

1998-08-31

2000-02-08

Oleksa, Diana

Apparel

Nether garments

Stockings

66182, 66186, A41B 1100

Patent

active

060215275

ABSTRACT:
A sock knit throughout of at least one body yarn including an integrally knit leg portion and a foot portion. Additional yarn is knit in plated relationship with the body yarn in the ball portion of the foot, providing a thickened fabric area. This thickened fabric area is anatomically shaped to fit the ball of one of either a right or a left foot. The invention may also include additional thickened fabric areas at the heel, arch and toe portions of the sock, which are also anatomically shaped to fit the foot. A method is also provided for minimizing foot discomfort by selecting from among a plurality of socks, each pair of socks having thickened fabric areas of different volume or thickness, the sock with a volume that matches the width of the wearer's foot.

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